Good Nature Travel Blog

  • African Safaris

    Family Ties on a Kenya Migration Photo Expedition

    Aug 12, 2026 · Nick Grossman

    Something that stood out during my Kenya Migration Photo Expedition was the presence of family connection throughout so many aspects of our nature adventure. Relationships among groups of people working in the safari industry and the bonds within migrating herds of animals seemed to link everyone and everything together into vast networks of East African kinship.

  • African Safaris

    The Coolness of Zebra Stripes

    Jan 30, 2023 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Why zebras have stripes has been a matter for scientific debate for decades. A lot of theories have been put forth, such as they’ve evolved for camouflage, to confuse the vision of biting flies, to bewilder predators with “motion dazzle” or that they’re a means of identification among zebras themselves.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Esteeming Elephants: September 22 Is National Elephant Appreciation Day

    Sep 18, 2018 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    More than 1,500 “national” days have been declared, according to the National Day Calendar. For example, January 2 is National Cream Puff Day. March 4 is Marching Music Day. The first Saturday in May is National Start Seeing Monarchs Day. And don’t forget World Emoji Day on July 17.

  • Travel Tales

    Humans are Small (Creatures in a Big World)

    Sep 7, 2017 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    There’s nothing quite as humbling as being just feet away from an African elephant, swallowing the nervous lump in your throat. “Gulp!” During our Great Kenya Migration Safari, we came across a young, bull elephant standing a few feet away from the road.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    See a Great Migration for Yourself!

    Nov 19, 2010 · Wendy Redal

    If you’ve been watching National Geographic Channel’s “Great Migrations” documentary, you’re learning a lot about one of the most amazing phenomena in the natural realm. But there’s nothing like being there to witness migrating wildlife firsthand. We’ve got some suggestions for you!