From The Top To The Bottom, Enjoy Summer With Wildland Adventures.
It’s that time of year when travelers turn their world upside down and look south to the dramatic landscapes, vibrant cultures and exotic wildlife that summer in the southern hemisphere brings. From the deserts of Atacama and the tropical rainforests of Iguazu Falls to the Patagonian Ice Cap in Torres del Paine, exchange your North American winter for summer travel in Chile and Argentina with Wildland Adventures. Ask about their active South America adventures featuring a broad range of accommodations from luxury camping to boutique lodges.
Meanwhile, on the other end of the world, if you’re already dreaming of those long Alaskan summer days, they’ve added three new Alaska wilderness adventure voyages to their 2011 itineraries. Their active small-ship adventures offer daily kayaking and hiking opportunities as we explore the isolated bays and secret passageways of Alaska’s spectacular Inside Passage and breathtaking Glacier Bay.
About Wildland Adventures
Wildland Adventures offers family adventure vacations worldwide within Africa, South America, Europe and the United States.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Good news! My favorite traveling grannies are inviting travelers to join them for a trip to South Africa (March 4 - 13, 2011). These ladies are a hoot-and-a-half and should have you laughing and learning nonstop. I’m just back from seeing the Grannies in Scotland at the Adventure Travel World Summit and they also joined me for a radio chat after our paths first crossed in Quebec, Canada, the previous year. I hope you can join them. I KNOW you’ll have fun. But hurry, they only have a few spots left.
SOUTH AFRICA: NINE (9) DAYS AND EIGHT (8) NIGHTS (MARCH 4-13, 2011)
TOUR ITINERARY
05 March - Upon arrival in Cape Town met by Advantage International Tour representative and transfer to Winchester Mansions. Afternoon at leisure
06 March - Early Breakfast at hotel and depart 0800 for trip to Cape of Good Hope, Chapman’s Peak, Boulders Penguin Colony in Simons Town, Stellenbosch for wine tasting and a possible visit to the Cheetah Outreach Program.
07 March - After breakfast group visits Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and take ferry to Robben Island for tour of prison. Walking tour with a visit to Nelson Mandela cell. Island. Afternoon at leisure in city of Cape Town.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Travel and photography are natural partners and whether you’re carrying a sophisticated DSLR, a pocket-sized point-and-shoot or an iPhone, today’s technology has made it easier than ever to look, snap, and share.
But seldom does a photograph succeed because of technology. It succeeds for one reason: because the person behind the camera took the time to see. If you’re like most travelers, you want to bring back memorable photographs of your trips. Yet how many of us are packing everything but time to see into our vacations?
On a recent business trip to Scotland I discovered a one-day photography workshop on the Isle of Mull, an island off the country’s west coast boasting some of the finest and most varied scenery in the Inner Hebrides. Traveling solo and without a car, the opportunity to visually explore with a local photographer sounded like the perfect compliment to a week of indoor meetings.
Who knew it would be pouring and blowing a gale on the one day I had available for the excursion. But despite the conditions, photographer Sam Jones of Islandscape Photography met me, and two other intrepid travelers enrolled in the workshop, at the ferry, prepared to either tough it out in the rain or shuttle us to the local distillery for a tasting tour.
Read my full story on photographing Scotland at National Geographic Traveler…
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
From private wildlife tours and ski free packages to romantic sleigh rides and hand crafted, custom built skis, the Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole offers a mountain of tempting winter adventures this season.
Winter Adventure Package
Offering an action-packed winter getaway, Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole’s Winter Adventure Package features a four-hour private wildlife tour providing guests the unique experience of observing animals in their natural habitat, a day trip by snowmobile to Granite Hot Springs for a soak in the restorative thermal waters, and a day of skiing on the legendary slopes of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Ski Free Package
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole’s popular Ski Free Package is offered throughout the season featuring two complimentary three-day ski lift tickets to the renowned Jackson Hole Mountain Resort with a five-night stay, and includes ski and boot rentals through its full-service Ski Concierge.
Ticket to the Tetons Package
Exclusive to Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole, the Ticket to the Tetons package outfits a guest with a pair of Igneous hand crafted, custom built skis designed by avid Jackson Hole skiers. Guests booking the package will be introduced to Igneous head engineer, Michael Parris, who will work with the guest prior to arrival to create his or her custom skis. The package also features a four-night stay in one of the resort’s luxury one-bedroom suites and includes a three-day lift ticket for two and a day of skiing with a private guide on the celebrated slopes of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The package must be booked 60-days in advance.
Bed and Breakfast Package
Ideal for couples seeking a relaxing winter retreat, the Bed and Breakfast Package at Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole includes breakfast for two in Westbank Grill and access to the resort’s famous alpine inspired Health Club and Spa, as well as its Base Camp concierge team who will create custom itineraries offering everything from romantic sleigh rides for two, to skiing or hiking through a winter wonderland of trails.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
YAY! One of my favorite small ship adventure cruise companies adds action packed exploration in Maui, Moloka’i, Molokini, Lana’i and Hawaii to their itineraries. Read on for details…
American Safari Cruises (www.americansafaricruises.com), best known for offering compelling yachting adventures in Alaska and Mexico’s Baja, introduces “authenticHawaii,” fall 2011. Choose from the 7-night Hawaiian Seascapes and the 10-night Hawaii’s Traditional Shores, both boasting active adventures and cultural exchanges designed to thoroughly engage guests’ senses and take full advantage of the islands attributes as no other cruise can do.
Hawaii is a natural extension to the 13-year-old company’s existing product line-up given the rich marine mammal environment and opportunities to kayak, hike, snorkel, sail, bike, stand-up paddle board and more. American Safari Cruises is the first operator to offer unstructured inter-island yacht cruising inHawaii, where the next port may not be a port at all, but a magical passage rich with wildlife, a secluded and inviting beach or a quiet cove that beckons to be explored. After a day of action, adventurers can ease tired muscles in the sauna or soak in the on-deck hot tub aboard the elegant 36-guest Safari Explorer.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
From cycling across Portugal and Spain to hiking Grand Canyon’s Phantom Ranch, with more than 140 trips on every continent REI Adventures announces a 2011 active vacation line-up that’s stronger than ever.
photo courtesy of REI AdventuresREI’s award-winning outdoor adventure travel company, REI Adventures, announces an exciting lineup of new action-packed trips to some of the world’s most iconic destinations for 2011. These adventures blend human powered activity and unforgettable experiences in remarkable global locales including Vietnam, Portugal and the Pyrenees, as well as favorite U.S. destinations such as the Rocky Mountains, California’s wine country and Alaska.
In addition to cruising, hiking, backpacking and trekking trips, REI Adventures has added 10 new bicycling trips and a mountain biking excursion to its 2011 program offerings. Travelers will now have the opportunity to explore the flora and fauna of the Provencal countryside, taste the celebrated wine and cuisine of Tuscany, pedal across the Pyrenees, or be immersed in the cultures of Vietnam and Cambodia, all by the seat of a bike.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".