Motherland Travel

25/04/2024

So go. Find new experiences. Have big adventures. Then bring them home to share with us. We travelers need to feed our wanderlusting spirits!

08/01/2024

Here's to the New Year! Let's get this party started!

10/12/2023

It’s a cold, snowy Sunday in Boulder and I’m dreaming of adventure!

Are you a surfer? If so, Nicaragua has some mighty fine waves. And let’s be honest, with over 300 days a year of off-shore winds, fewer crowds than its neighbor to the south and consistent waves year-round, you might wanna add Nicaragua to your list of surf trip destinations.

So … let’s do this, k?

20/11/2023

Thinking about our upcoming Thanksgiving feast makes me dream about food from around the world!! One of my favorite things about traveling is the food and the food in Colombia was some of my fav!!

From the island fair to some of the fanciest restaurants in Cartagena, it was truly fabulous. Fresh, creative, and well prepared!
I’m a total foodie when it comes to travel and typically will try anything/everything! Is there anything you wouldn’t eat? Which country’s food do you like best? What will be on your Thanksgiving table?

28/08/2023

I’m feeling slothy today. Anyone else?

S’pose it’s time for a trip to Costa Rica so I can get up close and personal with these guys! Who’s in?

Thanks for the great shot !!

14/07/2023

Mariachi Man by . I want to know the story behind this man and his instrument! It’s magnificent! Thank you for sharing Cristian!

08/07/2023

Roasting marshmallows in a lava vent on an active volcano in - I kid you not! Your family can have experiences like this too. Give us a shout.

09/04/2023

“At its best, travel should challenge our preconceptions and most cherished views, cause us to rethink our assumptions, shake us a bit, make us broader minded and more understanding.”
—Arthur Frommer

Where will you go?



Image credit to shershegoes.com! Love it!!

08/03/2023

Happy International Women's Day!

It’s International Women’s Day and I want to honor this beautiful lady. Jac and I had the great pleasure of spending the day with her and her daughter at their home in Solola, Guatemala this past summer. She had the brightest smile, warmest heart and strongest hands of any woman I have ever met. We cooked, we ate, we laughed, we talked (through a translator - she only spoke a local dialect), she wrapped my hair in a head wrap like her own. She joyfully welcomed us into her humble home and when we departed she unwound the beautiful cinta (traditional head wrap) she was wearing and gave it to me. It was the most touching gift I have ever received! So today, on International Woman’s Day, I am celebrating love, strength, generosity, and kindness. I’m celebrating women around the globe who have so little yet give so much!

05/10/2022

8 years ago today I was having breakfast with Volcán de Agua in Antigua, Guatemala. And I haven't been since 2019. Te extraño Guatemala!

11/09/2022

Is there a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than staring at pics of baby pandas? Well, I s’pose staring at real life baby pandas on a Sunday afternoon would be better! So if you need a real life baby panda fix, a trip to Chengdu Panda Research Center should be on your bucket list!

Travel is still very restricted in China but when they fully open, put Chengdu on your list and call me to help you plan!

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22/08/2022

Spectacular shot of Pokhara by Igor Ovsyannykov!

Makes me dream of my return. Stunning!

Let us know if you’d like us to feature one of your pictures! We love sharing your amazing photos!❤️

19/08/2022

The plight of the Asian elephant is a complicated situation - it’s not as simple as just releasing the captive elephants in Thailand back into the wild. Formerly captive elephants wouldn’t be able to thrive in the wild and they would potentially be destructive to farmland and small villages. Also, Mahouts (the traditional caretaker/owners of an elephant) have to earn enough money to be able to feed and house their elephants as well as provide for themselves and their families. There are many elephant sanctuaries in Thailand working diligently to properly care for the elephant population, as well as the mahouts and their families. As tourists, we can help protect these amazing creatures by visiting a sanctuary that doesn’t allow elephant rides. Riding elephants can not only cause serious long-term harm to the elephant (their spines are not made to support the weight of humans) but it increases the likelihood of more elephants being tortured and trained to be used in the tourist industry.

Enjoy these magnificent creatures as they are. My guess is you will come to love an elephant during your time in Thailand! I certainly did!

19/06/2022

In Somerset Maugham’s novel, “The Razor’s Edge”, Larry Darrell says, “It's easy to be a holy man on top of a mountain.”

Sounds about right but whether you want to be a holy man or a hiker in some of the most spectacular mountains in the world, Nepal is your ticket to the meaning of life!

Beautiful scenery, vibrant culture, welcoming locals, rich history and ten of the world's 14 highest mountains, makes Nepal an unbeatable destination. Aside from having a magnificent setting for hiking and mountaineering, Nepal also has some of the world's best white water rafting. Truly, you can’t go wrong planning a trip to Nepal!

Give me a shout if you want to know more!

18/06/2022

Because ... “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”― Mark Twain

You ready? Let’s do this!

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Thank you adventureinyou.com for the great image!!❤️❤️

18/05/2022

Coffee country, and as you can see, bananas! Truly, one of my favorite countries. Have you been to Colombia yet? If not, it’s time! Feel free to PM me if you need more info!

And fabulous shot Juan Apolinar ! Love the truck, the cargo, the lighting and the place! Thanks for sharing your work on Unsplash!

02/05/2022

“Over 500,000,000 plastic straws are used each day in the United States. It is estimated that more than 90 percent of trash floating in the oceans of the world is plastic. Plastic accounts as the most harmful man-made item to threatened and endangered sea turtles that are ingesting this plastic waste especially straws.

As the plastic straws travel around the ocean they break into tiny pieces that are then easily ingested by marine life. Threatened and Endangered sea turtles are greatly affected by this action. Sea turtles mistake floating plastic items for food. While plastic bags are the most commonly ingested item found in turtles, straws are a close second.

Not using or switching to earth friendly straws may seem small, but the effect on endangered and threatened sea turtles can be huge. Switching the straw may seem small on the individual level, but the impact it can have on the environment and sea turtles is huge.”

Please join me in giving up plastic straws! Together we can make a difference!

Thanks to the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles for this great explanation. If you want to learn more go to http://www.nestonline.org/plastic-straws/.

02/04/2022

One of the coolest experiences of my life was swimming with sea lions on an island off the coast of La Paz, Mexico. You game for an adventure?

Give me a shout at www.motherlandtravel.com. We’d be thrilled to help you create an adventure for you and your family to any of our fabulous destinations!

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