You always hear that the Galapagos Islands are a once in a lifetime opportunity to see lots of wildlife (on land and in the sea) as well as unspoiled beautiful islands. After visiting here, I can tell you that these islands are definitely something special. They are incredibly beautiful, totally unique, and filled with such [...]
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The Galapagos Islands, Part 2
April 13, 2011 – 11:51 am
On Monday, I posted some photos from the Galapagos Islands. They were pretty. But I have so many good photos from my trip to the islands that simply posting one set of photos wouldn’t be enough. So here is a second batch of photos with more animals, landscapes, and a cool video: Yellow Land Lizard [...]
The Galapagos Islands in Photos
April 11, 2011 – 11:34 am
A few weeks ago, I fulfilled a life long dream and visited the Galapagos Islands. They were beautiful. They were breathtaking. They were everything people said they would be. I’ve never been to a place where the wildlife was so abundant and the geography was so diverse in such a close space. But since a [...]
A Wanderer in Residence
November 8, 2010 – 1:45 pm
Back in April 2004, I took my first big trip overseas. I visited Costa Rica with a small company called Gap Adventures. To this day I still don’t remember how I stumbled across them but I’m glad I did. That trip infused me with the travel bug and set my life on the path it [...]
The Value of Tour Groups
October 21, 2010 – 4:11 pm
While I always push independent travel and backpacking, I know there are many more ways to travel. In fact, I enjoy a lot of different forms of travel. I’ve had good tours and bad, I’ve enjoyed cruises, and after a week on a luxury tour in Canada, I can tell you the luxury travel is [...]