Europe Stories

Greenland: Keeping it Cool

Last summer, encounters with the Greenland ice sheet made me cry. Twice. In August, I traveled to East Greenland—the remote part of the frozen expanse that...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Greenland Whale Proves to Be the First Narwhal-Beluga Hybrid

If narwhal-beluga crosses (narlugas) are a result of climate change, will it help the two species continue to survive, or will it inadvertently doom them?

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Bringing Wolves Back to Scotland

The Scottish Highlands have been described as achingly beautiful, and I’d have to agree. In this vast wilderness, glens sit in ancient glacial valleys,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Travel Tale: The Environmentalist Elves of Iceland

My guide was dead serious—or, at least, he seemed to be. He told me that there are elves in Iceland. He made this surprising statement while we were in his...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Scotland’s Stunning and Story-Filled Highlands

Sparsely populated, with several rugged mountain ranges that are speckled with forests of Scots pines, the Highlands of Scotland are the only areas in the...

Emily Goodheart

Inspiring Iceland: Five Facts About the Land of Ice & Fire

1. Waterfalls and Hidden Wonders From cascading waterfalls to glistening glaciers, Iceland is full of hidden wonders waiting to be discovered by the...

Kendal Bower

Memories of East Greenland

By Kendal Bower, Marketing Manager at Natural Habitat Adventures A few years ago I was fortunate to spend time in one of the most stunning places on...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Under the Ice in Antarctica and Greenland: More Future Warming and a Past Cooling Down

If you were asked to name active volcano sites around the world, you’d probably include places such as Hawaii, Yellowstone National Park and Iceland, the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Scotland Doctors Are Now Officially Prescribing Nature

Decades of research have proven that nature is good for us, whether we’re children or in our senior years. From attention deficit disorder to anxiety, and...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Wilderness Medicine in East Greenland

By Lauren Deeley, Adventure Specialist at Natural Habitat Adventures I was O…VER…WHELMED. I was there. You’ve been there too. And if you haven’t yet, you’ll...

Natural Habitat Adventures

A Wild Polar Bear Encounter in Greenland

"We loved being at Base Camp Greenland. Being based there enabled us to see East Greenland up close and personal! Walking on the tundra, riding in the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Cuteness Overload: A Scotland Puffins Photo Essay

Every time I see a puffin, the same thought comes to mind: They’re not real, right? They’re too impossibly cute. For me and for everyone else on the planet, I...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Scotland’s Wild Islands: A Right-to-Roam Photo Essay

There is nothing so beautiful as the wild Highlands of Scotland—with the exception of, perhaps, its feral islands. Scotland has nearly 800 of them, most of...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Scotland’s Wild Highlands: A Numbered Photo Journal

Surrounded by the bracing waters of the North Sea to the east, and the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and north, Scotland is a place of rugged coastlines,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Learning the Art of Slow Travel: Sunbathing in Greenland

On a big rock above a crystal-blue and iceberg-filled bay in wild East Greenland, I realized that travel sometimes can mean not moving at all. For several...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Stories: An Amazingly Awesome Adventure in Greenland

"This was our fifth trip with Nat Hab. The first one was amazingly awesome and each one has gotten even better. THANK YOU, Nat Hab!!!!!!!" - Tom and Lindsay...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Scotland’s Wild Highlands & Islands

"Each day was an adventure, really. I do think the days we spent on Handa Island, and boating out to Little Bernera made the deepest impression. Trekking...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Adventures ‘Round Iceland

"From whale watching in the Westfjords, to an early morning Zodiac cruise in a glacier lagoon, to puffin photos on the rocks near Reynisdrangar Rocks, our...

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