There is very little in this world that captures my attention like photographing African wildlife. I’ve joked with my friends that I am addicted, but I only half jest. When I’m in the African bush, Keep Reading
The Ultimate Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica Travel Guide
We’re on a boat, speeding down a river in Tortuguero National Park towards our Tortuguero hotel, Mawamba Lodge. This pristine 77,000-acre protected area is at the heart of efforts to conserve the Keep Reading
Exploring Tayrona National Park, Colombia (a.k.a. Parque Nacional Tayrona)
We get off the bus at a remote stop, with just a few shops clustered together in hopes of selling last-minute supplies. I look down a road that disappears into a blur of forest vegetation, and head in Keep Reading
Hawaiian Mythology (intro to Hawaiian Gods, Goddesses and Legends)
Author Joseph Campbell once said, “Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestation.” There are few places in the modern Keep Reading
10 Best National Parks In USA For Wildlife Watching
The 59 U.S. National Parks invite the public to enjoy nature, recharge their spirits, and pass on wonderful travel memories to future generations. Ever since the National Park Service was Keep Reading
Taman Negara: Visiting Orang Asli, the “Original People”
The shuttle dropped us off. We were an unassuming group of tourists– a scientist couple, two EFL teachers (Emma and I), and one braggadocios female backpacker with a distaste for guidebooks and other Keep Reading
How to Get the Most For Your Kruger National Park Entrance Fee
Considering the impressive array of wildlife you can see there, the Kruger National Park entrance fee is a mere pittance. During our visit a few weeks ago with Discover Corps, admission to Keep Reading
Rapa Nui National Park: Easter Island Facts & Photos
"In the middle of the Great Ocean, in a region where no one ever passes, there is a mysterious and isolated island; there is no land in the vicinity and, for more than eight hundred leagues in all Keep Reading
Corcovado National Park: A Journey Into Remote Costa Rica
There's a change that washes over me every time we venture away from the city and into the remote wilderness of a place like Corcovado National Park. It's a feeling I've gotten every single time Keep Reading
Overwhelmed By Overtourism at Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia)
For our late summer vacation we planned a trip to Europe, with the Czech Republic and Croatia as two of the biggest highlights. Croatia has always been on my World Travel Bucket List, but my Keep Reading
