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Travel Weekly Master Series

A number of the contributors whose work appears in Travel Weekly are writers and photographers of international renown: They write best-selling books and are featured in the pages of the most widely read magazines in the world.

That portion of their work that appears exclusively in Travel Weekly becomes part of our Masters Series.

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A store in Nine Mile, the Blue Mountains village where Bob Marley was born and frequently returned during his life.

Forever loving JamaicaMaster Series photographer Lee Jaffe's friendship with reggae legend Bob Marley gave him a lifelong appreciation for the beauty, music and culture of the island country that goes far beyond its popular resort areas.

Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace features a changing of the guard in traditional costumes.

More than SeoulBest-selling travel author Patricia Schultz finds that beyond South Korea's capital city is a country of tradition and history that also has Olympic-size dreams and plans for the future.

Sustainable sustainability

Sustainable sustainabilityWith green travel long an aspiration of suppliers and consumers alike, Abe Peck finds a growing number of companies figuring out how to make it a real business.

Exploring the Pantanal

Exploring the PantanalAt a time when Rio's pollution is eroding the country's image, photojournalist Mark Edward Harris writes about a Brazil that is also home to the world's largest wetlands area and is a wildlife and ecotourism paradise.

The 164-foot Azadi (Freedom) Tower, located in Tehran's Azadi Square.

Opening PersiaPatricia Schultz explores how Iran has become a surprisingly hot ticket since signing a nuclear accord with the West.

Masters Series: Pico Iyer's Kyoto, by Mark Wexler

Masters Series: Pico Iyer's Kyoto, by Mark WexlerIn a Masters Series video feature, award-winning documentary filmmaker Mark Wexler teams up with past Travel Weekly Masters contributor and best-selling author Pico Iyer to reveal a very personal view of Kyoto, Japan.

Paul Theroux: The South is not in the cities, it's in the small towns, the villages, on the back roads.

Lessons from traveling the Deep SouthTravel Weekly Editor in Chief Arnie Weissmann spoke at length with Paul Theroux about traveling through the Deep South and other aspects of his life as a traveler and writer.

The Karen Blixen Camp lies within Kenya's Mara North Conservancy, which in turn borders the Maasai Mara National Reserve, which links 11 member camps and more than 800 Maasai landowners to establish long-term biological and cultural sustainability.

Kenya flaunts its magicAbe Peck writes that the African nation, a treasure trove of national parks and game preserves, continues to battle negative perceptions.

G Adventures guests on a Zodiac from the Expedition ship in the Arctic.

Peter Pan boomersAs both adventure travel and its audience mature, Abe Peck finds that operators are giving experienced, prequalified voyagers a mix of in-the-field attention and post-travel follow-ups.

The changing of the guard on Syntagma (Constitution) Square.

Greece: Odyssey 2015Patricia Schultz delves into the timeless appeal of Greece. Despite the country's economic upheaval, the news is good for its tourism industry.

Gullfoss (Golden Waterfalls) is a highlight of the popular Golden Circle day tour that originates in Reykjavik, and on a sunny day, rainbows commonly augment the stepped falls' natural beauty.

The geological wonder of IcelandPatricia Schultz takes an in-depth look at the booming tourism and natural beauty of Iceland.

Heydar Aliyev Center, a concert hall and exhibit space by Zaha Hadid in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The three republics of the CaucasusPatricia Schultz explores these three former pieces of the Soviet Union, among the world's most culturally genuine, historically rich and religiously diverse places.

Staying grounded in midair

Staying grounded in midairPico Iyer on Delta's "Stillness in Motion" chamber at the TED Conference and the personal philosophy that inspired it.

North Koreans bow to the newly unveiled statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang at the Mansudae Grand Monument.

Inside the hermit kingdomFrom Mark Edward Harris: There are those on both sides of the DMZ who are trying to bring about a detente between North and South Korea. Their weapon of choice: tourism.

Nepal rising

Award-winning photographer and Master Series contributor Mark Edward Harris traveled to Nepal in late October as part of the Adventure Travel Trade Association's AdventureWeek Rebound Nepal program, in conjunction with Great Himalaya Trails. Pictured here, Khumbutse seen from the Himalayan village Pangboche.

Award-winning photographer and Master Series contributor Mark Edward Harris traveled to Nepal in late October as part of the Adventure Travel Trade Association's AdventureWeek Rebound Nepal program, in conjunction with Great Himalaya Trails. Pictured here, Khumbutse seen from the Himalayan village Pangboche.
Photo Credit: Mark Edward Harris

Award-winning photographer and Master Series contributor Mark Edward Harris traveled to Nepal in late October as part of the Adventure Travel Trade Association's AdventureWeek Rebound Nepal program, in conjunction with Great Himalaya Trails. Pictured here, Khumbutse seen from the Himalayan village Pangboche.

A woman carries a load of leaves in the Himalayan village of Pangboche. The Rebound Nepal program was designed to bring attention to Nepal to help rebuild its tourism industry after the devastating earthquake in April.

A view of Kathmandu from the Swayambhunath Temple.

A young girl near Kathmandu's Durbar Square.

A woman stands in the rubble of an apartment complex in Patan.

The cremation ghats of Pashupatinath temple on the banks of the Bagmati River were in constant use in the days following the massive earthquake in a country that is more than 80 percent Hindu.

Children at Camp Hope in Kathmandu, set up for earthquake victims by the owners of the Dwarika's Hotel.

A drink being poured with spectacular style at the Dwarika's Hotel in Kathmandu.

A woman in the historic Patan section of Kathmandu.

Omar Samra, the first Egyptian and youngest Arab to climb Mount Everest, the seven summits and ski to both the geographic South and North Poles, kneels in front of a kumara, a living goddess, in Nepal's ancient city of Patan.

A plane comes in for a landing at the Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, the gateway to the Himalayas.

Construction at the Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla in the Himalayas.

The town of Lukla in the Himalayas.

A dramatic view of Ama Dablam.

A worker at the Everest Summit Lodge in Monjo in the Himalayas.

Between Monjo and Namche is the Everest trek's highest swinging bridge over the Dudh Kosi.

A mother and child in Namche Bazaar in the Himalayas.

A Sherpa crosses a suspension bridge in the Himalayas on the way to Namche Bazaar.

Children pass a Buddhist Stupa on the trail between Namche Bazaar and Khumjung in the Himalayas.

A woman and her basket of leaves near Khumjung in the Himalayas.

A Sherpa carrying building supplies and a chair rests on the Himalayan trail.

A pool cleaner at work on an infinity pool at the Dwarika's Resort in Dhulikhel.

A store along the Everest trek in the Himalayas.

Sisters in front of a wall with Disney characters.

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