Travel Tips

How to Avoid Seasickness on a Galapagos Islands Cruise: 11 Tips

A week on a boat is a daunting proposition for anyone who has ever experienced a serious bout of Mal de Mer—or “sickness of the sea." In fact, I’ve met a few...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Voices: What Guests Are Saying About Their Recent Adventures

A year and a half of lockdowns and delayed plans have left many of us dreaming of our next great adventure. With countries across the globe now open to...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Five Ways that Travel Makes You More Empathetic

Empathy seems to be in short supply, lately. And it’s no surprise after all we’ve dealt with in the past two years: the coronavirus pandemic, economic...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Most Beautiful Countries in the World Have Two Problems

Almost a year ago, before the COVID-19 pandemic raced around the world, I thought of writing to you about the countries that seem to perpetually be on annual...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

See the Natural Wonders of the World in 2021

It’s time to say farewell to 2020; and for many of us, we’re happy to do it—perhaps more so than for any other year we’ve ever experienced. For those smitten...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

10 Tips for Gifting a Surprise Trip

Undoubtedly, the upcoming holidays are going to look a lot different this year. The coronavirus will keep us at home, and any sort of gathering will be mostly...

WWF

Travel Videography 101 with WWF Video Experts

By Kelley Ashford & Irene Magafan, WWF WWF video specialists, Kelley Ashford and Irene Magafan, have both had the fortune to travel with Natural Habitat...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

10 Tips for Keeping Wanderlust Alive During the Pandemic

I traveled to Bryce Canyon National Park for the first time in 2007. Because I have a fear of “edges,” this park was challenging for me. But when I ventured...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Staff Book Recommendations: The Ultimate Reading List on Nature, Wildlife & Wanderlust

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” This observation from American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri could not be more apropos...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

How to Be a Better Environmentalist When Traveling

Like many of you, I suspect, I worry a lot about environmental issues: diminishing biodiversity, climate change, greenhouse gases and melting glaciers. Yet,...

Courtney Nachlas

Belize’s Barrier Reef, One of the Best Snorkel Spots in the World

Waiting impatiently on the edge of a dive boat, you breathe in the salty air and feel the anticipation building in your chest. Sparkling blue waters enchant...

Hannah Wagner

9 Nat Hab destinations from NYT’s 52 places to visit in 2020

Every year, the New York Times names 52 places as top destinations to visit. This year, nine Nat Hab destinations made the list. Some destinations are making...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Put Your Fears on Ice, and Travel to the Cold Places

A small ice rink, created by flooding a flat piece of ground in front of the elementary school that was just two blocks from my home when I was a child, never...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Create a Travel Journal That You’ll Read Again and Again

Where will your travels take you in 2020? It’s probably one of the most pleasant questions to ponder. I hope that you’ll go to places both far and near....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Holidays 2019: Finding Quiet in a Noisy Season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the most stressful time of the year. No matter where you tend to fall on that spectrum during the week...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Home for the Holidays” and Other Travel Conundrums

This week, we’ll celebrate Thanksgiving, kicking off what we call the “holiday season”: typically defined as the triumvirate of Thanksgiving,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

What You Need to Know about Carbon Offsets

When Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg made a recent visit to the U.S., she chose to sail here by an emission-free racing yacht instead of to fly....

Courtney Nachlas

Why Fall Is a Great Time to Visit Yellowstone National Park

Each season in Yellowstone National Park brings something new and fresh for visitors. In the winter, travelers can spot wolf packs navigating through...

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