Breathtaking Buenos Aires

Breathtaking Buenos Aires

Visiting Buenos Aires for a week, we settled into the rhythms of this vibrant city. Here are our Secret takeaways from this magnetic South American icon: We appreciate the novel lodging choices, so we decided on a B&B in the Monserrat neighborhood just south of...
Chile Wine Tasting in the Casablanca Valley

Chile Wine Tasting in the Casablanca Valley

Flying into Santiago, Chile, Rick and I and David and Sallie drove off for the Casablanca Valley. Located in lush, rolling hills, the entire region extends between Santiago beneath the snowcapped Andes Mountains and Valparaiso on the Pacific Coast. Wineries dotted the...
Bike Tours of Lima

Bike Tours of Lima

We love activity when we travel, so a Lima, Peru event included a great find of Bike Tours of Lima. Departing the ship, Rick and I and Ken and Rosealie walked the 10 minutes to the bike offices in town. Donning our helmets, we adjusted our bike seats and took off...
Panama Hats are Really Made in Ecuador

Panama Hats are Really Made in Ecuador

I pride myself on finding the authentic and the unusual. So when we were headed to Manta, Ecuador on our Holland Cruise, I researched the area and found an amazing discovery. Panama Hats originated in the small village of Montecristi, just minutes from the port town...
Exclusive Penguin Tour with Derek in the Falklands

Exclusive Penguin Tour with Derek in the Falklands

Taking a southern cruise from Santiago around the Cape and up to Buenos Aires, we had a port stop in the Falkland Islands. Doing my do diligence, I found that penguins could be seen in the Islands. We plan to take a Lindblad trip some day to Antarctica, but until...