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Losing your cool can be hazardous to your health.

Attention eco-conscious travellers! This special destination section scans the map for the planet's top biological hotspots. From historical landmarks to reefs and forests, here are 13 eco hotspots you need to see—and ways you can make your travels contribute to their conservation.

A travellers' guide to going carbon-neutral.

Don't get caught out in the cold. A look at cold exposure, its dangers and treatments.

Bill Frederick kicks off Verge Magazine's new Travel Ethics column with a look at the counterpoint of competing values.

Are headlines in the news giving you cold feet about the big trip you've been planning for months? 

Nepal is a tiny country in the Himalayas squeezed between China to the north and India to the south. It is home to the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, and has long been the destination of choice for outdoor adventure travel.

Once known simply as Congo and more recently (from 1971-1997) as Zaire, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a vast central African country of immense natural resources.