July 17, 2012
Lonesome George: One of Galapagos Islands’ Famed Tortoises
We had a brief glimpse at the tortoise life on the Galapagos Islands while exploring the Charles Darwin Research Station on our first day in...
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November 6, 2011
The Wildlife of Rajasthan: A Safari in Ranthambore
Even though a select few of us on the Semester at Sea trip through India never did see our tiger, our safari in Ranthambore National...
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October 31, 2011
Magical Moments in India: Finding Tigers in Ranthambore
Getting from Chennai, where the Semester at Sea ship was docked, all the way up north to Ranthambore was not the easiest of trips. But if you...
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October 12, 2011
Lazy in Langebaan: By the South African Sea
When we picked Langebaan as our South African weekend destination, I didn’t honestly know what we’d do there. Strike that; my plans...
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June 13, 2011
South Dakota: An American Safari at Custer State Park
If you had told me going into this trip that South Dakota would have been one of my favorite spots in the 12 states visited, I wouldn’t...
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October 20, 2010
When Triggerfish Bite: Dive Dispatches from Borneo
Early on in my scuba days Until recently, I was most afraid of a shark taking a chunk out of my arm while splashing around haphazardly...
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October 18, 2010
Turtletopia: Diving with Sea Turtles in Borneo
The single best thing about staying on Mataking Island during our honeymoon was the presence of turtles. Turtles, turtles everywhere!...
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October 6, 2010
Diving with a GoPro: A Fish’s World Through a Fish-Eye Lens
The biggest adrenaline rush I’ve had came when riding the dive boat out to Sipadan in Borneo. Schools of hammerhead in all their species...
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August 11, 2010
Under the Celebes Sea: Diving in Borneo
When we arrived at Mataking Island, they didn’t waste a minute. After giving us the island briefing, we were whisked away to the dive...
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June 30, 2010
Parsel Tongue: Eye to Eye with a Cobra in Borneo
“No one’s scared of snakes, are they?” our Malay guide inquired before we set out in the jungle on our trek through the...
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