All Stories by Julia

We went to Baja! We started our trip with kayaking, whale watching, snorkeling, fishing and cruising around the Sea of Cortez. I couldn't imagine a better way to spend my winter vacation! Enjoying the warm weather, eating amazing food and adventures was so much better then sitting in the snow!

We went to Belize! We explored the jungle, went canoeing, marveled at ruins and caves, went flats fishing and went snorkeling with a variety of marine wildlife, especially whale sharks! We managed to do it all in two weeks in paradise with the help of our wonderful guide. What an amazing trip to Belize!

A birthday gift to my mom and me! We decided to celebrate our 30th and 60th birthdays with a small-ship cruise to Alaska. What an amazing adventure! It was the perfect mix of our interests such as kayaking, beautiful scenery such as glaciers and such a fun way to ring in those big birthdays.

After getting married in Montana in the summer, we treated ourselves to a honeymoon in January. We spent a week sailing on the Liberty Clipper around North Eleuthera and a few extra days relaxing on Governor's Harbour's pink sand beaches. It was the perfect getaway in the middle of Montana's winter.

I got the opportunity to spend a few days learning all there is to know about my favorite beverage - coffee! We traveled through different kinds of Colombian coffee farms and learned about the different processes and different kinds. We also hiked around and even got to learn how to make latte art! Everything is all good when coffee is involved!

I had the opportunity to travel to Antarctica with two of my favorite ladies. What a trip! The most beautiful and breathtaking place I have ever seen. Kayaking amongst icebergs, penguins, sea lions and even whales. This trip was packed with adventures and amazing food! How will I ever top it?!

Galapagos Multisport and a family vacation with Betty, our Ecuador coordinator! We had wonderful guides and wonderful company to experience these beautiful places! We saw many species of birds, fish, and we even saw giant tortoises! We snorkeled, went horseback riding and even hiked around volcanos. It was a great trip to spend with my mother and …

My friend, Frankie, and I traveled to Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn, Torres del Paine, Ushuaia and Perito Moreno Glacier and back to Buenos Aires for a Tango show! This was an unforgettable two-week adventure filled with hiking, wildlife, beautiful glaciers and many glaciers! Surrounded by beautiful nature and getting to know travelers …

I couldn't wait to get to Costa Rica again. It has been six years since I spent a month there for school, and I was eager to see if I felt the same love for the country that I had that first time. I hiked around volcanos, zip lined through the jungle and admired the beautiful scenery around us. This trip was surely packed with adventure!

A whirlwind tour of 6 Ecuadorian lodges in the Amazon! Adventure Life is working with the Rainforest Alliance and USAID to lend support to community owned lodges in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The goals of this project include the preservation of at least 200,000 hectares of Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador -- combined with training and technical …

We wanted to spend one last relaxing vacation before our baby arrived. What better place to relax and adventure than Hawaii? We chose the Big Island, where we were able to spend time in the water, listen to the waves crash against the rocks, snorkeled with fish, hiked around the island and visited lava flows and fish.

It had been twelve years since I studied in Salamanca, Spain in college, and I hadn't returned since. I was excited to see my beautiful second-home again, and to bring my husband back to the place I lived for my last semester of college. We spent two weeks walking around ancient cities and towns, eating delicious Spanish tapas and drinking amazing …

After nearly nine years at Adventure Life, it seemed silly I hadn't yet been to Peru. I've always wanted to see the ruins of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, but more than anything, I had heard such great things about the food in Peru! Truly international cuisine, we had to check it out. So Monika and I set off on our next adventure!

We hadn't traveled for over three years, and with our oldest about to turn 5 we knew it was time to get both of their passports stamped! We decided to bring them to Belize, one of our favorite destinations, where we could swim, snorkel, fish, kayak and relax as a family.