A special guest post by V!VA Travel Guides. The editorial staff of V!VA Travel Guides share with us their ten favourite places in Ecuador. 1. The Quilotoa Loop The Quilotoa Loop is made up mostly of small, Andean villages that surround the famous crater lake Quilotoa. The reason this is a don’t miss in Ecuador [...]
The mysteries of Easter Island
Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as it’s called by the Polynesians, or Isla de Pascua as it’s called in Spanish, is one of the most isolated places in the world; the closest landmass is about 4,000 kilometers away. The island is small but the scenery is spectacular. In addition, it boasts an extraordinary history as [...]
Art on the Corner at Grand Junction
A special guest post by Easyhiker. Art on the Corner Grand Junction, Colorado is one stopover that proved to be a pleasant one for us. An All-American town, faceless if not for its Art on the Corner Exhibit. Its downtown area corners are dotted with sculptures by various American artists. This creative initiative was started [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Quebrada de Las Conchas
The magnificent Quebrada de Las Conchas (Las Conchas gorge) near the city of Cafayate in northern Argentina. Read the accompanying post: “Some Lazy Days in Salta“. See other Velvet Moments: Bruges canals, Belgium Bora Bora, French Polynesia Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Positano, Italy The Great Ocean Road, Australia Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Guanacos, Torres del Paine
Gorgeous guanacos grazing at the Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Read the accompanying post: ‘Patagonia: Home of the Gods Part II‘ See other Velvet moments: Rice terraces, Bali, Indonesia Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina
The spectacular lake crossing to Bariloche
“The spectacular lake crossing to Bariloche” (a page from my Travel Journal) Gosh, it seems like ages ago that I was in the deep south of Patagonia. I looked up my itinerary to check the dates and discovered that it was only four days ago that I left Punta Arenas for Puerto Montt – it’s [...]
Places that inspire: New York City Highline
A guest post by Gina Gorelik. The New York City Highline One of my favorite places to go to in New York on a sunny afternoon is the NYC Highline. This completely unique place always inspires me, and makes me happy and proud to be a New Yorker. The Highline used to be a train [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Valparaiso, Chile
The magnificent murals of Valparaiso, Chile. Read the accompanying post: ‘The murals of Valparaiso‘. See other Velvet moments: Floating villages, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Zanzibar, Tanzania Lago Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina
A beach for thrill-seekers
Maho Beach, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles For those out there, like me, who love beaches and airplanes, this beach offers the best of both worlds! Maho Beach is a beautiful white sandy beach, with turquoise blue water lapping at its sands on the Dutch side of the Caribbean isle of St. Maarten. What makes this [...]
Places that inspire: Yosemite
A guest post by Jaime from Seat of Our Pants. Yosemite National Park The drive to Yosemite National Park is on an unassuming single lane highway that curves along the Sierra Nevada foothills. It’s an understated introduction to the region, meandering along river valleys and climbing up pine-covered hillsides. Traveling there is beautiful in its [...]
About Keith Jenkins
I'm Keith Jenkins. In July 2008, I left my ten-year banking career to travel around the world. I've not looked back since.
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