March, 2006 Photo Contest

Where was this photo taken? Last Month's Winner David Noyes www.noyesstudio.com David easily identified the photo from our Feb issue as taken along the Karakorum Highway in Xinjiang, China.

Taste of Provence

And for those among you who enjoy adventures in dining as much as adventures in nature, we recommend Tricia Robinson, an expert chef who has been featured on HGTV and in prominent magazines. Tricia comes highly recommended from our foodie friends - her culinary adventure travel company, "Taste of Provence," provides guests with a chance to travel & learn to cook in the regional French style. Although she offers many trips based in Provence, for September 2006 she's planning two excursions for food lovers in Britain - one in southwest England and another in the Lake District and Scottish ...

Napo Wildlife Center in Amazonian Ecuador

We met Peter English and learned of Napo Wildlife Center through our rock-climbing pal, Laura Jones. Peter works with Tropical Nature, an established and highly regarded non-profit organization using ecotourism to create new conservation areas in Ecuador. One of these areas is in Amazonian Ecuador, where Peter & Laura turned us on to the Napo Wildlife Center (www.napowildlifecenter.com). Visitors to the Wildlife Center spend their days lounging on the lodge's beautiful grounds in one of the 10 luxury cabanas, or wandering the rainforest with its incredible bird and wildlife viewing. ...

True Peru

Jim Kane founded Culture Xplorers with the mission of fostering an "immersive, positive experience by connecting travelers and local people through a celebration of their living culture and traditions." His small company offers guests a rare opportunity not only to travel through Peru, but to also experience its culture through participation. He has organized two summer 2006 trips timed to coincide with local festivals - the Corpus Christi Festival in June and the Virgen del Carmen Festival in July. Join Jim and his friends in Peru for a hike through the region's picturesque countryside and a chance ...