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2013 Intentions

Posted on January 6, 2013 by adventuresweseek | 0 Comments

Featured writer: adventuresweseek With the new year here, the idea of resolutions and bucket lists are as common as having a cup of coffee in the morning. So, Adam and I sat down this morning to come up with things we want to do this year. Of course, we both want to be healthy, positive and in great shape. Each day…

Potosi ‘Worth a Fortune’

Posted on January 3, 2013 by boliviainmyeyes | 2 Comments

Featured Writer: Danuta Stawarz The city of Potosi was founded in 1545, during the “gold rush” associated with the discovery in Cerro de Potosí – later known as the Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain) – large silver deposits. In a few years the settlement has attracted hundreds of thousands of Europeans and it became the official mint of Spain. Conquiscadors used…

Take to the Skies in Iquique, Chile

Posted on November 10, 2012 by leejamiller | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Leeja Miller The coastal city of Iquique in northern Chile is widely known for it’s beautiful white sand beaches with great waves for surfing and body boarding. Surf shops and ice cream stores line the beautiful palm treed walkway along Playa Cavancha, the city’s principal surfing beach. Within walking distance is Playa Brava. This beach’s powerful undertow makes…

The Famous Steps of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Posted on September 4, 2012 by lifesprettyge | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: Ling Ge I hope everyone enjoyed a spectacular 2012 London Olympic Games filled with many amazing and memorable moments. I’ve always thought as the Olympics as the greatest spectacle in the world and I’ve always wanted to go. So, as I watched London pass the torch to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I made it my goal to return…

Our Patagonia Adventure: Days 3 and 4 in Torres Del Paine

Posted on July 30, 2012 by VivaGood | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Alexis Ward I want to keep moving forward with stories and pictures from our trip to Patagonia. I need to get all these memories down before they become cloudy in my mind. Hopefully you’ve already read about day 1 and day 2 on the trail in Torres Del Paine National Park. If you haven’t or you just want…

Our Patagonia Adventure: Hiking Torres Del Paine Day 2

Posted on July 27, 2012 by VivaGood | 2 Comments

Featured writer: Alexis Ward Hopefully, you have already read about our first day of hiking in Torres Del Paine, so you are well aware of how much our princess feet were aching after just one day (and 14 miles… yeah…that makes me feel a bit better) of hiking. On our second day of hiking were headed to the infamous French…

My Patagonia Adventure: From Puerto Natales to Torres Del Paine

Posted on July 3, 2012 by VivaGood | 5 Comments

Traveling to Patagonia was a dream trip for me and my husband. We added it to our bucket list a few years ago I saw some photos a friend took of his trip to Patagonia that took my breath away and decided immediately that we needed to experience this epic place. When we saw that LAN was offering discounted fares…

Take It All Off – Nothing But Travel for 2012

Posted on July 3, 2012 by rachaelruddick | 4 Comments

Featured writer: Rachael Ruddick Taking a year off from work and traveling around the world has always been on my ‘to do’ list and finally last year my husband and I, after losing an auction on a house that we weren’t entirely sure we really wanted and probably couldn’t afford anyway, decided it was now or never. A year of…

One flew over the Nazca Lines

Posted on June 20, 2012 by sandstoneandamber | 0 Comments

Featured writer/photographer: Ania The Nazca Lines, those mysterious shapes scratched in the scorched surface of southern Peru’s desert, are one of the most famous UNESCO-listed destinations in the world. So what new can be said about them? Perhaps not much in a way of new facts or learning, given that fundamentally we just don’t know much about who made those impressive geoglyphs…

Party in Brazil: A Gringa’s Thoughts on Carnaval

Posted on May 22, 2012 by katherinemartinko | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Katherine Martinko It’s impossible for me to let Brazil’s legendary Carnaval slip by without adding my thoughts to the countless articles flooding every online newspaper that I see. I think I’m sufficiently qualified to do so. There was a time I called Brazil home, living in the large northeastern coastal city of Recife, home to the largest Carnaval…