When I was four years old, I got a coconut as a gift from my father. It was so different from the fruits I had known. In communist Poland, where I grew up, it was impossible to buy any tropical fruit. There...

You and your partner aren't looking for a typical honeymoon getaway, complete with white beaches, tranquil couples massages and lazy days. No, no, no. You two are looking for something that'll satiate your...

Located in Eurasia’s South Caucasus region, and nestled between Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iran (along with a couple others) lays Armenia. Home to some of the world’s oldest monuments, breathtaking...

“Wherever yer goin’, I’ll take yeh there.” The grizzled man leans over two empty seats in his battered white Chevy truck so that we can hear him over the roar of the Oregon highway. It’s Memorial Day...

Do you hear the call of the wild, but find that camping cramps your style?  Even the most rough and ready campers among us, those who are quick to grab their gear and go on the next nature adventure as soon...

As the summer begins to wind down, some of us still can’t get enough of the heat. Central America might be toasty but it also presents some of the best places to cool and swim in the world. Toss in its...

Remember your first ride on a roller coaster? Were you a young daredevil who begged and pleaded with your folks to let you go or were you dragged against your will kicking and screaming by your friends?...

Waves crash violently against your boat, and the sails up ahead are almost torn to shreds by the howling winds. All you can taste are the salt water and blood on your lips, while the smell of gunpowder burns...

Just when we thought that they couldn't get any cooler, our favorite traveling couple does it again -- this time in the Adirondacks. Not only are they mountain skiers, city trekkers, safari voyagers and...

Mongolia is one of the few countries where nomadic culture still thrives today. As I drove through the country, I saw nothing but grasslands with free roaming herds of animals accompanied by a nomad or two....

Happy August, folks! This is the final month of wet, hot, American summer before the cooler breezes of fall kick in, and we’re going to make it count, am I right? If you haven’t taken your summer...

Though the idea of being called a pilgrim brings images of kindergarten Thanksgiving plays to mind, the ancient practice of a sacred trek to holy sites is still a robust practice in our modern world. With...

Tired of the same old lists with the same old tropical snorkeling spots? Yeah. We are too. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of unique diving spots — from exploring the continental divide off of the...

Though in modern times the idea of invading, conquering and claiming an already inhabited land as your own seems archaic and barbaric (and wrong!), it is worthy to note that this is how much of the world as...