Birding Colombia: Mid-Magdalena Valley, Tolima, and Fuerte’s Parrots!

Continuing on my Colombian bird-finding quest, I managed to cover A LOT of ground in 4 days and was lucky enough to find some very good

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Birding Colombia: Ocana and the Cerulean Warbler Reserve

The trip to Ocana started out as expected–I boarded the night bus at 2100 in Santa Marta and started on my 7 ½ hour trip

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Birding Colombia: The Caribbean Coast & Minca

As a student who gets a significant amount of time off for winter break, I decided to use this extended amount of time and visit

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Mexico – Part 2. After the Wedding – August 12-20, 2016

My trip to Mexico started August 12th at Secrets Silversands Resort in Riveria Maya, while Ross headed down to Mexico on August 11th to do

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Mexico – Part 1: Before the Wedding – August 11-15, 2016

Our trip to Mexico can be broken down into two parts, “Before the Wedding” and “After the Wedding” because had it not been for a

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Mindanao: Birding an island of megas

After two weeks of birding in the Philippines, it was time to head to the last island of the trip, Mindanao. Before my early morning

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The Philippines – Birding Bohol – May 20-22, 2016

We started our Philippines trip on the island of Palawan, followed by some time on Cebu, then Negros and then, thanks to a ferry to

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The Philippines – Sight-seeing Cebu, Negros and Siquijor – May 15-19, 2016

Our Philippine trip started on the island of Palawan. Be sure to read about that here. For more detailed information to help in planning your

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The Caribbean – Our Dominican Republic Adventure – March 15-20, 2016

With incredible natural beauty, top resorts, golf courses, and beaches, it’s no surprise that the Dominican Republic is the most visited tourist destination in the

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The Caribbean – Bienvenidos a Puerto Rico! – March 12-15, 2016

Puerto Rico, the fourth-largest island in the Greater Antilles was a fascinating place to visit. Although a territory of the United States, I never spent

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