Namibia Unveiled as First Location in NBC TODAY Show’s “Where in the World is Matt Lauer? November 8th, 2011 • by Matt Holmes November 2011 – Namibia was chosen as the first location for the 10th anniversary of the TODAY Show’s popular “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?” series. TODAY’s “Where in the World” features Lauer’s exotic travels around the world and Namibia was selected by its producers to kick off the week-long series, thanks to the… Read More »
A Day in Tuscany October 17th, 2011 • by Deborah Tobey Many times we are asked to describe a typical day on one of our Italy guided tours. This is truly a difficult request as our trips are often filled with what our Italian guide calls “UPS’s” or unplanned surprises. This might mean stopping to visit with a local family, being welcomed into a trattoria for… Read More »
A Royal Wedding in the Peaceful Kingdom October 7th, 2011 • by Matt Holmes Guests on Boundless Journeys’ Bhutan tour, Journey into the Peaceful Kingdom, are in for even a bit more culture and excitement than they planned for when joining us – there is a royal wedding to be had this month, and in royal fashion it will be. Of course, “royal” is much different in Bhutan than it… Read More »
Botswana Wildlife Sightings - August 2011 October 3rd, 2011 • by Matt Holmes Kalahari Plains Camp on our Botswana safari: Many of the herbivores have moved out of the pans and into the woodland areas in search of palatable vegetation and possibly some shelter from the energy-sapping heat. What makes this interesting is that many of the predator species are territorial and now have to start extending and… Read More »
A trip back to Africa with a delayed piece of mail September 27th, 2011 • by Karen Cleary I received a piece of mail in my inbox this morning, in a hand-addressed envelope made of recycled brown paper. Inside was a beautiful handmade card adorned with beads and bits of wood, with a wood-block print of a smiling African woman tending to her fields. The card came from deep in the wilds of… Read More »