Al Gore and the Climate Reality Project have launched a voyage to Antarctica aboard the National Geographic Explorer to document and better understand the many impacts of climate change. Business leaders, activists, and concerned citizens from all over the world are being joined by some of the planet’s leading climate scientists and Antarctica experts to see [...]
National Geographic Expeditions’ partner for the Society’s new Holy Land: Past, Present, and Future expedition, MEJDI (Middle East Justice and Development Initiative), has taken first place in the inaugural Intercultural Innovation Awards. The prize, awarded by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and BMW Group, recognizes “brave initiatives that dare to think outside the box, rethinking [...]
The Big Easy’s historic French Quarter presents just one tough challenge to the weekend photographer: Deciding when to sleep. Good thing they’re brewing fresh coffee and popping beignets in the fryer 24-7 at Café du Monde. Photojournalist and National Geographic contributing photographer Tyrone Turner kicked off NG Expeditions’ Weekend Photography Workshop in his native New Orleans [...]
Lech Walesa, former Solidarity leader and President of Poland, and Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, meet with National Geographic Expeditions travelers on the Society’s “Exploring the Baltic’s Historic Waterways” expedition. On a recent departure, Walesa swept guest Ethel Scully off her feet—not just with his insights on history, but also with his [...]
As pioneers in exploration, National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions share a passion for adventure, discovery, and conservation. Since 2004, we have partnered to bring travelers to destinations such as the Galápagos, the Arctic and Antarctica, Alaska, Baja, Costa Rica, and more. I spoke with President and Founder Sven-Olof Lindblad about the genesis of Lindblad Expeditions and the [...]
National Geographic photographer and Italy expert Massimo Bassano journeyed to Siena last month on the Society’s Tuscany Family Adventure. While there, he and his fellow travelers witnessed the Palio—the famed twice-annual horse race in the town’s Piazza del Campo that dates back centuries. I spoke to Massimo about this mad, colorful scramble, and what it [...]
As National Geographic Society’s chairman emeritus, former president, and former National Geographic magazine editor, Gilbert Grosvenor has gotten his passport punched in more corners of the globe than most of us. He continues to visit far-flung destinations with National Geographic Expeditions. I spoke with Gil in his office at the Society’s Washington, D.C. headquarters, and [...]
For the first time in years, National Geographic Expeditions will take travelers from the U.S. to Cuba beginning this fall. Prize-winning writer and photographer Christopher Baker, author of National Geographic Traveler: Cuba and one of the world’s leading authorities on Cuban travel and culture, will accompany a number of departures as the Society’s expert. He [...]
Geneticist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Spencer Wells directs the Society’s Genographic Project, a landmark study of human migratory history based on information recorded in our DNA. Spencer will trace many of our species’ migratory pathways and meet some of the indigenous peoples who have contributed to the study during his next Journey of Man expedition in March [...]
By Ford Cochran National Geographic Traveler magazine recently included Peter Hillary—mountaineer, adventurer, and expedition leader—on its list of Ten Great Tour Guides. Peter’s father, Edmund, made the first successful climb of Mt. Everest with Tenzing Norgay, and in 1990, Peter made his own first ascent of the world’s highest peak. Peter will lead trips to Tibet [...]
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