Scuba divers have kept Bonaire a secret for decades. They’ve long considered this Dutch municipality in the southern Caribbean a veritable home away from home, and happily allowed the rest of world to think its highly protected reef park is the only thing going for it. But today Bonaire is on the rise, and non-divers [...]
Explore above and below the water of adventure travel hotspot Bonaire, in the southern Caribbean’s ABC islands, a must-see destination for caving, windsurfing, scuba diving and much more.
A new liveaboard scuba diving boat in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay offers open-ocean pinnacles and world-class muck diving at the heart of the Coral Triangle. Published in Scuba Diving magazine.
Find the best tips, tricks and gadgets for staying connected with family and friends via cell phone or computer while traveling outside the U.S., from my recent series of travel advice columns for Away.com.
Find 10 tips for all-inclusive vacations in my article for Away.com, including interviews with travel agents and travel experts to learn the best seasons and destinations and how to find the best hotels.
Experience remote Papua New Guinea through this stunning gallery from my recent three-week trek that found me climbing volcanoes, diving remote reefs and staying in island villages.
Find lux resorts, lively adventure and cultural highlights from the Dominican Republic in this new photo gallery covering Higuey, the Barcelo Bavaro resort, and longest zipline in the Caribbean.
Article for American Way magazine about the rise of zipline/canopy tours in the US, offering ripping adventure from north Georgia to the California redwoods.
The word “lost” deserves some deference. It tends to upset people, and therefore should only be uttered once all other adjectives regarding one’s position have been carefully reviewed and rejected. As the de facto leader of a modest flotilla of canoes plowing through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southern Georgia, I tried to maintain [...]
Photos of people and places from the beautiful, unspoiled and incredibly friendly islands of Samoa.
Away.com, Dec. 2009 Calling Papua New Guinea a diverse country doesn’t even begin to describe the variations on culture, language, landscape, and wildlife that perpetually bombard the senses when traveling here. This island nation, which sits just north of Australia in the South Pacific, is comprised of more than 1,000 distinct cultures and 860 native [...]
Scuba Diving Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2010 Belted into the passenger seat of a four-door pickup — the bed full of dive gear — I’m rolling down a narrow stretch of paved road that cuts through a buzzing swath of Yucatan jungle listening to my dive guide, Nat Wilson, explain the mythology behind the freshwater-filled caverns we’ve [...]
Performances by the Mudmen and Omo Masalai People of the Chimbu Province
Photos from my recent trip around Papua New Guinea. Locations include diving and hiking from the Walindi Resort on New Britain Island, trekking and (former) cannibals in the Sepik River basin, and Highland cultural presentations outside of Mt. Hagen.
The scenery makes an impressive about-face a little over an hour after I hop into the van at my hotel in the heart of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rather than sipping minty mojitos at the Marriott’s beach bar in the city’s chic, waterfront Condado neighborhood, I find myself clad in a helmet, harness and lifejacket, [...]
Sport Diver, Oct. 2009
A thrilling account of diving with spinner dolphins off Lanai, Hawaii, from Sport Diver’s roundup of the world’s best big-animal adventures.
Uncover the secrets of the Red Sea’s greatest wreck, the S.S. Thistlegorm.
Check out my ongoing project at Away.com, where I contribute as a “beach travel expert,” building a comprehensive travel guide to the world’s best beach destinations.
Scuba Diving, Jun. 2009
Scuba diving into the far, flooded corners of the world’s largest abandoned lead mine.
Scuba Diving, Nov. 2008
From the Philippines to the Solomon Islands, the Coral Triangle is the world’s hottest region for on-the-fringe diving.
A professional writer and editor specializing in adventure-travel and photography coverage, Travis Marshall has contributed to magazines like Scuba Diving, American Photo and Men's Journal. He has also written hotel profiles for Orbitz, travel guides for Fodor's guidebooks, and he's been a contributing travel expert at Away.com since 2009.
