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Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego

With our mission accomplished of going to Antarctica, a trip five years in the making, we had a few more days in Ushuaia. Since my...

Antarctica - Day 7: Mission Accomplished

Today was the day. Today, I stepped on my seventh continent. After the first few days where the weather was inclement or the landing site...

Antarctica - Day 5: Crossing the Circle

We woke up early to an announcement that we were about to cross the Antarctic Circle. I had specifically picked this cruise itinerary...

Antarctica: Sightseeing Around Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego

In some ways you could say that the actual vacation started on Tuesday, even though we got into Ushuaia, Argentina on Sunday. After...

Contiki East Africa Safari – Day 4: Maasai Mara

We had a very early wake up this morning for our highly anticipated Hot Air Balloon ride over Masai Mara. This was something not included...

Peru – Days 15, 16 & 17: Ballestas Islands, Huacachina & Nazca Lines

I knew that I wanted to visit the Nazca Lines during my time in Peru, but that was not included as part of Contiki’s itinerary for Peru...

Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 12, 13 & 14: Amazon Rainforest, Puerto Maldonado & Lim

The following morning we slept in and left for the airport at around 11:00 AM. We flew into Puerto Maldonado where we arrived at around...