Travel is essentially about storytelling, about sharing what we discover of our global home. This blog is about just that — the unusual, the unique, the gems — from Tombée du Ciel, House Fallen from the Sky, to the ghost trees of India, to the Bolivian cemetery where trains are buried. There are countless stories, large and very small, that we come across as we travel the globe. It would be a shame to pass them by without notice.
The Palais It was amazing seeing so many of you at ILTM in Cannes. This is by far our favorite...
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Happy Thanksgiving 2025 Impact Report – Big Five Tours & Expeditions As I wish our US Partners a...
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The Next Letter We started off the year sharing my father’s work, an alphabet he was working on at the...
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43 Visits Later I just returned from my latest trip to Colombia – my 43rd visit, to be exact. This...
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It is finally ready On Monday, November 3, after a long wait and years in the making, the Grand Egyptian...
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The Spirit of Big Five Part III of our Peru dispatch is more of a customary one, a visit with...
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Huaraz and Caraz Have you ever wanted to visit a place so badly, only to have your plans continuously derailed...
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Limbus and Machu Picchu It’s time for our annual dispatch from Peru, and this year’s adventure began with a dramatic...
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The Next Letter We started off the year sharing my father’s work, an alphabet he was working on at the...
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A Tribute to Dr. Goodall This week, we had a post ready to go, talking about the movements of primates...
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