If the answer is yes, then be sure to check out the Reality Tour: South America. This series, which launched Traveling Well in December 2009, traces the adventures of our own Sublime Muse (aka Melissa McKee) on Collette’s Wines & Wonders of South America tour.
Follow along with Melissa and find out what an escorted tour is [...]
More and more, we’re finding that people are packing their bags for long haul journeys to far off places. Egypt, the South Pacific, India and South Africa are among the destinations that took up top spots for Collette by year-end 2009. In response to this growing trend we added new destinations like Jordan and Turkey [...]
Today is our travel day home. I’m sad to say adiós to South America but am looking forward to seeing my family! International flights to the U.S. don’t leave Buenos Aires until evening and because this is an escorted tour, transportation to the airport is handled for us as is getting our over-burdened bags out [...]
Tonight was our bittersweet farewell dinner. These dinners typically are where the tour manager toasts to a wonderful trip and basically gives everybody one last chance to reminisce and say their good byes. There was only one problem with tonight’s farewell dinner…it also included an amazing tango dance show!
The music, provided by a small band [...]
Today we headed out of Buenos Aires for a bit of fresh air in the countryside.Our journey took us across the legendary pampas, the flat fertile plains that stretch from Argentina’s Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills.Our guide told us some interesting information about the history of the gauchos (hard working horsemen) and Argentine ranches [...]
After our Porteños city tour yesterday, we had the afternoon and evening free! As much as I enjoy the guided parts on tour (where else can you learn so much covering so much ground in such a short time), the free time is exciting because you have a chance to see things that interest you. [...]
Just back from the Porteños tour of the capital of Buenos Aires with our new local guide, Marcella, and one word comes to mind…EVITA!
We start out driving around the Obelisk and make the first photo stop practically across the street from our hotel crossing the 16 lanes of Avenida 9 de Julio. The Teatro Colón, [...]
Today started off on a healthy note. Our tour manager, Kevin, who has competed in a triathlon, has convinced me to run through the streets of Buenos Aires with him this morning. In my defense, I spin, hike, walk, do the elliptical trainer, lift weights occasionally …running, however, is not my thing. My chiropractor will [...]
This evening we split up into two groups and travel by coach to the homes of two Buenos Aires families where we have been invited to dine this evening. Home hosted dinners are something Collette does in various cities and countries it visits as a way to culturally immerse its passengers in the destination. It [...]
After arriving in Buenos Aires and checking into our room at the Panamericano Hotel & Resort, right on the famous Avenido 9 de Julio (9th of July Boulevard), it was a welcome respite to have the afternoon free before this evening’s home hosted dinner. Avenido 9 de Julio is the widest road in the world [...]
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