Our first day on our Mendoza tour has been nothing short of perfect – we cooked a meal in a busy Argentine kitchen, toured the largest family winery in the country, mailed 3 cases of wine back to the US and ate more meat than I feel comfortable admitting. There is a surprising abundance of trees, flowering bushes, tall grasses and expansive lush laws covering the city and roadways. But [...]
Today’s the day! South America adventure take 2. There are five flights between Missoula and our first destination – Mendoza, Argentina. This is the second time my Mom and I have attempted this Argentina & Uruguay trip. Last year, we made it as far as Los Angeles, where I burst an eardrum on the final domestic flight. But never fear! We’re back at it with enough decongestants to fill a [...]
Nicaragua travel is gearing up for a successful 2013. It is drawing a lot of attention from the tour industry and both the widely-traveled and first-time travelers from across the globe. I’m not surprised: Nicaragua is a country of thriving culture, history, wildlife and boasts a landscape dominated by volcanoes, pristine rainforest and miles & miles of serene sandy shoreline. Our own Adventure Lifer, Kassandra Miller, recently returned from a [...]
The spectacular Easter festivals in Antigua, Guatemala are beyond comparison to anything in the northern hemisphere. One of its most striking aspects are the carpets — or alfombras — that adorn the processional route. Residents along the streets of Antigua begin preparations weeks and even months in advance to create these beautifully intricate offerings. The carpets are painstakingly made by hand. Ranging in designs from biblical scenes to popular soccer [...]
It’s an exciting new year for us at Adventure Life in our new office! Last fall Adventure Lifers packed up our belongings and headed across town to set up residence in our brand new building. Check out our video of our moving day. There were a few sad moments leaving our old building – our Adventure Life home for the past ten plus years. So many memories that have been [...]
To discover new areas of the world and experience nature in its most primal sense is what drives me to travel. There are certain places where these experiences are like none other: the Galapagos, the Amazon, the African bush and of course Antarctica. We live in an age when travel is easy and you can even check in on FourSquare on Mt. Everest. But there still remain a few last [...]
Working together with International Galapagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA), Adventure Life has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for Galapagos conservation. Like other isolated island groups, the Galapagos Islands face serious challenges for the long-term survival of their marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This video is an excellent reminder on how you can be a responsible traveler during your Galapagos tour.
Adventure Life, Yacutinga Lodge and Kallpa T.O. (our local Argentina travel partner) have come together to fund and facilitate a series of environmental education workshops for the Guarani Community Kagui Pora from Argentina’s Comandante Andresito. The workshops are specifically designed for the children of the Kagui Pora Community. The curriculum is fun, hands-on and addresses the environmental issues facing the Paranaense Forest and the Guarani’s home. Overcome by agriculture and [...]
Forbes just came out with a list of “10 Endangered Places to See Now” that includes some of Adventure Life travelers’ most sought-after regions: the Amazon rainforest, Galapagos Islands, and U.S.-Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert — the largest in North America. It is not surprise to see these regions make an endangered places list. In the Amazon, deforestation is a constant treat to both the flora and fauna, as well as the [...]
We always like to think that our trips are life-changing — but even we couldn’t have guessed how one Antarctica adventure would completely transform the life of one of our travelers. Adventure Life traveler, Kendra Gonnerman, contacted us last week with the following message. Dear Adventure Life, I have been wanting to write this story and let you know how one trip can change a life forever. In January, [...]
