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I don’t usually write about hotels but the Tierra Patagonia is an exception. A fabulous place well worth a blog post. Located in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, the hotel is a well designed lovely retreat and launching pad for hikes and explorations into the park. The Park, a...
I often get asked what’s my favorite destination in the world because I like to travel so much. My response is generally Paris. I talk about the fjords of Norway, the festivals in India or the Buddhists in Bhutan. Sometimes its the last place I visited—Chicago…. New York. ….even Saugatuck. I...
How would you feel if you get to Amsterdam, a life long item on your bucket list and you see signs that say “Tourists Go Home” or “Your Vacation is my Nightmare.” Yikes, that’s happening. In Amsterdam, Barcelona, Venice, Cinque Terre and other places around the world. It’s a problem....
I’m really happy on water, on boats, near water and even near boats, so getting on a tour boat designed to take folks through the spectacular Beagle Channel, Straits of Magellan and in the fjords of South America was an absolute delight for me. For four days and nights we cruised these...
My Santiago guide commented that the city is often described as a “quiet city.” “Actually it might be considered boring, “ he chuckled and went on to describe the capital of the long and narrow South American country and the impact of 17 years of military dictatorship “We were never part of the...