The Last Place on Earth Two-Volume Box Set is a remarkable gift set from National Geographic that documents one of the last pristine and undeveloped areas in central Africa: the 2000 mile stretch from Congo’s deep forests to Gabon’s pristine sea shore.
National Geographic photographer Michael ”Nick” Nichols and ecologist Mike Fay took a grueling 456-day voyage and […]
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The Last Place on Earth
March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: National Geographic · Conservation
Leather Pillows that help to support children and families in Africa
January 20th, 2008 · No Comments
There are throw pillows, and there are throw pillows.
If you need a beautiful home accessory, consider these African Embellished Leather Pillows. They’re not mass-produced in some factory somewhere–these are high quality leather goods hand-stiched by women working in a Maasai village near the Tanzanian border, in the shadow of Kenya’s Mt. Kilimanjaro, and finished by […]
Tags: National Geographic · Arts
Give the Gift of a rare Wollemi Pine Tree
December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
Here is an amazing story from the folks at National Geographic. This holiday season, you will be hard pressed to find a gift more interesting or meaningful than this one.
There was a species of pine tree that was thought to be extinct for more than two million years. The only record of the plant existing […]
Tags: National Geographic · Conservation
National Geographic 2008 Calendar
November 30th, 2007 · No Comments
In Spring 2007, the National Geographic Society had a photo contest among some of its most gifted travel photographers. They were asked to photograph street markets in Fiji, Japan, Togo, Italy, Vietnam, Mexico, Senegal, Spain, the Dominican Republic, South Korea, and Myanmar.
The result is the Glimpse 2008 Marketplace Calendar. It is a colorful and fascinating […]