Jan 17th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
One of the greatest things about the United States is its environmental diversity. From towering forests of pine to sun-hammered deserts, from snowy peaks to steaming swamps, this nation has it all.
Some of the most compelling places are also the harshest. Take this view of the sand dunes of Death Valley, taken by talented photographer John Bruckman. This is the worst part of the Mojave ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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America's baddest badlands
Jan 17th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
One of the greatest things about the United States is its environmental diversity. From towering forests of pine to sun-hammered deserts, from snowy peaks to steaming swamps, this nation has it all.
Some of the most compelling places are also the harshest. Take this view of the sand dunes of Death Valley, taken by talented photographer John Bruckman. This is the worst part of the Mojave ...Video: Burning Man 2011
Sep 13th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Burning Man 2011 has come to an end. Friends of mine who attend every (single) year are home from the journey, spiritually awakened, refreshed, and tan. That seems to be how most Burning Man folk return back to their respective homes once the festivities are over with. Burning Man is a week-long event held every year in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. It's called 'Burning Man' because a giant effigy ...
An Island of luxury in a sea of desert: Al Maha Desert Resort in Dubai
Jul 13th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Every city needs a quick getaway spot, even global centers for tourism. Parisians head for the lakes and beaches of southern France, Hong Kongers ferry to Macau for quick gambling fixes, Bostonians head for the cape to be seen and sun, and the people of Dubai escape the city for...the desert? Yes, the desert.
Indeed, the desert seems an unlikely place in which to unwind and be pampered, ...The Atacama Desert's Valle de la Luna
Jun 7th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Yesterday we introduced you to the Atacama Desert, a dry, yet strikingly beautiful destination, located in Chile's northern region along that country's borders with Bolivia and Argentina. Protected on its east and west sides by towering mountain ranges, the Atacama seldom sees rainfall of any kind and as a result, it is amongst the driest places on the planet. Those dry conditions, combined with ...The Atacama Desert: Chile's Other Adventure Destination
Jun 6th, 2011 at 8:00AM:
When adventure travelers reveal a list of their top destinations, Chile is often amongst the favorites. The South American country is well known for its majestic landscapes, remote, wild places, and adrenaline inducing activities. In the south, Patagonia is widely considered one of the best backpacking and climbing destinations on the planet and Punta Arenas, the southernmost city in the ...VIDEO: Astronaut's view of the world
May 31st, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Need a few moments of Zen? This video from NASA's Johnson Space Center has seven of them, traveling over the Earth from the coast of Namibia to the Amazon Basin to capture an astronaut's view of the world. The incredible images are narrated by Dr. Justin Wilkinson, a soothing astronaut who points out the many rivers, mountains, deserts, and other features shown on NASA's camera from far above. ...
Video: Arcade Fire at Coachella
Apr 18th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
Music festivals are one of the best ways to spend your sweet summer time. Although we're still a ways off from the official launch of summer, many music fans consider Coachella the beginning of summer... or, at least, the beginning of summer festivals. As the season of love via live music swings fuller into gear, I'll help you navigate as many music festivals as I can. But for now, lets talk ...
Photo of the day - Sunset in Manhattan
Mar 31st, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Sunsets are a common staple of the travel photo album. We tend to associate them with palm-tree-lined beaches, desert landscapes, and misty mountains. Yet this photo by Flickr user jameskadamson has nary a cactus or foothill in sight. Taken in New York City, it's a beautiful perspective on the building's architecture and the photographer's favorite time of day. Want more sunsets? Check out ...A travel guide to the 2011 Oscar movies
Feb 2nd, 2011 at 4:00PM: The 83rd annual Academy Awards are coming up in a few weeks and the Oscars race is on. This year's nominations contained few surprises, with many nods for Brit period piece The King's Speech, Facebook biopic The Social Network, and headtrip Inception. While 2010's ultimate travel blockbuster Eat, Pray, Love failed to made the cut, there's still plenty to inspire wanderlust among the Best Picture ...Endurance athlete to run across Chile's Atacama Desert
Jan 22nd, 2011 at 8:00AM: Canadian endurance athlete and adventurer Ray Zahab is in Chile this week where he has just launched an epic long distance run across the Atacama Desert, a place that is renowned as the driest environment on the planet. Zahab is making the attempt as a challenge to his own abilities, but also as part of an educational outreach program with the hopes of delivering an ongoing message to students ...Ten Great Adventure Travel Destinations For 2011
Jan 5th, 2011 at 8:00AM: With another holiday season behind us at last, it is time to start looking to the year ahead and firming up our travel plans. If you haven't already made your preparations for 2011, and you're looking for something a bit more adventurous this year, then perhaps we can suggest a few destinations that might meet your needs.
