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Quickest on Kilimanjaro: Fernanda Maciel Sets New Speed Record

Quickest on Kilimanjaro: Fernanda Maciel Sets New Speed Record

Brazilian Ultrarunner Fernanda Maciel shattered the female speed record on Kilimanjaro a week ago, bettering the old time by nearly three hours. As elite athletes take advantage of new research and technologies that allow them to train smarter and perform at unthinkable levels, it sometimes seems like the gap between

Searching for Wild Chimpanzees Part 2: Marvellous Mahale

Searching for Wild Chimpanzees Part 2: Marvellous Mahale

Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, half-way between the Burundi and Zambian borders, is home to a thriving population of some of the last wild chimpanzees in Africa. Mahale Mountains is one of the few National Parks in Africa that can only be experienced on

Finding Barefoot Paradise on Mafia Island - Part 2

Finding Barefoot Paradise on Mafia Island - Part 2

In search of the remote and unique, Sarah Kingdom discovered a scuba divers’ utopia with some of the world’s richest reefs, an incredible diversity of tropical fish—and even a rogue gang of hippos! For Part 1 of Sarah's (not so simple) journey to get to the

Finding Barefoot Paradise on Mafia Island - Part 1

Finding Barefoot Paradise on Mafia Island - Part 1

Despite its ominous name, this virtually unknown island has been discovered as a utopia for anyone willing to make the journey—a truly ‘off the beaten track’ experience and a scuba diver’s dream. Dar es Salaam’s airport is not exciting at the best of times, but at 4: