Photo of the Week: Boats Bob in the Waters of Melissani Lake, Kefalonia, Greece
Melissani Lake is a pool of still water in a natural cave. Given the breathtaking beauty of the caves, they have always been an ideal site for rites associated with the divine.
Photo of the Week: Fire-Knife Dancing in Samoa
Siva Afi, or fire-knife dancing, is one of the most exhilarating aspects of Samoan festivities. Although a traditional pre-war ritual that was used to psych up Samoan warrior, it is today a demonstration of agility.
Photo of the Week: Krishna Mandir on Krishna Janmashtami, Patan, Nepal
Two 16th-century monuments of the Durbar Square of Patan on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami (the birth anniversary of Krishna), when thousands of pilgrims and devotees pay homage at a temple.
Photo of the Week: Beautiful Waters of the Bocas Islands, Panama
There is a unique vibe about the Bocas del Toro archipelago in far west Panama, the true gateway to the country for overlanders from Costa Rice. It's a bohemian calypso feel that even the hardest at heart will enjoy.
Photo of the Week: Mt Yasur Eruption, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Mt Yasur is the most accessible live volcano in the world, with eruptions every five to ten minutes. The 15-minute trek to the crater increases the prospects of a shortened life, but that’s why thousands make it.
Photo of the Week: The Church of Tisco, Arequipa, Peru
Tisco is one of the highest settlements in Peru's Colca Valley. This church, built before the 18th-century expulsion of Dominican monks Its geographical location, is distinguished by its red décor, made with ochre.
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Family Travel in a (Tricky) New Travel Climate
What are traveling families doing in today’s new travel climate of travel obstacles and overarching negativity that is making people stay home?
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I feel privileged to have marveled at Africa’s wildlife wonders. But I also secretly wish that I’d enjoyed the life-changing awe of animal encounters at an age when the wide-eyed wow factor was absolute. I aim to bring the pure rush of that discovery – of family safari in Africa – to my two little boys.
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