Some of us gravitate toward physical challenges to push us to the next level, while others are drawn to intellectual challenges that expand our minds. And yet it’s the combination of both that often leads to the most meaningful growth.
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Enjoy our team recommendations for how you can travel while sitting comfortable from your living room.
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With the peninsula resting just below San Diego, and a name that translates to “Lower California South,” I was unsure if what I would find there would be mostly Americanized and over-touristed …
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Here are 5 reasons why we believe that most healthy people should keep traveling in spite of fears about Coronavirus.
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It was still pitch black as a jarring noise just outside of our cottages rattled my travel mates and I out of a deep sleep. I looked at the clock, it was 5am on the dot, and in Guyana’s Amazon jungle, there is no need for an alarm, the howler monkeys do a fine job of that.
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“So, how was it?” the infamous question upon arrival back from every vacation. For Zion, the only word that came to mind was: MAGICAL. Everywhere I walked, biked, swam and hiked, I was met with amazement …
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In response to the article release about the experience, Can a ‘Transformational Journey’ Change Your Life? Our Writer Had Her Doubts by Charly Wilder, we felt inspired to address and expand upon the challenges and misconceptions that are encountered …
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We are deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, staying with the Cofan people in their village by the river. Before we go out to the jungle camp where we are going to stay for three nights …
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Adventure means different things to different people. So we asked our staff what the term 'adventure' means to them and, more specifically, why they adventure. Here is a sampling of what they said …
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Travel is a powerful tool for teaching children how to approach new and different concepts. Co-Founder Jake Haupert expands on ten important insights to maximize your family’s learning experiences on your next adventure.
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I stood at the window on the top floor of the skyscraper in the heart of Bangkok looking out at the chaos on the streets below. It was hot and smoggy, and it had taken us about two hours to travel just a few miles to get here. I loved it.
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We love to hear from our travelers out in the world. Our friend Tim sent this note recently while on his Explorer X trip in New Zealand. We think it is worth sharing... "I’m driving through the north island in New Zealand and things are new again. It’s been 33 years since I’ve traveled alone internationally.
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At our February Adventure Uncorked, Beth Jusino and Ruth Dickey gave an inspiring presentation to an enthralled packed house about each of their unique experiences walking the Camino de Santiago. We wanted to share a few of the gifts they told us they received along their pilgrimage.
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Explorer X is thrilled to announce that Pam Perry has joined our team as a Travel Mentor. Not only does she bring extensive personal travel and travel industry experience, she has trained as a personal coach, led tours to six countries on three continents, and she is just downright fabulous. We asked Pam a few questions so you can get to know her better.
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My heart runs into a brick wall and falls with a thud to the floor of my chest. And then it gasps and springs alive, sprinting now to apologize. Before my mind can see it, my body knows it. These waves of overwhelm. These oceans of fear …
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A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to host a discussion about the transformational power of travel at the REI store in Santa Monica, California. As with most of the discussions I facilitate, this one took on a life of its own from the start …
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It’s August 2013. I am in Switzerland. In the Jungfrau Region and the Lauterbrunnen Valley, to be specific. And it is here that I find myself quite literally and figuratively at a crossroads …
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I wrote this letter to myself this morning sort of spur of the moment as a reminder of how important I am -- how important we ALL are -- and how much of a difference I am (we are) really making in the world. I hope …
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Ask most people why they travel and you'll get a handful of typical responses: For work or for school; to visit family and friends around the world; to escape, relax, get away, and/or rejuvenate; and for some, to find themselves once again …
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When I was 19-years-old, I traveled abroad for the first time, visiting Costa Rica for 6 weeks as part of a study abroad program through the University of Delaware. Over that month-and-a-half, I managed to …
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