Don's Blog

A Tale of Two Japans

2008-07-27T07:23:24+01:00

Top Tips for Family Trips

2008-05-26T19:57:44+01:00

Whether your dream family vacation is an organized adventure or an on-your-own odyssey, here are five ways to minimize the hassles and maximize the highlights.

Giving Back Programs Inspire and Sustain

2008-04-29T08:31:01+01:00

Travel companies are creating innovative programs to help preserve and nurture the environments, communities and cultures they cherish and explore.

Fighting Africa's True Crisis

2008-03-17T19:26:49+01:00

Dennis Pinto reflects on recent events -- and the coverage of those events -- in Kenya.

Off the Beaten Track Adventures

2008-02-22T23:16:38+01:00

Whether I’m in Paris or Papua New Guinea, I love to venture off the beaten track. Getting away from the tourist crowds opens up the chances for serendipitous adventures and illuminating encounters. But sometimes it’s too intimidating or too

Hottest Adventures 2008

2008-01-15T07:07:09+01:00

I don’t know about you, but I need an adventure this year – a trip to clear out the mind and pluck the old body-strings. The adventure travel world is vast and the options vastly varied, so I asked the experts at the Adventure Collection -- after all, these are people who craft adventures for a living -- to tell me in their own words about their hottest trips for 2008, the journeys that get their pulses racing. Fasten your seat belt and prepare for take-off. Here’s their imagination-soaring, adrenaline-tapping list:

Remembering the Explorer

2007-11-29T10:29:29+01:00

Sven-Olof Lindblad recalls a legendary expedition ship and its legacy.

Winter Wish List

2007-10-19T01:24:14+01:00

If you’re planning to take a winter vacation this year, it’s not too late to book your trip. But the sooner you do it, the better. Looking for a little inspiration? Here’s my own winter wish list.

Building Bridges in Mostar

2007-09-21T13:04:40+01:00

Most people probably associate Mostar with “bombed-out war zone” rather than “budding tourist destination.” But for Don George, a visit there presents the traveler’s -- and the town's -- privileges and possibilities in a profoundly moving new light.

Visiting a Nairobi Slum

2007-08-27T21:45:11+01:00

On the last day of his two-week safari in Kenya and Tanzania, Don George opted to take a tour of a different kind – into the heart of Mukuru, one of Nairobi’s most desperate and intractable slums. His journey there offered some unforgettable surprises.

San Francisco-London-Nairobi Diary: The Size of the World

2007-06-05T08:11:24+01:00

Calling All Adventurers!

2007-06-25T09:53:45+01:00

Do you consider yourself an adventurous traveler? Of course you do! Then you’re just the person we’re looking for. Take our first annual adventurers’ survey: Tell us how you like to travel, where you like to go, what you like to eat – your prime places and pleasures. Click here and take our quick-and-easy survey. We’ll announce the results of our first annual Adventurers' Choice Award in the fall. Thanks!

Choosing a Summer Adventure: Seven Tips

2007-04-26T08:40:50+01:00

Suddenly summer vacation is on the horizon – and while you know you want to take an organized adventure, you say you don’t know where to go or what to do? You've come to the right place! Here are seven simple tips to maximize your trip.

The Carbon Conundrum

2007-03-19T08:01:59+01:00

With so much publicity about the ill effects of travel, what's the responsible adventurer to do?

The Adventure Attitude

2007-02-16T08:25:38+01:00

See You in LA!

2007-02-03T11:07:52+01:00

Welcome to My Place!

2007-01-08T20:20:23+01:00