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How To Hike to Chorro Blanco in Jardin Without Getting Lost

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Table of Contents Things to Know Before Hiking to Chorro Blanco Transportation to and From Chorro Blanco Mototaxi to Chorro Blanco Public Transportation (Shared Jeeps) to Chorro Blanco Hiking All the Way to Chorro Blanco What to Bring on Your Hike to Chorro Blanco How to Get to Chorro Blanco Without Getting Lost How to get Back to Jardin From Chorro Blanco Taking Public Transportation Back to Jardin From Chorro Blanco Where to Stay in Jardin [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|true|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”30px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.8em”] Jardin, a colorfu...

Getting to Chile with Award Travel on AA and Plane Review – SFO to CLT, CLT to DFW, DFW to SCL

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Utilizing award travel can save you money and allow you to fly in style. We booked our trip from San Francisco, California to Santiago, Chile and using our American Airlines AAdvantage miles before the March 2016 mileage devaluation. Our business class seats cost 100,000 miles round trip and $57.66 per person. Normally it would cost nearly $7000 round trip per person for those business class seats. This was the first part of our travels before going to Easter Island. Redeeming for award travel can sometimes lead to slightly longer travel time due to more layovers, but the journey is part of the fun. This gave us the opportunity to fly on different planes and see different airports. The First Leg: San Francisco (SFO) to Charlotte (CLT) Airbus A321 (twin-jet) Class: First (no Business cabin available) Food: Yes Entertainment: No Flight Time: 5 hours Seating in First class had 4 rows of seat in a 2-2 configuration. The seats were wide and comfortable, but the plane was dated. You...

The world’s largest salt flat “Salar De Uyuni” in Bolivia

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Salar De Uyuni is located in southwest Bolivia. It is the biggest salt flat in the world, which stretches for 4,086 sq mi (10,582 sq km). The salt desert used to be covered with water. Several prehistoric lakes were lying here. After a long time however, the lakes have disappeared, uncovering this amazing spot. The area which is covered with a few meters salt crust is extraordinarily flat. Due to this and clear air, as well as low humidity, Salar De Uyuni is perfect for satellite calibration. The unusual spot attracts tourists from all around the world. Some hotels are built entirely with salt blocks. Photo by Unknown Photo by Unknown Photo by Unknown Photo by Unknown Photo by Unknown Photo by Unknown Photo by Unknown Photo by Unknown Photo by Unknown [symple_googlemap title=”Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni, Potosi departamentas, Bolivija” location=”Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni, Potosi departamentas, Bolivija” zoom=”10″ height=250]  

Why did we decide to go to Chile and Easter Island?

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How do we have time to travel? Every year Jackie’s company has a one week company shutdown in July and December for the holidays. While we could sit at home and watch PBS or the Discovery channel for a week, we’d rather go out and see the world. It is a priority for us to think about where we can go next and become more cultured through a “ Life of Doing .” When someone says, “Easter Island,” what is the first thing that comes to mind? Some might not know where it is, others will state “large heads.” We wanted to find out for ourselves about the mysterious island and see the moai up close. We had Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui in their native language) on our minds for a while. Back in 2013 we thought about some of the farthest to reach places we could think of and Easter Island came up. We revisited the idea in May 2015 while planning for a future Round the World adventure. When news of the American Airlines AAdvantage miles devaluation in March 2016, we decided it was time to pull the...

Tips for Going to The Galapagos Islands

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by Alyssa Ramos Flying over the beginning flecks of islands amongst the clear blue ocean, darkened and lightened with depth, I was reminded of images I’ve seen in my undergrad ecology class textbooks. Darwin’s famed Galapagos Islands , whose contribution to evolutionary advances seemed almost mythical when studied in college, was now about to be a real experience. Jump To: Getting to the Galapagos Islands Getting to Puerto Ayora Things to do in Puerto Ayora Cliff Diving at Las Grietas San Cristobal The Charles Darwin Research Station Seeing the Sea Lions Lover’s Canal and Dog Beach Where to Eat Getting to the Galapagos Islands It was only a short flight from Quito , and I felt the culture embrace me as soon as we stepped off the tiny, rickety plane in Santa Cruz , and onto the brutally windy landing strip where we were ushered inside the open-aired airport to be admitted. A separate immigration form from the one I filled out in Ecuador was required, along with an...

Best Tour in Manaus, Brazil

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Table of Contents Do you want take a tour in Manaus? The Encounter of the waters Floating village Interaction with wild life Swimming with the pink dolphin Visiting an indigenous tribe The Rituals Their Habitats Watch video: Best Tour in Manaus Visiting Manaus  Additional Links ∗ I was invited by Amazing Tours to take this tour in Manaus and all the opinions here are on my own and unbiased. Do you want take a tour in Manaus? When I started planning a trip to the Amazon, I was pretty convinced that I would take the best tour in Manaus, which would include swimming with the pink dolphins and visiting an indigenous tribe. Among a myriad of travel agencies I chose Amazing Tours because I knew from a friend’s recommendation that they would deliver a high quality tour with reasonable prices. I arrived in Manaus in the afternoon and the next day the driver picked me up at the hostel. The day was perfect for a tour: blue sky, sunny and not that hot. I joined some more people on the po...