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Dec 23, 2024 • 14 min read

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Uganda is a land of breathtaking biodiversity, home to some of the most extraordinary primate experiences in the world. While mountain gorillas in Bwindi often steal the spotlight, chimpanzee trekking offers its own set of thrills. Below, I’ll walk you through the nuances of chimpanzee trekking in Uganda, how it compares to gorilla trekking, and how to make the most of your journey. 

With just hours to go before a potential government shutdown in the midst of what is expected to be the busiest travel season on record, the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned travelers longer wait times at airports could be ahead.

Dec 19, 2024 • 10 min read

The National Park Service will close one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park next month as part of a more than year-long improvement effort.

Dec 19, 2024 • 11 min read

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There's no sugarcoating it: A trip to Disney World can be stressful. It doesn't matter if you are a solo traveler or a family of six, there's a lot to figure out.

Conrad Cabo might be what you called your spring break buddies back in the day, but soon it'll be where you rally your friends for a luxe vacation in Mexico.

Dec 17, 2024 • 12 min read

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Imagine walking down Main Street, USA, at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom only to realize that the cute shoes you’re wearing are starting to give you blisters before you’ve even gotten on the first ride of the day. Finding the right shoes to wear for a full day of walking around the Disney Parks is crucial—blisters and foot pain can quickly cut your day short. With an abundance of different shoe types, brands, and price points to choose from, it can be hard to know what shoes are the best to wear to Disney World, or any theme park, for that matter.

The moment the bush plane touched the runway at the Sasakwa Airstrip in Tanzania, I knew the safari experience at Singita Sabora Tented Camp would be different.

It’s no secret that Yellowstone National Park can be jampacked in the summer, when up to one million people jockey for space each July. But February typically draws fewer than 50,000 visitors. That makes winter the best time to beat the crowds, as well as to experience a captivating and seldom-seen world revealed only when the park is covered in snow.

Maybe it's just me, but planning my family's theme park vacations brings me almost as much joy as the vacation itself. I don't go overboard planning out a structured itinerary for every minute of our trip, but choosing which parks we will visit each day and where we will stay adds to the excitement of our theme park visits.

Beneath my fingers, I could feel the female lion’s tracks imprinted in the soil of the South African bush. Louis, our tracker, led my hand to the dirt, carefully tracing my fingers over the paw pads that would eventually guide us towards the Sabie River at the southern boundary of the Sabi Sabi game reserve. My long white cane made tracks alongside the predator’s in the dry October earth. It hadn't rained for days.

Dec 16, 2024 • 10 min read