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Spa & Relaxing - Articles & Travel Stories

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Explore 20 Spa & Relaxing travel stories from Adventure Life, featuring expert insights, destination highlights, and firsthand experiences from ancient and culturally rich sites. Whether you’re planning your next adventure in 2026 or 2027, these stories offer inspiration for exploring ruins, archaeological wonders, and hidden historical gems across the globe. Learn from the journeys of fellow travelers and discover meaningful ways to connect with the past through thoughtful travel. Let these Spa & Relaxing stories guide your path into history.
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Pelican Beach Resort - South Water Caye, Belize

Family Trip to Belize

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.
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Hawaii!

Babymoon in Hawaii!

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.
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Teresa and John in Quito

Machu Picchu Travels

We decided to contact Adventure Life for a tour of Machu Picchu at the suggestion of some good friends. This fabulous tour was our only ''guided'' tour in a 5 week, 4 country adventure through South America. This decision was perfect because we ended up learning so much more about the ruins, the culture and the country, than if we had walked in …
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Mantay Shelter Director Raquel Garcia and our group

Our Trip to Peru & Mantay Shelter

Every segment of our trip was top-notch. The weather was great, along with the food, the tours, the lodging, the transportation and the people. We made a stop at Mantay in Cusco to deliver peace pals and medical supplies. We were very impressed to learn that Adventure Life has a relationship with the shelter. Thanks to Milagros in Lima, we learned …
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Huana Picchu peak! I did it. And you should too.

7 wonders at a 7 wonder

How can you summarize Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu? You can't! The 7 wonders of our trip:1-How'd they build the road to Machu Picchu (MP) and how do they keep them in great shape? They aren't paved and there are many switchbacks and many many buses each day.2-The bus schedule is flawless at MP. Little waiting and they …
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Exploring China

China - Hidden Dragon, Sleeping Workers

This journal is about my experiences in China during the summer of 2008 just before the Olympic Games. We traveled all over the country and had an amazing adventure.
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Next stop . . . LIMA!

Two 65-year-olds looking for Adventure! in Peru

Manco Multi-Sport combined with Amazon Explorer -- 16 days of non-stop adventure!
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Finally at Machu Picchu

This Girl and That Guy Escape to Peru

Months and months ago, a couple from Chicago decided to take a vacation. That guy wanted to take this girl on a special, unforgettable trip to celebrate a landmark occasion: her 30th birthday. Seeing this girl was never one to make a big deal over the day of her birth, it was quite a surprise when she agreed. With very little muss and fuss, the …
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our guide Ayul takes us on Cusco city tour

Cusco and Machu Picchu Trip

Our trip to Peru included Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. With our guide Ayul, we explored the city and ruins even with the rains and flooding. What a wonderful trip!
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Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu By Train

July 2011 Trip to Peru: A fabulous Machu Picchu adventure and top shelf culinary tastebud explosion.
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The three travelers

Nicaragua: Volcanoes, Beaches, and Fireworks

2011 ended with a big finish! We explored a land we never imagined we'd visit, yet found to be amazing at every turn. Nicaragua is a land of many contrasts: colonial cities, active volcanoes, and cloud forest canopies. We visited La Isla de Ometepe, our very own \"Christmas Island\" and ended the year on the Pacific beaches surrounding …
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Flying into Peru

Wendy goes to Peru
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Welcome to Peru!

Machu Picchu by Train - 7 days...well 8! :)

Wow! What a trip to Peru. I'm glad I hand wrote my journal and I'm hoping I can share with everyone. My trip to Peru and Machu Picchu was beyond spectacular.
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How to See Lots of Europe in 30 Days

Here are some facts from my trip: 13 Countries in 30 days. By Air 11032 miles. By sea miles 1026 miles. By Train 385 miles. Car 3907 miles. Total Miles Traveled 16284. Total pictures taken 1430. It was a hell of a ride and got to see lots of neat stuff. One more thing off the bucket list!!!!!
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The Sacred Valley

Peru - a trip of a lifetime
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Landscape

Nicaragua Multisport

Nicaragua dispelled all myths. It is gorgeous, affordable and very safe. Tourism is a relatively new phenomenon, so you pretty much get the country to yourself. Ometepe Island is perhaps my favorite place on earth. Try to spend as much time as you can there!
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Arabella Aft

Spanish Virgin Islands Cruise on the Arabella

We embarked to the Spanish Virgin Islands on the Arabella. This was the most relaxing cruise we have ever had.
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nice view !!

Ecuador Travel: Cuenca

With just 3 free days, Cuenca has so many places to visit in short time... a great Ecuador trip experience.
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View of the Sangay National Park when driving by

Southern Highlands in Ecuador

We wanted to explore non touristic areas of Ecuador and drove south for a few days finding magical places, wonderful views, amazing people, hidden nature... look forward to going again soon!!!
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At the mysterious ruins of Machu Picchu

Charmed and Amorous on the Machu Picchu by Train Tour

An account of how we fell in love with Peru, and in the process, also fell back in love with each other.
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