Albert Yu-Min Lin
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Nat Geo Explorer, UCSD Research Scientist, Fellow of the Explorers Club, and co-founder of Tomnod Inc and planet3 Inc.
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Two legends in the same room last night, honored to have been around these epic humans!
#AngelinaJolie
#JaneGoodall
@NatGeo
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I am grateful for many special moments in my memory bank, but finding myself alone at sunset, on a full moon and in the center of what is described as sacred primordial waters and axis mundi of the universe by the Lacandon Maya has to be one of the top. Magic is a feeling
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Thank you 2023, what a year! Deserts, jungles, oceans, mountains and a whole lot of
#lostcitiesrevealed
. Here is a recap of some of the best moments. Happy new years everyone!!! . Geographic TV
#happynewyears
. To watch full shows check local listings for international air
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Not sure I can call this ‘work’ when it’s basically living out your childhood dream.
#lovemyjob
. . Hope you enjoyed last night’s new episode release of
#lostcitiesrevealedwithalbertlin
on in the US. Was a incredible experience traversing the Scottish Highlands for a new look at
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Can’t announce anything official just yet… but some new expedition plans are bubbling up… gonna go dust off that old hat of mine.
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#lostcitieswithalbertlin
#natgeo
#exploration
#planning
#fingerscrossed
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Today is my birthday!! We live in a crazy pandemic time, where every person on planet earth is now focused on one single challenge... its been hard, but also a profoundly defining moment for us all. Its a chance to…
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This was one of the most intense moments I have had during filming, ever. This was too close for comfort… who looses the same leg twice?! But something I’ve learned time and time again is that in life we don’t always get to choose what happens, only how we respond. . .
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Lost cities here we come. Season premier nov 23rd, 9/8 c on national geographic, then streaming on disney plus and hulu Geographic
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The big moment is almost here, and I can't wait to share it with you all! A new season of
#LostCitiesRevealed
premieres tomorrow at 9/8c on and streams on and soon after!
#lostcitieswithalbertlin
#albertlin
#natgeotv
#archaeology
#history
#adventure
#sudan
#kushite
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These arent just shows for me, they are part of a life long quest. Hunger for exploration and some determination can get you through anything. Don't miss the premiere of
#LostCitiesRevealed
with this Thursday, November 23 at 9/8c on National Geographic. Streaming November 29 on
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The trees, the rocks, the birds, us — the Lacandon Maya believe everything has a soul… a profound perspective that we are part of nature, not separate from it. Something we should never forget. —-
#lostcitiesrevealed
is now streaming on and ,
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Descending into a bottomless cave in the mountains of Oman while searching for the hidden world of the Magan civilization while millions watch at home? No pressure ;) . . Hope you liked this last episode, now streaming on in the US, international air dates vary.
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Its Thursday! New episode of
#lostcitiesrevealedwithalbertlin
coming to tonight at 9/8 central, spread the word! This expedition we follow trail of the Picts, the ‘painted people’ of the North who defended what is now Scotland against one of the greatest army’s in history, the
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So proud to see
#lostcitieswithalbertlin
pop up on National Geographic’s Disney+ page! So grateful for the teams, and people that made this series happen... But most of all, grateful to have such an incredible…
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7.5 billion people brought to a halt, a global pause... I bet the planet will feel it.
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#desert
#spring
#corona
#globalquarantine
#motherearth
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It’s been nice to have a little downtime these past two months, some needed r&r. But my bags are packed and tomorrow it’s back into the unknown, I couldn’t be more excited... stay tuned 😉😁.
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#explore
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The kids could tell I was missing the world while on lockdown so they built us a little mini Petra in the sand :).
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I have received so many amazing messages from you all about the shows that have been airing on…
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Thanks for everyone who checked out last night’s ‘lost cities’ on National Geographic channel. Tonight, join us as we head out again, this time to an island at the heart of the Pacific Ocean. We are headed to the…
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Air commute to work 🤣 with Joe and Duncan ! . Putting out some happy Monday vibes to the world,
#lostcitiesrevealedwithalbertlin
is going to begin its global releases this week! (Check local listings for and . And as always, look for the New episode this Thursday 8/9c in the US
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Entering the future now… after 5 years of waiting, the 998th cyber-stallion (
#cybertruck
) off-the-line has arrived. Love it or hate it, you can’t help but wanna stare at it and the biggest take away of week one is that when driving this shiny metal triangle it feels like your on
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132 years ago on this day a group of individuals (including Alexander Graham Bell - inventor of the telephone) founded the National Geographic society in the spirit of exploration. From that moment till now, over…
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Mummies, glyphs, myths... a close encounter with a boulder — is living out his Indiana Jones childhood dream! Don't miss the premiere of
#LostCitiesRevealed
with Albert Lin, Thursday, November 23 at 9/8c on National Geographic. Streaming on and
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Mirrors of the soul.
