National Geographic Traveler columnist Christopher Elliott recently visited northern California with his family. This is the third of six reports. Read the first and second posts. If you want to get to know your kids, take them skiing. But if you want to bond with them, go snow tubing. Skiing may be one of the [...]
A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s back stateside and sharing his tips on traveling with kids. If you ask the average New Yorker what their plans are for the holidays, my guess is most will [...]
The November/December issue of Traveler features our annual “Places Rated” survey of destination stewardship, and this year 340 expert panelists rated 99 coastal destinations around the world. Here on the blog, we’re going to highlight some of these coastal destinations and are interested in adding your feedback to the mix. What do you think?UAE: Abu [...]
Writer Lisa TE Sonne has reported for IT on synchronous fireflies in Malaysia, hunting for the northern Llghts, and catching herself while fly-fishing. Today, she tells us about make-your-own postage stamps in happy Bhutan.In Bhutan, the Himalayan “Kingdom of Happiness,” even going to the post office offers an opportunity for self-expression. At the post office [...]
Jenna Schnuer reports from this past weekend’s Maker Faire in Queens, New York. I couldn’t tell exactly what the noise was or where it was coming from: There was the ping ping ping of xylophones, a beating drum, and the shaking rattling noises of…something. Pursing the sounds across the grounds of the New York Hall [...]
