Saturday, March 19, 2011

Week 12


BARBADOS!


Lots of time would be spent soaking up the sun on the beautiful beaches.



We'd also get out on the water and go for a ride on a Banana Boat.



We'd bike ride down Bridgetown's High Street.



It wouldn't be hard to pretend we were Pirates of the Caribbean while on our Jolly Rogers cruise.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Week 11


PERU!


We'd visit the ancient ruins at Machu Picchu.



We'd visit the Andes countryside where the villagers still dress in traditional garb.



We'd take a ride in a reed boat to visit the Uros (floating islands) at Lake Titicaca.



We'd take a hike with the llamas down the Inca trail.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Week 10


Chile!!


We'll stay at San Alfonso del Mar and swim in Spluch, the largest piscina (swimming pool) in the world.


We'll trek through the Torres del Paine.


We'll visit the lake district at Puerta Varas and catch a glimpse of the volcano Osorno.


We'll also cruise out to Easter Island to make acquaintances with the Moai statues.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Week 9


Antarctica!!


We'll have a huge snowball fight with the Icebergs.


We'll adore the Emperor Penguin families.


We'll swim with the whales (well, they'll swim while we cruise).


We'll go an a dog sledding tour across the tundra.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Week 8


Argentina!!


We'll ask some Gauchos to take us an expedition to see the Andes Mountains and hopefully some wild horses too.


We'll set out in search of Toucans and other tropical birds.


We'll visit the Botanical Gardens to see the national flower, the Ceibo and other exotic specimens.


We'll tour the colorful neighborhood of La Boca and learn how to tango.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Week 7


Brazil!!


We will be so excited to see the Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) statue and the spectacular views of Rio de Janeiro.


Since we probably won't visit until 2015, we'll be there just in time to watch the colorful Carnaval parade.


We'll ooh and ahh at the Ipiranga Museum.


We'll gasp in delight while visiting the Iguazu Falls.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Week 6


Ghana!!


We'd swallow our fears and cross this rope bridge in Kakum National Park.


We'd visit a rural village and help prepare a traditional meal.


We'd try our hand at making beautiful Kente cloth.


We'd watch a soccer game and really get into the local spirit.