There’s a certain stigma associated with exploring the spaces where you grew up, or even your home country. While it’s true that there’s a certain allure to being an “international” explorer, there are also plenty of adventures to have on your home turf. Today, we’re...
Wendy Redal's most vivid memory of Churchill, Manitoba, is the image of her daughter’s face, nose to nose with an enormous polar bear...
Tim Cahill is somewhat of a legend in the adventure travel world, having written ten books and more than six hundred articles. But he's also an approachable guy, and a joy to talk to. ...
After four decades as a travel writer and editor, Don George finally visits Chile for the first time — and discovers the wonders of Chilean wine country....
Only two wolves remain in Michigan's Isle Royale National Park. Should we intervene to keep wolves in that landscape?...
A golden pinnacle and four sets of hypnotic eyes crown the Boudhanath Stupa, a 2,000-year-old Tibetan Buddhist holy site in Nepal. Visiting the stupa in full moonlight is believed to be a high act of Buddhist practice — so I went when both the moon...
Millions of butterflies cluster; centuries of cultures congregate; snowmelt thunders to the coast; caribou dash through the tundra; wildebeest run for their lives. The jaw-dropping phenomenon of migration is around us — don’t miss it...
Gorilla trekking fees are expensive, and in Rwanda, they just got higher. For Africa’s endangered gorillas, however, those permits represent a hope that many say is priceless....
Her childhood dream was to go abroad. When the dream becomes reality, Mridu Khullar Relph learns to travel in Ghana: afraid, alone, independent and free....
It's a high-altitude, glacier-adorned wonderland on the Mont Blanc massif. And, if you're up for summiting the more than 15,000ft-high peak of Aiguille du Midi, it may be your perfect adventure....