Disclaimer: I helped found this initiative and I'm hardly neutral on it. I'll do my best to stick to the facts here but first, I'll say this: It's been awesome.
Passports with Purpose, the travelbloggers fundraiser, turns four this year. Founded in 2009 by four Seattle ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Travelbloggers Fundraiser Passports with Purpose Enters Year Four
Disclaimer: I helped found this initiative and I'm hardly neutral on it. I'll do my best to stick to the facts here but first, I'll say this: It's been awesome.
Passports with Purpose, the travelbloggers fundraiser, turns four this year. Founded in 2009 by four Seattle ...Carnivore safari allows travelers to see Wild Dog of Africa
Dog lovers now have something to be excited about. Robin Pope Safaris has recently announced a brand new safari for travel beginning on March 24, 2012, called "Carnivore Week". This meaty tour will take place in the South Luangwa Valley of Zambia and will allow travelers to ...Traveler Q & A: Pavia Rosati
Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and ...Enter the Put Foot Rally for an African road trip adventure
Adventurous travelers looking for a unique road trip this summer may want to checkout the Put Foot Rally, which is scheduled to get underway in June. The event begins in South Africa and promises to send teams on a 7000km (4350 mile) long odyssey through the wilds of Africa. ...American explorer to cross Africa on foot
Anthropologist, explorer, and member of the Royal Geographical Society Julian Monroe Fisher is preparing for an epic expedition that will see him cross Africa completely on foot. The journey, which is set to begin this spring, will cover more than 4000 miles, crossing the ...Gadling t-shirts go on adventure travel around the world
One of the best things about blogging for Gadling is seeing where my coworkers are off to next. Like me, they're sure to pack that essential item for every adventure traveler's kit: the Gadling t-shirt.
We've collected photos of Gadlingers flying their colors in some of ...Gadling's favorite destinations for 2011
We travel a lot, to destinations both well-known and unfamiliar. In our defense, it is our job to travel like mad, to explore the world and then write about our discoveries.
Though most travel writers find something or other of interest in most places we visit, there ...Victoria Falls - chase the rainbow through Mosi Oa Tunya
Victoria Falls is the English name for the Mosi Oa Tunya, the infamous, bountiful waterfalls in Mosi Oa Tunya National Park, Zambia. "Mosi Oa Tunya" means "The Smoke that Thunders," but David Livingstone, the Scottish ...African safari game drives - five things you must know
On my recent African safari in Zambia, I went on game drives every day, sometimes twice. I was hosted by guides from Abercrombie & Kent and Sanctuary Retreats, so I was well taken care of, but there was definitely a learning curve and I didn't have the best practices ...Rent an African villa for an exclusive safari experience
Renting a private villa, isn't a new concept for travelers. In fact, many have been doing it for years in a variety of countries throughout Europe. But now, Kensington Tours is bringing the same concept to southern Africa, delivering a unique take on the experience by ...Flying over the mighty Zambezi River - video
One of the highlights of my recent safari trip to Africa was taking a low flight over the mighty Zambezi River. We did this on Proflight Zambia, a local airline offering both scheduled and chartered flights on very tiny planes.
Often, my two companions and I were the ...Bartering in Africa - bring socks, and other tips
I'm pretty good at bargaining.
From a young age, my mother schooled me in the art of pretending I didn't really want something, walking away, and knowing when to give in and pay up. I even developed my own trick:
1. Pick your item and lowball it, haggling it down. ...Ethiopia tops list of African nations improving quality of life
Ethiopia suffers from a bad image thanks to the war and famine of the 1980s. As my series on travel in Ethiopia showed, however, this is a land of friendly people, beautiful nature, and fascinating historic sites. Infrastructure is slowly improving and the Ethiopians are ...Safari vehicles - stuck in the river with you
Safari vehicles are versatile, and can handle terrain you wouldn't guess by looking at them. When I was in Zambia on my recent African safari, we drove through rivers on multiple occasions. Rivers. Oddly enough, it was when we attempted a dry river that we ran into trouble. ...Visiting Nakatindi - The challenges of a village in Zambia
Nakatindi is a small village in Zambia which was founded by a white landowner. He wanted locals to raise cattle on his property, and so the village was created for them. Unfortunately, over time, the land became unsuitable for the cattle, who eventually had to be sent to ...Name That Poop! Test your animal tracking skills
So, you think you're a decent animal tracker? Well, then you must know a lot about a certain off-color subject: poop.
Sorry to get scatological, and I hope you're not eating, but let's put your excrement identification skills to the test with a little Friday diversion: ...The inside of a sausage fruit
If you've ever been to Africa, you've probably seen the sausage trees (Kigelia pinnata). These trees, which you can see in the video below, bear dozens of large, fleshy "sausage fruits." As you can see at right, the sausage fruits are actually pretty large. They're a ...Ten wild cab rides that you'll never forget
Everyone has their own way of immersing in a culture. Some jump in knees-deep into the food scene, massacring the local food blogs and munching their ways through every gastic adventure that they can find. Others enjoy the philosophical and soft-edged days of lounging in ...Controversy over Condé Nast Traveler's World Savers Awards
The popular magazine Condé Nast Traveler hosts the annual World Savers Awards to recognize the efforts of hotels, airlines, tour and cruise companies that give something back through their environmental or social programs. But one recipient of the 2010 award is ...Trade Mocked
You were a cheerleader, you dated a cheerleader, or you hated the cheerleaders. As I recall, that's how high school worked.
Thanks to travel PR, that same primeval paradigm lives on long after graduation. That miniskirts-shouting-slogans thing still works, whether you're ...
