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Jun 25, 2012
Charles Swift: Travelaholic (part 2)
Read part 1 of this story. Swift first began leading groups through Holbrook Travel 20 years ago after he met Frank Richmond, one of Holbrook’s longest employees, travel advisors and trip leaders, at
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Jun 25, 2012
Charles Swift: Travelaholic (part 1)
Trav·el – The act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places. Charles Swift waited patiently, sat forward in his chair and introduced himself. “I’m Charles Swift.
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Jun 21, 2012
Citizen Science (part 1)
In December of 2004, in the middle of North America’s winter, Bill Hilton Jr. and his team of citizen scientists were in the tropical Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica.
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Jun 20, 2012
Sea Turtle Conservation (part 2)
Read part 1 of this story. Stephanie Kowacz, chief operating officer of Holbrook Travel, experienced this volunteer opportunity first-hand with WIDECAST, the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation N
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Jun 20, 2012
APGA: Garden Paths Conference
This year you won’t have to travel around the world to find some of the most beautifully designed gardens, sure to inspire a love for nature and an appreciation of the struggles that come with preserv
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A few small buildings sit on a misty lake shoreline with mountains of Torres del Paine formation in the background, in early morning light
Selfie of staff Rodrigo López and Debbie Jordan on a beach
A large iguana partially submerged in water opens its mouth to bite a piece of vegetation
A person crouches near the base of a sand dune while aiming a camera offscreen
Twelve travelers and guides pose on a platform overlooking a vast valley below
Many monarch butterflies fly overhead among the treetops
A view of treetops far away where a bird's vibrant feathers make it visible despite the distance
Woman standing behind a conference table decorated with Holbrook-branded signage and handouts
A Galapagos Penguin mid-jump over volcanic rock and seawater
A llama stands on a path with the stone walls of an archaeological site in the background
A woolly monkey balances in the branches of a tree, its limbs outstretched and tail wrapped around a branch overhead
A group of people pose and smile at the camera
Multiple people on a forest trail look through binoculars and scopes at something outside the frame
Side view of an adult hippo and calf partially submersed in water
An elevated walkway surrounded by low trees and shrubs with a lake in far background and blue sky with puffy clouds