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Sunset over a still pond in Everglades National Park, Florida, with tall marsh grass and a hardwood hammock silhouetted against a golden sky and reflected in the water

Everglades National Park, USA: The $100 Non-Resident Fee, Which Entrance to Use and When to Go

Everglades has three entrances that never meet and, since January 2026, a $100 fee for most overseas visitors. Here is how to choose your side of the park, what you will pay and why December to April is the window.

The Meridian Desk · 9 min read

The Manhattan skyline at dusk, the Empire State Building glowing above a dense grid of illuminated skyscrapers, seen across the water

North America

New York City for First-Timers: How to Meet the Only City That Never Blinks

A first trip to New York is less about ticking off icons than learning to move with the city's current. Here's how to ride the subway, read the neighborhoods, and eat like you belong.

The Meridian Desk · 12 min read