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Top Underwater Photographers, Alaska Environmental Course and Bolivian Climbers

What's New? This Month in Travel - Roundup
Heaven is staying for seven nights at the Inian Islands Institute, a 5-acre homestead set among millions of acres of protected wilderness. Also, to learn from two of my favorite Alaskans-- environmental educator Zach Brown and award-winning author Kim Heacox. It's June 8-15th, capped at 12 participants, and there are very few spaces left.

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The Free Solo Trailer and Making Your Own Travel Vids 8.14.18

Climber Alex Honnold is in a league of his own. A crazy, bold, unbelievable league. I watched this trailer two days ago and still can't stop thinking about it. A historic free climb of Yosemite's El Capitan. (No ropes!) The physicality, the psychology, are too much for me to comprehend. Mark your calendars. This will be an epic film.

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Welcome to the Travel Tuesday Email, which goes out every other Tuesday and always offers interesting travel-related stories, a suggestion of social media personalities to follow and a quote to ponder.

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ADVENTURE VIDEOS YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT NOW

Can't wait until the fall for a cinematic adventure? Here are a bunch of incredible adventure films you can watch online for free that are sure to inspire your wilder side.

HOW TO CREATE A COMPELLING TRAVEL VIDEO

Now it's your turn. If you're looking to make a travel video of your own, check this out. It's a simple yet comprehensive overview of video storytelling (and a sure-fire way to get you to book a ticket to Norway).

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
"Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened." ~Ludwig Jacobowski

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Photos to Make You Smile, My Embarrassing First Day At Sea, and Zach Brown. 7.31.18

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T HE EXPLORERS' CORNER: Zach Brown

Meet Zach Brown, an environmental educator who walked and paddled for 111 days from California to the Inian Islands, Alaska, to raise money for his one-of-a-kind field school. (Spoiler alert: he did it, and so much more.)

Visit the Explorers' Corner

53 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOS TO INSPIRE HAPPINESS
Take a few minutes to scroll through this beautiful photo meditation from my friends at National Geographic. As they say, they'll "put a smile on your face." Maybe a destination in your mind as well.

Click here for the slideshow.

MR. SATURDAY NIGHT - AN UBER EMBARRASSING STORY FROM MY FIRST DAY WORKING ABOARD A SMALL CRUISE SHIP
To celebrate all that travel teaches us, here is a short scene from my upcoming memoir, in which I arrive to the ship and realize that I am afraid of the very job I was hired to do--speak in front of people.

Click here for the story.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
"Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking."
-- William Butler Yeats

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Marc Cappelletti 7/17/18 Marc Cappelletti 7/17/18

Indonesian Photographer with No Hands or Legs, Chasing Cheese, and NG Explorer Alize Carrere

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PHOTOGRAPHING INDONESIA WITH NO HANDS OR LEGS
Achmad Zulkarnain is a professional photographer telling the story of Indonesia from his own unique perspective. Watch his inspiring story here.

(And thanks to Explorers' Corner participant Kike Calvo for sharing Achmad's story.)

W HERE THEY CHASE CHEESE
A steep hill near Gloucester, England, large wheels of cheese, dozens of fired up people chasing them--what could go wrong?

Click here to watch one of the world's strangest athletic(?) events that I just nominated for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

T HE EXPLORERS' CORNER: Alizé Carrère

National Geographic Explorer Alizé Carrère is driven to study and document how communities adapt to climate change. Her work has taken her around the world. And it all started...in a treehouse.

Meet Alizé in this week's Explorers' Corner.

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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
"Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on." ~ Samuel Butler

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How to Photograph Fireworks, Nat Geo's Finest and Jill Cruse! 7.3.18

In The Explorers' Corner, I ask questions of the people in travel, photography, exploration and writing who inspire me so that you can be inspired by them as well. Up next, the super inspiring Jill Cruse, VP of Guest Experience for Olivia Travel, OWN Ambassador and photographer.

