About a month ago I hand-delivered a postcard I had carried a very long way. From a dot of an island in the southern Pacific Ocean to a small city in Virginia. From Post Office Bay to a parent back home. You see Post Office Bay, on Floreana Island in the Galapagos, was perplex up …
A few months back I was fortunate enough to get that “once in a lifetime experience” sailing around the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. For many tourists that’s the whole point of concentration and Quito gets a day in the itinerary—if they don’t just fly from Guayaquil to the islands instead. That’s a shame really, because …
Here’s some advice about the best ways to prevent mosquitoes biting you. Some of the ideas I’m sure might surprise you. I live in the mosquito infested tropics, but through following these guidelines I rarely learn bitten. 1. Thiamine Tablets. A lot of people suggest that by eating garlic capsules mosquitoes decide they don’t want …
When I was at the Luxury Travel Expo latest month I had the pleasure of hearing a uncivil presentation from Kim MacQuarrie, a Peru travel expert and author of the book Last Days of the Incas. A few favored souls will get to spend far more time by him this year actually traveling through Peru: …
We continue to expand our luxury hotel coverage in Brazil with the two top hotels in Salvador, Bahia. One traditional and large, one modern and more very dear. The best-known luxury hotel in Salvador is Pestana Convento do Carmo. In 2005 the prior sprawling 16th-century Carmelite convent on a hilltop was converted to the Convento …