Wildlife | Gimpy Globetrotter

Mar 5, 20234 min read

Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego

With our mission accomplished of going to Antarctica, a trip five years in the making, we had a few more days in Ushuaia. Since my...

Feb 21, 20232 min read

Antarctica - Day 7: Mission Accomplished

Today was the day. Today, I stepped on my seventh continent. After the first few days where the weather was inclement or the landing site...

Feb 19, 20232 min read

Antarctica - Day 5: Crossing the Circle

We woke up early to an announcement that we were about to cross the Antarctic Circle. I had specifically picked this cruise itinerary...

Feb 14, 20236 min read

Antarctica: Sightseeing Around Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego

In some ways you could say that the actual vacation started on Tuesday, even though we got into Ushuaia, Argentina on Sunday. After...

Aug 8, 20217 min read

Contiki East Africa Safari – Day 4: Maasai Mara

We had a very early wake up this morning for our highly anticipated Hot Air Balloon ride over Masai Mara. This was something not included...

May 28, 20184 min read

Peru – Days 15, 16 & 17: Ballestas Islands, Huacachina & Nazca Lines

I knew that I wanted to visit the Nazca Lines during my time in Peru, but that was not included as part of Contiki’s itinerary for Peru...

May 24, 20183 min read

Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 12, 13 & 14: Amazon Rainforest, Puerto Maldonado & Lim

The following morning we slept in and left for the airport at around 11:00 AM. We flew into Puerto Maldonado where we arrived at around...