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全球最酷的几处旅游目的地  

Travel season is here
when so many Americans decamp to Cape Cod or the Jersey Shore. All of which is wonderful
and some day I plan to do a 10-part series on the world's best beaches.
But travel can also be an education
a step toward empathy and international understanding. So for those with an adventurous streak who want to get beyond the madding crowd this summer
here are a few little-known travel spots that I remend.
These just might be the world's coolest places.
它们有可能是全球最酷的地方。
· Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands. This coral island in the Pacific Ocean was the site of American nuclear weapons tests in the 1940s and 1950s
but after decades left to itself it is now dazzlingly beautiful in a way that belies its history. Radiation has dissipated
and the deserted white-sand beaches are lined with coconut palms and scattered with seashells and an occasional giant sea turtle — which will hurriedly call to its friends: Look
there's a rare sight
a human! The island is a reminder of the redemptive power of time and nature.
·Potosí
Bolivia. Perhaps no country in Latin America is more picturesque than Bolivia
and the most memorable Bolivian city may be Potosí. European explorers discovered a huge silver mountain here in the 1540s
and
in the 1600s
this was one of the major cities in the world. Tourists can descend the silver mines
and it is a searing and unfettable experience. You go down hundreds of feet in tiny
sweltering tunnels thick with dust
talk to some of the miners
and get a glimpse of what life is like for the many Bolivians who work each day in the mines. After a couple of hours deep underground
sometimes struggling to breathe and fretting about cave-ins
you may have new empathy for the laborers responsible for silver bowls and cutlery.
·Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe. Maybe our best family trip started at Victoria Falls
which drenches you with spray and is so vast that it makes Niagara Falls seem like a backyard creek. Then we rented a car and made our way to Hwange National Park
which was empty of people but crowded with zebras
giraffes
elephants and more. Zimbabwe has far fewer tourists than South Africa or Kenya
and there's less crime as well.
·Amritsar
India. The Golden Temple
Sikhism's holiest shrine
is in northwestern India near the Pakistani border
and it is a delightful place to contemplate the draw of faith. A four-century-old temple set in a lake
it attracts Sikhs from around the world. It is much less visited by tourists than the Taj Mahal
yet it is just as serene
grand and unfettable. You walk the circuit of the lake barefoot
with your head covered
and
for the full experience
you can sleep and eat in temple buildings.
·Tanna
Vanuatu. This remote island in the South Pacific is notable for its live volcano that you can climb at night. From the lip
you look down and see the fires and molten lava. It's a natural fireworks display. The people of Tanna are also likely to invite you to drink kava
the local intoxicant
or perhaps join a village dance. The local faith tradition is a cargo cult. People believe in a god they call John Frum
perhaps based on an American military officer around the time of World War II who gave islanders their first glimpse of industrial products. One theory is that he introduced himself as "John from America
" but only the first o words survived and became his name.
·Cu Chi Tunnels
Vietnam. Follow a guide in wriggling on your stomach underground through these tunnels dug by Vietcong soldiers who used them and even lived in them during the Vietnam War. The tunnels are now widened to acmodate portly Americans
and they are still a tight fit. After a couple hundred feet of crawling in the tunnels
you're desperate to e up again
and you understand that military victory is sometimes not about weaponry but about mitment.
There's nothing wrong
of course
with a delicious week at the beach with a pile of books. But if you're hankering to escape the crowds this summer
encounter new worlds and e back with a tale
think about some of these destinations. The tourism infrastructure may not be great
but the people (or elephants) will make up for it.
When I visited the Pacific island country of Kiribati years ago
I made a reservation by phone to make sure I would have a place to stay. The man at the hotel agreed to hold me a spot
but he skipped the details.
"I don't need the name
" he said. "If there's an American at the airport
I'll recognize him."