National Geographic (September 24, 2024): Presented by @ROLEX Over the course of two years, teams of Explorers on the Rolex and National Geographic Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition have studied the Amazon River Basin from source to mouth – across six countries.
In this bonus material to National Geographic’s “Expedition Amazon” documentary, premiering on 10 October, National Geographic Explorers Thomas Peschak, Fernando Trujillo, Thiago Silva and Julia Tavares guide us from the farthest source of the river, the Nevado Mismi in Peru, to the official start of the Amazon at the Brazilian Meeting of the Waters.
Along the way we meet an adored Colombian rescue manatee named Moechi, and travel to rare Bolivian clearwaters, where gilded catfish are plentiful.
National Geographic Traveller Magazine (June 11, 2024): The July/August 2024 issue features a look beyond California’s vineyards and glacier-carved national parks to savour its tranquil coast, home to laid-back surf resorts and wave-lashed islands harbouring wildlife found nowhere else on Earth with the Jul/Aug 2024 issue. Plus, high-octane thrills in the deserts and mountains of Ras Al Khaimah and a slow journey along ancient trails in Cape Verde’s elemental hiking country.
Also inside this issue:
Ras Al Khaimah: The Emirate state of mountains, deserts and coastline is now emerging as an adventure hub Cape Verde: The West African archipelago is prime hiking country, with ancient trails running through farms and mountains Slovakia: The past is felt with every step in the central region of Horehronie, home to lush valleys and a diverse folk culture Peru: Unforgettable itineraries through which to discover the nation’s cuisine, culture and complex history Barcelona: There’s always time for one more cocktail on streets peppered with clandestine speakeasies Hamburg: Wedded to the water, Germany’s ‘gateway to the world’ has long welcomed the tides of change Danish Lakes:Dive into the waters around Silkeborg, where wild swimming spots mingle with fairytale forests South Devon: Award-winning wines, local rums and stellar farm shops in the south west Rome: Savour the Eternal City with a stay that incorporates its rich history, from secluded boutiques to grand palazzi
Plus, The return of Liguria’s much-loved Via dell’Amore; Ireland’s new national park; the story of Belgian cuisine; Tartu’s best hotels; a salsa-lovers guide to Cali, Colombia; Alpine thrills in Austria; a UK break in North Staffordshire; books for the summer months and kit for family trips to the coast.
We talk with author Sophie Yeo on the legacy of ice fishing in the Finnish wilderness, and ranger Edward Ndiritu on the future of anti-poaching in central Kenya. In our Ask the Experts section, the experts give advice on planning a food tour in Malaysia, low-impact French hiking holidays and more. The Info peeks behind the curtain of the Edinburgh Fringe, while Hot Topic explores the state of travel in Cyprus 50 years since its division. After a look at the winning images of this year’s Photo Competition, photographer Ulf Svane discusses distilling the magic of Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival for our June issue in How I got the shot.
CBS Sunday Morning (February 11, 2024): We leave you this Sunday before Valentine’s Day with Guanay cormorants, which mate for life, looking for love at the Punta San Juan nature reserve in Peru.
graincheck Films (November 2023) – Photographer and director Taylor Pendleton traveled to Peru for one week to shoot photos for National Geographic. This video chronicles her experiences and impressions.
Science Magazine – November 3, 2023: The new issue features Heavy Herbivory – Plant consumption limits restoration success; How a long-running rainforest study nurtured Peruvian science; No easy way to explain cosmic expansion mystery; Ancient fish reveal the origin of the shoulder in vertebrates, and more…
Monocle on Saturday, July 29, 2023: A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin.
We’re joined by the deputy publishing editor of ‘Newsweek’, Paul Rhodes, to flick through the morning’s papers and Monocle’s culture editor, Chiara Rimella, guides us through Italian beach club culture.
The Globalist Podcast, Friday, July 21, 2023: Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to Nato’s deputy secretary general, Mircea Geoana, at the Aspen Security Forum.
Plus: Wagner mercenaries train Belarusian special forces close to the Polish border, thousands of anti-government protesters in Peru call for the president’s resignation and we celebrate “Barbenheimer” in our culture round-up.
DW Travel (May 3, 2023) – Come with us to Cusco! The former capital of the Inca empire high up in the Peruvian Andes is steeped in history. This can still be seen in its Inca temples and many buildings constructed by Spanish colonialists.
From Cusco the journey continues to the world-famous ruined city of Machu Picchu, just 100 kilometers away. City guide Saul Palma, a Cusco local, shows us Cusco and Machu Picchu, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
(BBC News reports that traces of a Roman street and timber buildings were uncovered in southwest England at the site of the cloister garden at Exeter Cathedral during an investigation ahead of the construction of a new cloister gallery.
An impressive selection of grave goods including roe deer antlers (top) that could have been worn as a headdress and boars’ teeth (middle) and tusks (above) with holes drilled in them enabling them to be suspended from an animal skin were found in a 9,000-year-old shaman’s burial.
Bad Dürrenberg is a modest spa town in eastern Germany, perched on a bluff overlooking the Saale River. On a Friday afternoon in 1934, workers were laying pipe to supply the spa’s fountain with water when they came across red-tinted earth.
Russia appears to retaliate for a third attack on their airfields. Plus: the Finnish defence minister visits Turkey, the latest art news and we head to Senegal where Chanel has held its first fashion show in Africa.
National Geographic Traveller Magazine (June 11, 2024)
graincheck Films (November 2023) – Photographer and director Taylor Pendleton traveled to Peru for one week to shoot photos for National Geographic. This video chronicles her experiences and impressions.
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