Travel Tales
“Kura-kura!” yelled the little village boy as he came running out of the dark tropical night and into our jungle camp. Two of our Papuan boatmen from our mother ship, the James Bond II, grabbed their machetes and a couple of burlap sacks and followed after him with excitement.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a mother baboon calming down her rough-housing baby. Photographer Janis Hurley took this photo while on safari in Botswana. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Travel Tales
It was our first evening at EcoCamp Patagonia when we saw it—our first puma. Relaxing on a cool evening, a female puma lay at the bottom of a large hill directly below camp.
Nature & Wildlife
If you’re a nature traveler who hasn’t discovered Iceland yet, be glad you’ve waited…because Natural Habitat Adventures is now offering the most exciting, comprehensive and wildest Iceland adventure you’ll find anywhere! Iceland is in vogue. And for good reason.
Travel Tales
Myanmar’s tropical sun laughed from a happy blue sky, but the mood of our travel group was introverted to the point of being somber. This was fair enough, since we had just survived the worst tropical cyclone to plough through the Andaman Sea in years.
News & More
In January 1925, the children of Nome, Alaska, were dying. They were suffering from diphtheria. The town’s only physician, Dr. Curtis Welch, feared the epidemic would spread throughout Nome’s population of 1,400.
Travel Tales
The persistent nudge was annoying. A very large body was trying to push me off the camping mattress. Snugly wrapped in my sleeping bag, I drowsily realized that the firm pressure was not from a tent mate—I was in a single tent—but from something much bigger.
Travel Tips
When most travelers think of Southeast Asia, they conjure up images of well-traveled Thailand, or perhaps Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. But Myanmar (Burma) has recently opened its doors to the world, offering a much more pristine and well-preserved cultural and nature experience.
Videos
Last week, English musician David Bowie died at the young age of 69. Whatever you think of his music, he was widely regarded as an innovator, known for the intellectual depth of his work. CNN reported that his songs spoke “of the terror in knowing what the world is about.
Travel Tales
I’ve been to the Amazon before – several times, actually. I’ve led trips in the neo-tropics and been on more rain forest hikes than I could ever remember. So to say I thought I knew what to expect on our Great Amazon River Cruise is a bit of an understatement.
Travel Tips
Instead of just following the crowd, these adventures take you to the top of snow-capped mountains, along the shores of winding rivers and practically to the ends of the Earth. Of course adventure isn’t just about moving your physical body, with WWF & Nat Hab adventure also expands your mental capacity–for wonder and learning.
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose Alaskan brown bears in Hallo Bay. Photographer Tony Boot took this photo as the mother bear kept a watch on a male grizzly nearby. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
