Everything you need to know about hiking Las Torres a Chileno Trail to the Torres del Paine viewpoint - one of the most iconic hiking trails in Patagonia, if not the world.
Everything you need to know about hiking Las Torres a Chileno Trail to the Torres del Paine viewpoint - one of the most iconic hiking trails in Patagonia, if not the world.
Travel advice for driving a rental car from El Calafate, Argentina to Torres del Paine, Chile, and back.
Glaciers, Lagoons, Car Races, DUI Checkpoints, and Meat on a Plate: Travel tips to help you make the most of your visit to El Calafate - the gateway to glaciers.
After a full-day of adventures in Iquitos (Peru), my son and I woke up the next morning with the realization that the most adventurous part of our trip was just beginning. We were about to face four days and three nights in the Peruvian Amazon jungle, with the goal of seeing lots of birds (my goal) and snakes (my son’s goal … unfortunately). We’d...
Iquitos, Peru was definitely a major change of scene compared to the relatively clean, laid-back streets of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz in the Galapagos. What follows are some of the memorable experiences that my son and I had in Iquitos, in case you’re planning to visit this gateway to the Amazon. Table of ContentsThe long journey from Galapagos to Iquitos...
To follow up on my earlier post about Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, this article will feature another one of the 13 major islands of the Galapagos: Isabela Island. I picked Isabela Island as my second Galapagos destination as I’d heard there was a good chance of seeing blue-footed boobies there. What can I say, I’m a nerd. Table of ContentsThe ferry...
The next few blog posts fall into the “and beyond” portion of my New Mexico and Beyond blog. As a wildlife biology nerd, I recently made the requisite, once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. My 18-year old son is really into reptiles, and I’m into birds, so we made a great team as we explored Santa Cruz and Isabela...