6 articles tagged with rainforest
Standing at the bow of the small ferry approaching Portsmouth's shores, I felt that familiar scientific curiosity merge with traveler's anticipation. The verdant mountains of Dominica rose dramatically from the Caribbean Sea, their slopes draped in what I knew to...
When I stepped off the plane onto the tarmac of Sao Tome International Airport, the humid air immediately wrapped around me like a warm embrace, carrying scents of tropical flowers and the distant ocean. As a public defender from Philadelphia...
The moment my feet touched the reddish soil of Auki, I felt that familiar rush of scientific curiosity mingling with traveler's excitement. This small township on Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands isn't on most travelers' radars, which makes it...
The taxi driver's weathered hands tapped a syncopated rhythm on his steering wheel as we crossed the Demerara Harbor Bridge, Georgetown's skyline fading behind us. 'First time in Guyana?' he asked, eyes crinkling with amusement in the rearview mirror. I...
The humid air hits you like a warm, wet blanket the moment you step off the plane in Paramaribo. But it's not the capital where the real Suriname reveals itself—it's in places like Lelydorp, just 18km south, and the vast...
The first time a wild indri's call echoed through Andasibe's misty canopy, I froze mid-step on the muddy trail, camera forgotten at my side. That haunting, whale-like song reverberated through my chest before my brain could even process what I...