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A Tour of a Luxury Catamaran in the Galapagos
We tell a lot of stories on Luxury Latin America and we try to describe, through photos and text, what a journey or a particular hotel is like. You can go to the company's website and see something...
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Small Ship Cruising Tips From AdventureSmith
When it comes to traveling from one interesting place to another on a small ship (as in not a giant cruise ship), there's one company that's at the top of the list: AdventureSmith Explorations. The...
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How to Choose the Right Ship for the Galapagos Islands
Here's one truth of Galapagos Islands travel that you're not going to hear many tour operators admit: your experience on the islands themselves isn't going to be much different whether you pay $3,000...
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Cruising the Baja Coast the Right Way
Picture a small ship that has premium tequila, craft beer, and a variety of wine flowing freely, then imagine it has kayaks and paddleboards at the ready and you'll use them regularly. Then imagine...
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An Un-Cruise up the Baja Sur Coast of Mexico
We'll go on the record saying we're not big fans of the giant floating convention-center sized cruise ships that have become so popular with the big corporate cruise lines. We know they make a lot of...
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A Suite Then a Yacht in Placencia, Belize
"The truly rich don't go on cruises," the editor of a magazine for high-net-worth readers said to me as we sipped our cocktails. "If they're going on the water, it's going to be on their own yacht,...
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Flying Straight to the Wonders of Antarctica From Chile
Many nature lovers who have a longing to see the stark beauty and wildlife of Antarctica are put off by the idea of taking so long to get there on a ship. Especially since that ship is crossing...
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Meet 5 Fascinating Antarctic Penguins
Long before they captured the hearts of audiences in movies like March of the Penguins and Happy Feet, penguins turned Antarctica's remote, pristine landscapes into teeming wildlife domains. They...
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How to Pack for an Antarctica Tour
Packing light may be easy for a trip to the Tropics, but if you're heading to the end of the Earth for an Antarctica Adventure Tour, choosing what to pack or not can have major consequences. Even if...
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The Top-10 Luxury Travel Blog Posts From Latin America
Here on this luxury travel blog we write about travel in Latin America, vacation or retirement real estate, and hotels. When it comes to what's really popular though, apparently our readers like to...
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Solo Travel to Antarctica (Without a Single Supplement)
Does solo travel to Antarctica seem like it will be difficult to pull off? Many people who want to take a "trip of a lifetime" have trouble finding someone else who is ready to take it with them. One...
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Plan Ahead for Your Small Ship Cruise
If you're booking a trip on a giant floating hotel, often you can wait until the last minute and still get a prime berth. With small ship cruises, however, you may be out of options if you don't plan...
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Exploring the Amazon Region in an 8-Passenger Ship
Visiting the great Amazon River is on the to-do list of many South American travelers and it's not all that hard to combine this epic experience with a visit to other spots in Peru. We've published...
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Exploring Ecuador and Peru with Marcel Perkins of Latin Trails
We like to highlight companies doing a superlative job in Latin America for upscale travelers. Sometimes you may not have heard of these companies because they're "inbound" tour companies. You contact...
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Touring Peru and the Galapagos in Less Than Two Weeks
We'll be the first to say you should take your time and not hurry through Peru. What you'll see on a leisurely cruise of the Galapagos is far different than what you'll see on a few short stops. Not...
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Where Your Ship Goes in Antarctica
There are some great excursions on this planet where you can compress the experience down to a few short days, but that's not going to work for Antarctica. Even if you fly across the Drake Passage...
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Antarctica Alternative: the Falklands and South Georgia Island
Many travelers want to visit Antarctica because it's a bucket list item, or because it's continent number seven for them. Or maybe there's a pull because it seems like the last wild place where nature...
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The Chilean Fjords with Nomads of the Seas
There is definitely something singular about Chile's Patagonia and the fjord system that you will find nudged up against the bottom half of the country. Extreme weather, breathtaking landscapes and...
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A Full Bucket List Tour Through Patagonia
If you're going to head all the way down to the bottom of South America, it would be a real shame to just buzz in and out of Patagonia. This Southern Cone region of Argentina and Chile has some of the...
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The Revamped Galapagos Sea Star Journey Ship Sails With More Style
The Galapagos Sea Star from Latin Trails was a fine ship before its recent renovations: in the World Travel Awards it scored as "South America's Leading Boutique Cruise." They took things up a notch...
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