My tent is perched atop a forested bank over-looking a clear, fast-moving stream. As I sit recording notes from a days’ worth of hiking through narrow fern-lined canyons I am startled by a loud meow.

The best time to visit Madagascar is from April to October. This dry season brings fewer rain showers, meaning optimal ...

Later this week Dreamworks releases Madagascar, an animated film depicting a group of zoo escapees who visit the island by the same name off the eastern coast of southern Africa. While the film takes ...

I’m not a sunrise-hike kind of person, but I have to admit this was a spectacular sight to behold in Andringitra National Park. Vanessa Paolella photo When I decided to apply for Peace Corps ...