If you’re a passionate adventure traveler, chances are you’ve already explored more than a few of the world’s iconic destinations. On your continuing quest for fresh travel discoveries, your curious spirit pushes you toward places that typical tourists aren’t likely to visit — and we’ve...
In the Everglades, birds use alligators as bodyguards. Of course, the reptiles' services come with a price. Read about this fascinating, new research....
We’ve turned the corner into 2017. It’s raining in California and I’m sitting in front of a roaring fireplace dreaming of Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! If I could go anywhere, I ask myself, where would I go? Well, what better way to...
In Botswana’s Okavango Delta, we were bumping along a dirt track through the Moremi Game Reserve when we heard them first. A shrill trumpet blasted through the mopane forest. Seconds later, we saw them, bursting through the trees at a fast trot. Our Land Cruiser...
Their traps were set: Along a dark, dripping wall of stone, silk strands dangled in waiting. The victims, attracted to an irresistible glow, would be caught in the pearls of glue that shone like drops of dew in my flashlight beams....
In the dry sal forests of India’s Bandhavgarh National Park, a Jeep picks its way over a rough dirt road flanked by thickets of bamboo. Suddenly, the driver rolls to a halt. “Shhhh,” he whispers, his finger poised at his lips as he surveys the...
You never forget your first sea lion—the first sleek, several-hundred pound creature making a beeline toward your face ...
No more shuffleboard and tour bus windows: baby boomers—people in their 60s, 70s and 80s—are seeking active adventures with extreme activities and thrills....
SeaWorld San Diego recently announced it would phase out its orca performances by 2017. Is it a real end to the shows, or a semantic change only?...
Nuclear tourism is becoming more and more popular. Despite the safety hazards, would you consider taking an "atomic tour"?...