The Holbrook Explorer

In 2009, Bud Cole and his wife Bev traveled to the Galapagos Islands for the first time. "Whenever one ventures off on a travel vacation the expectations for fun and adventure run very high, but how

  Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) - Critically endangered species - Have poor eyesight; rely on hearing and smell - Horns are made of keratin, similar to human fingernails - Life expectancy is 35-

Cape Buffalo (Syricerus caffer) - Weigh up to 2,000 lbs - Member of the Big Five Game family - Horns have fused bases and cannot be penetrated even by bullets - Lives in grasslands of sub-Saharan A

Chichen Itza - Pre-Columbian city build by Mayans - Located in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula - UNESCO World Heritage Site; receives 1.2 million visitors annually - El Castillo ('the castle') is a 90 ft

Specialty Travel Consultant Lisa Palmese-Graubard recently returned from her first ever trip to India.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) - Migrate on a 500-mile, non-stop flight over water - Have largest breeding range of North American hummingbirds - Double their mass before migration