
Our Top 10 "Sticks & Stones" Adventure Destinations for Families
Check out these adventure travel destinations for families. Awaken your child's awareness and appreciation for nature. Let them play in the sand or skip pebbles in the creek. Adventure trips like these may revive your kids interest…

How to prepare for travel in Bolivia (part II)
(Here's the link to Bolivia Travel Part 1) Bolivia abounds with mini-adventures reachable by car. You can divide the country into 3 zones if you like. The highlands, which includes La Paz, Potosi, Uyuni and the Salt Flats.…

Travel to Machu Picchu: what could possibly go wrong?
Being aware of the many things that can happen along the way is the best way to prepare for your trip to Machu Picchu. This collection of information comes from real events from Adios Adventure Travel tour groups. Top 5 areas…

Necropolis: the coolest place you never heard of in Bolivia
What do you know about Bolivia? You may be familiar with the Uyuni Salt Flats and the silver mines in Potosi. Many people have heard of the Sun and Moon Islands on Lake Titicaca. But very few have heard of the high desert coral…

How to prepare for travel in Bolivia (part I)
Your adventure to Bolivia begins with a landing at the airport in El Alto. A whopping 14,000 ft/4267 m above sea level. Even if you cross at a border town, the altitude is 12,500 ft/3810 m. It's quite convenient, if you don't…

Lake Titicaca Homestays - Amantani or Luqina?
Just one day of travel by bus, train or plane, and travelers from Cusco, Peru can arrive in Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. After an overnight in a fairly comfortable hotel, it's possible to spend the next day exploring…

Family Adventure Travel: taking Grandma & the kids to Machu Picchu?
Family adventure travel is the new frontier for families seeking to spice up their vacations. All-inclusive resorts are nice places to relax, but many busy, well-educated families seek more. They want to invest in a vacation where…

What to do if natural disaster strikes on your vacation
So you're ready for that trip-of-a-lifetime to your dream destination. Perhaps a few days before you depart, you hear a report of a threatening natural disaster. You picture yourself clinging to a guy in a hard hat, feet dangling…

Tips for Families Traveling Abroad
Tip #1 - If only 1 parent (or no parents) are traveling with children under the age of 18, the parent (or guardian) traveling with child(ren) should have a notorized Permission to Travel letter from the parent not traveling. There…

All-Inclusive Custom Tours & Packages to Machu Picchu
With the equivalent of the library of congress in that little device you hold in your hand, not to mention your laptop or desktop computer, it's not surprising that people in the modern age are overwhelmed with information. Do…