The age of exploration, we’re told, is over. We will never be the first to sail the Drake Passage, cross the Sahara, or trek the Himalayas. But we can still discover new frontiers....
Want travel inspiration you can page through as you sip your eggnog by the fireplace? Check out these five recent titles. They may just prompt you to drop everything and head out into the world!...
Sometimes, fear can be debilitating; but in the right doses, it can actually be good for you! Here are 10 reasons why....
If you travel to see rare wildlife, you may be an "extinction tourist." Are such trips more likely to help or harm the scarce animals you go to see?...
It's said that travel has four stages: dream, plan, go and share. I'd suggest a small—but pivotal—additional step to complete the travel cycle....
I'd argue that the best adventure book ever written is "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Here's why....
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. ...
Only two wolves remain in Michigan's Isle Royale National Park. Should we intervene to keep wolves in that landscape?...
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...
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....