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Lessons From Lewis + Clark 26 Aug 2013 | 11:51 pm
For the past two months, my daughter, Saya, and son, Sho, and I have retraced a large section of the path Lewis and Clark took on their monumental journey west more than two centuries ago. After cycli...
The Best Festival in the U.K. 23 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
I have to admit, shamefacedly, that in the past I have not fully embraced the festival scene in the U.K. Swimming takes on new, wild meaning at the Wilderness Festival. (Photograph by Andre Camara) ...
How to Save Africa’s Elephants 23 Aug 2013 | 06:18 pm
In the 1980s, I did a stint as a wildlife researcher in Kenya. I witnessed a decade of unprecedented slaughter of African elephants by poachers, out to profit from rising ivory demand in Asia’s fast-g...
Vienna’s Horizontal Hotels 22 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm
A curtain is always rising in Vienna, Austria, with vacant shops now playing new roles as stand-alone hotel rooms. A trio of architects launched Urbanauts (“city explorers”), a network of street-leve...
How to: Plan the Perfect All-Girls Getaway 22 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
I’ve heard all the excuses when it comes to why people can’t — or don’t want to — plan an all-girls getaway. Almost invariably, they involve a lack of time, money, or patience. I’ve traveled a ton wi...
I Heart My City: Kansas City 21 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
Topeka native Shanley Cox made the move to KC three years ago and spends her time dishing about local cuisine on her blog, Eat it Kansas City. But this foodie knows the ins and outs of more than just ...
The Radar: Travel Lately 21 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
The Radar – the best of the travel blogosphere – is a regular feature on Intelligent Travel every Wednesday. You can play, too. Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTravel and tag your favorite travel stories...
(Royal) Day Tripping Around London 21 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
Asking Brits whether or not they’re royalists always leads to an entertaining debate. Royalists support the monarchy and its place in modern times, while the opposite camp, republicans, believe it to ...
The Quieter Side of Ibiza 20 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm
The Spanish do it. The French, the Brits, and the Italians are all doing it. But Americans? We haven’t yet joined the ranks of Ibiza lovers. Last month, I gave in to a nagging feeling that I was miss...
How to Pack for a Boat Trip 19 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm
Last year I went on an extended trip through the deserts of Jordan and learned all about packing outside my comfort zone. This summer I faced a new travel challenge: how to pack for a diving expeditio...
