December 2011 Hideaway Report
Located 600 miles from the coast of Ecuador and surrounded by the immensity of the Pacific, the Galápagos Islands possess a unique and otherworldly atmosphere. Where else do bizarrely tame birds and animals live contentedly on the...
Most visitors to the Galápagos experience the islands from ships. Until recently, the chief exceptions have been scientists or those traveling on modest budgets.
Until recently, few sophisticated travelers opted to linger in Quito. But times are changing fast: In recent years, the magnificent Old City has been extensively restored; Quito was designated the 2011 American Capital of Culture; and a...
The historic center of Quito, an 800-acre grid of whitewashed churches, monasteries and mansions, is widely regarded as the world’s least-altered and best-preserved Spanish colonial city.
A 90-minute drive south of Quito, the landscape is dominated by the majestic 19,348-foot snow cone of Cotopaxi, one of the world’s highest active volcanoes. At its foot, close to the boundary of Cotopaxi National Park, stands...
Running for 200 miles south of Quito between two parallel cordilleras, Ecuador’s “Avenue of the Volcanoes” contains seven peaks more than 17,000 feet high. The tallest, 20,565-foot Chimborazo, was long thought to be...
The Luberon — a beautiful region of vineyards and lavender fields that begins just east of Avignon and rolls on to the foothills near Apt — is one of my favorite areas of France because it concentrates all there is to love...
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