Tag Archives: South America

Read all about it: Get your Exotics brochure today!

Collette Vacations new “Exotics” brochure highlights tours to Australia, Africa, Asia, South & Central America and Antarctica and debuts 5 new tours for 2012.
Inside the pages of the Exotics brochure are 28 tours to some of the world’s most sought out destinations including Namibia, Israel, Thailand, China, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica and the South Pacific.
New tours featured [...]

See South America in 2 weeks or a month – it’s your choice!

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 [...]

Five for Friday: Nature of Ecuador

More and more people are traveling to South America.
It’s an affordable destination and it boasts a dizzying array of spectacular landscapes. Collette Vacations invites you to cross the equator on the Pathway of the Sun for a once in a lifetime journey where you will find yourself immersed in the natural wonders of Ecuador.
Collette’s  Avenue of the Volcanoes tour [...]

Why Recycling is Good for your Blog

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Thanks to those of you who have read our blog, returned for another visit, and maybe even commented on one of our posts.
Traveling Well has been going strong since 2009 when we launched our first Reality Tour series showcasing South America’s wines and wonders. No one is more amazed that we have been able to continually contribute [...]

Don’t miss out on the #1 place to go to in 2011!

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 [...]

Old Man Winter Giving Me the Blues

Here in New England the temperature has been hovering at zero. Old Man Winter has us in his grips and with more snow predicted, he doesn’t seem ready to loosen his stranglehold any time soon.
In spin class the other day, I pedaled furiously in an attempt to break a sweat and get warm for the first [...]

5 Places to Sip Vino

More and more, travelers today want a vacation where food and wine is the main attraction. Knowing this, Explorations have included plenty of wine tastings, culinary classes and opportunities to savor local cuisine in each of its small group tours.
To really get to know a destination, there’s arguably no better way to do it than [...]

3 Beauty Tips for your Travel Day

I don’t know about you but whenever I fly somewhere, whether just a 50 minute flight to NYC, a red-eye to California, or a long haul flight to Santiago, Chile, or even London, I arrive looking less than pretty. My hair is flat, my skin feels oily, my mascara is smudged, and my clothes a [...]

Have you considered travel to Antarctica?

Perhaps you read a few months back that due to the huge increases in tourism to Antarctica, new restrictions on large cruise ship visits have been implemented. Essentially what that means is that many of the large cruise ships will no longer be able to sail through Antarctic waters.
I spoke with Allison Flint, Collette’s product manager [...]

A Toast to Wine Tours

We’ve all heard it; drinking a glass of red wine daily promotes good health. Though I’ve never needed an excuse to enjoy a glass of wine, having it validated makes it taste even better!
Travelers continue to search for tours with a wine component. There are many places to learn about wine making and its subtle [...]