Budget Travel Tips: How to Save Money While Traveling
By Allie Almario A travel company like Myths and Mountains designs trips that include everything from accommodations and hotel transfers to private guides and many meals. The trip quote includes these...
View ArticleMyths and Mountains Recognized for Legacy in Travel Philanthropy by “Tourism...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Mike Rea, Tourism Cares mike.rea@tourismcares.org 415-377-8043 2015 Travel in Philanthropy Awards from Tourism Cares – Honoree Brief Tourism Cares Announces 2015...
View ArticleThe Traveler’s Guide to Vietnamese Food
By Toni Neubauer Vietnamese food is a unique and aromatic amalgamation of the cuisine of its neighbors and invading countries. The Mongols and Chinese introduced beef and stir-frying. The Cambodian...
View ArticleA Foodie’s Guide to Patagonia
What thoughts come to mind when you think of a Patagonia hiking tour? Most people’s top five are the peaks of Torres Del Paine, glaciers, lamas, gauchos and guanacos. Few travelers, even those on a...
View ArticleBest South American Markets
South American markets are not just for shopping. That’s not to say you’ll return to your hotel room empty-handed. We’ve seen die-hard non-shoppers lose it over a hand-woven blanket or an intricately...
View ArticleTraveling to Laos: The Little Country With Big Surprises
TRAVELING TO LAOS Whether on a package tour or a customized tour, travel to Laos, a tiny country about the size of Utah, offers more magical moments than most visitors expect. It’s one of the least...
View ArticleTraveling to Ladakh and Kashmir
Ladakh and Kashmir, located in the northernmost state of India, are already the top destinations for many of India’s tourists. There is a ski resort and two vastly different golf courses – one in the...
View Article5 Must-Haves When Traveling to Cuba
Traveling to Cuba Having just successfully completed Myths and Mountains’ first group trip to Cuba, I have a short list of five things to pack for your adventure to one of the most popular destinations...
View ArticleAn Insider’s Tips When Traveling to Cuba
Cuba is just 90 miles and a 45-minute flight from Florida, but it feels like a country stuck in another era. If you have never been there, we’ve prepared five helpful suggestions to make traveling to...
View ArticleCruising the Galapagos: How to Choose a Ship
No matter what time of year you travel to the Galapagos, seeing wildlife is guaranteed. Something is always mating, nesting or giving birth, so there’s action 24/7. And regardless of which islands in...
View ArticleBhutan’s Festivals: What to Know to Plan Your Visit
The Bhutanese know how to throw a party. At festival time in Bhutan, the people bring out their brilliantly colored costumes, elaborate turquoise and coral jewelry, ferocious masks, and banners....
View ArticleTraveling To Havana: 5 Things You Must Do
Americans traveling to Cuba will find themselves on carefully planned itineraries that are usually restricted to people-to-people interactions closely regulated by the local government. But that...
View ArticleMyths and Mountains Featured in USA Today
When USA Today feature an article about traveling to the Galapagos, it was only natural that the author would reach out to our own Galapagos travel expert, Allie Almario. The article, Five myths about...
View ArticleBest Time to Trek to Everest Base Camp in Tibet
Visitors to the China, or Tibet, north side of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), have one major advantage over those approaching, Chomolungma, the Tibetan and Sherpa name of the highest mountain in the world,...
View ArticleBest Time to Trek to South Everest Base Camp and Kalapatar
Mt. Everest–or Chamolungma, “Mother Goddess of the World” as the Tibetan and Sherpa people call the highest mountain in the world–may be the destination, but this is one trek where the journey is just...
View ArticleVisit the 5 Best Asian Markets
Whatever city you visit from Beijing to Yangon, you’ll find an Asian markets where tourists and locals mingle and all sense of personal space is lost in the crowded aisles. But those jammed aisles of...
View ArticlePick the Best Trekking Route to Mt. Everest Base Camp
Traveling to Everest Base Camp: How to Pick your Path Fifty-three years ago, there were only two main ways to get to the south base camp of Mt. Everest in Nepal: Trek from Kathmandu, a...
View ArticlePeru With Kids
Photo: Lori Oscher Give Your Kids the Trip of a Lifetime: Go to Machu Picchu and Beyond in Peru Photo: Ed Conwell What could captivate a child’s imagination more than exploring ancient, mountaintop...
View ArticleTips for Family Travel
Family Travel That Keeps Everyone Happy After almost 30 years of planning family trips to Asia and Southeast Asia for others, Myths and Mountains president Toni Neubauer took her own...
View ArticleWhich Way to Angkor Wat?
Angkor Wat is just one of 72 Angkor must-see landmarks in Siem Reap. If you think you can cross Angkor off your bucket list in a one-day visit, you don’t know the difference between a temple and a...
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