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WATCHING FIREWORKS TOMORROW? HERE'S HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH THEM
No more dots on black or blurry streaks. Capture your 4th of July in crisp detail.

Tips for shooting fireworks on a DSLR or camera with manual settings.

Tips for shooting on an iPhone.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE YEAR
I've spent countless hours (days? years?) scrolling through photos. 1. Because the world is incredible. 2. Because I want to be a better photographer. Nat Geo's Your Shot and Photographer of the Year Contest is one of the best aggregations of amazing photos anywhere.

T HE EXPLORERS' CORNER

I got into the travel industry to travel (can you believe it???). But the biggest benefit has been the people I've worked with along the way. In The Explorers' Corner, I ask questions of the people in travel, photography, exploration and writing who inspire me so that you can be inspired by them as well. Up next, the super inspiring Jill Cruse, VP of Guest Experience for Olivia Travel, OWN Ambassador and photographer.

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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain

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Introducing the Explorers' Corner, A Lunatic at Large and Google Everything! 6.19.18

T HE EXPLORERS' CORNER

I got into the travel industry to travel (can you believe it???). But the biggest benefit has been the people I've worked with along the way. In this new feature, The Explorers' Corner, I'm reaching out to the people in travel, photography, exploration and writing who inspire me so that you can be inspired by them as well. Up first, get to know National Geographic Photographer, journalist and soon-to-be children's book author, Kike Calvo.

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SO MUCH MORE THAN A SEARCH ENGINE
Hey, Google--let me see a lifetime's worth of otherworldly sights all at once. Yes, with Google Arts & Culture Street View, you have the most iconic sites (and sights) in the world at your fingertips. Cathedrals, temples, museums, world wonders and more, from the inside, out. I'm in love.

WHO I'M FOLLOWING: LUNATIC AT LARGE
With a name like @LunaticatLarge and her site, Camels & Chocolate, I was on board from the jump. Journalist and traveler Kristin Luna makes her travels fun to tag along with. For example, if this doesn't make you want to visit the Alps, I don't know what will.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
This week's quote hurts a bit. Anthony Bourdain was a HUGE influence on me. When I was on the road scouting for an expedition, I would always ask myself, "What would Bourdain do?" I'd leave my hotel, go to a restaurant or bar where locals hung out and I'd talk to people. I always felt better about being alone on the road. And I always learned something about the world. And about myself.

"It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn. Maybe that’s enlightenment enough - to know that there is no final resting place of the mind, no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom, at least for me, means realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go." ~ Anthony Bourdain

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Meet the Ocean, Learn to Pack and How Language Shapes Us - 6.5.18

HOW LANGUAGE SHAPES US
There are 196 countries in the world, but 7,000 distinct languages. And, as cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares in this fascinating TED Talk, language has a huge effect on our behavior. Learn from her research with an Aboriginal community in Australia (that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right for everything) and others whose language guides reasoning and actually shapes the way the brain functions.

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TO ROLL OR NOT TO ROLL? HOW TO PACK A SUITCASE.
Here is the complete guide to all things packing, storing, rolling, zipping and organizing from Conde Nast Traveler. I learned a few things (packing cubes, people. Packing cubes!) and hope you do too.

WHO I'M FOLLOWING:
To keep my cousins and I safe in Jersey Shore waters (and maybe to remind us of our place in the world), my grandmother shares her favorite line: "That ocean's bigger than you!" It's also amazing, which is why I love getting updates from Meet the Ocean, an educational non-profit that shares the wonder of the ocean through engaging storytelling, interviews and science in podcasts and social media.

You'll learn from ocean explorers, National Geographic photographers, naturalists, MTO Executive Director Paul North and an 11-year-old phenom correspondent, Charlotte Fisher. It's well worth meeting this organization.

