Posted on October 26, 2009 in Community Highlights
If America’s most visited national parks are too crowded for your taste, see the parks our members like for more solitary pursuits. All were among the least visited national parks last year, and all offer a wilderness that’s hard to come by... Continue reading Best of America's Least Visited National Parks
Posted on October 23, 2009 in Community Highlights
We love getting to know new IgoUgo members, and one favorite way to do that is to check out their completed member profiles. So when nofootprint became a member in August, we couldn’t help but notice that she wrote, “It’s my dream to go on a safari.”.. Continue reading Must-See Trip: nofootprint's Tanzania Adventure
Posted on October 12, 2009 in Community Highlights
Ken Burns’ latest PBS film is both a reminder of the majesty of our national parks and a call to visit them. But with 391 to choose from, where do you start? How about with the classics? Here, members’ tips for the parks visited more than any others... Continue reading Tips for America's Most Visited National Parks
Posted on September 22, 2009 in Community Highlights
We’ve never been so happy to see summer go. Not that we didn’t celebrate its holidays and bask on its beaches—we did, and loved it—it’s just that this year, fall’s foliage is expected to be unusually vibrant across the country... Continue reading 10 Favorite Fall Foliage Drives
Posted on June 10, 2009 in Community Highlights
He spent his vacation looking at animals. The animals looked right back at him. And now we can’t stop looking at his safari journal. TravelingD’s trip comes alive as he says, “I never want to visit another zoo.” Neither do we, TravelingD... Continue reading TravelingD's Tanzania Safari Turns Heads
Posted on May 28, 2009 in Community Highlights
Or the wildlife, anyway. These three entertaining travelers each had a close encounter with an animal that caught our attention. How could they not? The creatures were in-your-face, and the sightings occurred in three destinations worth discovering... Continue reading The Wild Lives of Vanilla Sugar, sbabelle & ct888
Posted on April 21, 2009 in Community Highlights
When a lodge or tour operator bills itself as eco-friendly, how do you know that’s true? Follow in the footsteps of travelers who have tried them and you won’t have to wonder. Here, five earth-friendly trips IgoUgo members have taken and recommend... Continue reading Five Eco-Friendly Trips for Earth Day
Posted on April 14, 2009 in IgoUgo Picks
If you’ve ever spied a monkey on your travels, you know how entertaining their mischievous moves can be. Guided by the many hundreds of monkey photos you’ve shared, we found 10 exotic locations guaranteed to please with photogenic primates... Continue reading 10 Great Places to Spot Monkeys at Play
Posted on April 6, 2009 in Community Highlights
MilwVon has high praise for one of Arizona’s most beautiful areas and suggestions for tours via car and jeep; traveling engineer has a hike to recommend. And both recent visitors have picks for fine regional food. Time for a trip to Sedona?.. Continue reading Sedona Rocks: New Journals from Arizona
Posted on March 16, 2009 in Community Highlights
We first spotlighted actonsteve’s East Africa safari in December, but that was before his latest journal introduced what just may be the best part of his trip. And NancyK P is sharing stories from her own safari in South Africa, scary snakes and all... Continue reading Thrilling Safaris in Kenya and South Africa
Posted on March 13, 2009 in Community Highlights
Among the vibrant nature photos streaming into IgoUgo this week, these captivating shots of sea creatures and feathered fauna stand out. Our expectations for your travel photos have always been sky-high; now they’re also sea-deep... Continue reading A Great Week for Nature Photography
Posted on January 23, 2009 in Community Highlights
We don’t know much about D_a_n’s whereabouts over the past four years (other than that a break from IgoUgo was involved), but we do know that in December, he was shelling, birding, and snapping photos on Marco Island, Florida. And now, he’s here!.. Continue reading D_a_n: Back, but Lost in the Wilds of Marco Island
Posted on December 8, 2008 in Community Highlights
Surfing started as a Polynesian tradition and turned into a fad, then a craze, and, ultimately, a sport. Fanatic surfers travel the globe looking for the best waves, regardless of the weather, and some IgoUgo members have been known to hang ten, too... Continue reading Surf Turf: IgoUgo Members Making Waves
Posted on December 3, 2008 in Community Highlights
Why head inland to Midwestern beaches instead of to the Caribbean? Besides seeing stunning rock formations and sea caves—and four lovely seasons—you can plan with two recent Best of IgoUgo journals lauding Lake Superior’s southern shore... Continue reading Superior Shores in the Caribbean of the North
Posted on November 17, 2008 in Community Highlights
In the Best of IgoUgo page’s first week, superb stories and photos from MilwVon’s Canadian polar bear adventure ice-stormed the rankings. Here’s what she and other members hot on the bears’ trails recommend for a memorable trip to Manitoba’s tundra... Continue reading Visiting Manitoba in Search of Polar Bears
Posted on October 20, 2008 in Community Highlights
As IgoUgo’s outdoor adventurers close out the camping season, some are pitching tents in surprising locales. Whether you’d like to embrace nature or save some cash, you can find a campsite anywhere—even Paris, where le chocolat makes a mean s’more... Continue reading Pitch a Tent in Paris: 7 Unexpected Camping Trips
Posted on September 23, 2008 in Community Highlights
On this second day of fall, what better trip to plan than a pilgrimage to watch the sky fill with migrating butterflies? Not just a flight of fancy, autumn butterfly trips have delighted many IgoUgo members (minus one report of nightmares)... Continue reading Mission: Migrating Monarch Butterflies
Posted on August 12, 2008 in Community Highlights
We’d guess that most travelers spend more time Kayaking plane tickets than kayaking rivers and oceans. But the paddle events underway in Beijing reminded us of all the IgoUgo members who have dipped their boats into the world’s most beautiful waters... Continue reading 10 Favorite Places to Kayak
Posted on June 4, 2008 in Community Highlights
The world is full of beautiful beaches, but on many of them, you’ll be communing with a few thousand fellow sun-lovers rather than with nature. Here are 10 beaches where IgoUgo travelers enjoyed pristine waters in blissful solitude... Continue reading A Pristine Beach for Every Traveler
Posted on March 31, 2008 in Community Highlights
With Earth Day on the horizon and the sun lingering longer, it’s the ideal season to discover America’s national parks with your family. IgoUgo members recommend 10 parks for reconnecting with nature and your kids... Continue reading 10 National Parks Families Will Love