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    The Ambler is an endeavor by the Amble Resorts travel community to bring the best elements of travel blogs, travel forums, travel books, and travel magazines together to celebrate and share the incredible places we have traveled the world to find.

    This is a travel blog for the aficionado of finer things with the spirit of a backpacker. We believe that you should be able to travel off the beaten path and relish in sophisticated luxury with peace of mind that the place that you have journeyed to is being protected and sustained. Some like to travel and some like to vacation, but we know that the marriage of these two ideas is not a paradox, it’s a possibility, and we’ve deemed it amble. Of course, to satisfy this discerning traveler, we had to create this unprecedented travel experience ourselves: Amble Resorts.

    So is this a corporate blog? Yes. We like to be upfront, so we will honestly tell you that when we set out to research and connect with like-minded travelers on the places we had been, the internet search didn’t last very long. We crave insider information: what to do, and what to eat, and how to approach the people we encounter with respect. Travel guidebooks too often leave out the personal details and unique experiences, travel blogs often trail off mid-adventure, and magazines only provide stunning glimpses.

    After three years of research, travel, blogging, and less than satisfying search results, we are bridging the gap ourselves. Like the best travel blogs, we document our unique travel experiences, and we’re here to talk to you about them. Like our trusty travel books, we catalog our favorite excursions, the best tours, local restaurants, and sites you cannot miss. And, like your favorite travel magazine, we seek out the best destination stories, writers, and stunning photography to inspire your inner wanderlust.

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    President Ben spots Zophora for the first time

    From the entry-level backpacker to the guy in the Presidential suite, we are a community of people passionate about the places we’ve been and our mission to preserve their unique sense of place through the sustainable development of luxury eco resorts. To do this, we’ve set off on itinerary-less journeys, slept in hammocks in the wild jungle, and found out what fruit grows on a tree by tasting it. We spend days mapping old growth trees or bartering with locals to show us where the absolute best scuba diving sites are. But the real fun is not stumbling upon a mountainside waterfall or watching the sunset from the shores of a desert island, it’s that we are carving a path so that you may follow us to the best places to visit in the world.

    We’re on a mission to provide life-changing travel experiences. Amble with us.

     

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    [post_content] => Ben's slideshow depicting the scale of Isla Palenque, comparing it to 9 other recognizable locations, helps viewers define its size. If you're a fan of our Facebook page, you see a lot of island shots on a weekly basis -- giant trees, island sunsets, and of course, howler monkeys and other island critters. You often hear that the pictures don't do it justice; that a photograph can never truly capture the beauty before your eyes when you stand on the beach and stare into the setting sun. This is true about Isla Palenque, but there's another thing pictures can't do justice to on our island - the incredible size of the ancient jungle and jagged volcanic boulders that form a large part of  the island landscape.

In this photograph-filled post, I want to take you on a different kind of journey through Isla Palenque, one in which you will realize that while just a spec on the map,  Isla Palenque is larger than life. While feeling so small among the jungle of Jurassic proportions, you intimately realize that the island's magnificence is definitely worth preserving and protecting. No matter how tall the human race builds our steel skyscrapers or how easily we can tear down rain forests with the press of a button, nothing we can build will ever do justice to earth's original skyscrapers -- trees and boulders.

This is one realization we hope that guests to Isla Palenque will have, and that you will share our dedication to preserving pristine places like Isla Palenque -- no matter how big or small.

We often use photographs of  giant island trees to help people understand what the jungle looks like:

But when you see Ben near the base of one here, you realize the gargantuan scale of the ancient jungle trees. I'd like to see you try to climb this one!

Isla Palenque tree, jungle scaleBenjamin Loomis with Isla Palenque tree


In our many stunning shots of Playa Palenque, you can see how black volcanic rocks jut out about half way down, giving the 3/4 mile beach its own distinct character. Here it is from a helicopter with the rocks highlighted:


Playa Palenque

Now you see them on the beach, just some regular old rocks right?

Playa Palenque

Actually, they're about twice the size of an intern!

Playa Palenque

Okay one more. Here you see part of an old tree trunk or branch that fell on the beach... we can just clear that out of our way right?

Tree trunk, Isla Palenque

Or maybe not... considering it's four times as tall as the average beachgoer.

Of course, the photographs do well to illustrate the point here but to be in the presence of these larger than life natural elements is an unbelievable experience. The ability of travel to literally change one's perspective is truly incredible.
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