During Summer, the waters around Greenland are a playground for a large number of whales. Disko Bay, in particular, offers some incredible whale watching experiences, including from the rarely visited town of Aasiaat.
Read more about whale watching with the Aasiaat Seamen’s Home at my Whale Safari in Aasiaat blog post at Guide to Greenland.
For more information about Aasiaat – check out the Ultimate Travel Guide to Aasiaat that I wrote for Guide to Greenland.
After having spent a few days in Tbilisi, Georgia arranging our Iranian visas (more about Georgia coming), our circuit through Armenia was also, unfortunately, very short. However, we did manage to get just over a day in Yerevan – the capital of the country. I have to say – I really liked Yerevan – where…
Couldn’t resist – these birds (Blue-Crowned Motmots) are so beautiful! Look who brought a friend to visit me this morning at La Mariposa Spanish School and EcoHotel. This branch is just outside my bedroom window.
I visited Baños last year while I was in Ecuador, biking the Waterfall Route (which ends at the incredible Pailón del Diablo), ziplining for the first time at Puntzan, and surviving an amazing canyoning experience. I repeated the first of these excursions when Pedro and Raúl came to visit, and visited another of the most popular attractions…
Greenland during the summer is embraced by an eternal twilight. Read more about this amazing phenomenon in my latest blog post at Guide to Greenland: “Northern Lights in Greenland – the Midnight Sun“. Discover more about Greenland I have a large number of blog posts about Greenland, so feel free to read more about my…
Up at 7:30am for yet another bacon and egg breakfast (loving it – though there is a vast array to choose from on the breakfast buffet) before heading out to an Argentine Antarctic Base – Esperanza Station. Another amazing overcast day with no wind, and the approach to the base before breakfast was awesome…
After hiking the Ecuadorian Inca Trail, I got the guides to drop me off in Alausí on the way back to Riobamba so I could take the most famous train in Ecuador – La Nariz del Diablo or “Devil’s Nose”. When they were constructing the railway from Quito (capital city) to Guayaquil (most important city)…