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Review: Patagonian Grand Adventure With Trafalgar

16 February 2018February 19, 2024Jen

By: Lucy Fernandez, Vice-President

In my life, I have been privileged to be able to travel to many places wonderful and experience, if only for a few days at a time, a sampling of the different environments and cultures that make our world so fascinating. In November, my sister and I completed the Patagonian Grand Adventure with Trafalgar. The landscapes in which we traveled on this adventure have now moved a “want to see” destination to the top of a very short list of favorite places I have been fortunate enough to see. Traveling with my sister, we began our adventure in the starting point for many deep southern adventures: Santiago, Chile.

Your Destination Guide: National Geographic Journeys With G Adventures

15 June 2017February 16, 2024Jen

As mind-boggling as it seems at first, you’ll be amazed how intimate the world feels once you get to know it. The best way to blaze trails of the unseen is with National Geographic Journeys with G Adventures. To enhance your adventure and see the world in a whole new way, our experts highlighted each of the destinations you can travel to with NatGeo Journeys with G Adventures.
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Review: South America Revealed with Trafalgar

15 November 2016May 24, 2023Jen

South America Trafalgar

By: George Pitiranggon, Director of Marketing & Web Strategies

Photo Credits: George Pitiranggon

For my first time visiting South America, I knew the best way to do it would be with an escorted tour. Between the hysteria by the media about an exaggerated public health advisory, the language barrier, and sheer amount of things to do and see, I would probably still be planning this vacation if I were doing it on my own. Not to mention how much more I would be spending to stay in comparable hotels and transportation. Because Trafalgar is one of our premier partners and because they have a rating of over 95% guest satisfaction, it was easy to pick their 16-day South America Revealed itinerary.

Popular Destinations That Just Got Cheaper for Americans

22 October 2015February 16, 2024Yasmin Maldonado

The strength of the American dollar this year has made it a particularly favorable time to travel, as the resultant exchange rates have caused prices for travel expenses such as hotels, restaurants, and shopping to drop anywhere from 15% to 50% from where they were last year. This makes for a great opportunity for anyone who wanted a vacation but didn’t think they could afford it to plan one, as well as for others to upgrade their travel plans with a little more affordable luxury. Here are some highlights of the places you might go where you can make the most of your dollar.