Grant Greenham
Since first traveling to Latin America over 15 years ago, I quickly became addicted to the vibrant and ancient cultures, friendly people and diverse landscapes the continent has to offer. Fast forward to the present, I have been fortunate to take extensive trips to almost every country from Mexico to Argentina, as well as live in Chile.
I am always looking for the best ways to explore and get the most out of visiting a country, and this has lead me to pitching a tent on the side of a 6,000m volcano awaiting a sunrise summit attempt to relaxing in the finest lodges and hotels. Despite traveling to all seven continents, I keep on returning to Latin America to seek out new adventures, as well as revisit locations I will never grow tired of. Memorable highlights include meeting my future wife at the Iguazu Falls; traveling overland through Argentina’s remote Puna desert region; reveling in the party atmosphere of Rio carnival; swimming with playful sea lions in the Galapagos Islands; cooling off in glacial lakes while trekking in the Fitzroy mountain range; exploring the vast Mayan temple sites of Central America; and relaxing on many palm-fringed beaches.
In recent years I have also traveled to Antarctica and the European Arctic. As an avid lover of wildlife and photography, I will never forget these close-up encounters with polar bear, walrus and the vast penguin colonies. The polar regions are amongst the most pristine and untouched landscapes on this planet and I can’t wait to take my children there when they are a little bit older.