Offbeat Traveler: Moeraki Boulders in New Zealand

( Morgan Ashton )

While traveling to New Zealand this past October to visit his father, Times reader Morgan Ashton visited Koekohe Beach to see the boulders. "The fascinating thing is that it looks like your everyday beach, but then you see this pearl string of moss-covered boulders," Ashton said.

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Offbeat Traveler: Ireland's remote Skellig Michael island

( Christine Schramm / March 9, 2012 )

Beehive-shaped huts atop Skellig Michael. In the background is Little Kellig island, a nesting ground for seabirds.

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