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Far Horizons » Exploring in Chile’s northern Patagonia

Columns, March 2008 issue
Far Horizons » Exploring in Chile’s northern Patagonia
by Randy Keck, first of two parts In October 2007, a usage of bountiful AAdvantage miles (40,000) provided me the opportunity to visit, along with two friends, the northern Patagonia sector of Chile’s Region XI. The first three days of my journey, which was hosted by Chilean Special Journeys, involved visiting two of the area’s prime ...

Latin America Watch » Options for the single traveler

Columns, March 2008 issue
by Deanna Palic As travel companies look for new ways to expand business, they’re increasingly courting solo travelers. Roughly one in 10 leisure travelers hits the road alone, according to the most recent data from the Travel Industry Association. More travel companies, from specialty tour operators to individual resorts, are creating packages that cater to those ...

Galápagos cruise on the Mary Anne

Travelers' Intercom, December 2007 issue
Galápagos cruise on the Mary Anne
Following a visit to Peru in January-February ’07 (Nov. ’07, pg. 41), my husband, Joe, and I continued on to Quito, Ecuador, then flew TAME airlines to the Galápagos Islands. We boarded the S/S Mary Anne, a cruise ship run by Angermeyer Cruises. The cruise we took, which cost $2,800 per person (excluding international airfare), can ...

A last-minute invitation inspires exploration of Argentina and Chile

Features, November 2007 issue
by Marlene Candell, Berkeley, CA As the 2006 Christmas season, with its attendant festivities and responsibilities, was moving ahead at a scary pace, my husband, Cass, received an unexpected phone call and invitation. Would he and I like to accompany our friends Claudia and Jerry Johnson on a trip to South America? They had just been ...

Chilean guide ‘excellent’

Travelers' Intercom, August 2007 issue
On a visit to Santiago, Chile, Jan. 20-22, 2007, I used the services of an excellent local guide, Alejandro Molina (Vicente Perez Rosales 1654-C, La Reina, Santiago, Chile; home phone 56-2-2730241, cell phone 56 9 2983434 or e-mail amolina@ecoventura.cl or alejandromolinamarin@yahoo.com). He is a personable, thoughtful person, and he can take individuals or groups anywhere in ...

Boarding Pass

Boarding Pass, August 2007 issue
Boarding Pass
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 378th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine. If this is the first copy you’ve seen, all you need to know is that articles and letters from travelers like you make up most of each issue. Subscribers traveling overseas or just back from a trip send in reports on interesting destinations they’ve ...

Far Horizons » Mendoza — wine and more

Columns, February 2007 issue
Far Horizons » Mendoza — wine and more
I had the opportunity to travel to Mendoza, the attractive city of 100,000-plus in the heart of northern Argentina’s booming viticulture region, in April ’06. While the city is a thriving regional commercial center, it is the huge wine industry — featuring literally scores of wineries (bodegas) in Mendoza and the surrounding districts — that ...

Chilean Special Journeys tour

Tours in Review, December 2006 issue
I should mention a word about the owners of Chilean Special Journeys (28 Morrill Rd., Montville, ME 04941; 888/345-6077 or www.chileanspecialjourneys.com): Scott Jones, from Maine, and his charming Chilean business partner, Claudia. The word would be TRUST, as we found them to be enthusiastic and reliable. Due to a sudden illness, my wife, Olga, and I had ...

Antarctica ‘beyond expectations’

Travelers' Intercom, August 2006 issue
I departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on Dec. 20, ’05, for a 10-day expedition cruise on the MV Polar Star. I had always wanted to experience Antarctica, and in August ’05 I received a 70th birthday gift from my wife and mother-in-law in the form of a check to cover the cost of the trip. The real challenge ...

Far Horizons » Chilean Riviera for a week or a season

Columns, July 2006 issue
Far Horizons » Chilean Riviera for a week or a season
by Randy Keck Ocean bluff seascapes, the sweet scent of stately and abundant pines and cypress, ice plant carpeted slopes and recreational amenities galore —_welcome to the Monterey/Carmel of South America, the Chilean Riviera. In a visit to Chile in April ’06, I had the opportunity as a guest of Chilean Special Journeys to experience some of ...