We had an amazing, eye-opening, thrilling 6 weeks of travel in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru. Our bond as a family has strengthened and although we were really excited to get home, we are already dreaming about our next travel experience together!

''Antarctica? Why?'' ''Antarctica? Wow!'' Those were the two most common responses from family, friends and colleagues when they learned I was off to the frozen continent for the 2012 holidays. I stepped on the Antarctic continent twice: my journey through ice, wind and stormy weather a glorious one. John Steinbeck said it best: ''. . .we do not …

Right before baby #2, this couple decided to reward themselves with a cruise of the Mediterranean. They took plenty of pictures and leave us with some of their best advice.

In Antarctica, I spent 13 days skiing in heavy snowbanks, kayaking with different types of whales and hiking my way through the mountains and waterways. I got to cross off sightings of certain types of penguins and sea birds off my list. Yes, I did get injured, but nothing held me back from having the trip of a lifetime!

The Adventure Life grant program sponsored a reforestation project for the Cachiccata and Socma communities. Two thousand trees were planted during the project. The group used a tree call the Tara, which is native to this area in Peru. The tree fruit is another benefit to the community which will be enjoyed for generations to come. It also …

We flew across the Drake Passage from Rio Gallegos, Argentina to King George Island on an Argentine Air Force C-130 and cruised on the Ocean Nova for 4 days before flying back to Punta Arenas, Chile.The weather could not be any better! With temperatures in the mid-40s, we often dropped our jackets on the rocks near the beach and hiked up to see …

Last June, travel journalist Liz Fleming joined the Arctic Kingdom team for the polar bear and narwhal safari north of Pond Inlet in Sirmilik National Park. Her blog posts give a day-by-day look at life on the ice, 80 kilometers from anywhere.

Visiting Costa Rica had been on my bucket list for a couple of years before I was finally able to finalize details of the trip with Adventure Life(which was to be my third trip with them). My travel partner, Sarah, had not been able to arrange a time to go until now. I decided to do the “Beaches and Rainforest” tour to give us some variety.

This journal shares my interesting experiences when I visited Guyana in the fall of 2011. I was searching for a unique and adventurous trip and this certainly answered the call! I hope after reading this journal, you'll get a feel for the country, the people, and the amazing nature I discovered and that you'll consider this as a future …

Awe -- "an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like." Yep, that sums up my ~3 weeks in and around Antarctica. Always at the top of my must-do list, I decided to stop talking about it and start living it! The following journal recounts my incredible …

We headed back in time to the deceivingly desolate Galapagos Islands for a cruise through Santa Cruz, Genovesa, Santiago, and Bartolome Islands. We then then continued to the lush Amazon Basin, where we enjoyed four days exploring the forest floor and canopy surrounding Sacha Lodge.

Our Galapagos and Ecuador Adventure in 2012 was one of the most amazing destinations we have been to with the wildlife, culture, and diverse terrain. We did the 9-day multisport tour to San Cristobal, Isabela, and Santa Cruz. Afterwards we did an extension to Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge on mainland Ecuador. There was never a dull moment of …

My trip through Adventure Life to Costa Rica and Panama in March 2012 for a fun, action packed week of snorkeling, zip lines, horseback riding, great cuisine, museums and more.

A trip beyond expectations, seven friends set out to cruise the southern seas.

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 …

Road Trip anyone...? Our 8 day adventure to Ecuador was highlighted by the 5 day, 4 night personalized road trip Adventure Life designed just for us. Everything I wanted to see and explore in the time I had available was granted; from the highlands and climbing on the earth's tallest active volcano (Cotopaxi), strolling along the Pacific Ocean …

To the "end of the world" and back. My sister and I started the trip with a stay over in Buenos Aires before taking a flight to Ushuaia. Together we hiked and kayaked through Tierra del Fuego. We set foot on Cape Horn and an island inhabited only by penguins. Together, we sailed the Straits of Magellan; we learned about the history of …

My husband and I traveled to Belize for our first trip ever to Central America! It surpassed our every expectation!

A father and son trip of a lifetime to the Galapagos in April 2012. My son Ben (15) took all of these photos. Well, not the one of Ben on the lava rocks, I took that one.

Belize is wonderful, so much diversity, jungle, animals, beautiful birds, ruins, barrier reef (which is the second largest in the world). I loved the jungle, the people that I met on our Belize tour, the children playing like kids are supposed to play, and family unity. I am so grateful that I was able to go on our Belize trip and experience …

A trip that blurs the lines between ecotourism and black sea turtle restoration, community development and genuine cultural exchange. Join a local group of fisher-conservationists on a journey through majestic Magdalena Bay in the Baja Peninsula to participate in a sea turtle conservation project recognized around the world as a model for …

\"If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.\" Geena Davis