Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Videos

    Five Live Critter Cams for Summer Viewing

    Jul 12, 2016 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    We just passed the unofficial middle of summer, July 4. With that marker comes a usual complaint: there’s nothing to watch on TV. But now that most regular programs are on hiatus, I’ve found something far more fascinating: spying on the real-time lives of wild animals.

  • News & More

    Family Politics: Ranking Climate Change

    Jun 28, 2016 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    My sister and I, like most sisters, share a lot in common. But we don’t always see eye to eye when it comes to politics. Yesterday, she told me that in this election year, environmental issues rank third on her list of concerns, behind that of building a strong nation and public safety.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Elephant Mud Bath

    Jun 10, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a baby elephant in Kenya. Photographer Marian Herz captured this moment when a baby elephant rolled in the mud near the safari vehicle. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: What Big Teeth You Have

    Jun 3, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a leopard in Tanzania. Photographer Ed Dornfeld captured this moment while on safari in the Serengeti. After hours of watching the leopard sleep in the tree, it woke up with a big stretch.

  • African Safaris

    Bush Walk in Africa: Reconnecting with Your Roots

    May 24, 2016 · iSafari

    Though our Kenya Migration safari had an endless number of highlights (including a lion-leopard standoff with two leopard cubs hiding in a den, a cheetah kill with three cubs learning how to stalk, a wildebeest river crossing, and four sets of lions mating), an early morning bush walk through the Mara Naboisho Conservancy with…

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Flower Power

    May 20, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a black rhino in Tanzania. Photographer Brad Starry captured this moment of a rhino munching on wild flowers in Ngorongoro Crater. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Brothers of the Serengeti

    May 6, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose two brothers prowling the Serengeti together. Photographer Brad Starry took this photo while on safari in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Travel Tales

    Only-in-Ethiopia Travel Moments to Savor

    May 2, 2016 · Emily Deemer

    “Ethiopia? What’s in Ethiopia?” When I mention that I’ve spent the past ten months living and working in this mountainous country in the Horn of Africa, most people are a bit stumped. I’ve been working in the travel trade in Ethiopia, I explain. More quizzical looks. “People travel there?”

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Stalking Lion

    Apr 29, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a lion cub ready to pounce near a waterhole in Serengeti National Park. Photographer Ed Dornfeld captured this moment while on safari in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • African Safaris

    Travel Tips—Preparing for an African Safari

    Apr 25, 2016 · iSafari

    Planning an extended stay in Africa is exciting, but it also can be stressful to try and prepare for everything. There are a few key items that need to be taken care of before you leave to set your trip off on the right track.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Baby and Mama Baboon

    Apr 22, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    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?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Big Friends

    Apr 15, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a baby elephant hanging with some big friends. Photographer Brad Starry took this photo while on safari in the Serengeti in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?