Suzie Dundas

Researchers and National Geographic photographers are teaching people how to take better photos, be more mindful, shift their focus, and enjoy vacations more.
By the fourth morning of my photography expedition through Svalbard, in northern Norway, I’d start reaching for my camera as soon as I woke up. Aided by my ship’s cappuccino machine and the unrelenting midnight sun, I’d be out on the bow of the Resolution with my binoculars in hand, scanning the horizon for movement on the ice.
When our...

From the beaches of North Carolina to the reefs of Bermuda, powerful storms are uncovering long-lost wrecks – and you don't need to be a pro diver to discover them.
As hurricane season ramps up along the US East Coast and through the Atlantic, residents brace themselves for flooded streets and battered coastlines. But for divers, snorkellers and even everyday beachgoers, storm surges can reveal something extraordinary: centuries-old shipwrecks, long-buried maritime treasures and other items t...

“You never know what will emerge from the darkness.”
It’s 7:30 p.m., the sun has been down for about an hour, and I’m getting ready to plunge into the inky black water of the Great Barrier Reef. Below me is a group of hungry whitetip reef sharks, hunting for snapper and baitfish, circling our boat. I step off the Spirit of Freedom, a 122-foot liveaboard home to 26 overnight guests, floating near the central ribbon reefs off the northeast coast of Australia. Moments later, I descend underwater...

On Jan. 7, with only days remaining in his presidency, President Joe Biden announced the designation of two new national monuments in California, protecting a combined 848,000 acres in Sáttítla Highlands National Monument near Mount Shasta and Chuckwalla National Monument near Joshua Tree National Park.
While conservationists, outdoor recreationists and Indigenous groups are celebrating the news, they’re also looking to the near future, when President-elect Donald Trump’s second term begins M...

I traveled in style in a premium train car aboard Madaraka Express between Voi and Nairobi in Kenya.
My ticket cost about $66, and the ride made me feel like I was in a first-class plane cabin.
The route goes through multiple national parks, and I was able to spot elephants from my seat.
On a recent trip to Kenya, I learned about the new premium-class train service on the Madaraka Express.
It connects the tourist-favored coastal city of Mombasa and the cosmopolitan Kenya capital Nairobi. The ...

In 2024, the small outpost of Cinnabar, Montana, is a ghost town that has been abandoned since the early 1900s. But step back to 1890, and Cinnabar is the newly opened hub of the Northern Pacific Railroad and one of the busiest towns in Montana...

The full Moon is a mating call for one of the ocean's most extraordinary phenomena, when thousands of red snapper gather in what can only be described as a frenzied fish orgy.

For the desert tortoise, an approximately 1-foot-long reptile found in desert valleys across California and the American Southwest, a full lifespan can be up to 80 years. So while the Mojave National Preserve recently marked its 30th birthday, many of the tortoises inhabiting the area were already well into middle age when the National Park Service began managing the land they call home.
In some ways, that makes the tortoises’ plight all the more tragic: Increased human activity has increased...

“You call me ‘Your Majesty,’” laughs René Ryser, as we stand halfway up a grassy slope overlooking the small town of Gstaad, Switzerland. “Because I am the king of cheese.”

Northstar's Progression on Pedals helps women tackle downhill terrain.

Sleeping bag liners have multiple uses for weary travelers. Here’s why you should carry one on every trip.

There are 12 islands in the largely off-the-traveler-radar Marquesas archipelago.
Tourism is relatively new to the Marquesas Islands, making it an ideal place for thoughtful travelers to explore.
Nearly 900 miles west of mainland Tahiti is an archipelago relatively unknown to Western tourists, at least so far as South Pacific island destinations go. It’s the Marquesas archipelago—one of five island groups in French Polynesia—and includes 12 islands, onl...

Walk into any gourmet coffee roastery, and you’ll see no shortage of claims that their beans are award-winning, the best of the best, or exceptionally rare.
But when it comes to Bourbon Pointu, an Arabica coffee that buyers are willing to pay nearly 500 Euros per kilo for, those claims may actually be true.

How to take a wild, fish-filled float down Vancouver Island’s Campbell River.