Author Archives: Beth Conway

New York Times Highlights Latin America Bargains

September 21, 2011 – 9:33 am

Last week, the New York Times did a feature on ways to save on your next trip, calling attention to Latin America bargains. A few of our favorite destinations where mentioned: Argentina, Belize, Nicaragua, and Panama. The article noted what we’ve known for years — that many times travelers can find top of the line [...]

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Adventure Lifers Celebrate National Run at Work Day by . . . Running at Work!

September 16, 2011 – 1:47 pm

Just back from a refreshing 3-mile loop, Adventure Lifers have been stretching our legs and showing a little appreciation for today’s national Run@Work day. Brainchild of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), Run@Work day is designed to encourage adults to get at least 30-minutes running, walking or exercise incorporated into their daily routine. Locally, [...]

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Sweepstakes: Win $1000 of prAna gear to take on your next adventure!

September 15, 2011 – 9:48 am

Enter our gear giveaway for a chance for you and a friend to WIN $1000 of prAna gear for your next great adventure. Share with friends and family — if they win, you could too. Just our way to say thank you for helping spread a little adventure with the Facebook folks. Enter now. Why [...]

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Galapagos Travel: Rules for Galapagos Visitors, a Good Time for a Good Reminder

September 12, 2011 – 1:35 pm

Last month, the Galapagos National Park Service announced they are closing visitor access to two of the tortoise corrals at Santa Cruz’s Fausto Llerena Tortoise center — due to some irresponsible behaviors by, reportedly, both some select travelers and naturalist guides. Behaviors reported include littering and violating the park’s rules against touching and coming within [...]

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Travel and Leisure A-List: Adventure Life one of the Best for Galapagos and Peru Travel

August 30, 2011 – 11:37 am

Adventure Life’s Brian Morgan is recognized by Travel + Leisure’ A-List 2011 — the annual list features the world’s best agents and operators in the travel industry. We are thrilled to be listed as the go-to for advice on Galapagos cruises and Peru travel. Travel + Leisure “evaluated thousands of agents to come up with [...]

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Latin America Travel Advice: Solving the Mysteries of the Tip

August 22, 2011 – 9:48 am

To tip or not to tip – or what to tip!? Questions regarding tipping etiquette are some of the most common concerns travelers have when visiting a foreign country. To make matters even more confusing, there is no universal language for tipping; in fact, in some countries a tip is considered an insult or an [...]

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Christmas Markets in Europe

August 12, 2011 – 9:27 am

If you enjoy stocking up on great gifts for mom and dad during the holiday season, then a Europe river cruise option is available that allows you to explore various Christmas Markets in Europe on an 8 day cruise. Let us help you this year with some great gift ideas! Enjoy a week of shopping [...]

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Galapagos Travel: Illegal Fishing Vessel Caught in the Galapagos

July 22, 2011 – 2:24 pm

Earlier this week the Galapagos National Park and the Ecuadorian Navy seized a boat that was illegally fishing in Galapagos Islands marine reserve — the boat was longline fishing in the protected waters for sharks and swordfish. Sadly, 357 dead sharks were found on board the boat. The species found were: 286 bigeye thresher, 22 [...]

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Atacama Desert: Driest Place on Earth Hit with Snow

July 14, 2011 – 12:44 pm

The Atacama Desert has been experiencing an unusual amount of snow. The cold front that came through the region dumped nearly 32 inches of snow on the desert — more snow then the region has seen in the last half-century. The Atacama Desert is known as one of the driest place on Earth. The Atacama [...]

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Team Adventure Life Takes Third at the Inaugural Waterton Glacier 100 Mile Relay

July 6, 2011 – 1:59 pm

100 Miles, 2 Countries, 8 Awesome People, and 3rd Place! A huge thank you to, of course, Adventure Life and also the locally-owned Runners’ Edge for supporting our motley crew. Adventure Life’s own Sullivan Peraino gives a run-down (pun intended) of the days’ events. This sums up Adventure Lifers’ Beth, Aaron, Julia, Kassandra, and Sullivan’s [...]

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