by Sarah Gallo | Mar 19, 2017 | North America, USA
A few months ago, I stumbled upon a beautiful photograph of a waterfall on Instagram. When I inquired as to the location, I was told it was near Ithaca, New York, and that it was definitely worth checking out. Based on that one small interaction, we made sure to...
by Sarah Gallo | Jul 6, 2015 | Central America, Panama
While exploring Panama, be sure to check out Boquete, a pretty and quaint city up in the mountains. The big draw to Boquete is the spectacular hike up Volcán Barú for sunrise, but unfortunately we didn't have the proper gear or time to climb it. A shorter and less...
by Sarah Gallo | Aug 19, 2014 | Israel
The next morning we went to the Gadot Lookout and Memorial, which was the site of a Syrian military base until 1967. We learned that Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy that infiltrated the Syrian government under the name of Kamel Amin Thaabet, helped enable Israel to easily...
by Sarah Gallo | Nov 7, 2013 | Argentina
One of the first things I heard about NYU Buenos Aires was that the program offered a school field trip to Iguazú Falls…so cool! Well, the time arrived and 26 hours post-departure we made it to Puerto Iguazú. The following morning we were up early to go to the Falls,...
by Sarah Gallo | Oct 9, 2013 | Ecuador
Following our unimaginable Galapagos journey, we took a four hour car from the Quito airport to Baños, Ecuador. As soon as we arrived I fell in love. Baños is known as the “adventure capital of South America,” and for the adrenaline junkie that I am, I quickly...