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  •     One year ago today we met Lilan Longo and his band Lilan Sur Expres.  Here is one of their songs called “Camino Alternativo”. The video features footage from...

    Video of Snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands

    Posted on May 5, 2013 | No Comments
        One year ago today we met Lilan Longo and his band Lilan Sur Expres.  Here is one of their songs called “Camino Alternativo”. The video features footage from...

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  •   While this ancient phenomenon was featured in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Nazca Lines are beyond anything Hollywood could concoct.  In the true heart...

    Were these Made by Aliens?

    Posted on February 22, 2013 | No Comments
      While this ancient phenomenon was featured in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Nazca Lines are beyond anything Hollywood could concoct.  In the true heart...

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  •     For most travelers a visit to Peru wouldn’t be complete without a stay in Lima.  Sprawling with neighborhoods as varied as bananas in a market, the Peruvian capital...

    Red Bull Flugtug in Lima Peru

    Posted on January 14, 2013 | No Comments
        For most travelers a visit to Peru wouldn’t be complete without a stay in Lima.  Sprawling with neighborhoods as varied as bananas in a market, the Peruvian capital...

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  •     In Laos, stone karsts stand like grey-green gods, looking over lush rice paddies and the silt-rich Mekong River.  Cattle range free.  Clouds swallow mountain peaks and time runs...

    For Under $10 in Laos

    Posted on January 7, 2013 | 1 Comment
        In Laos, stone karsts stand like grey-green gods, looking over lush rice paddies and the silt-rich Mekong River.  Cattle range free.  Clouds swallow mountain peaks and time runs...

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  •    Continued from Summer of the Big Splash Part 1… Two weeks later, my posse of travel companions had dwindled down to five and we headed to Luang Prabang and...

    Summer of the Big Splash Part 2

    Posted on January 3, 2013 | No Comments
       Continued from Summer of the Big Splash Part 1… Two weeks later, my posse of travel companions had dwindled down to five and we headed to Luang Prabang and...

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  •     “Turn! Turn!”  The mahout elephant trainer straightened out a grin, and the teenage pachyderm that I sat on shook from head to hind, tossing me off its back. ...

    Summer of the Big Splash Part 1

    Posted on January 3, 2013 | No Comments
        “Turn! Turn!”  The mahout elephant trainer straightened out a grin, and the teenage pachyderm that I sat on shook from head to hind, tossing me off its back. ...

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  •     “I need one person to come with me!”  My Galápagos guide Rafael holstered a two-way communicator and pointed out across the Pacific Ocean.  Two motorized dinghies, or pangas...

    Jumping Ship for a Baby Whale

    Posted on December 25, 2012 | No Comments
        “I need one person to come with me!”  My Galápagos guide Rafael holstered a two-way communicator and pointed out across the Pacific Ocean.  Two motorized dinghies, or pangas...

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  •     The Galapagos Islands are synonymous with wildlife.  Aviators, ocean dwellers, and black iguanas rule this corner of the world.  With an ecosystem so balanced, the animals here are...

    Animals You’ll See in the Galapagos

    Posted on December 24, 2012 | No Comments
        The Galapagos Islands are synonymous with wildlife.  Aviators, ocean dwellers, and black iguanas rule this corner of the world.  With an ecosystem so balanced, the animals here are...

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  •   If you’ve read my post Between the Gravel and the Grave, you know that traveling on old buses in South America can be heart wrenching.  It can be awful.  But...

    What It’s Like to Get on a Bus in Ecuador

    Posted on December 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
      If you’ve read my post Between the Gravel and the Grave, you know that traveling on old buses in South America can be heart wrenching.  It can be awful.  But...

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  •     First published in 1995, Tales from the Jungle: A Rainforest Reader is an explorer’s diary.  The book is a compilation of fiction and non-fiction, all set in the...

    Tales from the Jungle, a Book Review

    Posted on December 19, 2012 | No Comments
        First published in 1995, Tales from the Jungle: A Rainforest Reader is an explorer’s diary.  The book is a compilation of fiction and non-fiction, all set in the...

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