November 18, 2009 – 7:24 pm
As of 7PM Ushuaia time, the Kapitan Khlibnikov remains trapped in the ice near Snow Hill – making it 6 days, I believe, of being stuck. In the mean time, I continue to explore Ushuaia. Today and yesterday, I hiked up snowy slopes behind my hotel. The views were fantastic, seeing far [...]
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.
October 22, 2009 – 2:15 pm
Back by popular demand… I am pleased to announce our new Trip Journal, and Trip Video contest. Submit your best entries for a chance to win a trip for two with Adventure Life! Contest is open to all Adventure Life alumni. I’ll get right to the good stuff … the prizes.
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September 18, 2009 – 3:14 pm
The Pacuare is located between Costa Rica’s coastal lowlands and the country’s highest mountain range. Besides being home to thousands of species of birds, insets, reptiles and mammals, Pacuare is home to Costa Rica’s most important nesting ground for leatherback turtles. On our Turtles and Rainforest trip, our travelers have the unique opportunity to [...]
By Beth Conway
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Also posted in 1, Costa Rica Tours, Family Travel, Green Travel, Natural Environment, wildlife
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Tagged adventure life, adventure travel, costa rica, costa rica family trip, costa rica tour, ecotourism, leatherback turtles, pacuare reserve, wildlife
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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, Small Ship Cruises
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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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August 24, 2009 – 11:58 am
Traveler, Elizabeth Coughlan, shares some of her experiences exploring the Actun Tunichil Muknal (or ATM) cave in Belize. Learn a little about the logistics, the how-tos and what to expect. I can tell you from personal experience, you can prepare all you want for this tour, but there is no way to predict what [...]
Traveler, M.J. Holliday, shares her experiences at the bustling and sometimes bizarre witches’ market, in Cusco, Peru.
By M.J. Holliday
Five hundred years ago, the Inca empire flourished in South America. At its center was the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and the capital city of Cusco, Peru. The Inca were farmers, scientists, engineers and astronomers. When [...]
Happy Mother’s Day! In celebration of the day’s holiday, I thought I’d share one of my favorite mother-daughter trip journals. Adventure Life staff member, Julia Kocubinski, and her mom, Sue, took a trip to Ecuador’s cloudforest, Quito, Banos, and the wildlife rich Galapagos Islands last November.
By Beth Conway
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Also posted in 1, Galapagos Cruises, Girl Trips
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Tagged adventure life, adventure travel, ecuador tour, galapagos, Galapagos multisport, galapagos tours, tours, travel, wildlife
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Trekkers in South America are daring and adventuresome – not to brag or anything. My group planned our hike to the famed Machu Picchu ruins for months. We marveled at the ruins as we massaged our tired legs. Then we flew back the United States without giving mystical Patagonia a second thought. We were right [...]
By Brian Morgan
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Also posted in Argentina Tours, Inca Trail, Peru Tours, Trekking
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Tagged chile, cordillera blanca, fitz roy, fitzroy, Inca Trail, peru, peru trek, santa cruz trek, torres del paine, trek, Trekking
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