The Inca Trail… A Photo Essay
All the Inca Trail Photos below were shot by travel photographer Brendan van Son while hiking the Inca Trail in 2009. Please respect the rights that the photog... Read More...
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Can Development Kill Tourism???
Can Development Kill Tourism I’ve now visited Amantani Island, on Peru’s side of Lake Titicaca, on five different occasions. My first visit was nearly a... Read More...
The World’s Highest Golf Course
The world’s highest golf course “Seis” my caddie says to me as he pulls an 6 iron out of the bag flung over his shoulders as we stand at the tee-box of the wor... Read More...
Travel Poetry
Travel Poetry Restlessly and irritable he looks back on his life Wondering why this one time feels more important Than other bridges he has crossed... Read More...
Chasing Road Runners in Chile’s Moon Valley
Chasing Road Runners in Chile's Moon Valley One step into the World’s driest desert will leave you beyond awe and rather wondering if you’ve left the Earth’s... Read More...
Finding volcanoes and meaning in Ecuador
This article was published in "In the Fray Magazine" to read it follow the link below In The Fray Magazine Written and Photographed by: Brendan van Son of... Read More...
I Learned to Cook in a Youth Hostel
Me cooking I Learned to Cook in a Youth Hostel From the moment I left my house as an 18-year old I have been traveling. I haven’t always been hopping aroun... Read More...
Diaries of a 28 Hour Bus Ride
Diaries of a 28 Hour Bus ride In Travel, much as in life, there are times where we need to make sacrifices in order to get to the places where we really ... Read More...
Eating McDonald’s Abroad… Oh the Shame!
The honest truth is that I rarely eat MacDonald’s when I’m in the comfort of my home settings. I hardly ever feel the cravings for their sawdust meat paddies and far from organic sauces, and I am definitely not a fan of stomach aches. However, whenever I’m abroad, lost in a strange and complex world, I am drawn to the golden arches’ bright orange glow. As I walk through the gates to this fast food Mecca I feel a sense of freedom, excitement, and guilt.... Read More...
Bridge Swing in Rio Verde Ecuador
A video and some pictures from Bridge Swinging in Rio Verde, Ecuador... Read More...
Pass the Salt – Bolivia’s Salt Hotel
Pass the Salt - Bolivia's Salt Hotel Situated in the middle of the world’s largest salt flats lays one of this planet’s most unique, if not resourceful hotel... Read More...
The Greatest Sunset – The Railroad Cemetery
The truth is that travelers rely far too much on their preferred brand of guidebook. It’s not a crime; anyone with a short period of time to travel knows t... Read More...
Amantani Island – Can Tourism Enhance Culture?
Amantani Island – Cultures Strengthened by Tourism As the boat cruises slowly across the impressively encapsulated Lake Titicaca it is for passengers to fo... Read More...
Travelling by Bus – The Colombian Rodeo
Traveling by Bus - The Colombian Rodeo I stepped off of my plane into a thick wall of humid Caribbean air confronted by a familiar understanding regarding th... Read More...