Greater number of physical activities
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by Jeffrey Kontur · Published December 31, 2022 · Last modified December 29, 2022
Life — all three months that I plan to be out here — in Quartzsite is a lot different from life in the “real world”. I’m not really sure what the term self-sufficient means to most people. In fairness, this isn’t like living on the open prairie in the 1800s....
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by Jeffrey Kontur · Published July 13, 2021
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published September 15, 2018 · Last modified September 5, 2018
Active / Bucket List / Nature / South America / Tropics
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published March 20, 2018 · Last modified March 19, 2018
The expense of visiting the Galápagos aside, it really is quite a unique place and the trip of a lifetime. Being as isolated as it is, 600 miles from the nearest mainland shore, means it has unique flora and fauna that is seen nowhere else on earth. It also means...
Active / Activities / Adventure / Bucket List / Guided Tours / South America / Tropics
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published March 6, 2018 · Last modified March 5, 2018
For those who don’t already know, every year I take my daughter on a trip for her birthday rather than buying her stuff that she doesn’t really need. We have gone to some amazing places together. This year, for her 22nd birthday, I took her to the Galápagos Islands. Simply...
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by Jeffrey Kontur · Published March 4, 2018 · Last modified February 25, 2018
My daughter and I landed today in the Galápagos Islands. If you didn’t know, every year I take her on a trip for her birthday. Even though her birthday is in December, this year we had to schedule the trip around other commitments we both had. The Galápagos is certainly...
It rains every day in the tropics. At least it does in Ecuador at this time of year. Usually, the rains come at night or in the early morning hours. And it’s that kind of warm, soft rain that makes you want to sit up in bed and just listen....
Active / Activities / Bucket List / Culture / History / South America
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published February 10, 2018 · Last modified February 8, 2018
Most everyone is familiar with them, even if you didn’t know what they were called or know much about them. The Lineas de Nasca are a bunch of lines and shapes out in the high deserts of southern Perú. If you were walking on the ground and came across one...
Active / Nature / Off-the-beaten-path / South America / Tropics
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published February 2, 2018 · Last modified February 1, 2018
While Iguazú Falls may be the big draw, the park that encompasses the falls is more than 250 square miles. So it is much more than simply a big river impressively jumping off a cliff. Plus there is the nearby Argentine town of Puerto Iguazú, its Brazilian counterpart Foz de Iguazú and the...
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by Jeffrey Kontur · Published February 1, 2018
Reportedly, upon seeing Iguazú Falls, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt exclaimed, “Oh poor Niagara!” Having been to both, I can say that Iguazú is by far the more impressive of the two. It is several times larger. Like Niagara, Iguazú Falls marks the border between two countries. In this case, Argentina...