In July 2024, Craig and I set sail in western Greenland with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions. We were aboard the National Geographic Resolution, and it proved to be a lovely and comfortable homebase from which to explore. Onboard National Geographic Resolution Expedition cruising offers the unique advantage of traveling on a smaller ship, allowing for daily Read more…
April 15, 2012
Few places in the world can be identified by a single, iconic photograph. Egypt with its Great Pyramids. China with its Great Wall. Peru with its sites at Machu Picchu. And for those who truly appreciate travel, photographs such as those innately provoke a desire to explore. To learn about and appreciate the lives and Read more…
July 29, 2011
At first glance, Namibia might seem like one of Earth’s most desolate places and may appear to offer little to interest the average traveler. Yet within its borders there are treasures and startling beauty not found anywhere else on the planet, such as the largest subterranean lake in the world; the largest meteorite ever found Read more…
July 6, 2011
It has been hundreds of years since the European discovery of Patagonia by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, yet the words used to describe this loosely-defined region made up of both Chile and Argentina have changed very little. Patagonia is remote, infinitely beautiful, exotic, vast, wild and untamable. Those who have visited will undoubtedly tell you Read more…
There are few activities in life as civilized as the Sundowner. It represents the still extant link between the modern world and the wild—an activity that provides us with an understanding of who we are and a reflection upon how far we have (and in many ways have not) come as humans. Only a fermented Read more…