As of May, the Italian island of Capri, off the coast of Naples, banned many common disposable plastic items from being brought from the mainland. Prohibited items include plastic bags and plastic plates and utensils. The ban will be expanded in 2020 to include disposable plastic bottles.

Anyone caught carrying prohibited plastic items onto the island could face a fine of up to €500 (near $560).

Paparoa Track, the tenth Great Walk in New Zealand, opens to hikers Dec. 1, 2019. On the South Island’s west coast, the trail, 55 kilometers (34 miles) one way, is meant to take 2-3 days (with 1-2 nights). For overnights, it offers two fully furnished cabins with running water and a gas stove. (Hikers must pack their own food and utensils.) The cabins are communal, each with 20 beds.

The “Intermediate”-level trail crosses the Paparoa mountain range and passes through...

As part of its 300th-anniversary celebration, Liechtenstein opened the new, cross-country Liechtenstein Trail on May 26, 2019. Though the nation is only 24 kilometers (near 15 miles) in length, the trail is 75 kilometers long, reaching 3,600 feet in altitude and passing through 11 small villages. The trail runs between the villages of Schaanwald, in the north, and Balzers, in the south, and takes roughly 21 hours to complete.

Signs on the trail mark 147 “points of interest....