A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
I never thought I would have the courage to fly in a tiny plane, I found large commercial planes scary enough. I certainly never imagined I would land on a glacier in a tiny plane. But that’s exactly what I did when I was in Alaska. I did a Denali flightseeing tour! My friend Ruth […] Read more…
Read on to find out how I went swimming with dolphins on the Big Island of Hawaii – and didn’t spend a dime! Everyone’s bucket list looks different but there are a few things that seem to pop up regularly, like swimming with dolphins. So maybe it is a cliche that swimming with wild dolphins […] Read more…
If you are going to do one multi-day hike in Colorado – the hike from Aspen to Crested Butte and back again over West Maroon Pass and East Maroon Pass is absolutely the one you should choose. In my opinion (from the hikes I have done so far), it is the best hike in Colorado. […] Read more…
I may be a North Island girl (and proud of it) but that doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate the incredible landscapes of the South Island too. While the North Island is all about the Maori and Pacific Island culture, volcanoes, natural hot springs and beautiful stretches of white and black sand beaches, the South […] Read more…
You can’t always predict when you are about to embark on an adventure that will leave a lasting impression on your life. Before I did the two day return hike and scramble up to the Abbot Pass hut in Yoho National Park, I definitely didn’t know it would turn out to be the most challenging […] Read more…
It’s expensive, it’s freezing and the days are long, but despite all of this, our tour to the remote South West corner of Bolivia was spectacular. The tour began with us meeting our tour guide and cook and the other two people in our group at the Tour Office, then we set out in our […] Read more…