Wild Guyana - Adventure Travel Paradise

includes excerpts of writings by Kirk Smock

Heading into the jungle without a local guide is foolish, if not suicidal—it’s possible to get lost straying from camp to relieve yourself, let alone trekking for miles. With a guide, you have a living jungle book - the first to spot a caiman on the banks, a jaguar print, or a poison dart frog; they know every tree, plant, and vine. And their relaxed nature in the jungle was refreshingly intoxicating, except when holding a pissed-off snake.

photo by Cheryl Hart

Boar's Head Inn - Charlottesville, VA

What do Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band, Thomas Jefferson's neighbor, golf's Best Places to Play, and award-winning Virginia wines have in common?

All play a role in extraordinary experiences for travelers at the Boar's Head Inn, a 573-acre, AAA Four Diamond Award playground a few miles from the University of Virginia.

Photo by Boar's Head Inn

 Mount Kilimanjaro Climb for Clean Water

The success of the Kili 2010 climb and the interest shown by many individuals—both within the Domain industry and in the general public—to participate in another climb led The Water School to adopt the Climb for Clean Water as its single major annual fundraising event.