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Happy Travelers

Smiling sightseers in Uganda, Africa. Big grins on the faces of tourists to Costa Rica. An enthusiastically clapping audience for the whales off the Mexican...

Wendy Redal

Test Your Traveler's Knowledge!

As a global adventurer, you probably delight in testing your knowledge of the geographic esoterica of our planet. Here are a few questions to challenge you, plus a link to a whole slate of travel trivia quizzes.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Making of an Adventure Town

I’m going to have to ask for your forbearance right up front on this one, because I’m going to do a little bragging here. Not too long ago, my hometown of...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

What’s Your Canoe?

Upon meeting someone new, we usually try to find out two salient facts about the person within the first 30 seconds of being introduced: his or her name and...

Nature Seems to be Everywhere | Ben's Musings

Dear Friend, This may seem pretty obvious to you, but nature seems to be everywhere. As a nature tour operator, I sometimes (wrongly) tend to think of nature...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Adventures into Other Lives

Sitting on a pretty hilltop on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland, there’s a little bed-and-breakfast in the quiet, seaside village of Trinity. I stayed...

Wendy Redal

Inspiration for modern-day explorers

I saw the IMAX film Hubble last weekend and was astounded anew by the human propensity for exploration. As astronaut Frank Borman has said, “Exploration is...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Wanderlust: Where Does It Come From?

At three years old, my son left home. He didn’t leave for good, of course; but from the time he could get around our neighborhood under his own steam, Travis...

Wendy Redal

Hone Your Backcountry Knowledge in a National Park

Ready to say hello to summer by exploring a slice of the natural world? Take advantage of a free visit this weekend to one of a hundred U.S. national parks...

Wendy Redal

Overcome Your Family's Nature Deficit Disorder

When I was growing up in damp western Washington, I remember many occasions where my dad insisted we kids leave the TV and spend time outside. It may have...

James Dziezynski

NHA Best Company in America — Again!

Once again, Natural Habitat Adventures has topped Outside Magazine's best places to work in America. The core values that make NHA such a unique place include...

Wendy Redal

Put a National Park Atop Your Travel List

Filmmaker Ken Burns calls our national parks “America’s Best Idea.” I enthusiastically agree. To preserve our country’s most spectacular landscapes for all...

I Wish I Were Kevin Taylor | Ben's Musings

Dear Friend, It’s never a good thing to wish you were somebody else. I tell my kids that all the time. Yet some folks wish they were this celebrity (Paris...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Nature Makes Us Good-Natured People

You’ve probably read oodles of stories, articles and personal anecdotes on the transformative powers of seeing Churchill’s polar bears. And you’ve most likely...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Please Don’t Banish Bumpy Roads

I like bumpy roads. Not the ones permeated with potholes big enough to break an axle or skew tires out of alignment, but the “washboard” ones that make your...

Technology Is For The Birds | Ben's Musings

Dear Friend, I’m really not a big technology guy. In fact, I think it pretty much stinks. I hate my Blackberry and I loathe my lap top, although I am easily...

James Dziezynski

Shackleton's Whiskey Found

Natural Habitat Expeditions love of a good drink, we are very excited about this story coming straight from Antarctica. Members of the New Zealand Antarctic...

My Stupid Sunday Afternoon | Ben's Musings

Hi Friends, I have a friend who takes issue with the concept of travel operators claiming that their trips are life-changing. “Who are we to tell our guests...

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