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Hiking the Inca Trail with Road Scholar

In September 2013, Stacie Fasola boldly joined six others on a rigorous, 12-day adventure called Hiking the Inca Trail. The trip, hosted by Road Scholar, took the group to the most fascinating...

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Video: Rafting on the Urubamba River – What to Expect

Curious about what you should expect while whitewater rafting? This video includes a preview of safety instructions and demonstrates rafting on the Urubamba River during April, when the rapids are at...

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The Incas and the Amazon, pt. 10

Day 11 / July 1, 2013 This morning in preparation for our rafting trip on the Urubamba, we made sure we had our bathing suits, water shoes and a towel. We traveled the road along the river to the...

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The Incas and the Amazon, pt. 11

Day 12 / July 2, 2013 The train was scheduled to leave at 8:56 am, so we were up for an early breakfast and transferred to the Ollantaytambo station. These trains leave on time and as the last of our...

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The Incas and the Amazon, pt. 12

Day 13 / July 3, 2013 Today we had our suitcases out early so the driver could load the bus and we left after breakfast for Cusco. The Posada del Inca in Yucay was a lovely hotel! While in Cusco we...

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The Incas and the Amazon, pt. 13

Day 14/ July 4, 2013 Today we had a mid-morning flight from Cusco to Lima, but left early to avoid a demonstration that would block the road to the airport.  I love our people in Cusco — taking care of...

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The Incas and Amazon, pt. 14

Day 15/ July 5, 2013 This morning we had an early breakfast and then went to the pier to board the boat for the Ballestas Island tour.  We had a private boat just for our Road Scholar Intergenerational...

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Instagram Highlights of 2014

Need some travel ideas for 2015? Check out our most popular Instagram photos from the past year, including a variety of destinations like New Zealand, Iceland, Tanzania and more, all taken by our...

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Spanish 101: Alphabet and Numbers

Spanish is the third most widely spoken language in the world. It’s the official language of 20 countries, with an estimated 470 million native speakers and many millions more who speak it as a second...

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Spanish 101: Greetings and Questions

In part 1, we showed you how to say the letters of the alphabet and numbers in Spanish. This time, we’re learning some important basic phrases. GREETINGS Hello Hola How are you?

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