Remember that ridiculously cute Galapagos sea lion that we showed you yesterday? The one that swam with us, curiously flitting around over and under us while we explored the coast on a snorkeling trip? You know... this one: Well don't let Kevin's charming story and this adorable face fool you! He tried to take off my hand! Here's proof! Watch until the end: See! He's a blood-thirsty, ...
Snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands
One of the highlights of any trip to Galapagos Islands is getting up close and personal with the region's unique wildlife. One of the best ways to do this is by snorkeling. Many cruises and day trips have itineraries that include snorkeling excursions. For us, almost every day of our cruise included snorkeling and I'm so glad we brought an underwater camera! When we visited in late ...
Finding the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
Each morning at precisely 6AM, the male Andean Cock of the Rock gathers in a group at a meeting spot called a lek, where they squawk at each other in the hopes of impressing the females, who are usually busy tending to the young (the males don't help at all) or possibly just sleeping like any reasonable soul should be at that hour. Most days, the females don't appear, and after about 30 minutes, ...
Travelers Giving Back: Get a $25 Kiva Credit for Writing a Review on Tripadvisor
Last night, Passports with Purpose, a fundraiser we participated in closed and we got the great news that it surpassed its goals and raised over $100,000 to build clean drinking water wells in rural Haiti! This is a great accomplishment and thanks to all of you for your generous donations! On the heels of this victory, I wanted to share another opportunity that I just found out about for ...
Tips for the W Trek in Torres del Paine, Chile
I have to admit that I had never even heard of Chile's Torres del Paine National Park until a few weeks before we booked our trip. We had some airline miles with British Airways, and we discovered we could stop over in a lot of cities. I was reading a discussion thread where people were posting their itineraries, and one or more itineraries included Punta Arenas, Chile, with the note “Torres del ...
Paragliding in Lima, Peru
The first thing we did after checking into our hotel in Lima, Peru was head for the ocean. We were staying in Miraflores, an affluent neighborhood on the coast that reminded us a lot of the Southern California beach community, Redondo Beach. Similar to Redondo's "Strand", Lima has the Malecón, a coastal walkway that meanders along the coast, but in Lima it is perched at the top of 70 meter high ...
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