Stumped for something fun and original to do on your next family vacation? If your clan is a pack of animal-lovers with a taste for exotic destinations, take a volunteer vacation to work with wildlife ...

Swimming with whale sharks in Mexico. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda. Tracking pumas in Patagonia. Animals motivate us to make pilgrimages to the ends of the earth, filling our bucket lists and our ...

Nights are spent in a modest four-cabin converted crabbing boat called Ursus. Skiffs ferry travelers ashore for twice-daily ...

Is this the year you stop sleeping on the ground and give glamping a try? Glamping is quickly becoming one of the most popular ways to enjoy the outdoors. Think of it as luxury camping—you can spend ...

For a few years, when I was 10 to 13 years old, my family rented a house in Margate City, New Jersey, for a week in July each year. We did some of the vacation things, including going to the beach in ...

Like authentic and experiential, sustainable is a word that’s increasingly ubiquitous when we talk about travel. And it’s a great thing that so many hotels and resorts, say, encourage guests to reuse ...

Families are so busy juggling science projects, carpools and after-school activities that we often don’t take enough time to connect with nature, or with one another, in our daily lives.