Instagram @meettheocean

Find the podcast on Apple, Sticher or Google Play.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." - Henry David Thoreau

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Travel Tuesday Email 5.22.18

AROUND THE WORLD IN 10 BOOKS
Have you traveled under the tuscan sun? Ate, prayed and loved?
Taken a walk in the woods? Then you know the power that a good book has in inspiring action. Writer, TED talker and Royal Literary Fund fellow Anne Morgan took a year to read a book from every country in the world. (Yup. Every one.) Here are her top 10 reads from that amazing project.

And Click here to check out the full reading list and more from Anne.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN 10 BOOKS
Have you traveled under the tuscan sun? Ate, prayed and loved?
Taken a walk in the woods? Then you know the power that a good book has in inspiring action. Writer, TED talker and Royal Literary Fund fellow Anne Morgan took a year to read a book from every country in the world. (Yup. Every one.) Here are her top 10 reads from that amazing project.

And Click here to check out the full reading list and more from Anne.

WHEN NATURE WRITER'S SHARE THEIR FAVORITE UK WALKS...AND PUBS
Still wearing your Royal Wedding fascinator around town? If Harry and Meghan sparked a UK interest in you, check out this list of great walks as written by nature writers. The writing in these pieces is so much more evocative than your typical "go here!" blurb. A pleasure to read.

If they do inspire a UK trip, stop by St. George's Chapel while you're there!

Click here to walk with nature writers.

WHO I'M FOLLOWING:
Take a look. Take a really close look at the animals that inhabit this earth. They are mind-bogglingly amazing. Joel Sartore is on a mission to capture as many as possible with his 25-year project, the Photo Ark, getting closer than just about anyone. While I love nature and wildlife photographers who capture animals in their natural habitat, Joel's portraits are next level in making the viewer really see the beauty and uniqueness of each animal. I can't help but stare and I hope you do too.

Follow Joel at @j oelsartore and learn more about the National Geographic Photo Ark.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
"Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me." ~ Arianna Huffington

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Travel Tuesday Email 5.8.18

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES IN TRAVEL
I came across Zach Anner's videos years ago and they still inspire me today. Zach is a comedian, actor and writer with cerebral palsy who wanted to start a travel show for reasons you'll see in this video. It's adventure, it's friendship at its best, and it's a guy who's spirit is so infectious he now has a show on Oprah Winfrey's Own Network.

Click Here for the adventure of Zach's friends bringing him to the Cascades in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES IN TRAVEL
I came across Zach Anner's videos years ago and they still inspire me today. Zach is a comedian, actor and writer with cerebral palsy who wanted to start a travel show for reasons you'll see in this video. It's adventure, it's friendship at its best, and it's a guy who's spirit is so infectious he now has a show on Oprah Winfrey's Own Network.

Click Here for the adventure of Zach's friends bringing him to the Cascades in Blacksburg, Virginia.

A LESSON FROM THE WORST DRUMMER IN BELIZE
If you have the opportunity to listen to a Garifuna band from Belize, or see one live like I did while working aboard a small cruise ship, you'll be carried away by their infectious drum beats and African-inspired melodies. This is not about them though. This is the story of a cruise passenger, curiosity, and embracing life, no matter what people might say about you.

Click here to learn from the worst drummer in Belize.

WHO I'M FOLLOWING:
Besides having one of my favorite first names, Macduff Everton is also one of my favorite photographers. I had the privilege of traveling with him in British Columbia and was able to see why his Insta profile "visual anthropologist" is such an apt title. He picked quiet moments to engage people, asked questions and listened intently before evening thinking about raising his camera. When he did, brilliant. He can capture more than most people see.

Follow Macduff at @macduffeverton and look for his book, The Modern Maya on Amazon.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
"If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary." - Jim Rohn

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Travel Tuesday Email 4.24.18

CULTIVATING WONDER:
In recent weeks, I've become a big fan ofThrive Global, Arianna Huffington's new venture that promotes a healthy lifestyle and worldview. Simply scrolling the stories will help you breathe easier. But this piece, "How Cultivating a Sense of Wonder Can Help You Become a Better Leader," hits at so much that I've found to be true in my own path with travel that I had to share it.

