It happens to the best of us. We go on a long-awaited bucket list trip, point our expensive new cameras at the incredible scenery all around us, and are rewarded for our efforts with photos that are distinctly… below average. ...
Warning: Adult supervision needed. The thought flashed through my head as my father and I stood on the dock in Cologne, shivering in the December dark and scanning the Rhine for a ship that no longer seemed to be present. In all my years of travel,...
Four summers ago, Don George joined an exhilarating whitewater adventure with O.A.R.S. on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Here’s the account he penned in his journal at the time, written in the form of a conversation. Where have...
Before we had kids, my husband and I pressed the pause button on our careers and spent a month traveling in Turkey. Because the world is big and our time is limited, we don’t usually repeat trips, even great ones. In the case...
In 2010, seven of Adventure Collection’s ten members sponsored Blog Your Way Around the World, a unique online travel contest that challenged contestants to write a short essay about why they deserved to win eight of the world’s most amazing adventure vacations and how, if...
Composition is one of the key elements in making a good photograph. Add a good exposure and a good subject to a well-composed image, and you have a good photograph! I this two-part column I’ll cover some of the basic rules of composition. In reading the...
Standing in Brussels’ La Grand-Place, I look around at the ornate Gothic buildings and shiver, as if someone poked a finger into the base of my spine. Wafts of memories, many hazy at this point, fill my mind; I’d call it déjà vu, but I...
In 2010, seven of Adventure Collection’s ten members sponsored Blog Your Way Around the World, a unique online travel contest that challenged contestants to write a short essay about why they deserved to win eight of the world’s most amazing adventure vacations and how, if...
Volunteer vacations are having a moment. Like many travelers, I like the idea of seeing the world and making a difference at the same time, but it’s also a big commitment. With unlimited time off, I’d be happy to build a library or dig a...
In 2010, seven of Adventure Collection’s ten members sponsored Blog Your Way Around the World, a unique online travel contest that challenged contestants to write a short essay about why they deserved to win eight of the world’s most amazing adventure vacations and how, if...