Features
One Week in Morocco: Marrakech and Beyond
A week in Morocco combines Marrakech with excursions to the Atlas Mountains and Agafay Desert. Private guides and unexpected experiences—including access to a remarkable private antiquities collection—make the trip both comfortable and culturally rich for Carol Probst.
A Tiger Safari in Central India
Alan Lichtenstein tours four central Indian tiger reserves, spotting Bengal tigers, leopards, sloth bears, and rich birdlife. Staying in remote lodges, he experiences the thrill of seeing tigers in the wild and provides useful advice on preparing for and photographing this epic adventure.
A Three-week Birding Adventure in Guyana
A three-week private tour through remote Guyana yields 199 bird species for Libby Cagle. Rustic accommodations and difficult travel add adventure on this journey for avian enthusiasts and nature lovers.
Food and Wine Tour in Bologna and Emilia Romagna
A seven-day culinary tour of Emilia-Romagna includes hands-on pasta- and gelato-making, truffle hunting, historic towns, and exceptional restaurants. Sally Kevers gives a rave review of this immersive introduction to one of Italy’s great food regions.
Seychelles — enjoying a tropical island escape
After 18 months of being cooped up due to the Covid pandemic, my friend Elyse Meltzer and I were ready for a stress-free tropical getaway.
Art in Orkney
As they have for nearly everyone, the last 18 or so months have had an unpredictable impact on me.
A homestay visit in Srinagar, India
Some opportunities present themselves once in a lifetime.
Exploring Italy’s Borromean Islands
Guidebooks gush about the legendary beauty of northern Italy’s Lago Maggiore.
Enjoying the planning process — getting ready for that next travel adventure
In pandemic mode, temporarily cut off from our travels, all that we have left to satisfy our adventurous spirits are our memories… and planning for the next trip.
Off to Timbuktu – one of the highlights of a tour of Mali and Burkina Faso
For more than a hundred years, Timbuktu (Tombouctou) has been used as a metaphor for the most isolated place in the world. Unlike the fictional Shangri-la (invented by James Hilton in his novel “Lost Horizon”), however, Timbuktu is a very real place.