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Ecuador: Best Adventure Trip Ever!
Somebody has to do it. Take the kids abroad. So I gathered up 10 mothers & girls and took them on an "adventure of sorts" to Ecuador . I promised it wouldn't hurt. They were reluctant. After all, I was known to take students to remote villages and hike trails and, you know, pee in the woods! Stuff like that. I felt a l
Top 10 list of things I'm thankful for when traveling
I vow never to take toilet paper for granted again. Or napkins. I found out the hard way that it's customary in Hong Kong to bring your own napkins to restaurants. My Chinese friends picked me up at the airport after 18 hours of traveling and took me straight to a wonderful little authentic neighborhood restaurant. I w
Hike the Inca Trail with 0 impact on your wallet
It's very important that businesses take advantage of seasonal fluctuations in the travel market. Our company benefits by offering deals on packages that invite people to see our products. (hopefully, you will go to our website right now and see what we offer) For people who enjoy traveling with friends, this is a grea
Adios Adventure Travel builds relationships with travelers
Still reeling from the high energy of the Adventure Travel Expo, we set about following up with our new potential travelers. I sent emails to everyone who handed us a business card or email address. People who had plans to travel already in the works, contacted Vidal Jaquehua in Cusco, to get insider details and set up
Adios Adventure Travel at the Washington DC Expo
We had no idea what to expect when we drove up to attend the Adventure Travel Expo at the Washington DC Convention Center. First, we got lost and Vidal, (who lives in Cusco, doesn't drive and had just arrived in the US for the first time!) was trying to read the map. I think his expertise is more with topo maps, not st
Adventure Travel Expo here we come!
Vidal called me from the Newark airport. He made it through customs and was waiting for his connection to Norfolk, VA. He remarked about how clean and new everything was. I drove to the airport to meet him and the first place I took him was to my kitchen for food. It was not in Vidal's nature to be waited on, so it was
Vidal Jaquehua travels to the US for the first time
By the time I came to the end of our women's trip to Peru in November, the four of us had bonded with each other, and with Vidal. We were friends. As friends, we talked about everything; our personal lives, our businesses, our goals and our dreams. It became apparent to me that Vidal intended to grow his family-run out
Vidal Jaquehua's adventure on the lost path to Machu Picchu (part 2)
(continued from "The Lost Jungel Trail to Machu Picchu" part 1) So I went back to the mountains whit Marcos, my best friend. And we thought that we can do anything and that we could get anywhere. Both of us whit a lot of experience, but that is how confusing those small trails are. We start looking for alternative trai
Qosqo Tales
Our local guides are Andean natives with a passion for bringing their Qechua culture to life. Here are three Andean legends they translated so you can connect with their roots before experiencing the culture for yourself.
Children of the Sun
The Story of the Origin of the People of the Andes
Valicha: A Tale of My Mother's Famed Chicha Brewery in the Andes Mountains
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