Walking with Giant Tortoises in Galapagos
Visiting the Darwin Center and Urbina Bay means seeing a lot of Galapagos giant tortoises and learning about the varieties of the species.
Visiting the Darwin Center and Urbina Bay means seeing a lot of Galapagos giant tortoises and learning about the varieties of the species.
Watching all the blue-footed boobies and great frigatebirds around the Galapagos Islands on a tour with Lindblad Expeditions.
On a hike through Punta Espinosa on Isla Fernandina in the Galapagos, we encountered the largest congregation of marine iguanas.
A couple of excursions kayaking in the Galapagos Islands were full of beautiful scenery and wildlife encounters.
On my 4th day in the Galapagos with Lindblad Expeditions, we took a sunset hike on Isla Isabela around Darwin Lake and Tagus Cove.
While searching for a tour that didn’t include elephant riding, I found MandaLao Elephant Sanctuary outside Luang Prabang, Laos.
“Well, some go this way, and some go that way. But as for me, myself, personally, I prefer the short-cut.” ― Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland (movie, 1951) I hadn’t planned on going through the cat village of Houtong, but I was pushed to it nonetheless. During the Spring Festival holiday, I wanted to go to …
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A peaceful few days at Sierra Llorona Lodge, a small hotel situated on 200 acres of private rainforest near Colon, Panama.
Travel poses many obstacles and dangers. Plenty of travelers have been scammed or pick-pocketed in every country. And then there are those of us who encounter colorful characters, some of whom like to handle wild snakes for amusement. All such stories are reminders that we need to be careful wherever we travel. Then there are dangers that …
A tram ride from the Gamboa Rainforest Resort for a view above the rainforest in Gamboa, Panama.
I’ve seen plenty of animal crossing signs in my travels. Some are obvious and others are not. When I was 16 and traveling with my parents through New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, we came across a Bigfoot Crossing sign at Pike’s Peak (I’ll have to scan my old photos for that one). I’m not sure …
During my stay in Gamboa, Panama, I hired a guide for tour of Soberania National Park and Pipeline Road. I wasn’t expecting to get locked inside the park.
Watching the hummingbirds feeding in Gamboa while waiting for my Diablo Rojo bus back to Panama City.
In Sierra Llorona, I followed an Italian photographer as he searched for some of the rainforest’s smallest wildlife — spiders and insects — in Panama.