A Dream Trip to Peru & Ecuador: Quito
October 22, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Ecuador, Peru, Quito, South America, The Americas
Quito, Ecuador - Photo by Eric Chan
Continued from
A Dream Trip to Peru & Ecuador: The Galapagos
*A few Junes ago, my parents took their dream trip to Peru & Ecuador through a U.S. tour company, Adventure Life.
My parents both strongly recommend Quito, Ecuador as a place to really get South America; the first UNESCO World Heritage site ever named, the country’s capital still has the best-preserved, least-altered city center on the continent.
They also have just what ails you when a travel crisis threatens to melt your spirit into a ball of goo.
A Dream Trip To Peru & Ecuador: The Galapagos
October 21, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Ecuador, Peru, South America, The Americas, The Galapagos
Continued from
A Dream Trip to Peru & Ecuador: Machu Picchu
and
A Dream Trip to Peru & Ecuador: Cusco
*A few Junes ago, my parents took their dream trip to Peru & Ecuador through a U.S. tour company, Adventure Life.
Kicker Rock, San Cristobal, Galapagos Photo by Suzan Wynne
The third leg of my parents’ dream vacation to Peru and Ecuador was a cruise to the Galapagos Islands… aka Ground Zero for Evolution…aka Yes, Please.
A Dream Trip to Peru & Ecuador: Cusco
October 20, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Cusco, Ecuador, Peru, South America, The Americas
Continued from
A Dream Trip to Peru & Ecuador: Machu Picchu
*A few Junes ago, my parents took their dream trip to Peru & Ecuador through a U.S. tour company, Adventure Life.
Cusco's Sacred Valley - Photo by Suzan Wynne
My parents found Cusco, Peru a fascinating place to visit, an ancient city with a mixture of pre-Colonial and Colonial buildings. One of the highest sites on Earth to have been settled by human beings, it’s located over 11,000 feet above sea level in the southeast Andes Mountains.
Here you can compare the seismically sound architecture of the Incas with far less sturdy Spanish churches, explore a sacred valley, and enjoy one of South America’s most adorable rodents…for dinner.
A Dream Trip to Peru & Ecuador: Macchu Picchu
October 19, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Ecuador, Peru, South America, The Americas
Machu Picchu's Sacred Plaza - by kudomomo (flickr)
My parents, Suzan and Ron Wynne, have long inspired me to be curious about the world. Between them, they have passions for history, geography, geneaology, politics, photography, art, music and food from around the globe.
They’re also itinerant wanderers: Mom’s the trip researcher, and Dad’s willing to drive (or stop) absolutely anywhere.
A few Junes ago, they took their dream trip to Peru and Ecuador…and carried our imaginations with them.
TWT Travel Binder: Argentina
August 20, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Argentina, South America, The Americas
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One of our dream trips would be to see the Art Nouveau architecture and flamenco dance halls of
Buenos Aires, the epic Iguazu Falls, the mountains and lakes of Patagonia,
and then drive the Mendoza Wine Trail.
Here are some resources to help you plan your own “travels with two” to Argentina.
