Still Traveling: Travel Adventures Around The World

14/07/2017

This is ridiculous.

The laws of the jungle are often brutal, but so it seems are those of copyright. For years a wildlife photographer has been dragged through the courts in A

24/03/2017

05/03/2017

There's been a lot of chatter about this. Here's some analysis.

Yikes.

15/02/2017

So you know.

Before you travel, here’s some information on what border agents can and cannot do, along with recommendations from lawyers.

14/02/2017

Need some travel inspiration? This video will do the trick. It perfectly shows why traveling lifts our spirits and enchants us to explore the world.

Where will you go this year?

We challenged our 14,000 employees to document their year of travel in 2016. This is their story. Visit Booking.com for the largest selection of hotels, home...

14/02/2017

Have you ever wondered what a country's most popular second language is?

The maps are part of an infographic created by MoveHub, a website for people looking to move abroad, which swap the names of countries around the world for their second languages.

07/02/2017

The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) opposes the recently announced travel ban. The travel ban, based on nationality, is contrary to the principles of freedom of travel and goodwill promoted by international tourism and will needlessly damage the tourism sector

18/12/2016

American education is largely limited to lessons about the West.

12/12/2016

Care about sustainability on your travels? Check out this limited time offer.

You can join Travel Better today at NO COST (US$25 value) if you complete the course by Dec 31, 2016. To get started, simply create a G Adventures account at and then complete the course (on a computer or tablet).

30/11/2016

Great news!

Netflix announced today that it now allows users to download some of their favorite content in advance so they can watch while on the go and offline.

01/05/2016

Something I've known for years. "Cross-cultural experiences have the potential to pull people out of their cultural bubbles, and in doing so, can increase their sense of connection with people from backgrounds different than their own."

How international experiences can open the mind to new ways of thinking

05/04/2016

So sad.

by Joseph Eid AFP Getty Images

17/03/2016

If you've been thinking about a trip down to , this weekend would be a good time. Cherry blossoms are predicted to peak March 18-23. (Note: this is extremely early -- it's usually in April. Thanks climate change.)

This week's unseasonably warm temperatures have dramatically accelerated the cherry blossoms. Look for peak bloom to now occur March 18-23.

13/12/2015

Something to keep in mind when handling your boarding passes.

Now you know. Pass it on

11/11/2015

Would love to know your thoughts on this article. What makes a trip memorable for you?

"To wish that it were otherwise — to hope that the Chinese everywoman you meet wants to live the same ‘‘unspoiled,’’ often imprisoning existence as her father, without the iPhones and Audis and frappuccinos that we find so indispensable — is to practice a kind of imaginative colonialism. Let the rest of the world remain picturesque and quaint — ‘‘authentically’’ undeveloped — so that we can come away with some killer selfies!"

In a globalized age — when a McAloo Tikki is just as Indian as the Taj Mahal — has the very word lost its meaning?

13/08/2015

This is the value of Tourism.

Dead or alive: The value of an elephant.

26/07/2015

18/07/2015

Or any second language..

More wisdom from Lessons Learned In Life

08/07/2015

Always make purchases in the local currency (and of course use a card with no foreign transom transaction fees).

13/06/2015

Haitians are 95% Christian and 100% Voodoo.

Check out this story by award winning radio producer Kristian Leth (with photos by yours truly). Over Easter, we traveled together to Souvenance to attend the biggest Voodoo ceremony in Haiti -- a week long ceremony full of dancing, music, and sacrifice.

I once saw a woman possessed right in front of me. Her eyes glazed over, she shook, and she wasn't there anymore… someone else was.

22/03/2015

Get outside! Society will be better for it...

New research suggests that exposure to nature makes us more cooperative.

21/03/2015

More "funding to parks... might be the greatest investment humanity has ever made"

Tourism in protected areas generates US$600 billion a year, but only US$10 billion goes towards conserving them.

06/03/2015

You might not catch the travel bug --it might actually be genetic..

Some people are just born with restless limbs.

20/02/2015

Great news if you have 3rd graders or below!

Learn more about the Every Kid in a Park program just announced by President Obama! bit.ly/1DwWJhb

09/02/2015

The Lares Trail: an alternative to Peru's popular Inca Trail. Here's a vignette on how a community became a partner in tourism development.

In 2013, Mountain Lodges of Peru received a loan of US$3 million from the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) It used the money to build mountain lodges…

03/01/2015

ranks 2nd in top destinations to to in 2015.

Travel bloggers have built entire careers around traveling the world. Here's what is on their 2015 travel bucket lists — and where you'll want to go, too.

14/11/2014

Stunning photos of the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet from Rosetta! https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/15335073806/in/set-72157638315605535/

Four-image NAVCAM mosaic of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, using images taken on 24 September 2014 when Rosetta was 28.5 km from the comet. Read more about this image in the blog: CometWatch 21 & 24 September: blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/09/26/cometwatch-21-24-september/ Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM,…

06/11/2014

Great new report by the UNWTO and ATTA!

Interested in adventure tourism?

The brand new UNWTO Global Report on Adventure Tourism, published together with UNWTO Affiliate Member Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), provides insight into the close relation between adventure tourism and responsible tourism, aiming to increase understanding of one of the most dynamic tourism segments.

Learn more and download your own copy here: http://ow.ly/DQyDn