Collette is introducing a new concept called modular touring and is launching it with their new Wonders of South America cornerstone itinerary which is on sale now with departures starting in May 2012.
Personally, I think the idea is a good one.
Cornerstone Itinerary
Essentially, travelers can purchase this 11-day South America highlights tour that will feature Rio, Iguazu Falls, Mendoza [...]
I know we are barely a week into summer, but if you don’t already have a summer vacation planned, why not look ahead to travel September through December?
While many Collette passengers do travel in the summer months (the Canadian Rockies are beautiful this time of year), many of our clients opt to travel in the [...]
Santiago, Chile, has been named the top location to visit in 2011 by The New York Times’ list, Places to Go in 2011.
Collette offers two tours that visit Santiago, Chile: the 11-day Wines & Wonders of South America which spends three nights in Santiago, and the 15-day Discover South America tour which spends two nights [...]
Do you consider yourself an eco-traveler? Do you love nature? Do animal and bird sightings have you reaching for your camera to capture the perfect shot that isolates a moment in time?
I can still remember seeing a Great Horned Owl perched on a low tree branch as I was pulling into my driveway many years [...]
In my last post, I made the scientifically unproven claim that travel is good for our mental acuity. So far no budding Einstein has refuted my claim – a hypothesis based on my own experiences traveling and seeing new sights. I believe in the importance of learning beyond our traditional schooling and challenging ourselves intellectually. [...]
I am suddenly back in high school listening to my mother expound on the adverse affects of drugs and alcohol. Even the innocent consumption of dark soda elicits the comment that I am killing off valuable brain cells. But do brain cells die and, if so, is there a way to stop their demise?
The perception [...]
Outside Mendoza city, we wind and weave along Los Camino del Vino through vast dry valleys with the beautiful snow-capped Andes dominating the breathtaking views. Fabian tells us that melting snows and glaciers in the Andes Mountains runs into the Mendoza desert through extensive man-made irrigation systems. The question on my mind was how wine production [...]
Debbie and I are repeatedly asked, “Who decides and plans everything we are seeing and doing in South America?” Answer: Allison, Collette’s product manager for South America. The passengers are very intrigued by Allison’s job and we tell them about the product department and what the product manager’s job entails (as best we marketers know!). [...]
I will try my best to convey this evening but may have to rely on photo and video to help as it is quite late (remember what I said about things getting started late in South America?).
Debbie and I along with Kevin, Pat and Bob, Maggie, and Carolyn and Elizabeth from Texas –those from our [...]
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An afternoon at leisure was the perfect way to absorb the tranquility of Mendoza. Debbie, Kevin and I had lunch at an outdoor café and with our table situated on the outskirts we were in prime position to people watch. Our positioning, however, also made us the [...]
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