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120 Years of NatGeo for $200

December 31, 2009

National Geographic is one of my favorite magazines – I’ve been a devout reader since middle school and have more than a few shelves devoted to the yellow border in my apartment today. But, if you want to go the modern, digital route, you can now buy every single issue of the magazine on [...]

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NatGeo Photo Contest

November 24, 2009

If you’re looking for reliably spellbinding photography, you really can’t go wrong with National Geographic. The magazine is in the midst of judging its 2009 International Photography Contest right now, but they’re still accepting votes for the Viewers’ Choice Competition.
Alan Taylor, of the Boston Globe’s “Big Picture” feature, selected a few of his favorite [...]

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Time-Lapse Northern Lights

November 17, 2009

If you couldn’t make it out to somewhere dark last night, but still wanted to see some cosmic phenomena, worry not – National Geographic has you covered. The Goat dug up this hypnotic video of a time-lapse of the Northern Lights in Norway, and it’ll make you want to book the next flight to [...]

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More National Parks Goodness

July 9, 2009

There’s been a lot of National Parks in the outdoor blogosphere this week – and now it continues.
The National Geographic Traveler web site published their Essential Guide to Ten American Classics this week, which gives a ton of information, photos, maps, and tips on visiting ten of the “Big Ones” of the National Park System. [...]

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National Geographic Eye Candy

April 7, 2009

When you’re stuck wherever it is you’re stuck during the day, nothing helps melt those hours away like looking at some good ol’ fashioned nature videos.
The National Geographic Adventure Blog has rounded up their Top Ten Most Beautiful Nature Videos, which include shots of tropical islands, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, hot springs and, of course, New [...]

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Giant Freakin’ Map!

October 30, 2008

Apparently, the National Geographic Society decided they would start touring around with a 26 x 34 foot map of North America without stopping by my apartment.
Lame.

2007’s Giant Map of Asia
Instead, they’ll be taking this cartophile’s dream to schools, to teach kids about the physical and economic reasons for various city locations, and about where certain [...]

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Online Map Jigsaw Puzzles

May 18, 2008

Personally, I’m not one for puzzles of any sort. If the solution doesn’t become apparent to me within a few minutes of starting, I end up just getting frustrated and angry. Maybe puzzles are supposed to teach me a life-lesson about dealing with that, but so far they’ve been unsuccessful.
However, I do have [...]

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