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Learning to See in Uganda

Posted by Edward Readicker-Henderson of National Geographic Traveler on February 28, 2013
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The diminutive (and elusive) malachite kingfisher. (Photograph by Edward Readicker-Henderson)

When the boat starts to rock, I’m not entirely reassured when the guide says, “Don’t worry. Just a hippo trying to come up under us.” Right. No big deal. We’re about to capsize in the middle of a herd of twenty hippos, spread across the river like fat, warm rocks, because one of them understands…

The Best of Intelligent Travel

Posted by Intelligent Travel on December 31, 2012
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Aric S. Queen post on packing was the king of Intelligent Travel this year. (Photograph by Caroline Schroeder, My Shot)

We publish new travel stories all the time on the Intelligent Travel blog, but there are a few that really got your attention this year.

In case you missed them, here are the 12 most popular blog posts of 2012.

Norway’s Best-Kept Secret: Puffin Dogs

Posted by Edward Readicker-Henderson of National Geographic Traveler on October 1, 2012
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(Photograph by Edward Readicker-Henderson)

I’m too distracted to hear the first announcement. The captain is pulling the National Geographic Explorer dangerously close to shore, and I am waiting for a metal-on-rock crunch that never comes in this ridiculously deep Norwegian fjord.

Then it registers. Did I hear “puffin dogs?”