If you go on a tour of the Galapagos Islands, even if you do so primarily based on a cruise ship (yacht or catamaran), you will actually experience the Enchanted Isles by both land and sea! Although ship-based activities include…
ISA Peru Trip 2024: part 3 One of the many reasons to book your trip through a travel agent is that they, and their local, on-the-ground tour operators, can more effectively sort out any potential issues that may arise. This…
ISA Peru Trip 2024: part 2 After an amazing four days in the Peruvian Amazon’s Tambopata National Reserve (part 1), a 45 minute flight brought me from Puerto Maldonado to Cuzco – the Incan capital and gateway to Machu Picchu. …
ISA Peru Trip 2024: part 1 As the planet’s largest rainforest, the Amazon is roughly the size of the contiguous U.S. and covers nearly half of the South American continent. Although two-thirds of it is in Brazil, the mighty Amazon…
South America’s largest country is well-known for its capital city, Rio de Janeiro, and its annual carnival parade. Perhaps best viewed from Sugar Loaf Mountain, seeing the Atlantic coastal forests descend to the city’s fabulous world-class beaches and Guanabara Bay –…
Peru, a country steeped in history and natural wonders, extends far beyond the famed Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu. Embark on a journey to discover the lesser-known treasures that make this top South American destination a true adventurer’s paradise. Here are…
Argentina is well-known for Tango dance and music, along with its vast Patagonian expanses. The plains (pampas) and mountains bring to mind world-class hiking and trekking, as well as Mendoza and its wine tours, not far from the continent’s highest peak –…
Although South America has thousands of miles of coastline, much of it is not actually beach friendly. The majority of the southern half of the continent – on both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean sides – is connected to rainy, windy…