Sometimes you can be halfway around the world and see or hear something unexpected, yet familiar. This happened in the lobby of our lodge...

By Joel Rogers In March 2015, I went on my second trip to Europe; my first to Spain. I was by myself, but that wasn't originally the...

An occasional series of initial thoughts, misunderstandings, and (sometimes) funny stories from new places Imagine the exhaustion of 24...

A post in four parts... Many visitors travel to Kenya to go on safari – to see well-known wildlife and wide-open spaces. But “safari”...

Victoria Falls (Mosi -oa-tunya) from above. There are moments while visiting Victoria Falls that the immensity of the experience is...

It’s the season of gratitude. I have a lot to be grateful for this year, including the opportunity to explore new places and return to...

It doesn’t matter how great or small the adventure is, so long as we’re together. When a visit by Pope Francis is the catalyst for...

It is a blazing hot July day in Coimbra, Portugal.

How a weekend trip to DC restored some of my hope in our future. Reading, watching, or listening to the news nowadays can be draining. It...

Even explorations that get off to a bumpy start give you stories to tell.

In January 2018, my mom and I made a small, but costly, scheduling snafu and missed a flight from New York’s JFK to southeast Asia. Yes,...

In 2021 we travelled to Morocco for an eight day exploration of the country. Our travels took us on a clockwise route beginning in the...

There I was in a dimly lit sports bar in Cape Town sipping a beer and watching a cricket match on tv. It was March 2016, and I could...

View of the beach from the hot tub, at the Royal Catalonia Tulum.

You can take a plane, train, or car to Pamplona, but it still took me more than two decades to get there. I’m not sure when I read my...

Every destination has “can’t-miss” spots for a visitor’s to-do list. Manmade marvels like Europe’s cathedrals, Fez’s medina and...

Our gift from Felix. Lessons from the African Roadway Many visitors travel to Kenya to go on safari – to see well-known wildlife and...

I’ve been to New Orleans six times, including five times in the past seven years – that’s approximately every 18 months. Trips in winter,...

Adventure Peru is a collaborative, multimedia experience. By integrating video, photos, text and an interactive map, visitors get a...

In 2017, my mom and I spent Christmas in Kenya. We were in Africa on Friendly Planet’s The Best of Kenya and Tanzania. Traveling over...