by Shamima A | Nov 23, 2025
The festive season doesn’t have to mean packed beaches, bumper-to-bumper traffic and fully booked restaurants. Mark Bloomfield / Unsplash Scattered across South Africa are towns and villages that keep their charm and their calm even in December. If you’re dreaming of...
by Shamima A | Nov 23, 2025
The tires had barely stopped rolling when I threw the truck into park, flung my door open, and ran a dozen steps across the small asphalt parking lot with my arm waving frantically in the air, directed at the Rock Island ferry, located in northeast Wisconsin. The...
by Shamima A | Nov 23, 2025
These days, the term “Old Florida” is used loosely to refer to Florida, B.D. (before Disney) when Northern snowbirds flew south for warmer climates and discovered unusual farmlands and river camps, and you saw creatures such as manatees that existed nowhere else....
by Shamima A | Nov 23, 2025
Shimmering from the rays of sunshine streaming through the surrounding forest, a thin veil of the oddly named Queer Creek splashed over the rim nearly eight stories above our heads, spilling into a small pool at my feet. Its gentle beauty is dwarfed by the sprawling...
by Shamima A | Nov 14, 2025
Wildlife travel has become one of Africa’s greatest calling cards, but how we experience nature matters as much as where we go. There’s a growing shift towards meaningful encounters that protect species, uplift communities, and nurture wild places. Image used for...
