Tagged: chile

The 10 Most Extreme Snowboarding Terrains

Major to moderate steeps, perhaps a chute or three, and glades where good carvers can slide between the trees—these are the types of terrain where you’re liable to find expert…

Immunity Passports for Travelers: Quick Solution or False Hope?

Every day, it seems, we’re learning more and more about Covid-19. Over the last few weeks—and they feel like years, don’t they?—we’ve learned that loss of taste and smell might be…

Wildflowers Now in Bloom at Chile's Atacama Desert, the Driest Place on Earth

The driest place on earth is currently blanketed in purple wildflowers.Northern Chile's Atacama Desert typically gets a measly 0.6 inches of rain in an entire year. Nevertheless, every…

Behind the Guides Explores the How To's of Finding a Private Guide

Joan Fernald, an avid traveler from Las Vegas, has found that she prefers using private guides to group tours, or all-out solo travel. “When we were in Peru, we picked up private…

Lights, Cameras, Dolphins: Clearwater, FL Gets Ready for Its Close-Up

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium (www.seewinter.com) has the slightly dilapidated look of a one-time municipal sewage treatment plant, which, by the way, it is. While the holding pools…

The Able Traveler: Accessible Adventures in Utah's Red Rock Country

At first glance, Utah's red rock country doesn't appear to be very accessible. After all, wheelchairs and rugged terrain aren't exactly the perfect mix. So does that mean…