Taking Flat Ben, the Penn Quaker, out on the town!

Taking Flat Ben, the Penn Quaker, out on the town!

I wish we were all together this week in person for PENN HOMECOMING!I loved going to the University of Pennsylvania. I loved living in the Quad and I loved learning about Benjamin Franklin! So when The Power of PENN campaign sent out a Penn Ben ala Flat Stanley to take around and photograph I was … Continued

Lisa Niver traveling on Ecoventura's Theory in the Galapagos Islands

I Remember When: We Went Cruising

“Humans cannot discover new oceans unless they have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide I have sailed on the ocean for years in big cruise ships and small yachts. I have worked for Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Renaissance Cruises. I have traveled on the inaugural of NCL Bliss … Continued

Giant Tortoise Mating at El Chato Ranch Santa Cruz Island Galapagos

TELL ME MORE ABOUT: The Galapagos Islands

Welcome to my new series: TELL ME MORE ABOUT: where I will be sharing resources from my favorite past adventures around our planet during this time when we cannot travel due to COVID-19. In the next weeks, I will share about all 10 trips in my recent article on Ms Magazine and I wanted you to have access to … Continued

Sunset at Bartolomé Island in the Galapagos, Photo by Lisa Niver

TODAY.com: Cultivating Curiosity in the Galapagos Islands

Thank you to TODAY.com and TODAY Parenting Team for sharing my story: “Cultivating Curiosity in the Galapagos Islands.” How can you increase curiosity in your family? While it is an human innate trait, we can inspire more of it. We wonder, we ask questions and we explore our surroundings. Taking your family to the place … Continued

Sea lion and her baby at Gardner bay, Espanola, Galapagos Islands, Photo by Lisa Niver

Galapagos is Magic! We Said Go Travel News Jan 2020

January News 2020 with We Said Go Travel: My trip to the Galapagos was incredible! I had always wanted to see the blue footed boobies and I loved snorkeling with rays, sharks, penguins and walking with iguanas, sea lions and tortoises! Click here to see all my videos from our adventures on Ecoventura’s Theory Read about … Continued

Sailing the Galapagos Islands on Ecoventura’s Theory

Read my articles, “Traveling to my Dream Destination: The Galapagos Islands,” to see videos 1, 2 and 3, and “Traveling on Ecoventura’s Theory in the Galapagos Islands” for video 4, 5 and 6, and below to see our amazing days in video 7, 8, 9 and 10 “Bays and Beaches” Itinerary A on Ecoventura’s Theory. … Continued

Giant Tortoise Mating at El Chato Ranch Santa Cruz Island Galapagos

Traveling on Ecoventura’s Theory in the Galapagos Islands

Read my article, “Traveling to my Dream Destination: The Galapagos Islands,” to see videos 1, 2 and 3 from our first days on “Bays and Beaches” Itinerary A on Ecoventura’s Theory. Video 4: Espanola is Excellent! Galapagos Islands Espanola is excellent. In the morning we went to Punta Suarez and we saw marina iguanas swimming, … Continued

Giant Tortoise on Santa Cruz Galapagos Islands with Ecoventura Theory

Traveling to my Dream Destination: The Galapagos Islands

In December 2019, I traveled to one of the most magical places on our planet, the Galapagos Island. This archipelago of 22 islands is on the Equator in the eastern Pacific. Nearly 200 years ago, Charles Darwin traveled here and the area’s endemic species inspired his scientific discoveries about the Theory of Natural Selection and … Continued

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