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If you associate Hawaii with Mai Tais, luaus, and colorful shirts, you’ve probably never been to the Big Island. None of those cliches resonate on what we like to call the real Hawaii. Even though it’s one of the least-visited islands in the Aloha State, the Big Island (also known as Hawaiʻi Island) is far more exciting, and, at times, more dangerous.
Ten More Reasons Iceland is Astonishing
Posted by Meg Weaver on May 23, 2011 
Iceland made headlines again this weekend after the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, which for many brought back memories of 2010′s Eyjafjallajokull eruption that grounded hundreds of thousands of flights in and out of Europe. For me it brought back memories of fact-checking Geotourism Editor Jonathan Tourtellot’s April 2011 feature “Life Atop a Cauldron.” Beyond…
Strange Planet: Iceland’s Louvre of Lava
Posted by Marilyn Terrell on March 30, 2011 In our April issue, our Geotourism Editor Jonathan Tourtellot returned to Iceland to see how things have changed since Eyjafjallajökull blew its top. Photographer Brooks Walker traveled in his footsteps and couldn’t resist this shot of these basalt formations at Jökulsárgljúfur gorge in Vatnajökull National Park, the largest national park in Iceland. From the story,…
A Volcanic Mud Bath in Colombia
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 8, 2010 Alison Ince, manager of Collections in National Geographic Libraries and Information Services, headed down to explore the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Who would have thought that lying in a pool of thick gray mud would be one of the highlights of my trip to Colombia? But there I was, in the crater of a…
Jenss Family Travels: Costa Rican Adventures
Posted by Rainer Jenss on July 8, 2009 Rainer Jenss and his family are wrapping up the final weeks of their around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. Of all the things we’ve experienced over the course…
