AFAR Media • 6th August 2024

Why Some People Are Paying to Be Left on a Desert Island—Alone

Gary Beeck’s island had all the basic ingredients of a tropical daydream: swaying palms, epoxy-clear water, a blond frill of sand fading to jungle. But a surge of trepidation hit when Beeck, a retiree from Perth, Australia, neared the uninhabited island off Sumatra’s volcano-pocked coast in May.

Washington Post • 20th May 2024

Traveling beyond the reach of medical care? Here’s what to do first.

A bit of advance planning can be a literal lifesaver

Washington Post • 18th February 2022

Three days along North America’s longest backcountry ski trail

The 311-mile Catamount Trail runs north-south along the length of Vermont, following the rounded spine of the Green Mountains between Massachusetts and the Canadian border.

National Geographic • 8th August 2021

The Middle East may be the next great hiking destination

The Red Sea Mountain Trail is mainland Egypt’s first long-distance trail, opening to outsiders an area that few travelers have explored in recent decades.

National Geographic Travel • 22nd February 2021

‘It really is like flying.’ Explore wild skating on nature’s ice

A taste of freedom amid an ongoing pandemic, this outdoor adventure has become a hot trend in cold regions of the United States.

Saturday Evening Post • 3rd April 2024

Hiking Hut-to-Hut Through History

New Hampshire's high-mountain huts have brought peaks within reach for generations

Washington Post • 19th August 2021

In Iceland, a geothermal soak is the ultimate cure-all

Even the tiniest towns have their own public pools in this windblown, almost-Arctic island country, haunts for everyone from school kids to retirees. Deep in the countryside, roadside signs point to natural hot springs burbling straight from the earth.

Washington Post • 4th March 2022

Travel guidebooks aren’t dead, but they’ll never be the same. Maybe that’s a good thing.

“Guidebooks are becoming more and more inspirational, in addition to just being repositories of information,” said Grace Fujimoto, acquisitions director at Avalon Travel.

Washington Post • 29th July 2021

Iceland’s new driving route explores the remote north

I like remote and wild places, and I don’t wish to see their edges buffed away. Between theatrical weather and shy foxes, the Westfjords did not disappoint.

National Geographic Travel • 11th September 2020

What is ‘friluftsliv’? How an idea of outdoor living could help us this winter

Get outside, says this Norwegian concept that promises to make the pandemic’s colder months more bearable.

The Wall Street Journal • 31st January 2024

A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming April 8. How to Plan Your Trip Before It’s Too Late.

Seasoned eclipse-chasers have been planning their spring trips for years. But with a little last-minute hustling, the rest of us can still catch the astronomical event.

The Wall Street Journal • 20th January 2024

How Can Hotels Win Over Outdoorsy Millennials? With Halfpipes and Fire Pits.

With bouldering gyms, gear rentals and a focus on community, these spots cater to adventurous travelers who are over sleeping on the ground.

The Wall Street Journal • 11th December 2023

Why Montreal—Bone-Chilling Temps and All—Is an Ideal Winter Travel Destination

IT WAS PAST MIDNIGHT and freezing out, but the skaters whirling around the Esplanade Tranquille rink last February in Montreal’s cultural district, the Quartier des Spectacles, didn’t seem to mind.

The Wall Street Journal • 29th September 2023

The Foliage Fanatics Who Travel in Search of Peak Fall Colors—and What We Can Learn From Them

ONLY WHEN Anthony Quintano felt his car start to slip off the road did he wonder: Had he finally gone too far in his annual hunt for fall foliage?

Food & Wine • 25th October 2021

Feral Apple Cider Should Be on Your Radar This Fall

Meet the wild apple hunters foraging Vermont's untended apple trees to make one-of-a-kind ciders.

American Way • 4th September 2019

Colombia is for Cyclists

We traveled to Colombia to explore the mountains and we found a country in love with bikes.

Virtuoso Life Magazine • 27th August 2020

For Heaven's Sake

Worshiping the stars on Spain's volcanic Canary Islands

Virtuoso • 2nd June 2023

The Best Sustainable Luxury Hotels in Bali

The five-star hotels are Buahan by Banyan Tree, Soori Bali, Alila Villas Uluwatu, and Potato Head Suites.

Washington Post • 17th February 2022

A Dutch adventurer chronicles two years traveling by bicycle

It was a plan of mathematical elegance: A single line uniting two vast continents, 14 countries and the longest terrestrial mountain range on Earth.

National Geographic • 14th February 2022

Andalusia’s ‘white towns’ were forged by past epidemics

Whitewashed villages teeter on hilltops throughout the countryside of Andalusia, Spain, but the pueblos blancos share more than beautiful architecture. They were built to defend communities against invaders during centuries of conflict.