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Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands might be the single best love-at-first-sight solution for what I call “complacent nature deficit disorder.” These are islands of instant gratification, where you’re almost guaranteed to encounter the cerulean foot of a blue-footed booby, the Godzilla-like gaze of a marine iguana and the lumbering girth of a giant tortoise.
African Safaris
It was our second day out driving in our open-air jeep in Botswana’s Kalahari Game Reserve when the raindrops started to fall. As we’d headed out that afternoon, the sky above us looked bright and sunny, but in the distance we could see dark clouds forming and the occasional lightning bolt.
Galapagos Islands
First, whales. One morning in September, we woke up earlier than usual. We had been navigating overnight toward Bartolome Island, and our guides, Roberto and Giancarlo, had prepared us for possible whale sightings on the final leg of our voyage. We bundled up and stood on the top deck, hot cups of coffee in hand.
African Safaris
Oftentimes 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 see lions in the wild in this first-hand account from Nat Hab traveler Debra Eliezer.
Churchill Polar Bears
There’s a short window from late August through mid-September that offers Churchill’s most varied experiences, when travelers can catch the tail end of beluga season, watch polar bears on land as they wait for Hudson Bay to freeze, and search out the aurora borealis as dark skies return after months of long, light days.
African Safaris
Often referred to as the “eighth continent,” the island nation of Madagascar has developed its own distinct ecosystems and extraordinary wildlife since it split from the African continent an estimated 160 million years ago. Approximately 95% of Madagascar’s reptiles, 89% of its plant life and 92% of its mammals exist nowhere else on Earth.
Europe
Daydreaming of a trip to England quickly conjures the image of sheep grazing on rolling green hills, villages with quiet lanes dotted with thatched cottages and local pubs, medieval churches, and lazy, winding rivers. Nowhere does the word “bucolic” apply more than in the Cotswolds.
Nature & Wildlife
While I have never considered insects my favorite category of fauna, I have to admit that some “fun facts” about them intrigue me. For example, ants can lift and carry more than 50 times their own weight. While gathering food, a bee may fly up to 60 miles in one day.
Conservation
Wildfires are complicated. On one hand, they can be extremely destructive forces. On the other, they are natural events that certain animals and plants have evolved to depend on for ecological balance. And then, you have to add climate change into the equation.
Alaska
Two years ago, we asked you to speak up against a proposed mining project threatening Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and its extraordinary wildlife. Now, we need your help again. The proposed Johnson Tract Mine has continued to advance—and it is now moving forward on a federal fast-track.
Europe
Sometimes I struggle to describe Scotland. Moody? Rugged? Ever-changing? I have seen the Outer Hebrides on days when the whole world appeared in misty grayscale, and also on days when a bright blue sky met deep green grass in a line of stark contrast. Maybe that’s where the description lies.
Europe
When traveling, it’s easy to see new landscapes and animals, perhaps check them off a bucket list, snap a photo and then move on. But you’ll walk away with a deeper appreciation if you take the time to learn how local cultures have interacted with those landscapes and animals throughout time.
