Person of the forest. The red ape. Our shaggy-haired, long-armed, solitary cousin that we wouldn’t likely invite to family holidays. Orangutans were the whole reason I planned a trip to Borneo…
Browsing Tag
Conservation
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“Everything lost is meant to be found.” It’s as though Lara Croft – the gamer crush better known as Tomb Raider – was telling a fortune about what Angkor Wat would…
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There’s a certain kind of sadness that creeps in when you leave a place, certain it will change should you ever make it back again. We’re used to visiting places people…
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Reading Guevara’s Motorcycle Diaries is kind of a right of passage for backpackers traveling through South America. Guevara set out on a nine-month motorcycle journey that allowed him to cover some…
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I expect my earliest memory of the Alps is a pretty common one. Some minutes after popping in the second VHS of the two-tape set, you see the von Trapp family…
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Want a less crowded or less expensive alternative to Machu Picchu? Here’s all you need to know about Choquequirao, Kuélap, and the Sacred Valley including cost of visiting, how to get…