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Every seasoned traveler has their list of special stuff that they always take along, stuff that over the years has proved its use again and again. Here’s my personal list of things that go in my bag whenever I start packing for a trip (besides the obvious ones of passport,
Lounging in the pool, staring out into the darkening tropical jungle, I contemplated my difficult choices. A drink before dinner, or stay in the pool? Decisions, decisions. On a small group tour, that was about the toughest one I had to make. I consider myself an independent
I have been mulling a recent comment on an older blog entry. The person wrote “I was told by a wise woman not too long ago (who runs an ecological farm – Permaculture based) that: ‘There is no such thing as Eco travel. You wanna be Eco? Good – Stay Home!” Is she right? Is [...]
Christmas is over, the New Year’s confetti has been swept up, and the January doldrums threaten to take over. Don’t despair – the biggest party of the year beckons. Yes, soon it will be Carnival time, and as the Al Johnson song says, “it’s Carnival
Couldn’t make it to Brazil for Carnaval this year? You can still be virtually there – check out the live feed on YouTube from Salvador da Bahia. http://www.youtube.com/carnaval Get inspired, start saving up, and next year you can be there too!
Alissa recounts her recent trip to Tahiti, making us all very jealous… Although my passion for travel was sparked with several trips to Central and South America, I had yet to travel beyond the continents of North and South America. It had been 3 years since my last big trip
When hearing “Argentina”, many people think of the tango, or wine, or good beef. But for me personally, nothing symbolizes Argentina more than yerba mate. Yerba Mate is a tea made of, you guessed it, yerba mate. It can be consumed hot or cold. It is made from the
Every year, thousands of people flock to Ecuador to see the Galapagos. And with good reason – the Galapagos are fascinating and absolutely unique. Anyone interested in wildlife will find them the experience of a lifetime. But most people hustle off to the Galapagos and straight
Latin America appears to have sustained minimal damage from the tsunami generated by Japan’s massive 8.9 earthquake on Friday. Ecuador’s government today lifted the state of emergency from the Galapagos Islands, and people all along the West Coast of Latin America returned
Anyone who travels regularly to Latin America has heard the questions. Right after “But isn’t it awfully dangerous?” usually comes “Don’t people get sick down there a lot?” The answers are no and no – most of Latin American is quite safe,