Travel Blog

“There is nothing like staring down the caldera of an active volcano,” said Ashish Sanghrajka during a recent journey to Nicaragua where he encountered Masaya Volcano at night. The volcano has a long history of activity and became active again just six months ago. Ashish noted that a team of National […]

The Navigator Series® Edition III is a reference book of the possible. And with it, we present our Distinctive Navigator Analyzer, DNA. You will learn more about this creative and innovative planning tool as you review this book and discover your and your clients’ Travel DNA, which helps set the groundwork to let each of […]

I have brown skin. I am from Africa. Am I a jihadist? I have a 9-year-old son, and he has brown skin. Does he mean you harm? I have a mother from Sudan. Is she an Islamic radical? Of course not. But I ask in earnest as we continue to […]

Tucked away on an old corn plantation in one of the most remote farms of the Urubamba (Sacred) Valley, explora is debuting its new Valle Sagrado. At 9,514 feet/2,900 meters, it is sheltered and surrounded by mighty mountains that were once home to the mighty Inca Empire. The hotel is drenched […]

It seems that some people strategize down to the very last detail while others are seat-of-your-pants folks. One study asked how far in advance do people plan, and the results suggest that when making decisions in a dynamic “risky” context, just over half of the subjects plan fully, while the […]

Although distinctly different, America and Canada share much in spirit, diversity, and ideas as well as a 5,525-mile border. We also share the freedom to walk our individual paths. On July 1st, Canada marks 149 years as an independent country, and just a few days later, on July 4th, the United […]

The first photograph ever taken is said to be “View from the Window at Le Gras” [Circa, 1826]. It was specifically, “the world’s first permanent photograph from nature,” and was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827. The image depicts the view from an upstairs window at Niépce’s […]

Stroll through the charming old town of Hoi An, Vietnam any evening and you notice them glowing outside restaurants, shops and hotels along the street – the city’s famous silk lanterns. They light up the entire town, especially the night market. There are lantern festivals such as the Full Moon Festival, on […]

The world, it seems, happens in threes… Trinity, triad, triangle, trimester, trident, tripod… Three is a symbol of universal significance, and is found throughout history and all over the world. The Greeks had the three Fates, three Graces, three Gorgons and the three Furies. In Norse mythology, the three Norns […]

Madaraka is Swahili for ‘freedom’. June 1st commemorated the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963, preceding full independence from the United Kingdom in December 12, 1963. One year later, on December 12, 1964, Kenya became a republic, under the leadership of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s first prime minister and […]