Tag: Travel
BOLIVIA: LA PAZ & VALLEY OF THE MOON, 2022
Continuing our South American journey, we took a five-hour drive from Puno, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia. With the few border crossings we'd done on this trip, Bolivia was always the most challenging. To enter Bolivia, the American passport holders would need visas (US $160) so I and another traveler accompanied by one of our …
The biggest sporting event in Barbados: The Sandy Lane Gold Cup.
The Sandy Lane Gold Cup high stakes race has been a fixture on the Barbados horse racing calendar for forty years. It takes place in early March at the historic Garrison Savannah just outside of the capital Bridgetown. It's definitely an international affair as it attracts fans from across the globe. Racing began at the …
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CHIHULY GARDENS & GLASS, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
Located next to the Space Needle in Seattle Washington, the Chihuly Garden and Glass is definitely worth a trip if you're ever in the area. Plan on a couple of hours here as the garden and the glasshouse are mesmerizing. In addition to viewing all the amazing glass sculptures, you can relax at the bar …
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Check out these 9 hidden Gems in Barbados.
Barbados is much more than sand and surf. With the ever changing demographics of travelers, countries, especially tropical islands need to offer more variety. We found some interesting sights that are worth a look.
Exploring Bolivia’s Unique Salt Flats
The next phase of our trip through South America would take us to the Bolivian Salt Flats, then on to Chile and the Atacama Desert which we'll recap in a subsequent post. A three-and-a-half-hour drive took us from the dusty mining town of Potosi to Uyuni. This town is the starting point for a lot …
Why Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain is Better than Vinicunca
On our recent trip to Peru on an organized tour with GAdventures, a hike of Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) was offered as an optional activity. At a height of 5200 meters asl, we were worried about the acclimatization factor since we wouldn't have that many days in Cusco which sits at about 4000 meters asl. After …
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Street Art and Scenic Views: Discovering Valparaiso in Chile
We'd been travelling through South America, (Peru, Bolivia and Chile) for about three weeks and our final stop was Santiago. When we arrived, it was rainy, damp and colder than expected so we ended up not doing much that day. Our flight the following day wasn't until midnight, so we had a full free day. …
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