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Rapa Nui – Here at Last
Alison and I originally signed up for Adventures Abroad’s extensive Chile trip before Covid and when trips to Chile resumed after Covid there was no guarantee that the Rapa Nui would be included so we decided to wait. That was hard – Rapa Nui has been right up there with the Pyramids, Angkor Wat and […]
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El Tatio Geysers – Highest in the World
In the last post from this epic trip to Chile with Adventures Abroad we ventured into the driest place on Earth outside of Antarctica, the Atacama desert and found a landscape that was almost surreal in its transcendent beauty. Day two in Atacama will feature a visit to the El Tatio geyser field which is […]
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Atacama Desert – Chile’s Arid Wonderland
In my introductory post on the Adventures Abroad Chile trip, I emphasized what I called the big three – Torres del Paine, the Atacama Desert and Easter Island as being the quintessence of this amazing country. Well Torres del Paine certainly lived up to its star billing and in this and the next post we’ll […]
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San Rafael Glacier & Aiken Park
This is my eighth post from the March, 2024 trip to Chile with Adventures Abroad led by champion empanada eater and all round great guy, Chris Tripodi. In the last post we cruised the waters of Lago Todos dos Santos and enjoyed the lovely German architecture of Puerto Varas in the Patagonian Lake District. After […]
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Covered Bridge GC – Hole by Hole
Alison and I recently completed a four day golfing tour of the mid Saint John Valley playing Aroostook Valley and Mactaquac, both great courses, but the star of the trip was undoubtedly Covered Bridge Golf Course in Hartland. While Aroostook Valley is notable for its location right on the United States border and Mactaquac as […]
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Patagonia Lake District – Volcanos, Waterfalls & Pudus
This is my seventh post from the March 2024 trip to Chile with Adventures Abroad. In the last post we visited the first of what I deemed to be the big three on this trip, Torres del Paine National Park and it far exceeded even my very high expectations for these famed mountains. From there […]
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Vienna – A Whirlwind Tour
Recently I found myself with three extra days in Europe. I had just finished a Canadian chapter SATW meeting in Seville, Spain and in four days I was to meet Alison in Cyprus to begin an Adventures Abroad tour there with our friend Martin Charlton. I had ascertained that there were no direct flights […]
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Angkor Wat – Cambodia’s Gift to the World
Alas, this is my final post from the life-changing 2023 trip to Southeast Asia which started in Bangkok and will now end in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Adventures Abroad has delivered everything Alison and I could want on this odyssey through three completely different countries Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. The good news is that they have […]
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Torres del Paine – There is Nothing Like It
In my introductory post on the Adventures Abroad trip to Chile in the spring of 2024 I highlighted the big three as I called them – Torres del Paine, Atacama and Easter Island. After flying to Punta Arenas and driving the End of the World Highway we arrived at the first of them, Torres del […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz