ALASKA – You must never turn your back on a grizzly. Every time the bear looked at the ground, I edged downward on spongy tundra, never looking behind me for a foothold.
MADHYA PRADESH, India – The elephant drivers set out on their hulking mounts to track the elusive tigers, then invite you to climb onto their rickety platforms up top.
HUA HIN, Thailand – Wineries in Southeast Asia? Yes. New latitude wines are unexpected in so many ways. Just try taking an elephant ride through a Bordeaux vineyard.
ANTARCTICA – Céline S. Cousteau, granddaughter of legendary explorer Jacques, recounts the white skies, white land, white flakes, and horizontal winds on the great white continent.
THE PANTANAL, Brazil – Black Tomato co-founder Tom Marchant heads to the jungle to see how the real world compared to his swashbuckling childhood dreams. Beware the anaconda.
MICHOÁCAN, MEXICO – The branches of the pine trees are heavy and laden with orange butterflies; the air is heavily trafficked with zig-zagy saffron and black flight patterns. You can hear their collective wingbeats fill the still air.
WYOMING, USA – He will want nothing more than to ride for the next week, just like the rest of us. We head off into the big wide open. The Snowy Range mountains are in the distance, and the sky is painted a shade of blue I’ve never seen.
LAKE VICTORIA, Kenya – Lots of speeches, a warm Fanta, and several songs later, we had us a brand new school, with gleaming desks, fresh books, and a library in the works.
