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My prize-winning, published account of a wild jaguar encounter in Brazil


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Posted by on November 14th, 2017

When I got home after a jaguar speedboat safari in the Brazilian Pantanal, I felt that what I’d just experienced, racing through a river to come face to face with a jaguar hunting a capybara in the wild, was something truly exceptional – so much so that I emailed my account of the encounter to… Read Full Post

El Caleuche: The Ghost Ship of Chiloé


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El Caleuche

Posted by on November 1st, 2017

Yesterday, in the spirit of Halloween, I asked my husband to tell me a scary story from his native Chile. The story he related comes from the cool, misty shores of Chiloé Island: The Legend of the Caleuche. An ethereal fog sometimes engulfs the island of Chiloé. Legend holds that occasionally, at low tide, the… Read Full Post

Kayaking in the Rainforest Canopy versus taking the Canopy Elevator, Bridges, Towers or Sky Biking


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Posted by on July 24th, 2017

Following a recent Tucano cruise in the Brazilian Amazon, kayaking in the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest is now my favorite means of exploring the unique ecosystem found at the top of the jungle’s centenarian trees. How does one kayak at the tops of trees? We’ll get to that, but first, a quick recap of… Read Full Post

Illapu’s Soaring, Poignant “Vuelvo Para Vivir”


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Posted by on July 20th, 2017

The members of Illapu, a Chilean folk and Andean music group, went into exile in 1981 to escape the oppression of the Pinochet regime. Seven years later, the group returned to their homeland, and in 1991 they released the first studio album since their return, titled Vuelvo amor… Vuelvo vida. The first song on this… Read Full Post

Gustu, La Paz’s Acclaimed Culinary Experiment with a Social Conscience, Draws Globetrotting Foodies


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Cable car from El Alto to La Paz

Posted by on July 12th, 2017

Could there be a less likely location for a world-class culinary experience than La Paz, Bolivia? As first impressions go, entering the sprawling city from the Altiplano via a dizzying detour through El Alto, inspired gastronomy was the furthest thing from my mind. In fact, having crossed the border into Bolivia from Peru, land of… Read Full Post

Not Just a Day in the Park


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The Paine Massif

Posted by on June 6th, 2017

As a kid, I would lie awake in anticipation of the next day whenever a storm was on the horizon and I didn’t yet know how much snow would fall on the local ski mountain. When I opened my eyes in the morning I would jump from bed and run to the window, hoping to… Read Full Post

Lutz Go, Part II: A 5 Month South American Odyssey With My Wife and 3 Young Kids


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Posted by on May 19th, 2017

Recap of Part I: At the end of August 2016, I set out with my wife Carly and our three young kids for a journey through South America. Well, the trip actually happened. It ended up being shorter than originally planned for reasons I’ll explain, but long story short: it was exhilarating, exhausting, eye opening,… Read Full Post

Glacier Trekking on the Carretera Austral


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Posted by on April 11th, 2016

The only road that provides access to Chilean Patagonia, the Carretera Austral is a breathtaking journey through the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, volcanoes, glaciers, and fjords of southern Chile. It is a largely underexplored and relatively unknown region of the country, due in great part to its limited accessibility. This is a shame, because it… Read Full Post

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