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Kim Brown Seely

Writer. Mariner. Coffee-drinker. Leaver-of-town.

Kim Brown Seely Writer. Mariner. Coffee-drinker. Leaver-of-town.
Icebreaker

Icebreaker

Getting to Know Arctic Svalbard

The Nature Cure

The Nature Cure

A search for healing – and leopards – in Botswana’s wide-open spaces.

In The Field

In The Field

Hiking, biking, dogsledding, and guiding: From Zimbabwe’s plains to Puglia’s hills, lives lived out of doors make for great wisdom – and great stories. Eight adventurers share their thoughts on why it’s important to get outside and what we can learn from nature.

At Sea

At Sea

Floating to Antarctica and Other Daydreams.

Sweet Valley High

Sweet Valley High

Click into central Idaho's legendary ski zone and cultural epicenter.

That Floating Feeling

That Floating Feeling

Pristine nature and a dose of fitness buoy a cruise in Baja California Sur.

The View From Above

The View From Above

A Montana artist breathes new life into the things adventurers carry.

Heaven is Just The Four of Us

Heaven is Just The Four of Us

Getting back to basics for a big celebration.

No Hurry at All

No Hurry at All

Blissful downshifting in Portugal’s undiscovered Alentejo region.

In Patagonia

In Patagonia

A journey to the end of the earth reveals that, sometimes, we need to go far to go deep.

Take an Ernest Hemingway-Inspired Trip to Key West

Take an Ernest Hemingway-Inspired Trip to Key West

A lifelong love of the literary giant leads to the backroads, bars, and boats of Key West, Florida.

Slowly up the Ganges

Slowly up the Ganges

An Indian exploration in two acts.

South of Ordinary

South of Ordinary

Big landscapes and intimate lodges on New Zealand's South Island.

Skiing the West

Skiing the West

Notes on mountains of soul-stirring beauty.

Cowboy Quarters

Cowboy Quarters

How one young family took a historic but dilapidated Wyoming guest ranch, made it their own, and now invite you to visit.

River Dance

River Dance

Life is busy but rivers are long, which makes them ideal for friends and family bonding.

A World Away

A World Away

Expedition cruising takes a turn for the luxe on a journey through Melanesia.

Puglia's Moment

Puglia's Moment

In Italy’s boot heel, a coastal escape that’s long on allure and short on crowds.

Into Bhutan

Into Bhutan

In this storied Himalayan kingdom, travelers find serpentine roads, ancient Buddhist traditions, crimson robed monks, and, yes, rack of lamb with arugula for dinner.

Swept Away

Swept Away

On board a vintage sailing yacht, a Mediterranean voyage through Greece and Turkey turns back time - and turns heads.

Wilder and Wilder

Wilder and Wilder

Nothing really prepares you for your first day in the Great Bear Rainforest. It’s one of the planet’s last great expanses of coastal temperate rain forest, a place where you can still find salmon, wolves, eagles, grizzlies, and even the rare Kermode — or spirit — bear.

The New China

The New China

A trip up or down the Yangtze means you see the economic tsunami that is China floating by.

Starts Align

Starts Align

A private villa in Umbria, a Roman shopping spree, and the crucial element: friends who make the most of it all. No one checked e-mail. Everyone slept in, steeped in sensuous well-being and dolce far niente.

Rwanda: Out of the Mist

Rwanda: Out of the Mist

Charles weighed 400 pounds, stood nearly six feet when fully upright, and was 100 percent alpha male. His massive black head was luxuriantly hairy, and our eyes met daringly as he reclined in a bamboo thicket as big as a Barcalounger.

Islandwood: An Outdoor Classroom for Kids

Islandwood: An Outdoor Classroom for Kids

When Seattle’s Debbi and Paul Brainerd went looking for a weekend place on nearby Bainbridge Island, they heard that 1,100 acres of forest were being sold off in 20-acre lots. Instead of scoping out favorite parcels, Debbi decided that they should build a school in the woods for kids who rarely had a chance to leave the city.

Rapid Rewards

Rapid Rewards

Three generations take to the Colorado River for an awe-inspiring trip through the Grand Canyon.

 

 

 

Life in the Slow Lane

Life in the Slow Lane

After a taverna lunch of stuffed grape leaves and tomatoes, lamb, roast potatoes and pitchers of local wine, we down Greek coffees and push off again. Despite full bellies bound in bike shorts, we promptly realize how much we love this. Moving through a country at the pace of a bike ride is a remarkably intimate way to experience it. And what you encounter during an afternoon’s ride, is well, everything. Every single dog barking. Each rooster crowing. The road, rising and falling. The group spreads out, so it is just my husband and me riding through acres of silvery-leaved olive orchards. We pass two leathery Greek ladies – sisters maybe – out for a stroll.

Breaking the Ice

Breaking the Ice

The wind was the distillation of cold itself. It shrieked down the ice-covered basalt cliffs, ripped across the bay, and shredded the rocky spit where I stood with a dozen other red-parka-clad travelers. Moments before, a Zodiac had dropped us off for a rare landing at Antarctica’s Elephant Island. We’d scrambled ashore, thrilled to set foot upon the aptly named Point Wild, the legendary beach where Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition had survived – on penguins and seals – for an unthinkable 137 days.

Time out, by the lake

Time out, by the lake

Take a short journey to Stehekin, Washington and discover an unplugged paradise for all ages

Where the Big River Gets Lost

Where the Big River Gets Lost

We are scared to death of getting sucked under a big tow, but at the same time, it is exhilarating. Fighting our way across the dark river beneath a black sky feels like paddling through the night itself.

Magic of the Great Smoky Mountains

Magic of the Great Smoky Mountains

Following the devastation of Hurricane Helene, the Great Smoky Mountains in spring are still alive with fireflies, fish, and elk. What the area needs now is tourists.

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Icebreaker
The Nature Cure
In The Field
At Sea
Sweet Valley High
That Floating Feeling
The View From Above
Heaven is Just The Four of Us
No Hurry at All
In Patagonia
Take an Ernest Hemingway-Inspired Trip to Key West
Slowly up the Ganges
South of Ordinary
Skiing the West
Cowboy Quarters
River Dance
A World Away
Puglia's Moment
Into Bhutan
Swept Away
Wilder and Wilder
The New China
Starts Align
Rwanda: Out of the Mist
Islandwood: An Outdoor Classroom for Kids
Rapid Rewards
Life in the Slow Lane
Breaking the Ice
Time out, by the lake
Where the Big River Gets Lost
Magic of the Great Smoky Mountains

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