Found this photo in the archives, it’s from one of the first trips I ever took. A backpacking quest in search of ancestral roots with my brother, some 20+ years ago.
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#humanjourney
#story
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This was on location in Mexico right before the lock down, filming an new expedition. Gotta say I’ve been missing those adventures, but most of all missing all the incredible friends I’ve made over the years from…
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One of the best behind the scenes moments of the year for me.. . Camel birth was not on our bingo card for today. 🐪😮
#LostCitiesRevealed
is now streaming on and Last episode to Geographic TV this thurs 8/9central
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Ok world, it’s time for the final episode of the inaugural season of National Geographic Channel’s “Lost Cities with Albert Lin”, this Monday night. This time it’s high into the Andes of Peru in search of the world…
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Grateful to have a team that can pull this kind of exploration off. Did you know Geographic was co-founded by the engineer who invented the telephone (alexander bell). Innovation and exploration are dance partners at the fronteer of thr unknown. .
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This was take from a few months back after shooting the last scene of an amazing first season of “lost cities with albert lin” on Nat geo channel . got a little emotional wrapping up the epic global journey with…
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What an incredible day at 17200 ft of elevation in the Peruvian Andes. I have to admit the altitude got to me (and my film crew), but a world beyond words up there....
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#peru
#staytuned
#adventure
#natgeochannel
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On this thanksgiving, my little clan and I went to the land where Joshua trees grow. There we found handprints from ancient relatives from ancient times, climbed mountains of stone, and held each other through the…
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New episode tonight! join us as we travel from stone henge to the arctic circle in search of Hunter gathers in tonight’s new episode of ‘Lost cities with Albert lin’ on the National Geographic channel ( viewable on…
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Just spent the last ten days running around remote parts of India with the projectlimbitless team. Motivated by the fact that there are 40 million amputees in the world with only 5% having access to prosthetics,…
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Spread the word! Last new episode airs tonight at 8/9c on Geographic TV . Also stream on or .
#lostcitiesrevealedwithalbertlin
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Not sure I can call this ‘work’ when it’s basically living out your childhood dream.
#lovemyjob
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Hope you enjoyed last night’s new episode release of
#lostcitiesrevealedwithalbertlin
on
@natgeotv
in the US. Int releases coming ! Also stream on
@DisneyPlus
and
@hulu
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Every day i realize just how lucky I am for what I have . Grateful for phprosthetics who shapes the socket so it fits exactly to my body, allowing me to explore the ends of the earth (I have learned that a good fit…
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It’s
#lostcities
Thursdays! Tonight 8/9 central on dive into the adventure of discovery with me and my team. This new episode gets particularly intense about half way through… the adventure is real! . . Also streaming on or
#lostcitiesrevealedwithalbertlin
#newepisode
#humanity
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Time for the final episode of the inaugural season of National Geographic Channel’s “Lost Cities with Albert Lin”, this Monday night. This year I have been honored to see something bigger than the sum of its parts…
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To all the fathers out there.. happy us Day! So grateful for the journey with my two babes, and for my father and the father figures that have helped shape my understanding of the word ‘dad’... for me it’s been the…
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Spread the word: Last new ep of
#lostcitiesrevealed
to air tonight! 8/9c on
@NatGeoTV
(stream
@DisneyPlus
and
@hulu
) Grateful for the teams that made this possible, for the communities who shared their worlds, and you for giving this work purpose. We are in this journey together
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A few months ago when I had the incredible honor of filming at 17000 ft of elevation in the Peruvian Andes. This glacier (one of the largest tropical glaciers in the world) holds layers of air dating back thousands…
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Our lidar data had come in and something looked promising high up on a ridge several mountains away. The night before our big trek to go and ground-truth it, we all anonymously wrote on small pieces of paper if we…
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Very touched to be profiled in this winters edition of my alma mater’s publication, UCSD’s triton magazine. I was lucky enough to get into the school for undergrad, refused to leave (partially for the surf ;)), and…
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First up for the new Tv series ‘lost cities’ tonight 10/9 central time, a search for the Knights Templar on the National Geographic Channel!
