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RSSCategory: Wildlife Watching

Manu National Park – Wildly Amazing Peru

Manu National Park – Wildly Amazing Peru

Nina Fogelman has a long history with Peru. In 1983 she moved to Cusco to fulfill a one year contract as Director of Alternative Healing Arts Institute. She fell completely in love with the people and their culture. For more than 30 years, she has been immersed in all aspects of this diverse and amazing […]

January 21, 2015 | Updated: January 26, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
Birch Aquarium Whale Adventures

Birch Aquarium Whale Adventures

  Birch Aquarium at Scripps is the public exploration center for the world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the aquarium showcases fish and invertebrates from the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest to the tropical waters of Mexico. My family and I particularly enjoy […]

December 31, 2012 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
King Pacific Lodge: Whales in the Wilderness

King Pacific Lodge: Whales in the Wilderness

Since I wrote this, King Pacific Lodge has been moved and is now, primarily, catering to fishermen. For details, go to King Pacific Lodge. Seeing whales in the wilderness had been on my bucket list for quite a while before I read about King Pacific Lodge in Canada. In the meantime, I’d seen whales at […]

June 29, 2012 | Updated: October 31, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Abu Dhabi – Sir Bani Yas Island Wildlife

Abu Dhabi – Sir Bani Yas Island Wildlife

Abu Dhabi – the UAE’s hot new destination Dubai was the first destination in the United Arab Emirates* to draw large numbers of overseas visitors, but now that city is sharing the spotlight with Abu Dhabi. Here, one of the big draws is Sir Bani Yas Island, home to an Arabian Wildlife Park and three luxury Anantara resorts. This island was […]

May 26, 2012 | Updated: March 2, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Australia’s Top Five Experiences

Australia’s Top Five Experiences

Paul Hogan (AKA Crocodile Dundee) promised to “slip a shrimp on the barby” for us and Americans and others flocked to Australia in record numbers. Will Oprah Winfrey have the same impact on Australian tourism? We’ll soon find out. The four shows she taped down under will air January 18 -21, and rumor has it […]

January 18, 2011 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More

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