Our guide Mario described this place as a paradise for the dolphins. From what we saw, he was right.

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While driving out of La Fortuna we saw a bunch of cars stopped in the road with people gathered and milling around. Was there an accident? A landslide? No, it was a troop of Coatis or snookum bears begging for food.

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French cuisine is so luscious that even a simple, on-the-go meal can become a feast for the senses. The epicurean spread here was assembled by Le Fruitier, a gourmet grocery in Avignon, France (LeFruitier.com). We enjoyed it on the train from Avignon to Barcelona. Délicieux!

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We spotted King Juan Carlos of Spain while we were outside Palau de la Musica Catalunya in Barcelona.

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Does Machu Picchu mean "Old Mountain" or "Old Penis"? It depends on how you pronounce it.

Join G and me and our guide Carine from Q'ente Adventure tours as we explore this great ruin, one of the new seven wonders of the world.

Yes, it's hyped, and we were prepared to be underwhelmed.

But the site is unquestionably holy. And vast. Dozens of buildings to explore. Hundreds of terraces spilling down sheer mountain faces. Millions of stones stacked atop one another. Millions more just heaped in jumbled piles - evidence that the Inca weren't through with this astonishing, mysterious ruin before they left.

Here's more info from Wikipedia:

Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Picchu, "Old mountain") is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level[1]. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Cusco. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It was built around the year 1450, but abandoned a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Forgotten for centuries, the site was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an American historian. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. It was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. It is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September of 2007, Peru and Yale University reached an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Hiram Bingham had removed from Machu Picchu in the early 20th century. Currently, there are concerns about the impact of tourism on the site as it reached 400,000 visitors in 2003.

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What's for lunch at the posh Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge? This $800 per night hotel serves up a pretty mean buffet - for the low, low price of $30. Just what the doctor ordered after a sunrise start and a long morning of exploring the beautiful Inca ruins.

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Tour a tropical jungle garden in Peru and see starfruit trees, pineapple bushes, papaya clusters, bunches of plantains, mango trees, basil, lemons, limes, coconuts, and a nursery for saplings. This is Inkaterra's garden within their Reserva Amazonica Lodge.

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What's the best way to see the amazing biodiversity up in the jungle canopy? By climbing up there and walking around!

Join Genevieve and Mike on one of South America's largest jungle canopy bridge systems. Suspended 103 feet above the ground, we walked for more than a quarter mile through the treetops.

Millions of species, many still undiscovered, spend their entire lives in this realm. We didn't see anything besides birds, but it was still pretty awesome to venture where, until recently, only scientists could.

The Inkaterra lodge, in partnership with World Bank and National Geographic, created this system of two towers and seven hanging bridges, woven through the crowns of the tallest trees.

It's considered one of the safest canopy walkways in the world, but that's not to say it wasn't a little scary up there!

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Join Mike, G, and Efraine for a glide across this beautiful oxbow lake that's home to endangered giant river otters, red howler monkeys, macaws, anacondas, point-tailed palm creepers and side-neck turtles.

On this trip you'll see Brown Capuchin monkeys, turtles, jumping fish, tropical ducks and the Hoatzin, or stink bird, who smells like fresh manure!

We did this trip with InkaTerra's Reserva Amazonica. Pricey but recommended.

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Tingatinga paintings are an important part of Tanzania's cultural heritage, explains Castro, Director of the Tingatinga Arts Cooperative Society in East Africa.

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Check out the phone interview I did with WGN TV, Chicago while I was in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Check out the abundant and colorful marine life off the coast of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

I actually had a freaky equipment malfunction while diving here. Read all about it:
http://www.vagabonding.com/tra velogue/000092.html

Legend has it that Dahab's Blue Hole is one of the most deadly dive sites in the world.

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