Latin America
Video: The Pull and Pulse of Patagonia
Patagonia is one of those places that pulls on your heart as it slowly seeps into your veins. For me, it is achingly desolate, solitary and beautiful in its aloneness.
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Europe
Scotland’s Wild Islands: A Right-to-Roam Photo Essay
There is nothing so beautiful as the wild Highlands of Scotland—with the exception of, perhaps, its feral islands. Scotland has nearly 800 of them, most of which are found in four main groups: Orkney, Shetland, and the Outer and Inner Hebrides. And one of the wildest in the Inner Hebrides is Handa Island.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Tiger Eyes
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a tiger in India. Photographer Michael Cadem’s guide positioned him in the right place to capture the moment this tiger made eye contact while drinking at a water hole.
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Europe
Scotland’s Wild Highlands: A Numbered Photo Journal
Surrounded by the bracing waters of the North Sea to the east, and the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and north, Scotland is a place of rugged coastlines, of mountains and valleys, and of rolling hills and green fields.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Family Affair
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a family of cheetahs. Photographer Kerri Parkes was on safari in Kenya when her vehicle came across a mother cheetah and her young relaxing in the sun.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Patagonian Puma
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a puma in Patagonia. Photographer Marcelo Melo took this shot of the big cat after it feasted on a guanaco. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
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Nature & Wildlife
This World Oceans Day Leave the Plastic at Home
The longer days and sunnier skies are signaling the arrival of beach vacation season. If you, like many, love to spend time by the ocean, it’s time to appreciate all that our oceans do for us every day, especially on World Oceans Day.
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Travel Tales
Learning from Libby Lightning in Yosemite National Park
You can’t help but have a big adventure in the amazing Yosemite National Park. But doing small things here sometimes makes for the most lasting impressions.
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Latin America
Monarchs: Poetry in Motion
Nothing could have prepared me for today. ‘I was blind, and now I can see,’ I think I’ve heard that before, seems appropriate now.
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Travel Tales
Adventure Slogans: Passion in a Pair of Pants
Like a soft, stretched-out sweater you’ve had for decades or a faded, well-worn jean jacket, I have a favorite pair of slacks. They earned my esteem not because of a fantastic fit, a comfortable fabric or a trendy style.
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U.S. National Parks
Video: A Newly Discovered Yellowstone Migration
After a long winter—which still seems to be hanging on in some places—people are understandably anxious to get outside and get on the move again. Perhaps we take our cue from the nonhuman animals, which have for millennia followed spring migration routes.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Crested Hawk Eagle
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a fortunate sighting in Sri Lanka. Photographer Antonia Oriel spotted this crested hawk-eagle while on a morning drive through Udawalawe National Park. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?