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  • Videos

    Video: Earth in Time-Lapse

    Aug 21, 2014 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Described as “An around-the-world journey celebrating our sacred Earth; six-years in the making … seven continents … 24 countries,” Terra Sacra—the six-minute film that you are about to see, below—is an unforgettable, time-lapse journey to our planet’s ancient monuments and most remote landscapes.

  • News & More

    5 Reasons to Take an Adventure Cruise

    Jun 21, 2013 · Emily Deemer

    Are you one of those people who thinks they’re not a cruise person? Do you think cruises are too boring and not active enough for you, and do you shudder at the idea of being cooped up on a floating city with a thousand other passengers for days?

  • Travel Tips

    New Outdoor Apps—Bring Them with You Outdoors

    Dec 20, 2011 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    It’s less than a week before Christmas, and I’ll bet by now you’re beginning to feel “gadgeted out,” tired of being bombarded with all of the e-mail, internet and TV ads for nifty electronics, smartphones, e-readers and apps. I think nature lovers, in particular, feel the commercialization of the holidays even more than others.

  • Travel Tips

    Eating Traditionally, or Eating Touristy?

    Nov 22, 2011 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Part of the pleasure of visiting new places is learning about local customs and tasting homegrown foods. Who hasn’t at least wanted to try haggis in Scotland, say, or “cod cheeks” in Newfoundland? It’s a way of immersing yourself in all that an adventure in a new land has to offer.

  • Conservation

    Natural Disasters: An Ecotourism Tool?

    Apr 5, 2011 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    In 1951, Kirk Douglas starred in a B movie titled The Big Carnival (originally released as Ace in the Hole). I saw it as a kid, many years later, when the trend was to play old movies on TV on Saturday afternoons.

  • Travel Tales

    The upside (??) of global warming for Arctic explorers

    Mar 24, 2011 · Wendy Redal

    While the consequences of global warming are posing problems for the health and future of the planet’s ecosystems, melting ice has had the effect of opening up new parts of the Arctic for adventure travel, like sea kayaking in Greenland’s remote Kangerdlussuaq fjords.

  • News & More

    Adventure in the DNA

    Feb 15, 2011 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    If you’re a fan of forensic TV programs—such as Bones, Dexter, Fringe or one of the several CSI series—you can’t help but be familiar with the many ways DNA testing may be put to use: to gather evidence at crime scenes, determine family relationships or prove the recent whereabouts of a missing person, among others.

  • News & More

    Can You Hear the Call of the Northern Wild?

    Jan 13, 2011 · Wendy Redal

    While “the Arctic” may conjure up images of sprawling icefields and endless snow-mantled landscapes, polar bears, and fur-clad Inuit bundled against the cold, it’s a whole different scenario in the summertime. Check out these amazing Arctic adventures for your next summer vacation!