Yearly Archives: 2014

Travel to Brazil With Knowmad Adventures and The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Travel to Brazil

Knowmad Adventures in conjunction with the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is proud to announce an incredible garden travel experience to Brazil, March 9th – March 22nd. With awe-inspiring landscapes, forests and gardens, Brazil was also home to one of the most revolutionary landscape architects of all time, Roberto Burle Marx. On this incredible fourteen-day trip we will

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Lost Lands of the Incas: Amazon Jungle & Machu Picchu Travel

Machu Picchu Travel

Arboretum Director Peter Olin, Knowmad Co-Founder Jordan Harvey and our amazing Peruvian guides Delia and Wilfredo led 23 adventurous Arboretum members on a whirlwind 2-week Peru odyssey. Discovering Machu Picchu, piranha fishing in the Amazon, and sharing the day with the Amaru indigenous community were just a few of the memorable moments on this amazing

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Top 3 Things to Do in The Sacred Valley

Sacred Valley Travel

How many days do I need to see the Sacred Valley? What should I do or see in the Sacred Valley? These are all great questions! A common mistake people make when traveling to Machu Picchu is cutting their trip too short, and rushing through the Sacred Valley on their way to Machu Picchu. Although

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Hola Arepa: Latin American Cuisine At It’s Finest

Latin American Cuisine

Christina Nguyen and Birk Stefan Grudem are the proud creators and owners of Hola Arepa, the Minneapolis born food truck and brand new Latin American cuisine restaurant on 35th and Nicolette in South Minneapolis. Tara and I were lucky enough to enjoy a quick bite and drinks there a few weeks ago and, after having such a

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Adventures of the Louis Family: A Patagonia Vacation

Patagonia Vacation Family

Traversing Patagonia, staying in one of the world’s greatest lodges in Patagonia, doing a bit of ice-hiking on Perito Moreno Glacier, and jet boating to the base of Iguazu Falls before relaxing in a jungle retreat were just a few of the highlights on the Louis and Hulburd family trip. What a way for this extended family of 10 to

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