Monthly Archives: March 2015

Spring Break 2015

Now that it’s officially spring, it’s time to introduce our next travel plan. On Friday, April 3, we take off for Miami, the Florida Keys and Grand Cayman Island. A friend’s recent move to Georgetown, Grand Cayman was the original … Continue reading

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Chile Part 3: San Pedro de Atacama

For the final segment of our South American adventure, we flew to the far Northern reaches of Chile to visit the Atacama Desert and its namesake town, San Pedro de Atacama. Getting there requires a 2-hour flight from Santiago to Calama, … Continue reading

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Chile Part 2: Colchagua Valley and Pichilemu

After starting our trip in Santiago, we headed south to enjoy some of the country’s famous wines. There are several viticultural regions in Chile, mostly in the central latitudes. Our destination was the Colchagua Wine Valley about 3 hours by car … Continue reading

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National Park Kick: Happy Birthday Yellowstone!

The world’s first national park turns 143 today. On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a congressional act setting aside a “certain tract of land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River” to be preserved as a “public park or pleasuring ground … Continue reading

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