How many times do you wear clothes before you wash them? Do you give your clothes the sniff test? Do you determine if you need a shower by sniffing your armpits? I’m not afraid to admit that I do all of these things. I have found a new definition of clean as I have been […]
Chicken Bus Controversy in Panama
It is something I have always known but has become more obvious since I have started traveling. There are two (or three or four) sides to every story, especially those that provoke some controversy. Travelers tell stories about the things they hear in other countries. And these stories tend to be based on one statement […]
A Day at Carnaval in Ocu, Panama
I have told you what I learned about the traditions of Carnaval in Ocú, Panama. Now I will tell you (and show you) what a typical day was like. Wake up early. The party starts at 10:00, and if you are not at the first house, you will have to wander the streets trying to […]
Carnaval Traditions in Panama
I do not think that US culture has carried on many traditions. Of course the US is made up of many cultures, and those groups do maintain traditions. But for this white girl from Ohio, the most traditional thing I am used to participating in is singing Carmen Ohio at the end of every Ohio […]
5 Things You Need for Carnaval
If you read my latest newsletter update (sign up here), you know that I just got back from Carnaval in the interior of Panama with new friends I met during my travels. I was in Ocú, a town with no stoplights in the Herrera province. Ocú one of the places that still maintains the Panamanian […]
Is Granada the ‘Real’ Antigua?
When I was in Antigua, Guatemala this past December, I was pondering where I would go in Nicaragua. The reason I was planning so far ahead is because: 1) I am a planner and it is just the way I think and 2) I knew there was so much of Nicaragua I wanted to see […]
Sexual Harassment in Central America
I have chosen to write about this topic now as an outlet for my frustration. It was something I knew I would experience as a “gringa” traveling alone in Latin America. And I knew the appropriate way to handle it was to ignore it. Don’t look. Don’t say anything. Pretend you didn’t hear anything. And […]
A Weird Little Island
There is something about small islands that make people a little crazy. I spent a week on Utila, the smaller of the two main Bay Islands that draw in the tourists for scuba diving. Utila is cheaper, dirtier, more claustrophobic, and less pretty than the island of Roatán. The cheapness and the quality of the […]
Off the Gringo Trail in El Salvador
When I was preparing for my trip, I read that El Salvador is not visited as often by tourists compared to other Central American countries. I’m not completely sure why that is. Perhaps it is because of a perceived dangerousness, although I don’t see how it is any more dangerous than traveling in Guatemala or […]
The Real Antigua
I spent two weeks in La Antigua, and I loved every minute. I would have stayed longer had there been room at my hostel through the New Year festivities. I loved my daily routine of enjoying meals and the view from the rooftop terrace, getting my morning coffee from the toothless yet always smiling barista […]
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