Travel Intelligence isn’t just about hotels, hotels, hotels; it’s also packed with some of the finest travel writing on the web. To see a selection of top-class travel writing about bird watching, have a look through the articles listed below...
Articles in Bird Watching
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Secret Treasure of the Incas: Wildlife in Peru
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Rebecca Ford
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Peru
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Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu
"In my dreams I’d been to the Amazon. It was a steamy world of luxuriant foliage, beady-eyed monkeys, jewel-bright birds and improbably large insects: a place where anything could happen – and frequently did. I had such high expectations that I..."
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Hummingbird Sanctuary in the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona
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Gregory McNamee
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United States
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Arizona
"If you have a particular place in your heart for hummingbirds, southern Arizona harbors an ideal getaway: the Nature Conservancy’s Ramsey Canyon Preserve, a pristine sanctuary tucked in the foothills of the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona."
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A Day in the Life of Arizona: Route 66
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Gregory McNamee
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United States
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Arizona
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Grand Canyon
"The sun is not yet up, but Angel Delgadillo is bustling around his barbershop, broom in hand, preparing for the day’s business. As his wife Vilma straightens stacks of correspondence and souvenirs, the octogenarian steps out onto the sidewalk and..."
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Montague Island's Conservation Volunteers Tour
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Bruce Holmes
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Australia
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New South Wales
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Narooma
"I have a confession to make. Having not trained as a botanist, I had no idea what Lomandra Longifolia was, and learning that it’s commonly known as the spiny-headed mat-rush left me none the wiser. So why were eight of us enthusiastically re-potting..."
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Seeing Condors in Argentina
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Yvonne Van Dongen
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Argentina
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Cordoba
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Ascochinga
"Walking in the Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito in central Argentina I am reminded of New Zealand. "
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Guyana: Larger than Life
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Nick Maes
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Guadeloupe
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Grande-Terre
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La Gosier
"Guyana is a rarity compared to its glitzier Caribbean neighbours – it isn’t enslaved to package tourism, tacky time-shares, be-thonged B-listers or bored billionaires."
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A Lourie's View of KZN - Karlkloof Canopy Tours
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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KwaZulu-Natal
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Drakensberg
"It was my husband's birthday, and we were visiting his family in Howick. We awoke to be informed that they were giving us a special birthday 'treat', and that we should get dressed quickly, as the 'surprise' was a little drive away."
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Eco-Tourism in the Seychelles
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Caroline Major
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Seychelles
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Outer Islands
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Bird Island
"Over-excited writers often use the P word to describe this stunning island country, but not me. Gorgeous, yes; stunning; absolutely. Awesome; resolutely but paradise? No"
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El Questro
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Isabella Tree
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Australia
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Western Australia
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Kimberley
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Get Away From it All, Together
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Bruce Holmes
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Australia
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Queensland
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Brisbane
"The valley stretches into the distance, mist rising from its depths, as the couple look out from their spa. Their spa?"