I feel like I'm in a scene straight out of Finding Nemo. I'm diving 50 fifty feet below the waves, at a site called "El Barco," located about 100 yards off the beach of Costa Rica's Isla del Keep Reading
Archives for February 2014
Help Elephant Nature Park Save Elephants
An Elephant changed my life. I realize this may sound like exaggerated hyperbole. But, until you've come face-to-face with an animal more than twice your height and 75 times your weight, it's Keep Reading
Pitch Your Park! Rangers Plug Six of the Best US National Parks
Pitch Your Park! Rangers Plug Six of the Best US National Parks Vacations are a lot like Hollywood blockbusters: Both cost a lot of money, we go into them expecting maximum bang for our Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Jimmy Nelson Photographs Vanishing Tribes in Before They Pass Away
Jimmy Nelson Photographs Vanishing Tribes in Before They Pass Away I've been fascinated by tribal cultures for over 20 years, ever since I interviewed my grandfather about our family Keep Reading
ENDANGERED SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: Southern Bluefin Tuna Facts
Endangered Species Spotlight: Southern Bluefin Tuna Facts (The following is a guest post by Sofie Couwenbergh, a Belgian language lover who balances a full-time job with a never-ending wanderlust, Keep Reading
An Elegy For A Friend
An Elegy for a Friend Less than an hour ago I found out my friend was dead. I’ll acknowledge that this is not the most eloquent way to begin. But, then again, death is not elegant, poetic, Keep Reading
5 Great Green Initiatives in Germany
5 Great Green Initiatives in Germany (The following is a guest post by Susy Peddie, a New Zealand native who moved to Berlin last September. If you're interested in contributing a story to Keep Reading