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Authentic Adventures / South America

Best of Ecuador: Haciendas, Volcanoes and the Jungle

Ecuador provided a great getaway to experience historic haciendas, beautiful volcanoes with sweeping vistas and natural rain forest jungle in the Amazon Basin. All of this was experienced during a 10 day trip in November 2008.

Africa / Authentic Adventures

Off the Grid in Uganda

At the end of June 2008, we took a two week trip to Uganda, via London, to visit the endangered Mountain Gorillas in the southern part of the country. We visited three national parks in all.

More about Darren and Sandy

Read about Darren and Sandy to learn more about their early years of travel and motivations for their global adventures.

More About Darren and Sandy

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