Recently a friend of ours sent us an email asking us if we could recommend a place that he and his wife could go for their February vacation. Someplace "warm, relatively cheap, preferably international." Then just last week, my sister and her fiance asked us to recommend a place they could go for their honeymoon next summer. They wanted to lounge on the beach and liked the idea of all-inclusive ...
How To Prevent Altitude Sickness
Altitude sickness (or acute mountain sickness) is an illness caused by reduced air pressure and lower oxygen levels at high altitudes, and it affects outdoor sports enthusiasts (like skiers and mountain climbers) and travelers visiting high altitude destinations. But it can be prevented and it's no reason to be afraid to visit the mountain destination of your dreams! Enjoy the view from Machu ...
Vivid Colors at the Pisac Market
One of my dreams is to visit India during Holi, the Hindu festival of colors that celebrates the beginning of Spring. In this celebration, everyone comes out to the streets to shower each other with vibrantly colored powders. Some great photos and a video of the event are here. But I haven't had the opportunity to make it to India just yet. Some day... Nevertheless, I can't say my travels ...
8 Unique Peruvian Food (Beyond Ceviche)
Before coming to Peru, we knew that we were supposed to eat ceviche in Lima and that the country has a bazillion varieties of potatoes. Otherwise, we didn’t know much about food in Peru, particularly in the Andean mountainous region near Cusco. In this region, there is not as much seafood (with the exception of river trout) and hearty meats and grains are common. Here is some of the other ...
Exploring Quechua Life in the Sacred Valley
Late last year, I followed a link in a tweet to the website TravelByU.com, and won a contest they were sponsoring. The prize was two tickets to do an Urban Adventures day tour anywhere in the world! As we were planning our trip to Peru, we looked at the tour company’s offerings there and were intrigued by the description of their Sacred Valley In Depth Tour: Take a break from Cusco and explore ...
TBEX Envy and Girona, Spain
I've been trying desperately to stay off of social media this week. Each time I've signed in, I've been bombarded by photos of bloggers I know sharing beautiful European street scenes, savoring jamon iberico de bellota and drinking glasses of cava in smoky bars. The 2012 travel blogging conference, TBEX Europe begins today in the Catalan region capital of Girona, Spain. Kevin and I went to ...
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