Tag: travel
The Key to Quito, Ecuador
What we THOUGHT was going to be a simple stopover on our way to The Galapagos Islands, turned out to be a gem of Colonial American history.Quito’s Colonial Center is perhaps the largest and best preserved historic center in the Americas, and was the first New World city to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
And don’t get us started on the gigantic, winged Virgin Mary… CONTINUE READING >>
What we THOUGHT was going to be a simple stopover on our way to The Galapagos Islands, turned out to be a gem of Colonial American history.Quito’s Colonial Center is perhaps the largest and best preserved historic center in the Americas, and was the first New World city to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
And don’t get us started on the gigantic, winged Virgin Mary… CONTINUE READING >>
A Peace of Olso, Norway
As unfamiliar visitors making our first trip to Oslo, Norway, we didn’t know what we were in for.Chase us around Oslo as we visit the Nobel Peace Center, get schooled in Olympic ski jumping, have cocktails in a bar completely made of ice (including the glasses), explore Viking burial ships, have a scream with Edvard Munch and eat, ahem, rotted fish… CONTINUE READING >>
As unfamiliar visitors making our first trip to Oslo, Norway, we didn’t know what we were in for.Chase us around Oslo as we visit the Nobel Peace Center, get schooled in Olympic ski jumping, have cocktails in a bar completely made of ice (including the glasses), explore Viking burial ships, have a scream with Edvard Munch and eat, ahem, rotted fish… CONTINUE READING >>
Hide Away at the Rumba Resort in Australia’s Caloundra!
The Rumba Beach Resort in Caloundra, Australia offers the perfect setting for kicking back and soaking up some of the namesake rays of the Sunshine Coast… CONTINUE READING >>
The Rumba Beach Resort in Caloundra, Australia offers the perfect setting for kicking back and soaking up some of the namesake rays of the Sunshine Coast… CONTINUE READING >>
The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway
The Viking Ship Museum was specially built to house three ships which were put on display after being discovered in the late eighteen and early nineteen hundreds by a farmer … CONTINUE READING >>
The Viking Ship Museum was specially built to house three ships which were put on display after being discovered in the late eighteen and early nineteen hundreds by a farmer … CONTINUE READING >>
How to Volunteer at a National Park (and live for free!)
Are you a retiree or empty nester looking to enrich your life through volunteerism?
An outdoorsy-type wanting to get back to nature, or a college student looking to pump up your resume in a meaningful way?
The Parks Service provides wonderful ways to help preserve America’s natural heritage.
And now is the time to prepare for next summer’s adventure… CONTINUE READING >>
Are you a retiree or empty nester looking to enrich your life through volunteerism?
An outdoorsy-type wanting to get back to nature, or a college student looking to pump up your resume in a meaningful way?
The Parks Service provides wonderful ways to help preserve America’s natural heritage.
And now is the time to prepare for next summer’s adventure… CONTINUE READING >>
Do People Live in the Galapagos Islands?
So do they? We get asked this a lot, actually.
Truth is, we didn’t know until we got there.
Say Galapagos and what pops to mind? For us, no doubt as for many folks, it was the image of giant tortoises.
They may well be the most famous attraction of these islands, but… CONTINUE READING >>
So do they? We get asked this a lot, actually.
Truth is, we didn’t know until we got there.
Say Galapagos and what pops to mind? For us, no doubt as for many folks, it was the image of giant tortoises.
They may well be the most famous attraction of these islands, but… CONTINUE READING >>