Natural Habitat Adventures

The World's Premier Nature and Wildlife Travel Company

There's a wild side of Mexico that few travelers experience. Here are four wondrous nature adventures you shouldn't miss.

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Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary classic, takes place in the summer of 1922, in an era of debauchery and decadence. These hotels evoke images of Gatsby's seductive revelries.

Gazelle Emami

Managing editor, Huffington magazine

Marilyn's sentiment perfectly carried the magic of summer to me: The feeling that you can do any crazy thing you want.

HomeAway.co.uk

The UK's number one holiday rentals site

Europe is home to some beaches that rival those found in the Caribbean. Instead of trotting across the globe to find your little slice of heaven, why not visit one of Europe's most beautiful beaches?

Amy Whitley

Staff writer, Go Green Travel Green

Traveling green isn't limited to vacationers booking eco-lodge stays, safaris, and outdoor adventure tours. Anyone going anywhere can travel with less impact on the environment.

Lindblad Expeditions

Pioneers in expedition travel

Mother whales show a great deal of curiosity around us, and a willingness to let their playful calves approach us.

Cheapflights

www.cheapflights.com

There are the showstopping, see-before-you-die cities and resorts and then there are the crowds, the expense and the feeling of seen-it, done-it and could-have-done-without-it...

Kristin Braswell

Writer and Cook

Pura vida means to live life with a deep appreciation for everything around you, despite your circumstances. It is the recognition that everything is full of life -- from a small frog, to a young kid on the street selling jewelry, and that everything is worthy of deep respect.

Pure Adventures Travel

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The best places to eat and visit while on vacation in Puglia, according to worldly and well-travelled Puglia native and former professional cyclist Antonello Losito.

Meg Pier

Proprietor, ViewfromthePier.com

Mull and Iona are two of the Inner Hebrides, islands off Scotland's western seaboard, and a microcosm of more than 1,500 years of successive waves of settlers and invaders. Sites scattered across these islands tell Scotland's story--culturally, politically and spiritually.

MiniTime

www.minitime.com

Over a million visitors will view Alaska's spectacular Inside Passage this year, and the vast majority will do so from a cruise ship. Yet very few of these folks will spend quality time exploring Alaska's wonderful coastal communities or get a glimpse of authentic local life.

Leyla Giray

Women on the Road: Empowering women to travel solo.

You can love it or hate it but Istanbul probably won't leave you indifferent. It's one of the most visited cities on earth and there are nearly as many opinions about it as there are visitors.

Thomas A. Shakely

Content Strategist & Consultant

I'm sitting here in The Queen Mary Pub in a small town deep in South Florida, on the fringes of the Everglades. It's nearly midnight and I find myself alone at the bar reading C.S. Lewis's "Perelandra."

Barbara Barton Sloane

Travel Editor, Westchester Guardian, www.barbarabartonsloane.com

For 16 consecutive years, Conde Nast Traveler has voted the City by the Bay as the one of the best cities in the U.S.

Sanjay Surana

Travel Writer

I went to my first Japanese tea ceremony today. Actually, it was my first tea ceremony, period. Big whoop, you might think, except that six months ago I would have balked at such an opportunity. Before moving to Singapore last year, I was an avowed anti-tea-ite.

Fahad Faruqui

Writer. Presenter. Educator.

After spending delightful few days in Seville, my friend, Clay, and I made our way to Cordoba.

Elyssa Pachico

Reporting from Colombia

For tourists who are visiting Ecuador and can't afford a trip to the Galapagos, the giant tortoise shell in Rodrigo Dueñas' recently opened science museum in downtown Quito is a good way to get close.