November 15, 2009 – 4:10 pm
Twenty-two hours of flying finally brought me to the city of Buenos Aires. I chose to stop over here for a couple days, just to break up the trip… and enjoy a tango show and some of BA’s fantastic history and architecture. Before the show, I took a tango lesson, and after stepping [...]
November 10, 2009 – 12:38 pm
After ten years of working in the adventure travel industry and bringing thousands of friends, family and clients to the far edges of Latin America – to such sites as Bolivia’s Salt Desert, Huarani tribal territory, Belize’s subterranean caves, and more – the edges of Latin America weren’t so sharp and unknown to me anymore. I decided it was time to journey to the edges of my known world once again, and Antarctica would provide that first edge.
September 8, 2009 – 2:09 pm
Adventure Life’s first journal contest has come to a close. From the Pacuare Turtle Reserve in Costa Rica, to kayaking in the remote Amazon Basin, the submissions are terrific — competition was tough and selecting our winners was no easy task.
Winner of our Best Journal contest is Wayne Ng for his entry, Epiphanies in Ecuador [...]
By Beth Conway
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Also posted in 1, Adventure Travel Company, Antarctica Cruises, Awards, Galapagos Cruises, Travel Journal
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Tagged adventure, adventure life, adventure travel, contests, expedition cruise, Galapagos Cruises, small ship cruise, travel, travel journals
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, and Neil Armstrong’s curiosity and sense of adventure is now taking him to Antarctica. And how fitting for the legendary astronaut to turn his attention to Antarctica; the great white continent has frequently been described as alien and out-of-this-world. Neil will be [...]
In the June/July 2009 issue, National Geographic Adventure highlights the Galapagos yacht, M/Y Eric, in their “World Class: Lodges + Escapes” feature. What makes the Eric so interesting? Complete with solar panels and wind turbines, the yacht is the first hybrid ship of its kind — but let’s hope it’s not the last. [...]
Travel to Antarctica has always been for those eager to explore the very end of the world. Unfortunately, as the location has been ‘discovered’, more and more cruise ships are making this their destination. The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators says visits have risen from 6,700 in the 1992-93 season to 45,213 in [...]
April 20, 2009 – 10:03 am
Metropolitan Touring recently sent us the following update about the volcanic eruption in Galapagos. For more incredible images of the volcanoe, check these links:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=4514
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=2690
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=14945
Personnel of the Galápagos National Park who over flew the volcano at Fernandina Island, inform that the activity continues, but with less intensity.
They have observed lava flowing from three fissures, which [...]
Today’s post is a fun journal entry by Cierra Rantoul during her small ship cruise on the Rhine River in 2007. Thanks Cierra!
Hi everyone! Me here! Day Three of my Christmas holiday mini-cruise! I have to say that for as small as this boat is – only 130 passengers max – it has to [...]
By Brian Morgan
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Also posted in Europe Cruises, Travel Journal
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Tagged adventure cruise, cruise, cruises, expedition cruise, Rhine River, river cruise, small ship cruise, tour, travel, Travel Journal
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Even though it seems like just about every piece of the world has been mapped and catalogued, it turns our there are still unexpected discoveries to be made.
By Andrew Cockerham
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Tagged adventure, adventure travel, Antarctica, Antarctica cruise, Antarctica tour, Antarctica trip, archaeology, cruise, expedition cruise, history, small ship cruise, travel
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February 26, 2009 – 1:10 pm
The following article was written by Galapagos traveler M. Sparga. Thanks for the contribution!
The first time I went to the Galapagos Islands, one of my traveling companions had his cap blow off into the sea while we took a dinghy from our cruise ship to one of the islands. Another tourist joked [...]
By Brian Morgan
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Also posted in Galapagos Cruises
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Tagged best time, climate, cruises, galapagos, Galapagos Cruises, galapagos tours, Galapagos travel, Galapagos trips, small ship, tours, travel, weather, wildlife
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