Alison Ince, manager of Collections in National Geographic Libraries and Information Services, headed down to explore the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Who would have thought that lying in a pool of ...

Italy is a dreamy holiday destination year-round but, in spring, its islands are the place to be. Temperatures hover around the comfortable low-20s, flowers burst into bloom and the crowds of summer ...

Our guide had been clear. “Don’t take anything into the volcano,” she said. “Anything you bring will be destroyed.” Below me loomed the Cartagena Mud Volcano – or Volcán de Lodo El Totumo in Spanish – ...

Mud baths date back to the early age of humanity and it has always been associated not only with complete relaxation but also with many other health benefits. According to many scientific studies, mud ...

You’ve heard of mud baths, mud masks, and even mud wrestling. But floating in a mud volcano? Not so common. Take it from me, it’s an experience you need to have in your lifetime. It can be had 45 ...

Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, awoke to a strange sight on May 29, 2006. The ground had ruptured overnight and was spewing out steam. In the following weeks, water, boiling-hot ...