Grootbos: Where the Flowers Wait for You | Extraordinary Moments

In the heart of South Africa's Overberg region, near the southernmost tip of the continent, tucked between mountains, forest, and sea, lies Grootbos Private Nature Reserve.  Home to a unique botanical safari, the marine Big Five, farm-to-fork cuisine, limitless views of the Atlantic coastline, and one of the smallest and most diverse plant kingdoms on Earth, Alicia-Rae Light takes you on a journey where the flowers wait.

Extraordinary Moments Magazine — Issue Two | Editor-In-Chief

In this issue, we explore different approaches to safari: Grootbos’ botanical and marine Big Five safari in South Africa and the Manta Resort’s coral safari off Tanzania’s Pemba Island. We stop by South America to the charming island of Chiloé off the coast of Chile and visit Colombia’s vibrant seaside city of Cartagena. Plus, we talk to the businesses that encourage travel as a means to give back to their communities.

How to Be a Better Post-Pandemic Hawai'i Traveller | Canadian Traveller

FILLED WITH STUNNING natural beauty, vibrant Indigenous culture, and plentiful wildlife, it’s no wonder that visitor numbers are surpassing pre-pandemic levels as people rush back to experience the magic of the Hawai’i. But pre-pandemic, the Hawaiian Islands were already buckling under the weight of over-tourism. Crowded highways, long grocery store lines, environmental damage, and a short-term rental crisis threatened the quality of life for approximately 1.5 million people who call Hawai’i home.

Opinion: Why You Should Care About What’s Happening In Palestine | World Footprints

Until I spent time in Palestine’s West Bank, seeing it with my own eyes and listening to people’s stories, sharing a home-cooked meal with a welcoming Palestinian family in Duma village, hiking throughout the West Bank along the Palestinian Heritage Trail where the olive trees shimmer and vast landscapes are endless, sipping sage tea amongst fields of wildflowers while local kids joined us for selfies in Sebastiya and shared stories about never seeing the ocean because of the apartheid wall, walking through Jerusalem and seeing the stark difference between the old city’s different quarters, staying in a Bedouin camp frequently destroyed by Israeli militants, biking through the old city of Jericho, and walking along the apartheid wall in Bethlehem with a local business owner and artist who uses art as a means of peaceful protest—I’ll admit that I didn’t have a grasp or understanding of what was happening or why.