Month: September 2026

Say the word safari and what do you picture? A lion resting beneath an acacia tree? Elephants crossing the African savanna? A safari vehicle bouncing along a dusty road while giraffes appear on the horizon? That’s certainly safari. But it isn’t the only safari. What if your safari involved watching grizzly bears catch salmon in […]

Some landscapes make you stop what you’re doing and simply stare. A glacier spilling down between mountains. A waterfall dropping hundreds of feet into a narrow fjord. Enormous cliffs rising almost vertically from the water. Icebergs floating through a remote Arctic bay. These are places where getting from Point A to Point B isn’t simply […]

Sometimes the reason to travel is a place. Sometimes it’s an experience. And sometimes it’s a moment. A field of lavender stretching toward the horizon. Thousands of tulips exploding into color. A canopy of cherry blossoms turning an ordinary city street into something magical. The catch? Nature doesn’t hold those moments for us. Flower-focused travel […]

Picture a penguin in the wild. What do you see? Chances are there’s snow. Maybe an iceberg. Definitely somewhere very, very cold. Now picture a penguin standing on black volcanic rock beneath the equatorial sun. Welcome to the Galápagos. Penguins are one of those animals almost everyone associates with Antarctica, but you don’t have to […]

There are certain images that instantly say vacation. A private bungalow suspended above impossibly clear turquoise water is definitely one of them. Open the door in the morning and the ocean is right outside. Walk down a few steps and you’re in the water. Spend the afternoon on your private deck without ever having to […]

There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about seeing the world from the basket of a hot-air balloon. No engine roaring beside you. No window separating you from the view. Just the occasional burst from the burner as you float above landscapes that suddenly look completely different from the air. For some travelers, taking a hot-air balloon […]