Last year, when we shared our list of top adventure travel destinations ...Photo of the Day (9.28.10)
Sep 28th, 2010 at 5:30PM:
Does a 2,979km, 48 hour train ride across the Australian continent sound like your cup of tea? Then say hello the 'The Ghan' - Australia's legendary passenger train that connects Darwin and the Northern Territory with Adelaide in South Australia. Completed in 1878, the service was nicknamed 'the Afghan Express' as a homage to the many Afghan cameleers that supplied the construction of the ...Photo of the Day (9.7.10)
Sep 7th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
If you're back to the grind and Labor Day is feeling too far away already, then take a moment to check out this beautiful photo series by Italian photographer, il lele.
The set spans a road trip from Chicago to Vegas on two-lane highways, capturing some classic American portraits & scenery with a distinct vintage tone. It's always great to see photos of America from a non-American ...Photo of the Day (7.15.10)
Jul 15th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
At first glance, this image could be a skyline of a mysterious desert oasis, but it's actually a Cirque du Soleil circus tent in New York City taken by Flickr user Gus_NYC. As a child, I used to clamor to be taken to the circus, finding the acrobats, dancing animals, and even clowns fascinating and a little magical. At some point, the circus became boring and then a little weird, though I ...Into the Grand Canyon with MSNBC's David Horsey
Apr 13th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Writer, cartoonist and good-guy-all around David Horsey's most recent installment from his Escape into America series is up at MSNBC. This week, Horsey visits the Grand Canyon, not as a tourist telling stories about his vapid, two dimensional travels but rather as a visitor profiling the characters and the landscapes around one of the nation's proudest national parks. The resulting slide show and ...
Photo of the Day (02.06.10)
Feb 6th, 2010 at 5:30PM:
Don't you hate it when you're in a remote place and then you stumble across someone else? Suddenly your epic adventure is significantly less epically adventurous. This cow decided to take a stroll though Utah's Monument Valley at the same time as Flickr user skinnymalinky1. And worse yet, it walked right through the photographer's shot. How rude!
Have a picture from your travels that hasn't ...Exploring the Atacama Desert
Dec 28th, 2009 at 3:30PM: The Atacama Desert is a land of extremes. Located along Chile's Pacific Coast, the 600 mile stretch of land is one of the driest places on the planet. It is so dry in fact, that much of the region has not seen rain of any kind in hundreds of years of recorded history. And the places that do see rain, average just 1 millimeter of precipitation per year. This remote, seldom visited region, is found ...Photo of the Day (11.14.09)
Nov 14th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Nothing makes a more beautiful photo than rolling sand dunes at sunset. Having recently experienced the tranquil oasis of Huacachina in Peru, I now fully appreciate the dry, natural beauty of the world's deserts.
This particular photo was taken in Tunisia but expert photographer kellinasf. The warm colors and grooved textures of the sand contrast so well with the cool blue sky. The grooved ...Morocco by motorcycle
Oct 12th, 2009 at 11:30AM:
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The guys over at Urban Daddy have been on a roll lately, unearthing some pretty cool packaged tours. First there was Urbane Nomads' dive trip to the Great Wall of China. Now they've found an organized luxury tour of Morocco, by motorcycle.
Hispania Tours offers a 15-day tour through ...Have you seen. . .The Thing?
Aug 3rd, 2009 at 11:30AM: As you drive through the desert along I-10 you see them--garish signs beckoning you to explore the mystery of "The Thing?" The signs are everywhere, 247 of them stretching from Arizona to Texas. The journey is long and boring, punctuated only by bad country music and Born-Again preachers on the radio. Finally you make it to Exit 322 at Dragoon, Arizona, and see the cheap yellow, red, and blue ...
