Swoop over the flinty blue surface of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez in a Cessna 182, and through scratched plastic windows, count the migrating fin whales below as they break the surface to breathe.

Awaken to the rasping hoot of howler monkeys in Belize.
Or the brush of an elephant's hide against tented canvas in the Masai Mara.

Prowl Dakar’s nightclubs for spirited rhythms; collapse on the cold marble floor of Venice’s train station
to spend the night with passed-out revelers during Carnival.

Hike orchid-laden paths in Ecuador’s cloud forest, watching for signs of the spectacled bear.

Dodge the flashing whips of Dominican Devil dancers; linger with surf-loving cows
on South Africa's Eastern Cape.

Be lucky enough to witness the Green Flash.

With these moments and more, Ericka Hamburg’s tales merge her avid curiosities, visual thinking, and uncommon take on the world. A graduate of New York's Cooper Union, she’s had careers in editorial communication, music, and tourism, and made homes in California, Florida, and New York.

Her stories have appeared in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel,
Toronto Star, Los Angeles Times, Budget Travel,
Africa Geographic, Popular Photography ,
GoNomad, and Georgia Strait.

"Il faut aller voir"

We must go and see

–Jacques Cousteau