Imagine a crescent of golden dunes and red cliffs floating in the middle of the sea, kissed constantly by wind and waves. Welcome to the Magdalen Islands, or Îles de la Madeleine, Quebec’s quiet masterpiece hidden deep in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
High in the rugged wilderness of **Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara**, beyond where most roads reach and even the air feels different, lives a people whose name literally means “those who run fast.” The **Rarámuri**, often referred to as the **Tarahumara**, are Indigenous to this land — and they are unlike any runners you’ve ever known.
If ever there was a city having an identity crisis—in the best possible way—it’s Calgary. One part slick and modern metropolis, one part dusty rodeo town, Calgary is where cowboy hats meet coffee shops, and glass skyscrapers rise over bucking broncos. Nestled between prairie and peaks in southern Alberta, it’s a city that doesn’t just surprise you—it throws you right into the ring.