Travel
BATV Crew (& Flat Kammsy) Return from Botswana!
I’ve got to say that working for Nikon’s Birding Adventures as Destinations Director is a great privilege. Not only is James Currie a friend and great to work with, but it’s enormously fun to have conversations with people all over the world who want their birding destinations to be featured on the show. In the [...]
WATCH TONIGHT! Aerial Assassins premieres on Nat Geo WILD!
Aerial Assassins premieres on Nat Geo WILD TONIGHT! In this episode, James tracks Harris Hawks in the Sonoran Desert. Should be fun to watch, as Harris Hawks are cooperative hunters and James attempts to get this behavior on film. AIR TIMES: Aerial Assassins premieres Friday, January 20th at 10 pm EST. It will re-air Saturday, [...]
New National Geographic Series on Birds: Aerial Assassins
The National Geographic WILD TV network is debuting Aerial Assassins, hosted by James Currie, on Friday, January 20, 2012. The new hour-long show delves into the Sonoran Desert to track Harris’s Hawks.
Birding in Jamaica: Black-billed Streamertail
Birding in Jamaica! After watching this episode of Nikon’s Birding Adventures TV, I’m ready to plan our next family vacation. A sparkling blue ocean, stunning coastline, perfect climate, and a fantastically laid-back atmosphere with beautiful people and interesting culture is just the beginning of what Jamaica has to offer. Twenty-eight (28) different endemic species are [...]
Wilmington Flume: The Adirondack’s Best-Kept Secret!
Just driving by, you wouldn’t know the Wilmington Flume even existed. There are no signs, no blinking lights, no cops guiding traffic, no summer rec workers taking tickets. At best, you’ll see one or two cars in a small pull-off on the side of highway 86, nestled in Wilmington Notch in the Adirondacks.
Adirondack Lodging Review: Ledge Rock at Whiteface
For the longest time, finding suitable and affordable Adirondack accommodations was a daunting and time-intensive process—one that kept us away from the ADK for years. As with anything, it takes time and experience to learn where the gems are. So I’m pleased to share with you yet another affordable, family-friendly lodge in the Adirondacks: Ledge Rock at Whiteface.
Honduras: Paradise In Peril – Watch this film!
WATCH FILM: Paradise in Peril from Skyship Films on Vimeo. Paradise in Peril from You Tube. For the last several years, the country of Honduras has been trying to get on people’s radar as a bird watching destination, rightly expanding perceptions that there’s more to bird watching in Central America than Costa Rica. The country is [...]
Review of Yellowstone Valley Lodge (Livingston, Montana)
Yellowstone Valley Lodge is a collection of ten small, contemporary ranch cabins and a gourmet restaurant situated on an old ranching property in the aptly named Paradise Valley, Montana. We stayed here our first three nights of our grand Yellowstone/Tetons adventure…and are still looking back at it with fondness. This is why: Indeed, a peaceful [...]
A Bit on Bozeman, Montana
After landing in Bozeman, we had three days and nights before meeting up with old friends in the park. So we booked a stay at the Yellowstone Valley Lodge (review forthcoming) and entertained ourselves with lunch in Bozeman at the eclectic Garage Soup Shack & Mesquite Grill, which is housed in a converted auto shop [...]
Yellowstone National Park: How Do I Get There?
Planning a Trip of a Lifetime to a park as gigantic and iconic as Yellowstone, especially to do it “right” on a limited budget, requires one part insider knowledge and two parts sheer will and tenacity to do all the research. Maybe some of what I’ve learned will help guide the billion decisions you’ll have to make between now and your mega-trip. One of the first questions you’ll have to answer is: how do I get there?
Our Yellowstone & Grand Tetons Itinerary
Someone pinch me. This summer my family and I will be touring Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, two landscapes with a magnificence so vast, so sweeping they can hardly be described. We’ll fly into Bozeman and first visit the much adored Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University to orient ourselves for our [...]
