Best time to visit Peru and andes
What to do in Peru

What to Do in Peru?

What to do in Peru is not the question. It is how to choose what to do and then how best to enjoy it. While anyone who visits this rich Andean destination will likely go to Machu Picchu and Cusco there are other unusual spots to discover and experiences to have.  For the record, here […]

Best time to visit Peru

Best Time to Visit Peru? What You Need to Know

The Best time to visit Peru would normally be any time with the dry season between May and October as optimal. But the 19th largest country in the world (at 800 miles long and 350 miles wide) has been experiencing political upheavals and as of this month, it may not be the best time to visit […]

Travel to Rio de Janeiro

Travel to Rio de Janeiro

Travel to Rio de Janeiro means arriving at Rio de Janeiro Airport, GIG, which has been, since 1999, officially named Rio de Janeiro-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (Antonio Carlos Jobim was the famous Brazilian composer who wrote “The Girl from Ipanema”). Rio-GIG is the principal international airport serving the city. It is located on Governador Island, about 20 […]

Bolivian Adventures

Bespoke Travel in Bolivia: Adventuring with Crillon Tours

Travel to Bolivia does not usually appear as a line item on luxe travel bucket lists in the U.S., but for the seasoned and sophisticated traveler, Bolivia is just the place to make the senses pop. A landlocked country in the Andes, Bolivia’s unofficial capital of La Paz is officially the highest such city in […]

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Luxury Travel to the Galapagos this Winter @Pikaia

To most people, luxury travel to the Galapagos Islands means spending a week in these remote islands on a large legacy cruise line and crowding in line with a battalion of cruise mates to get a distant look at a blue-footed booby. For those in the know, however, luxury travel to the Galapagos is best […]

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The A-List: 11 Bucket List Trips for 2018

Will this be a bucket list year for travel plans? 2017, a tough year for U.S. politics and upending developments popping onto the world stage, may have some relief in sight. 2018 is a new day and a new year and we believe it is one that will see a spike in bucket list trips. […]