Gallop Among Giraffes: The African Riding Safari
Instead of watching the wildlife from a truck, you ride out among it. Cantering among giraffe in Botswana's Okavango Delta and galloping with the wild...
August 10, 2026•6 min read
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10 of the Most Unique Horseback Rides on Earth (No Nose-to-Tail Trail Rides, I Promise)
For weeks my Instagram feed was nothing but horses - people cantering next to giraffes, galloping white horses through the surf, swimming their horses...
August 10, 2026•10 min read
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Walking the Dingle Way: A Slow Journey Around Ireland's Wild Kerry Coast
The Dingle Way is one of Ireland's loveliest long walks, a gentle loop around the far western edge of County Kerry, past ancient beehive huts, a dry-s...
July 19, 2026•23 min read
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Walking the Path of the Gods: A Slow Journey Along Italy's Amalfi Coast
The Sentiero degli Dei, the Path of the Gods, is the Amalfi Coast's most beautiful walk, an old mule path that hangs high above the sea between the mo...
July 16, 2026•21 min read
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Walking the Nakasendo: A Slow Journey Through Japan's Old Post Towns
The Nakasendo was one of the great highways of old Japan, and its finest surviving stretch runs through the Kiso Valley between two perfectly preserve...
July 13, 2026•19 min read
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Walking the Camino de Santiago: A Slow Journey Through Green Galicia
The Camino de Santiago is the most storied walk on earth, a thousand-year pilgrimage across the green hills of Galicia to the tomb of an apostle. Here...
July 10, 2026•17 min read
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Walking the Cotswold Way: A Slow Journey Through England's Honey-Stone Villages
The Cotswold Way runs 102 miles through the golden villages of the English countryside, from Chipping Campden to Bath. Here is the wool-trade history ...
July 7, 2026•14 min read
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Walking Vermont Inn to Inn: A Slow Journey Through the Green Mountain Villages
Walk from village to village through Southern Vermont, sleeping in a different historic inn each night while your bags travel ahead. A slow, storied j...
July 4, 2026•11 min read
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Space Travel Is Here: Your Guide to Private Spaceflight Experiences
Space travel is no longer science fiction. Through our Expedition Department, Awaken Travels now offers three pathways to space - from serene stratosp...
April 28, 2026•4 min read
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8 Road Trips From Chattanooga That Make the Perfect Summer Getaway
From Smoky Mountain cabins and Nashville weekends to Gulf Coast beaches and bourbon trail getaways, here are eight verified road trips all within driv...
April 26, 2026•19 min read
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What a Luxury Travel Advisor in Tennessee Actually Does (And Why It Matters)
A behind-the-scenes look at what modern luxury travel advisors do, how we elevate every trip, and why the right advisor changes everything about how y...
April 19, 2026•7 min read
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Cunard in Alaska: Queen Elizabeth's Farewell Season and Planning Alaska for 2027
Queen Elizabeth's 2026 season was Cunard's farewell to Alaska, and there are no Cunard Alaska voyages on the 2027 schedule. Here is what that season l...
April 9, 2026•3 min read
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