Adventure Travel Guides April 2nd, 2009 • by Matt Holmes Who’s Guiding Your Raft? Without question, for me a guide is the most important component of an adventure travel vacation. The cuisine, accommodations, activities, music, and nature of a destination will remain mostly a mystery without the knowledge of a good local guide to help unlock the secrets. Fully immersed in the culture and local… Read More »
Epic films from Botswana's Okavango Delta March 16th, 2009 • by Matt Holmes Dereck and Beverly Joubert, long time collaborators with our Southern Africa partner Wilderness Safaris: These multi-award winning National Geographic film makers, recently completed a project close to their hearts on the reintroduction of Botswana’s once-extinct rhino. It will premier on March 14, 2009 on National Geographic (please check local times). Anyone who has traveled to… Read More »
Turkey's Turquoise Coast with Rudy Maxa March 2nd, 2009 • by Matt Holmes Cruising the Turquoise Coast – The Perfect Cure for the Winter Blues As we brace for another winter storm here along the east coast, our thoughts often turn towards warmer far off adventures. March is the time of year in Vermont when we begin to hope that spring is not too distant, although we always… Read More »
Back to Basics Tours February 24th, 2009 • by Karen Cleary Getting Back to Basics – Vermont, Spain, Ireland It seems to be happening all over the place these days. The dicey economy has people pulling back, hesitating from making big moves – whether it is a long-awaited expensive purchase, changing jobs, or adding to your family. It seems that people, myself and many of my… Read More »
Tales from the Trail: Botswana Safaris February 18th, 2009 • by Karen Cleary Location: Mombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta The Maned Lioness From the late 1990s until 2002, a rather peculiar lioness and her pride used the immediate vicinity of Mombo Camp in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. ‘Martina’, as she was named, was a huge muscular lioness with a mane resembling that of a four-year-old male… Read More »