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#israel
#knightstemplar
#documentary
#television
#nationalgeographic
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Proud of my dad for making science headlines around the world with his co-authored paper in Nature astronomy yesterday, an explanation for oumuamua :)! As a kid, I remember watching him and his buddies dream up…
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Finding some unexpected treasures while filming
#lostcitiesrevealedwithalbertlin
in
#sudan
!
#canyoufeelthelovetonight
‘Lost cassette tapes with Albert lin’ . Not so sure my singing career is gonna take off 🤣🤣?!? .
#behindthescenes
fun with Ikhlas and while pulled over on the
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Next up on ‘lost cities’, the rugged mountains of Colombia. Was an incredible journey, joining archaeologists Santiago Giraldo at his remote jungle camp, bringing extensive lidar mapping on the front of a…
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Just found out that
@natgeochannel
is going to do its US premier of two separate shows of mine tomorrow night back to back(Monday/primetime). Start by going into the maya underworld with…
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‘America’s greatest challenge has long been to unite people of very different backgrounds into a single nation of justice and opportunity. - President Obama. ‘
#blackouttuesday
(late)
#empathy
#loveeachother
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Taken 8 months ago from the porch of one of the ancient Nabatean cliff side homes in Petra, Jordan will filming an episode of
#lostcitieswithalbertlin
. Someone sat here 2000 years ago and contemplated life, maybe…
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Jungle as far as the eye can see... with temples of stone peeking through the canopy. From atop ancient pyramids the chorus of bird calls, monkey howls, and trillions of insects rise from the world…
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When you get to go on a once in a lifetime adventure with
@willsmith
through deserts and caves in Namibia!
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#welcometoearth
an original series from
@natgeo
, streaming to
@disneyplus
in December!
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#planetearth
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We stumbled upon an incredible warehouse full of ancient “step well” architecture being salvaged for preservation by dhun_jaipur. Water being the source of life, the structures created to harvest it used to be…
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Next up tomorrow night (Monday) on Nat Geo’s ‘Lost Cities w/ Albert Lin’... it’s the desert scapes is Jordan! Time to take a deep dive into one of the most iconic journeys of humanity, from Bedouin nomads to…
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Tons of gratitude today for this gifted new foot from
@OssurCorp
via phprosthetics, and for mccallumsurfboards for letting me test out this ridiculously fast 9’ glider. Carbon on carbon baby, why just walk... let’s…
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Watched the full moon set over the Pacific Ocean at dawn this morning from the view on my surfboard, was feeling pretty ‘joe vs. the volcano’ until the fog rolled in heavily right after this picture was taken,…
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Happy
#Earthday
2020!
This experiencing that we are all sharing now underscores just how ‘in it together’ we really are, one crew on spaceShip earth... defining life on our shared home.
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#earthday
#spaceshipearth
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I am totally that dad that forces their kids into the windstorm for the road sign photo op....
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Epic drive through the Sahara, hords of scorpions invading camp? . Lets go
#lostcitiesrevealedwithalbertlin
on and , Geographic TV .
#scorpions
#deathstalkerscorpion
#sahara
#sudan
#bts
#filming
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Ever think about where imagination actually comes from? At a humanity level, where/how is the new knowledge born?
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Son: ‘’Dad i wanna be a pro skier…’’ Me: ‘’I better tie a rope on my ski foot’’ . One of my favorite things in life is ripping it down the mountain with my kids! . Adventure is a state of mind. . Who’s ready to slide into an epic ski year!! .
#makingmemories
#familyskiing
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Ok my friends, it’s Monday and tonight’s new episode 4 (of 6) is up for our new National Geographic channel series ‘’ lost cities with Albert lin’’! If you dont have tv you can check them out on amazon prime or…
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132 years ago on this day a group of individuals (including Alexander Graham Bell - inventor of the telephone) founded the National Geographic society in the spirit of exploration. From that moment till now, over…
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Just posted a photo
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This morning I found myself watching the sunrise on the Ganga (Ganges river), where the sensations of humanity flow as deeply as the river itself. Tomorrow it’s off to
#jaisalmer
for the
@inktalks
and…
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Got stuck on the river after our rafts flipped and we lost all our camera gear… with nothing to do but wait we made some fishing lines and caught tiny amazonian fish. :), had to wisper not to scare the waters . New season of
#lostcitiesrevealed
coming this week (nov 23rd 8/9pm
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Some ultimate father/son bonding!
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#grateful
for
@phprosthetics
and
@mammothmountain
for the
#adaptive
epicness!
