Miriam Garcia

Davis, CA

Portugal Travel Agent Professional

While plenty of people consider vacations to nearby Spain or England, they overlook Portugal, which is really a shame. That is why I love to redirect people’s thoughts sometimes when it comes to vacation planning. Portugal is one place you don’t want to leave off of your life’s travel itinerary.Visiting Portugal is a journey into a land rich in culture and history. More than 800 kilometers (about 500 miles) of attractive Atlantic Ocean shoreline adorn the nation. The city of Lisbon is located at the mouth of the Tagus River, making it one of the most beautiful places in the world. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portuguese explorers embarked on epic journeys of discovery, and the country's maritime history has flourished ever since. The core of Portugal is a mix of impressive mountain ranges in the north and huge, sun-drenched plains in the center. Stunning coves and shallow seas line some of Europe's top beaches in the south. Stone-built villages, charming towns, and cosmopolitan cities are scattered across the region, where ancient palaces and castles, museums, and monasteries are ready to welcome visitors. While in Portugal, you also want to visit Madeira, known as the Garden Isle and the Azores archipelago, known forits subtropical and lush green landscape. As your travel advisor to Portugal, I also want to call your attention to a place, such as Sintra, a charming town that sits inside the hills of Serra de Sintra. The magical town conveys its charms with pine-covered hills and fairy-tale palaces, glorious villas and the remains of a Moorish castle. Sintra's idyllic setting, atop a wooded mountain range is enough of a reason to pay a visit to this quaint town and its settings. For this reason, central Sintra has been designated a World Heritage cultural landscape by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Romantic Sintra has long been a favored summer vacation spot for the Portuguese royal family anx a popular getaway for poets and authors, including William Beckford and Lord Byron. Many of the homes in the old town are painted in the quaint and welcoming pastels of mustard, pink, and lilac.The National Palace of Sintra dominates the plaza. WIth its distinctive conical chimneys, the elegant building leaves an impression you soon won’t forget. Spanning several stories, the palace contains distinctive and memorable decors. One of the must-see areas of the palace is Sala dos Brasoes, a domed hall adorned with 72 coats of arms of Portuguese families.Are you ready to plan a trip to Portugal? If so, let me be your travel agent advisor. I have the knowledge and insight needed to make your travel planning seamless, streamlined, fun, and easy. Let’s talk about your vacation today. Give me a call at your earliest opportunity.

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Chile Travel Agent Professional

Chile is a place for the dreamer - where a wandering soul’s thoughts filter away from the hum-drum of life. If you want to experience a true and beautiful escape, I can arrange travel for you to this lovely destination. I am an experienced travel agent professional who can give you plenty of information about Chile or any other country, city, or town you wish to go to.Chile depicts a sliver of land on the edge of South America, which causes people to find interest in its unusually narrow shape. However, as soon as tourists set foot inside the country's borders, they soon learn that Chile is self-contained. Argentina and Bolivia are shut off by the Andes, a strong barrier of rock and ice that divides the constricted land mass from the rest of South America. An area of barren wasteland stretching for more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) separates Chile from Peru in the north. Travelers go to Chile for its remoteness and dazzling beauty, above all else. In spite of its population of 16 million people, much of Chile is a vast expanse of barely touched wilderness – places where you are days away from the nearest tarred road, where you can find steaming hot springs, gleaming white salt flats or emerald lakes, and have them all to yourself. Although Chile does indeed look thin, its land area is incredibly three times the size of the United Kingdom. Few countries can rival the breathtaking contrasts of nature you'll discover Chile, from the world's driest desert to enormous ice fields and glaciers. Chile features a kaleidoscope of landscapes ranging from sun-baked scrubland to lush vineyards and orchards to fjords and frigid Patagonian steppes. At its crest are towering mountains and lava-spewing craters that make up part of the Andes' jagged spine. As a developed nation, Chile provides comfortable accommodations and wilderness tours that are beyond compare.For example, one of South America's most spectacular experiences may be found in Chile's northernmost region, or the Altiplano, which can be crossed by car. Located between the eastern and western ranges of the Andes, the Altiplano is a high plateau that rises to a height of of 4,500 meters (14,764 feet). It's a place of sun-baked plains interspersed with turquoise lakes, and snow-capped mountains, all which come upon you stunning and forlorn. The indigenous Aymara people, who have been herding llamas and alpacas in the area for a millennia, live in the shadows of the mountains. From the northern towns of Chile, you may take an organized tour of the Chilean Altiplano; but, the ideal approach is to hire a 4WD, stocking it with camping gear, and setting off on your own to fully experience the sheer magnificence of this breathtaking landscape. Whether you visit Santiago, or take off on an Altiplano adventure, I can make all the arrangements as your travel agent professional. Give me a call today and let’s start planning your Chilean itinerary!

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28 of 49 people found this review helpful

Outstanding

Our trip organized by Miriam was OUTSTANDING. Huge kudos to her for her knowledge of the areas we wanted to visit, her attention to detail, and ability to stay within our budget for an incredibly memorable trip!

By Susan Wood from Florida
Traveled to Croatia ~ Europe

I would recommend this agent to my family and friends