High atop the beautiful, windswept altiplano of Southern Peru lies the expansive and enigmatic Lake Titicaca– the highest navigable lake in the world and the largest lake in South America. The lake splits its territory between nations, with 60% of its waters belonging to Peru, and 40% to Bolivia. Although far less traveled than the [...]

Step off your boat, onto the hay, and meet the Uros people – a people shrouded in mystery, wrapped in myth and lore. According to legend, they are the oldest people on the earth – older than the sun itself, their existence stretching back to times long ago. A peculiar people – set apart in [...]

Every November, as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade concludes and our turkey dinner digests, New York City begins its transformation into winter wonderland. Vibrant holiday lights adorn its streets, while its up-scale department stores dress their storefront windows to the nines as eager holiday shoppers flock from around the globe. New York City is indeed [...]

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 [...]