Posts in Tag: volcanoes
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Exploring Isabela – A Natural Wonderland
This is my third post from the largest of the Galapagos Islands, Isabela. In the first one we marvelled at the unique Galapagos wildlife found both on and below the surface of the waters of Tintoreras Islet. In the second we sought out the famous giant tortoises for which the islands are known. In this […]
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Ecuador with Adventures Abroad
In 2022 Alison and I visited yet another fabulous destination with Adventures Abroad, the country of Ecuador which despite its relatively small size, has an incredible variety of ecosystems. From the Galapagos Islands to the towering volcanoes of the Andes to the UNESCO World Heritage cities of Quito and Cuenca to the truly staggering diversity […]
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Ometepe – Lake Nicaragua’s Must Visit Destination
This is my fourth post on the country of Nicaragua which Alison and I are visiting as part of Victor Romagnoli’s Central America tour on behalf of Canadian travel company Adventures Abroad. One of the attractions for me in choosing this trip was the opportunity to see volcanoes, lot’s of them and Nicaragua fits that […]
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Masaya – Staring Into the Gates of Hell
At the end of my last post on Granada and Los Isletas I promised that on the next post we would travel to Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua. I lied; I’ve decided to go to hell instead. This is day two of our sojourn in Nicaragua as part of Adventures Abroad Central America tour designed […]
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Haleakala National Park – Maui’s Rare and Sacred Landscape
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a visit to the four main islands of Hawaii that Alison and I took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we played our final round of golf on Maui at the Wailea Gold Course. […]