Posts in “People” Category

Andrew Evans, National Geographic's Digital Nomad, recently spent some time penguin-watching on South Georgia Island, which is east of Argentina's Terra del Fuego and north of Antarctica. Andrew watched the activities of a colony of king penguins. Read Andrew's blog post on Digital Nomad.


Get the facts on emperor penguins on National Geographic Kids.


Photograph by Andrew Evans, National Geographic Traveler

The people have spoken, and the 2012 Adventurers of the Year have been chosen! After more than 70,000 votes, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa have come out on top. During their 2011 Ultimate Descent expedition, the adventurers climbed Mount Everest, paraglided back down, and then kayaked to the Indian Ocean.

Learn more about Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and see photos on National Geographic Adventure.

Follow Aubrey's around-the-world adventures in the Passport to Roam blog.

Want to read more about kids having adventures? Check out the Hands-On Explorer blog.


Photograph courtesy Sano Babu Sunuwar

National Geographic Adventure editors have chosen their ten Adventurers of the Year. Readers are now encouraged to vote for their favorites for the People's Choice Adventurer of the Year. One of the adventurers is 19-year-old Carissa Moore (pictured above). She is the youngest ASP (the Association of Surfing Professionals) women's world champion!

Carissa says that you can learn lessons about life from surfing. "Surfing has taught me how to adapt. Things are ever changing in the ocean, which is much like life. You have to be able to change your plans on a moment's notice. Nothing is ever going to go your way, so you have to be able to take the losses with the wins and pick yourself up quickly."

What was your best adventure in 2011? Leave a comment below and tell us!

Read about all of the nominees, then vote for your favorite on National Geographic Adventure.

Follow Aubrey's around-the-world adventures in the Passport to Roam blog.

Want to read more about kids having adventures? Check out the Hands-On Explorer blog.


Photograph by Simon Williams, Red Bull Photo Pool

The Russian team won the 10th National Geographic World Championship at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California yesterday. Russia has entered the competition every year. The Canadian team came in second place (Canada came in first last year), and Chinese Taipei came in third. The teams were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals.

The World Championship is held every two years.



Read more about the competition on National Geographic's News Watch blog.

The winners of the 2011 Google Science Fair have been chosen! Shree Bose, Lauren Hodge, and Naomi Shah (all from the USA) got first place for their respective age groups. The grand prize went to to Shree for her project on improving ovarian cancer treatment. National Geographic was a partner in the event.

Learn more about the Google Science Fair on the official site.

Try science experience at home with these ideas from National Geographic Kids.

Last week kids posted names that they wanted Andrew Evans to name the dog he befriended on his travels to Ontario, Canada. We created a poll of the five names that were posted by Monday, July 11: Fluffy, Puffy, Cotton, Chatham, and Snowbird.

The name that received the most votes is Chatham, a name that was posted by CoolioChristy!

Thanks for voting! To find out where Andrew will go next check out his blog, Digital Nomad.

What breed of dog do you think he will meet there?

Today is Canada day! National Geographic's digital nomad Andrew Evans is traveling through Ontario. On each one of Andrew's trips, he "adopts" a local dog. Here's a picture of Andrew with his dog from this trip. (He doesn't keep the dog.) Read more about Andrew's adventures and his dogs.

Read about his adventures and help name his trip dog!


My name is Andrew Evans and I am a writer for National Geographic Traveler magazine. I have a blog, Digital Nomad, where I write and show videos about my travels all over the world.

When I was a kid I loved two things: maps and dogs! At school, I liked to look at maps all day long and after school, I liked to play with dogs. For my social studies class I entered the National Geographic Bee and won third place for the state of Ohio. I never imagined that I'd end up working for National Geographic and getting to visit all the places I had seen on maps.

Traveling so much is lots of fun but it means I can't have a dog at home. Instead, I get to meet dogs all over the world. Every time I meet a dog that I like, anywhere in the world, I take a picture of it and call that dog "my dog". Then I send the picture out to all my friends who follow my travels on my website. This way I get to have lots of dogs in lots of different countries.


What do you think Andrew should name his dog from this trip? Leave your favorite name in a comment!

Visit Andrew's blog, Digital Nomad.

Get the facts on Canada on National Geographic Kids.

The winner of the Nautilus Patch Contest has been chosen! The winner is Emma Tarpley, 8, from Marion, North Carolina. Her patch design is shown above. Emma's design will be made into a patch that will be worn on the 2011 Nautilus excursion. In addition to receiving a patch with her design, Emma will receive a package of National Geographic books.

The winning entry was chosen by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Bob Ballard and 2006 Emerging Explorer Katy Croff Bell.

Read Emma's essay and learn more about the Nautilus Patch Contest on National Geographic Kids.

Learn about Bob Ballard, Katy Croff Bell, and other explorers with the Nat Geo E-Team mural!


Illustration by Emma Tarpley

Two new Explorers-in-Residence were named at National Geographic's 2011 Explorer's Symposium: Dr. Enric Sala and James Cameron. Enric Sala is a marine ecologist who studies ocean environments. He was formerly a National Geographic Fellow. James Cameron is a filmmaker who is passionate about exploring.

Read an interview with Enric Sala on National Geographic Kids.

Get to know the National Geographic explorers in the in this interactive mural.

National Geographic Explorers working on projects all over the world are meeting at NG headquarters in Washington D.C. this week to share their latest fieldwork. Learn more about these superheroes, including the 2011 Emerging Explorers, by visiting the Nat Geo E-Team online!


Illustration by Chris Rooney