As you know, I spend too much time finding unique places to stay as we travel. I love finding hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfasts with personality. When I came across The Library Collection in NYC I was instantly intrigued. I first found The Library Hotel. How can you not be intrigued by this description: […]
Hawaii Travel: Fresh Fruit, Fire and Rum
You have to wonder how I am going to tie these three items together, fruit, fire and rum. Fruit can be mixed with rum to make a delicious drink…or maybe set the rum on fire to make a yummy dessert. In this instance the fruit was eaten, the fire was being thrown and the rum […]
A Day on the Wailua River with Kayak Kauai
We do a majority of our exploring independent of tour groups. We love the adventure of taking wrong turns and figuring out the details as we go. But every now and then we hear about outstanding tour companies and we opt to pass over the drivers seat and spend a day in their world, seeing […]
72 Hours at the Grand Hyatt Kauai
This is our second time staying at the Grand Hyatt Kauai. Our second time being pampered by their stand out service and getting lost for 3 days at their unbelievable pool. 4 years ago I was still working for Hyatt and Josh and I spent 10 days island hopping between Oahu, Maui and Kauai staying […]
From Sunrise to Sunset on Easter Island
Easter Island is one of the world’s most isolated inhabited islands. It has an area of only 63.2 sq miles with 5,800 population counted for in the 2012 census. This is not a big island so you have to wonder what you are supposed to do all day once you make the 5.5 hour trip […]
Surviving the Jungle with Amazonia Expeditions
Remember that girl who backpacks in dresses? I found out recently in Iquitos, Peru that she is not made for the jungle. But she did have a great time attempting to survive the past week with Amazonia Expeditions. The Tahuayo Lodge is one of the most unique lodges I have visited, and I’ll write more about […]
Snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands
The hardest part of the morning is finding a wet suit that fits. If you have ever tried to fit a year of travel in a carry-on bag you can understand the strength and determination it takes to get a wetsuit on. Starting at the ankle, we precisely pulled the bottom portion of the wet suit above the knee. […]
Sneak Peek: Cruising the Galapagos Islands with Ecoventura
We just returned from a week long adventure with Ecoventura cruising the Galapagos Islands. We left in awe of the beauty and utterly impressed with the amount of conservation work that the National Park does to keep the Galapagos Islands pristine. The sand was white, the animals were fearless and the food was delicious. We […]
Help Us Decide What to do in The Amazon Jungle!
We need your help! We leave on Wednesday for Iquitos, Peru and meet up with Amazonia Expeditions for a weeklong adventure into the Peruvian Amazon jungle. I’ve listed below 15 of the many activity options they offer. Upon arrival we let our guide know what we want to do and he will help us design what […]
Hiking the Andes with EcoChile
One Trail. We hiked for 8 hours in the middle of a 4,300 mile long mountain range on one trail, not even scratching the tip of the iceberg as to what the Andes offer. I really wanted to get out on a glacier but the season and current weather promised closed roads which would prevent […]