We arrived early Thursday morning and after checking into the Plaza Marriott we arranged a half day tour of BA's most famous sites. In just a few short hours we were able to learn quite a bit about Argentina's rich history starting with the Spanish arrival in the 1500s. The on again/off again fighting between the native population and later native and immigrants against Spain climaxed in 1810 but not because of a dramatic victory in South America, but because N...

We arrived in Santiago early Saturday morning for a very brief 16 hour visit as we wanted to get our RTW back on its original schedule. We checked into the Santiago Marriott which had arranged a terrific suite for us as well as a guide to take us around the city. Hugo, our guide, drove us through Santiago's diverse neighborhoods starting with the new part of the city which is its financial center and features a building that resembles a 40 story Erickson cell ph...

We arrived in Santiago early Saturday morning for a very brief 16 hour visit as we wanted to get our RTW back on its original schedule. We checked into the Santiago Marriott which had arranged a terrific suite for us as well as a guide to take us around the city. Hugo, our guide, drove us through Santiago's diverse neighborhoods starting with the new part of the city which is its financial center and features a building that resembles a 40 story Erickson cell ph...

Buenos Dias Family and Friends - After several years of planning and some last minute changes we are under way! Over the next 46 days we will be visiting 1 Olympics, 6 Continents, 17 Countries and 22 cities. We will be in the air for approximately 100 hours traveling 34,000 miles on 20 different flights and 9 different carriers. We also will be taking an overnight train from Hong Kong to Shanghai. We will be staying at Marriott's throughout the trip (of cours...