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Chiloé, Chile: A Woman’s Solo Journey Through Chile’s Enchanting Archipelago
For the first time in my life, I’m traveling solo and discovering that I like it. I’ve chosen to stay at Tierra Chiloé in the archipelago off the coast of Chile, just a two-hour flight from Santiago. The staff caters to your every whim.
Atacama Desert: From Salt Flats to Starry Skies
It’s late October when our plane touches down in Calama, the trailhead to Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest nonpolar desert in the world. Our driver takes us past lithium and copper mines, ramshackle houses, dusty hills, wind farms, and rows of solar panels.
Kalahari Desert, Botswana: Swept Up In The Romance Of Jack’s Camp
Brian and I are cruising to the border in a luxury van with our friends, Will, Marcellin, Charles, and Leigh. I have branded our merry band of travelers “The Santa Fe Six.” Together, we enter the country of Botswana.
Lower Zambezi and Victoria Falls, Zambia: Wild Times On Safari
We arrive in Lower Zambezi with friends from Santa Fe: Will, Marcellin, Charles, and Leigh. It takes a small prop plane and a boat to get to Sausage Tree Camp.
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia: Dreams Do Come True
I had a dream to go to Africa. It started thirty years ago when I met William Ruck Keene, the owner of Tongabezi Camp in Zambia, and Ralph Bousfield, the owner of Jack's Camp in Botswana.
The Basque Country: On The Border of Great Taste
When Roxy calls me one morning in early June, I tell her that I’ve been thinking about a summer trip to the Basque Country. There is dead silence on the other end of the phone. Sensing that this isn’t
Jamaica: Playing Bond Girls at the Goldeneye
We rarely go back to a place. After all, there are so many places to see, but Jamaica is near and dear to our hearts, mostly because of the people. Especially Bernard Suarez, our friend and tour guide whom we have had the pleasure of knowing for close to ten years.
Guayaquil, Ecuador: An Unexpected Detour
It’s the first day of 2022, and it’s our first day in Ecuador, an adventure that starts in a cloud forest above Quito. Reserva Yanacocha is a magical setting steeped in mist and alive with a menagerie of colorful birds. Wild turkeys eat bananas in a tree (you heard me), and a dizzying assortment of hummingbirds dances around us.
Quito and The Galapagos: Where Time Stands Still
It’s the first day of 2022, and it’s our first day in Ecuador, an adventure that starts in a cloud forest above Quito. Reserva Yanacocha is a magical setting steeped in mist and alive with a menagerie of colorful birds. Wild turkeys eat bananas in a tree (you heard me), and a dizzying assortment of hummingbirds dances around us.
The Best of Greece: Athens, Santorini and Milos
The King George Hotel and its next door neighbor The Grand Bretagne are gleaming monuments to the best of modern Greek architecture and opulence. White marble floors and elegant furnishings are as polished and pretty as the fashionable Greek women who lunch at Grand Bretagne’s open-air rooftop restaurant. This is where Roxy and I take in stunning views of the Acropolis alongside our first Athenian meal of Greek salad and seabass.
Tulum and Isla Holbox: Boho and Barefoot
If Tulum was a lady, she’d be a flower child dancing with outstretched arms on the sand. This is the bohemian feeling we conjure as we breathe in the balmy air, watch palm trees swaying and listen to waves crashing. Our hotel, The Panamera, lies behind us, and thousands of miles back, all the pandemic fears. We’ve taken three weeks out of time before we have to plunge back into our reality: isolation and mask wearing. For now, we are savoring the freedom of being here.
Utah’s Mighty Five Parks: Stealing Beauty
Two months in isolation—that’s what it’s been since we went shelter-in-place in Santa Fe. With states opening up this month, we decided it was high time to get out of the house and see America. Roxy and I have been all over the world, from Mongolia to Marrakesh, but for self-proclaimed world travelers, we have seen very little of our beloved backyard—the southwest. It only took a little googling to discover that The “Mighty Five” parks of Utah are in driving distance, more or less operational, and a great way to be in nature. So, that’s where we set our sites for a 10-day trip.
California Coast: A Roadtrip at the Dawn of Corona
On a sunny Santa Fe morning following a routine check-up, I asked my primary care doc the best way to stay safe flying to Los Angeles. I was picking up my daughter Roxy at USC the next day and I wanted to protect myself from The Corona Virus. I was open-mouth-surprised when he said, “Do NOT get on that plane.” Say, what? He added, “You could drive.”
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