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…
February 27, 2014
Travel is a natural high. It feeds the soul and opens the mind in an inexplicable way. While technology is able to bring us closer than ever before to some of the most far off places without the need to leave home, all of the YouTube videos and Facebook posts in the world cannot replicate Read more…
July 30, 2013
I named my son Kenya for several reasons, one of which is that Kenya is my favorite country in Africa. To me, Kenya is the epitome of the safari experience; big herds of animals, inspiring landscape and a unique cultural experience lacking in other parts of Africa. You may not know it, but if forced Read more…
July 1, 2013
Travel Beyond is proud to announce that Travel Agent magazine named consultant Kota Tabuchi to its prestigious list of “Top 25 Agents of 2013.” Kota’s profile is included below: Kota Tabuchi “Before I worked on the tour operating/agent side of the business, I worked as a driver guide for a small mom-and-pop safari operation based 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…