This year as you’re doing your holiday shopping, you’ll no doubt hear the ubiquitous Christmas tune, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But for many of us, it doesn’t always seem so wonderful … After all, what is so wonderful about driving around hunting for that ever-elusive parking spot, just to exhaust [...]

No trip to Peru is complete without a visit to Machu Picchu, the magnificent, but once-forgotten, Inca city. But since it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, you can probably guess you won’t be alone when you visit the site. Therefore, it pays to plan your visit in advance so [...]

As the Urubamba River thunders violently below, a majestic, serene, and almost haunting image emerges from the dense early morning mist. It is one of the most recognized and revered structures in the world – one of the 7 New Wonders of the World, in fact. Its unrelenting lure pulls thousands of visitors from around [...]