#adaptiveskiing
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Feels so good to be making my way back into the wilderness! I ♥️
#Guatemala
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#filming
#lostcitieswithalbertlin
#jungle
#maya
#discovery
#adventure
#documentary
#nationalgeographic
@ Guatemala
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Happy
#internationalsurfingday
!
Surfing healed me through many challenges in life. The moments of flow while riding the face of a wave can be so overwhelmingly incredible that they can free your mind of all other…
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Here it is, the moment I went rouge for my UCSD commencement address:
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Found this room in jaislamer (deep in India’s western desert. This is the color without any filter. The room was imagined in someone’s mind then built.... and sitting there alone, with only the sound of the doves…
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Know it's crazy to drop a bomb like that in tweet words, all I can say is that I have a great team! Keep
#exploring
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there.
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For my mama, thank you for opening my eyes to the wide world of wonder (and for giving me life).
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#mothersday
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Ok world, here it comes! “Lost Cities with Albert Lin” premieres this Monday October 21st 8/9 central time with a sneak peek episode October 20th at 10/9 central time on the National Geographic channel.
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It’s…
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Glad to in California, and home with my kiddies. Every year around this time we have made it to the remote remote desert to enjoy spring together on a blank canvas of sand. With the world going into total pandemic…
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Stuck at home, it strangely feels like we are all on a expedition together now... navigating the unknown. A perfect time to journal.
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This photo was snapped by my friend
@benhorton
many years ago while I was…
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Lost among the cobble stone streets of Varanasi you will likely find yourself staring down a holy cow ;).
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#ancientcity
#india
#explore
#discover
#holyclow
@ Ganga, Varanasi City, India
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In a time of required isolation, lets bring some virtual non-isolation awesomeness to raise our collective spirit.
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Come on world... let’s start with forts..., why? Because forts are awesome! And all you need is…
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Today marks the 3 year “leg-adversary” in my life story. In many ways it’s like a second birthday, a new understanding of self born from a cloud of dust and transformation. It is hard to describe the feeling i have…
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Spent the full moon above wilderness, what a magical way to feel the cosmos!
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#fullmoon
#wilderness
#cosmos
#insta360
#explorer
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Hi Twitter, bad 4x4 accident led to a bellow the knee amputation last sat. Feeling strong, ready to re-enter the world as a bionic explorer!
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One year ago today: Moments before taking off in a Blackhawk helicopter with oxford_uni aerial archaeologist Dr Bob Bewley and a crew from the Royal Jordanian Air Force in search of traces of the ancient ‘King’s…
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A little sizzle reel of “Lost Cities with Albert Lin” premieres on National Geographic channel this Monday October 21st 8/9 central time with a sneak peek episode October 20th at 10/9 central time. .
On behalf of a…
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With so much down time, I’ve invented some avocado art... can you tell I am missing the field? Hehe.
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#quarantinelife
#playingwithyourfood
#downtime
#foodart
#silly
#avocado
#warrior
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School closures announced here for the next three weeks at least. Let’s have a ‘social distanced’ virtual fort building contest! Here’s our first entry ;)
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#fortbuilding
#corona
#california
#letsmakethebestofit
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This airs tonight on Nat geo channel, one of the most incredible assignments I have been on :). Talking trees!!!
#Explorer
Correspondent
@exploreralbert
goes out into the forest with Dr. Suzanne Simard to learn a little more about how trees communicate. Learn more about this story (and more!):
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Just posted a photo @ Rocky Point Hawaii
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Expedition gear now includes a leg! Guatemala jungles vs bionic me...
#bionic
#explorer
thx
@PHProsthetics
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400ft deep into the heart of a mountain in Namibia. Only way in and out is is that rope!
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#welcometoearth
goes live tomorrow on
@natgeo
@disneyplus
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#explorer
#adventure
#limbitless
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Thé chickens started laying eggs last week, and now it’s a egg hunt every morning. Chickens = awesome!
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#chickensofinstagram
@ San Diego, California
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It’s graduation season... spring, and one of my favorite times of year. And even though we are relegated to distanced ceremonies this time around, the moment of empowerment for the class of 2020 could not be more…
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I just spent the last week in the high mountain jungles of Colombia. When I asked what message this Kogi priest wanted to tell the world, he said “the snow is leaving my mountains, tell…
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This kid turned ten the other day... marking a decade of life experiences which have defined us both. We have stood proudly by each other’s side through the highs and lows, learning together the infinite depth of…
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My friend varanasi.sunny just sent me this video from the main ‘ghat’ in a corona virus quarantined Varanasi, India. Being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of humanity, this small plaza situated at…
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