Sweetie, Darwin! Galapagos
June 2013
In the Galapagos, size matters: GIANT tortoises, ENORMOUS whales sharks, albatrosses with 10-FOOT wingspans. But with boats, smaller is always better here. Think of the logistics: shuttling 100-plus people between ship and shore via Zodiacs. No thanks. You must go small, and one of the very smallest vessels [...]

Add the reef to the South American rainforest
September 22, 2007
It’s not just in Rio that a beach break can make the perfect end to a Latin American holiday. Imagine a solitary hammock strung between two palms; bleached-white powdery sand; silver fish leaping out of an azure sea. Where are you ? [...]