Adventure Center: Travelers-in-Residence

Hot air ballooning is only the beginning.

Twice in my life I've nearly drowned, or thought I would.

Stalking the water-going creatures of the Galápagos.

According to Pete, those of us standing with Daniel were now on the 'bad tourist' side.

I felt trench foot coming on.

Donatello is my travel talisman and patron turtle of lateral thinking and creativity.

As ominous clouds clotted the sky, I bought extra pork rinds and a back-up carton of rum.

I was agreeing to two weeks in Cuba with strangers?

11:00 am. It’s probably time for a mojito on the rooftop of the hotel.

Ordering a mojito is acceptable at any hour of the day.

We asked, you answered. Here are your top 20 bucket list trips from Adventure Center.

I managed to find something more than my usual pessimism.

I was warned not to take my camera with me downtown. I brought it anyway.

Nubian music traditionally drew inspiration from the Nubian landscape.

People greeted me with a hearty “welcome to Egypt!” or “you are welcome!”

A different perspective over the Theban Necropolis.

My first cup of rakshi was poured in Sinuwa.

Turkey is much larger than I’d thought...

Surviving the tremors of group travel.

Here's a look inside my Annapurna Sanctuary trekking pack.

Travel has a way of spotlighting all manner of sudden, urgent, internal requirements.

MatadorU’s first Adventure Center Traveler-in-residence in Turkey, Keph Senett gives us a peek into her backpack.