Last month I did my first giveaway and recently announced the winner on my Facebook Page. After being home for several months, I still had empty photo frames on my walls. I have so many photos from the last two years of travel that I simply could not narrow it down enough. I asked you […]
Help pick my prints! (part 2 and more chances to win)
If you already voted in the first photography category Landscapes, you’ve already earned at least one entry towards winning an 8″x10″ canvas print from Printcopia. (You can still go back and vote now to earn entries in the giveaway.) Just narrowing down the photos to this number was difficult, so I’m relying on YOU […]
12 Things I Have Learned About Traveling
I have hit the six month mark of my little adventure, so I figured it was a good time to reflect on what I have learned. I am going to break it into a series of posts: What I Learned About Traveling, What I Learned About Living Simpler, and What I Learned About Me. Saving […]
An Ode to the Food of Central America
Before anyone calls me out, I know this is not a lyrical poem. I just like the word ode. As I am about to leave Central America, I would like to take a few moments to reflect on the deliciousness of the food that has helped me become a little more… um… shapely… over the […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Cost of a Pound of Coffee
Have you ever wondered how much effort and time goes into making your morning cup o’ joe? Have you ever wondered how many coffee trees are required to support your habit? Me neither. But I was fascinated to learn the answers to these questions when I toured La Azotea, an organic coffee farm in the […]
El Volcán Fuego Beckons
Last year I spent Christmas Day hiking and rappelling in the Andes Mountains in Argentina. This year I was in Antigua, Guatemala and hoping for another Christmas adventure. In Antigua, you are surrounded by volcanoes, a few you can see and even more beyond. Pacaya is the most commonly hiked volcano in Antigua, and I […]
Christmas in Antigua… Latin American Style
As I write this, it is 12:45AM on Christmas Day. I just experienced the most spectacular Christmas celebration. Guatemalans really know how to do it. Latin Americans in general love their fireworks. That stereotype is true. But think about it. If we didn’t have weird laws and regulations about where you can buy and set […]