Travel Quest Blog

By Nichole L. Reber Beyond Machu Picchu and Lima, most who visit Peru don’t think about its long coastline. From surfers to the jet set a cool dip in the Pacific really refreshes against the coast’s desert backdrop. Don’t forget: summer in the northern hemisphere is winter here in the south. That means December through [...]

By Melissa Ruttanai Sure, it’s an overused phrase, but a trip to the Galapagos Islands really is a trip of a lifetime.  A two and a half hour flight from Quito, Ecuador, this archipelago sits in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and boasts some of the best wildlife in the world.  No matter how [...]

By Maureen Santucci, in Cusco Although Latin America is bursting with world famous travel destinations, with a long established tourist trail that almost always includes Machu Picchu, the Galapagos Islands, Rio and Buenos Aires, this is still a vast and largely under-explored continent that offers many gems for visitors who seek to break away from [...]