Travel Tales

Rebecca Self

Meet Mongolia’s Kazakh Altai and Mongol Steppe Herding Cultures

For over 5,000 years, mobile herding families have shaped the land we now call Mongolia—reading sky and grass, moving seasonally with livestock and living in...

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Emily Goodheart

A Tale of Two Tuscan Journeys: Food, Memory and the Art of Living Fully

The summer of 2003 was sweltering across Europe. I was seven years old, about to turn eight, when my family and two others flew to Italy and settled into a...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Polar Bears Find Their Way Home

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Katrina Rosen  Originally, polar bears were believed to be one large family that interacted with one another and aimlessly...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

An Expedition Leader’s Extraordinary Northern Lights Adventure in Churchill

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage  As a year-round Expedition Leader with Natural Habitat Adventures, part of my annual circuit of trips has me leading...

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Emily Goodheart

Savoring Tuscany’s Seasons and Sagre Festivals

Tuscany has always been a place where the senses intertwine—where art, architecture and cuisine meet in a harmony of light and flavor. This is the land of the...

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WWF

Up Close with Brown Bears in Katmai: A Grizzly Viewing Experience Like No Other

By Mac Mirabile, World Wildlife Fund Walking in Bear Country: A Thrilling Start Walking past fresh bear tracks in Katmai is an exhilarating experience. Each...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Footprints: A Polar Bear Guide’s Story

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Katrina Rosen  Out on the tundra, we meld into the landscape, observing and trying to discern details. We remain quiet,...

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WWF

Kingdom of the Monarchs: Where Awe Takes Flight

Written by Megan Ryssman, WWF's Annual Giving Development Officer, and Monica Echeverria, WWF's Director of Media and External Affairs Visiting the monarch’s...

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Cathy Brown

Land of the Thunder Dragon: Discover the Kingdom of Bhutan

Because it closed itself off to the rest of the world for so many centuries, Bhutan is still a country shrouded in mystery and legend. Its very first visitors...

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WWF

Traveler Story: The Mind-Boggling Beauty of East Greenland

By Stephanie Lee, WWF Program Coordinator, Alaska To me, traveling is meant to expand one's view of the world. It is to see new things, meet new people and...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Searching for the Lions of Botswana

Often times the excitement of the search is just as thrilling as spending time with wildlife on an African safari. Experience what it's like to search for and...

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Chinwe Kalu

Even When the Tide Rises: Sea Turtles and Survival

Written by Chinwe Kalu, WWF’s Travel Marketing Undergraduate Intern  Ode To Joy They tell us life moves in seasons. That winter always gives way to spring....

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Laura Kiniry

The Homestead History of Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp

Nat Hab’s private Bear Camp, located in one of Alaska’s most coveted bear viewing areas, is a remote fly-in camp that began as a homestead property.

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Wendy Redal

Two Decades and Counting: Meet the Manager of Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp

Caprice Stoner has managed Alaska Bear Camp, a remote fly-in wilderness camp in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park, for two decades. And she's not planning on...

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Rachel Walker

Botswana’s Wild Kingdom: A Safari Story

On the first evening of my 12-day Secluded Botswana Safari, I followed my small group of five travelers down a flight of outdoor steps at Toka Leya Lodge to...

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WWF

What’s in Your “Bucket”? Adventure in the Galapagos

Written by Tee Sindler, WWF's Director of Estate Administration  As I sat aboard the Tip Top IV, listening to one passenger after another express their...

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WWF

A Dream I Didn’t Know I Had: Seeing Polar Bears in Churchill

Written By Tara Zokaie, WWF's Digital Marketing Specialist  A Surprise Entry There are many things on my bucket list, but I never expected photographing polar...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Tracking Tigers in India’s Wild Heart: A Grand Safari Adventure

Waiting outside the gate of Bandhavgarh National Park in Central India, you feel the crisp morning air leave your lungs, your breath visible with each exhale....

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