Articles, tagged with "travel writer", page 4

World's Oldest Tortoise to Reproduce after 36 Years of Trying

Seemingly everything is larger in the Galapagos, and it was that perception that had oringially drawn Charles Darwin to its verdant shores for studies in evolution. The animals are bigger, the plants are bigger, but what isn't following that upward slope... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

The Current State of the Galapagos

The elusive Darwin Lab of the Galapagos, like many of the animal species it studies and strives to maintain, is in danger of extinction. Claiming the title of the world's first heritage site, it is hard to imagine that such and emblem of conservation is,... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

An All-Inclusive Checklist

All-Inclusive vacations in Costa Rica are said to be experiences of rare experience; that you lose yourself in the sprawling fields of trees and flora; and the mountains, they too are soaked in deep greens, surging and dipping along a baby blue sky. Cost... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

A Costa Rican To-Do List

To Stay Manuel Antonio - A beautiful beachside resort area on Costa Rica's West coast. Also has one of the country's more famous parks with a number of indigenous and exotic animals. San Jose - The capital city, and although not as exclusive and be... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

Encounter the Giant Tortoises of the Galapagos

The Galapagos Islands known for its verdant greenery, gargantuan tortoises, and active volcanoes is on the heel of the recent eruption of Cerro Azul, casting lava some 10 kilometers (six miles). What could have been potentially harmful to a neighboring c... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

Uncovering the Galapagos

An active volcano, fuming; lava crawling down its slopeâ€"it's something of wide-angle cinematic scenes or bed-time stories; surreal, but tangible. Taking a trip to Galapagos Islands' Sierra Negra Volcano, one comes to realize the marvel of peering up to ... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

See-and-Do Galapagos

Traveling the Galapagos is something of a delicacy, enjoyed in small waves of tourists, preserving the wildlife and the Islands' distinct authenticity. Each island is equipped with an official landing point, allowing only a limited number of visitors ont... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

The Galapagos, When to Travel

Similar case to every foreign destination, Ecuador and surround provinces are affected by a distinct weather pattern, guiding its flow of tourism. What was intended to be an exotic getaway to the notorious yet relatively anonymous Galapagos Islands has... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

Make Sure Your First Time the Most Memorable

The Dominican Republic is like that first love; when you part separate ways, you try to convince yourself that it's for the better and that you can still be happy apart, but deep down inside there is that squirming pang that tries convincing you to give i... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

The Best Nightlife to the Dominican Republic

True to any busting vacation destinationâ€"and the Caribbean is no exceptionâ€"there exists a nightlife. A sometimes ferocious, always mischievous, animal, the party scene that includes bars, discos, and clubs are no less rambunctious behind the country'... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

Skip College and Head Straight to Vacation

As we age a little further past our prime, college years and shave off all of that unbridled inhibition, it becomes only natural that the idea of frying beneath the sun and soaking in tequila looses its allure. You may even come to find (and this is so u... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

How We Keep Humble and Healthy in Cancun

Aside from the hoopla over contaminated water and passport confusion, traveling beyond your hometown, particularly South-and-beyond the Mexican border is an act that requires no extra consideration other than SPF 40 or 45, hotel or hostel, cerveca or marg... Read >
Author: Enid Glasgow

Adventures of the Travel Writer

One of the earliest known records of taking pleasure in travel, of travelling for the sake of travel and writing about it, is Petrarch's (1304-1374) ascent of Mount Ventoux in 1336. He states that he went to the mountaintop for the pleasure of seeing the ... Read >
Author: Joseph H.

What Is A Black Orchid - Fascinating But Elusive

Travel writing jobs are few and far between. Getting into this field is hard to do and requires a lot of training and experience. But, there are many benefits to them. There are many individuals who would love to get employment opportunities in this field... Read >
Author: Make Money Online

Tocqueville on Limited Government

Tocqueville on Limited Government Alan Moretti Alexis de Tocqueville was a historian, politician, essayist, political scientist and travel writer. His grandfather and aunt were guillotined and his parents imprisoned during the French Revolution, and... Read >
Author: Alan Moretti

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