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There Are No Garages in the Serengeti
I am fortunate enough to have spent 6 years living in South Central Africa, Zambia for much of it. I’m also lucky to have road-tripped throughout Southern & Eastern Africa too. Damn lucky. I have...
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Kamouraska, Quebec: A Climber’s Paradise
Less then 5 hours east of Montreal or a short 2 hours from Quebec City, Kamouraska – situated on the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec – is the place not to miss on any rock...
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The Legendary Bhavani Villa Marwari Stud Farm of Danta, India
Situated near the Gujarat-Rajasthan border in the foothills of the Aravalli mountain range, Danta Stud Farm is comprised of the royal house of Danta, one of India’s prestigious royal families. His...
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Beneath the Sea in Isla Culebra: A Puerto Rican Snorkeling Adventure
I am an awful swimmer. As a kid, my younger sister learned how to jump, dive and splash through the water long before I did. Of course, I can swim. I can paddle, do simple strokes and stay afloat, but...
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From Europe to Asia: Swimming the Hellespont
I stopped swimming to poke my head above the waves, trying to figure out where I was. As I tread water, I was met with a horrifying sight — nothing. Through the spray of the 30-knot winds coming off...
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In the Twilight with Alpine Ibexes
After my first encounter with a male alpine ibex crowned with a pair of magnificent horns at Lac Blanc back in the Summer of 2007, I fell in love with this place. Lac Blanc, located at 2352 meters...
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The Cliffs of Insanity
I escaped New England’s sticky, humid summer for three trade-off months exploring Ireland. As part of a student tour group, we had a local guide, bus and bus driver (a capsule of vast knowledge with a...
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Bikes in an Ancient Land
26km flat road to Warraweena For the last few years, autumn has meant a bike trip to the Northern Flinders Ranges in South Australia for Robyn and me. It’s a rugged, ancient landscape created 540...
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Hunting the Aurora Borealis: An Expedition to Arctic Sweden and Finland
In February of 2012, I travelled up to Abisko in Sweden’s far north in search of the Northern Lights. It’s a beautiful little town located in the Arctic circle, surrounded by breathtaking scenery,...
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Exploring an Untamed Land: Across Patagonia by 4×4
Patagonia is a vast territory, stretching more that 2,000 km from North to South with a total surface of more than 1 million square kilometers. Argentine Patagonia comprises about 80% of the total...
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Canoeing Canada’s Barren Lands
West of Hudson Bay in Canada’s Arctic, an enormous triangle of roadless tundra, twice the size of Alberta or Texas, stretches north to the polar sea and forms the largest single wilderness remaining in...
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Wildlife Encounters: Kayaking the Inside Passage
I was two days out of Shearwater, BC and paddling my kayak north through the maze of channels along the west coast of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska that form the famous Inside Passage. My...
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Big Lines and Big Powder in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains
Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, by the time I started kindergarten my parents had me on skis – teaching me not only how to ride down snow, but also instilling in me a deep love and appreciation...
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Frozen Tears, Crystal Snot: A Korean New Year Climb
There is a moment on Seorak Mountain, over two hours in and 1,000 meters above sea level, that is dauntingly unfair to novice hikers. You have to squint real hard and crane your neck so far back that...
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My Inca Adventures: A Trek to Machu Picchu
“What are the odds of getting food poisoning the day before my Machu Picchu trek?” was a question that crossed my mind as I added a generous amount of mayonnaise to my potato snack. Mayonnaise that...
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From Europe to Asia: Swimming the Hellespont
I stopped swimming to poke my head above the waves, trying to figure out where I was. As I tread water, I was met with a horrifying sight — nothing. Through the spray of the 30-knot winds coming off...
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Ships of the Desert: Exploring Wadi Rum, Jordan
Photo by Jay Roach The booming voice of our tour guide pierced the peaceful early morning desert air like a Muslim prayer call. “Okay wake up everyone! The camels are here!” shouted Zuhair Zuriqat, a...
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Coastal Adventure
Standing on a dock in an old Georgia fishing village with a small sailboat high and dry in the mud and our guide cursing herself because she had packed not a complete pair of shoes, but one of her...
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Off Piste in Norway: A Dangerous Thrill
Skiing in Europe can be a pretty commercial affair. A lot of the resorts look identical and have become watered down. The slopes are crowded and the powder is not as fresh as it once was. Going back...
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A Journey to the Edge of the World
So I’ve lived, breathed, and loved Africa for many, many years. I’ve driven from Nairobi to Johannesburg taking a very wiggly line and my time. I had a cottage on the banks of the Zambezi with elephant...
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