We’ve all heard it; drinking a glass of red wine daily promotes good health. Though I’ve never needed an excuse to enjoy a glass of wine, having it validated makes it taste even better!
Travelers continue to search for tours with a wine component. There are many places to learn about wine making and its subtle [...]
Machu Picchu is scheduled to formally reopen today, April 1st (no April fooling). This is good news for Peru and the nearby South American countries of Brazil, Chile and Argentina. It seems Machu Picchu, the Inca citadel, is a big draw for travelers to the continent and its closing in January due to landslides and [...]
Many Americans who dream of traveling to Australia and New Zealand have shied away because of the high cost of airfare. But there’s good news…flights to Australia have become more affordable since the economic downturn. However, many travel experts are predicting a surge in airfares in the near future. …the time to go is now.
When [...]
Outside Mendoza city, we wind and weave along Los Camino del Vino through vast dry valleys with the beautiful snow-capped Andes dominating the breathtaking views. Fabian tells us that melting snows and glaciers in the Andes Mountains runs into the Mendoza desert through extensive man-made irrigation systems. The question on my mind was how wine production [...]
Debbie and I are repeatedly asked, “Who decides and plans everything we are seeing and doing in South America?” Answer: Allison, Collette’s product manager for South America. The passengers are very intrigued by Allison’s job and we tell them about the product department and what the product manager’s job entails (as best we marketers know!). [...]
Debbie and I board the vintage train and grab seats up in the front of the car which our group has been assigned. Burgundy velvet seats and wood paneling gives the 1913 train a nostalgic feel.
I must admit I’ve never been much of a train person …it brings me back to family vacations when my [...]
Today we will climb aboard Chile’s famous wine train, the Tren del Vino and Debbie and I are excited for our journey through the Colchagua Valley which is often compared to California’s Napa Valley.
Late yesterday on the way back to the hotel from Vina del Mar… (see video)
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You may be asking yourself, ‘what is a reality tour?’ And it’s a good question. Because this, what I am doing, beginning tomorrow, is Collette’s first foray into such a concept. And… I’m excited! As a travel writer, this is what I live for – blogging on tour while a fellow travel marketer documents our [...]
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