Tag archives for Andrew Evans
The Radar: Travel Lately
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 13, 2013 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories with #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog each Wednesday for our Travel Lately roundup.
Oh, the Places Nat Geo Goes
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 11, 2013 
When you work at National Geographic, one of the first questions people ask is if you get to travel. The answer is often “yes.” That’s why we asked folks on our travel team to share their favorite passport stamps and stories with our Intelligent Travel readers. Check out where we’ve been and what it’s taught us along the way, then share your own!
The Radar: Travel Lately
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 20, 2013 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog on Wednesdays for our Travel Lately roundup.
Issue Insider: On Newsstands Now
Posted by Intelligent Travel on January 24, 2013 
National Geographic Traveler’s February/March issue is on newsstands now. Find out what’s inside…
The Radar: Travel Lately
Posted by Intelligent Travel on January 16, 2013 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog on Wednesdays for our Travel Lately round up.
The Radar: Travel Lately
Posted by Intelligent Travel on December 19, 2012 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog on Wednesdays for our Travel Lately round up.
Where’s Andrew?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 20, 2012 
Where’s our Digital Nomad off to this time? The answer’s inside…
Andrew’s 10 Durban Must-Dos
Posted by Andrew Evans on November 8, 2012 
Africa never leaves you. Once you’ve smelled the air, laid footprints in the red dirt, and caught a flaming hot pink sunrise you just want to go back and do it all over again.
Though my job affords me some terrific travel opportunities, Durban — a city smiling and alive with people, color, and bright lights — occupies a special place in my memory. Even though I could rave about it all day, these stood out as must-dos if you’re thinking about planning your own South African adventure.
What Are Your Rules for Packing?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on October 23, 2012 
What are YOUR tried-and-true rules for packing when you travel? Send your stories and photos to Travel_talk@ngs.org or leave a comment and your response just might make it into an upcoming issue of Traveler magazine.
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It’s not every day you get an offer like this: We want you to travel around the world.
Well, halfway around it, give or take.
It may be the end of one calendar era, but the people are still hungry. Tabasco has served as a crossroads for cultures and cuisine ever since the Olmec civilization advanced astronomy, calendar keeping, and other scientific activities that paved the way for the Maya reign. (Photograph by Monica Muller, Flickr)
Food Fridays: How to Eat Chocolate
Posted by Intelligent Travel on July 13, 2012 
There might not be a right way to eat chocolate, but there may be a better way.
National Geographic’s Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, recently met up with Swiss chocolate sage Michel Baud of Philippe Pascoët, who shared with him these five tips on how to maximize the chocolate experience.
Now we’re sharing them with you.
#FriFotos: Space Oddity
Posted by Intelligent Travel on July 6, 2012 
This week’s #FriFotos theme is STARS, and with Wednesday’s announcement from the world’s largest atom smasher still making front-page news, we thought we’d pay homage to this exciting milestone. Our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, recently visited the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Check out what he had to say about the experience.
Did A Childhood Trip Change Your Life?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 30, 2012 
If you’re like us here at Traveler, there was a moment — a single moment — in your childhood when you realized how big the world was and how little you knew about it. And from that day forward, you just knew you had to see more. That moment probably happened on a trip. And…
#nomadlife: Twit Chat with “the Andrews” on Friday
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 29, 2012 
What’s life like when you’re a nomad? Here’s your chance to get inside the minds of two of National Geographic’s favorite wayfarers, our resident Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, and Andrew Skurka, an Adventurer of the Year alumnus. Join us for a live Twitter chat with “the Andrews” this Friday, March 2nd (don’t forget — it’s…
Where’s Andrew? Exploring the Mexico of the Maya
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 17, 2012 
Our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, is on a journey to explore the most significant sites of the ancient Maya in Mexico — and finding (mis)adventures along the way. Read about how Andrew broke into a museum in Camalcalco, cracked the code of the “Maya doomsday prophecy” (it’s shorter than you’d think), and visited the place…
Nat Geo Live Recap: Digital Nomad
Posted by Intelligent Travel on December 8, 2011 
Last night here at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans spoke to a live audience (in-person and on Twitter) about his epic bus journey to Antarctica and how we all can be digital nomads. If you weren’t able to attend last night’s talk, read the recap below and be sure…
Tomorrow: Digital Nomad LIVE in Washington, DC
Posted by Intelligent Travel on December 6, 2011 
This week, Andrew Evans (@WheresAndrew) live-tweeted from a moving dogsled–not such an out-of-the-ordinary commute for our Digital Nomad, who last year traveled by bus 10,000 miles from National Geographic Society headquarters all the way to the tip of South America to board a boat for Antarctica. Those 10,000 miles (and 10,000 Twitter followers) later, he’s…
Where’s Andrew?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 30, 2011 
Follow our Digital Nomad’s latest adventure Our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, is on the move again. After exploring sunny Louisiana and spending a few days at home to do his laundry and set up his Christmas tree, he hopped on a plane to his next mystery destination. His followers soon found him–he landed in western Canada for…
#AskAndrew: Our Digital Nomad Answers Your Questions
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 23, 2011 
Yesterday we sat down with our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans for a live Twitter Q&A. Using the hash tag #AskAndrew, his followers and fans peppered him with questions about everything from favorite apps and frequent flier miles to first trips and dream destinations. If you missed yesterday’s chat, catch up by reading the interview
#AskAndrew: How can I be a Digital Nomad?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 21, 2011 
It has been a busy year for our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, filled with incredible adventures like mustering brumbies in Australia, diving the Great Barrier Reef, documenting a tragic oil spill affecting endangered penguins on Tristan Da Cunha, crossing the Equator by kayak, dropping in to Munich for Oktoberfest, flying in an authentic WWII bomber, speaking at…
@WheresAndrew’s Top Louisiana Eats
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 11, 2011 
Our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans just got back from Louisiana where he spent four weeks fishing, chasing alligators, exploring spooky cemeteries, hanging out with vampires, and of course, eating amazing food. He made us insanely jealous throughout this trip, tweeting photos of tasty crawfish, sugary beignets, and the world’s best jambalaya. Want to relive Andrew’s…
Where’s Andrew? Discovering New Orleans
Posted by Intelligent Travel on October 28, 2011 
Our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, is in New Orleans learning about voodoo, making beignets at Café du Monde, and listening to local musicians. Catch up with his travels by browsing 10 of his most popular Twitter photos in the gallery above. Don’t miss another minute! Discover New Orleans with Andrew in real time by following…
Where’s Andrew? Chasing Alligators in Louisiana
Posted by Intelligent Travel on October 21, 2011 
What’s more fun than seeing a baby alligator? Getting to hold one! At least, that’s what our Digital Nomad Andrew Evans thought when he visited the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast recently.
#FriFotos: One Gallon of Tabasco
Posted by Intelligent Travel on October 14, 2011 
Today’s #FriFotos* theme is ONE. Check out these one gallon jugs of Tabasco Sauce that our Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans, discovered down in Louisiana. That’s a whole lotta hot sauce! Did you know that Tabasco Sauce was invented in Avery Island, Louisiana back in 1868? Learn more about how the famous condiment is made and…
