• A Little Volcano Grit Won’t Ruin an Adventure in Kamchatka!

    It’s not unusual, when I’m off on an adventure in some far-flung corner of the world, to be eating some unfamiliar fare… But this gritty feeling inside my mouth was something else entirely. How did I get these minute lava particles between my teeth? Oh yes, it must be that huge volcano erupting some 9,000 feet above my head! I spit out the grit, and grin — I’ve just had a taste – literally – of the enormous eruption of Mt. Karymsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula in far-eastern Russia…

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  • Arctic Adventuring In the Footsteps of Fritjof Nansen

    Last August, Olaf Malver led the first-ever exploratory commercial kayaking expedition into the Skjoldungen Fjords of southeast Greenland, in pursuit of legendary Arctic explorer Fritjof Nansen’s route 125 years earlier. Here is his first-hand account! On the starboard side of my small kayak, a huge tongue of glacier pouring down …

    Group of travelers in Skjoldungen Fjords. By Olaf Malver

  • Explorers’ Corner is now Natural Habitat Expeditions!

    For several years, Explorers’ Corner has partnered with Natural Habitat Adventures, the award-winning operator of a worldwide slate of immersive nature and wildlife trips. And now we have some BIG NEWS:  Explorers’ Corner is merging with NHA to create Natural Habitat Expeditions—an exciting collection of kayaking, hiking, sailing and snorkeling …

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Ten Reasons Why Adventure Travel Is Good for You

For the past two-and-a-half years, I have been writing about adventure topics for The Adventure Corner travel blog, on everything from the merits of bumpy roads to tracking devices on narwhals. From my own thoughts on adventure to the latest scientific research, we’ve covered a lot of ground together. Looking …

It’s on the “blue highways” that you’re likely to encounter the things you didn’t plan on. ©Steve Morello

Are Paper Maps Obsolete?

Interstate rest stops are some of my favorite places when it comes to getting ideas for new adventures. Inside their doors are …

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Dirty Adventure Travel

Antibacterial soaps, alcohol wipes, and bleach in our everyday cleaning products have made us focused on eliminating all the germs that we …

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World Tour of the Arctic Tern

When you hear about the great journeys undertaken by some of nature’s smallest creatures, you can’t help but feel inspired to step …