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CULTIVATING WONDER:
In recent weeks, I've become a big fan of Thrive Global, Arianna Huffington's new venture that promotes a healthy lifestyle and worldview. Simply scrolling the stories will help you breathe easier. But this piece, "How Cultivating a Sense of Wonder Can Help You Become a Better Leader," hits at so much that I've found to be true in my own path with travel that I had to share it.

Click here to become a better leader.

WHAT I'M READING:
I am no fan of pigeons. But pigeons with tiny cameras on their bellies? Love. This is a interesting and strange look at essentially the first drone photographers. And if you ever doubt there is a solution to a certain problem, remember that someone thought of this.

Click here for pigeons with tiny awesome cameras.

WHO I'M FOLLOWING:
59 National Parks. 52 weeks. In 2016, National Geographic Photographer Jonathan Irish and his partner, Stefanie Payne, celebrated the 100th Anniversary of North America's National Parks by visiting all of them (in an Air Stream!). Jonathan is one of my favorite photographers and the couple's book documenting their amazing journey (and our amazing National Parks!) is due out soon. It's going to be spectacular.
Follow @jonathan_irish and pre-order the book .

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

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Travel Tuesday Email 4.10.18

WOMAN WHO RETURNS:
Growing up, Heather Hatch always felt like something was missing. When she was 16, she learned of her roots in the Haida Nation and the remote archipelago of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. This beautiful video follows Heather and her grandmother as they reconnect with their ancestry and teach what it means to belong.
Click here to view Heather's Video.

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WHAT I'M READING:
"We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves." I like to read this classic essay from travel writer Pico Iyer every year. Whether you're considering a country-spanning adventure or a quick getaway, Pico's introspection is universal.
Click here to read "Why We Travel."

WHO I'M FOLLOWING:
"Lakes, mountains, dogs, repeat." So reads Rachel von Hahn's instagram profile. I'd also add, "dramatic, inspiring, awesome." All of her photos are fantastic and the ones with her dog are especially fun.

Stian Klo - This Norwegian landscape photographer is like a one man tourism board for Lofoten, Norway. He captures the archipelago's natural beauty with an almost otherworldly perspective.

Follow @stianklo and @rachelvonhahn and let the wanderlust begin.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be crazy, by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

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Inaugural Travel Tuesday Email 3.27.18

The inaugural travel tuesday email. March 27, 2018

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Hi All!
Welcome to the Travel Tuesday Email, which goes out every other Tuesday and always offers interesting travel-related stories, a suggestion of social media personalities to follow and a quote to ponder.

AWESOMENESS ABROAD:
I am really taken with this story of Invisible Edinburgh, a social enterprise that trains homeless citizens to work as tour guides. This 5-minute video features two guides who have been at the bottom and are now living full lives, supporting themselves and enlightening tourists on a deeper level. If you find yourself in Edinburgh, take the tour!

Click here to meet the once-homeless tour guides (video).

LEARN FROM THE BEST:
Since Kitchen Confidential and No Reservations came on the scene, I've been listening to whatever Anthony Bourdain has to say. CLICK HERE for a great new interview and piece on Anthony from Money. Look for the term "nerd fury" and the brilliant travel advice tactic it stems from. (And set your DVRs. The 11th season of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown starts April 29th on CNN.)

WHO I'M FOLLOWING:
There are 40 million photos uploaded to Instagram every day. National Geographic photographer Aaron Huey posts some of my favorites. What I really love is that his son, Hawkeye Huey is an 8 year-old photographer with his own account (maintained by dad). By following them you get both Hueys' perspectives on the world. There's always something interesting, with that little something extra. Check them out at @argonautphoto and @hawkeyehuey.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
“If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and adore.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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