A northern itinerary in the Galápagos Islands may take you to Santiago Island. The main attraction on Santiago Island are the dense numbers of fur sea lions vs. Galápagos sea lions (see the short post on the difference between fur sea lions and Galápagos sea lions here). The area around Egas Port was owned by … Continue reading
Whether you are planning a land based tour of the Galápagos Islands or a cruise of the Galápagos Islands, here is a checklist to consider before you go to the Galápagos Islands. See my tips for land based tours or cruise based tours in the Galápagos Islands. 1. Sun protection: A no brainer, I know, but … Continue reading
Living in Alaska, or anywhere, you get accustomed to what is around you. You don’t think much about it. You even take it for granted sometimes. However, if you look more closely there is usually a fair amount of fascinating, amazing, phenomenal, awesome stuff going on. For me one of those things is how life … Continue reading
An encounter with a sea lion at the men’s room on a day trip to San Cristobal Island, Galápagos Islands. Our guide said to go use the bathroom and be back in 5 minutes. Most of us had no experience with sea lion encounters in the men’s room. What to do? None of us could imagine … Continue reading
This post was originally titled “Colombia: Travel is safer now than ever” and… I was going to say kidnappings were a tool of the 1980’s and 1990’s but a quick Google search revealed that 18 foreigners have been kidnapped as of now in 2013. Still a tool. I was going to say that generally rebel … Continue reading
As a novelty, I had considered straddling the equator, you know, being North and South all at once before I visited Quito, Ecuador but I had no idea what a treat it would be to visit latitude 00.00.00… Incidentally, there is another place called “Mitad del Mundo” down the road a ways. It’s like the … Continue reading
Here is some more footage from Feria de Cali. This is the event “Bailarines y Bailarinas” (Dancers- masculine and feminine). There is some amazing footage here. For more about Feria de Cali, click here. Bailarines y Bailarinas 1 Modern tango duo at Feria de Cali Feat of Fire Modern African Dance A 6 year old … Continue reading
The Feria De Cali (Cali Fair) is the most important cultural event in Pacific Colombia. It celebrates the areas rich culture, the products of sugar cane, as well as salsa music and dance. Bullfights are also a part of Feria but are becoming controversial within Cali and may not last as many locals see the … Continue reading
Borneo is the perfect place for a family travel adventure in my opinion and here’s why… As a traveler I was awestruck by the diversity of animals and more so by their abundance. Traveling in Borneo is a complete jungle safari experience coupling the exotic, foreign sounds and rumble of the jungle with its inhabitants. … Continue reading
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