Palm Springs Gateway Ruined By High Winds

This landscape looks calm but gusts of winds were breaking a lot of palm branches.

Do you want to know what the highlight of my latest short gateway was? A stop at a huge supermarket in Little Saigon. Doesn’t sound as exciting as a trip to Palm Springs should be, right?  However, when everything that can possibly go wrong, goes wrong, there is no other option than to smile while [...]

Eating Sushi in Oaxaca: Not a Good Idea

Confetti roll

I have done the same mistake before and I am not sure why I keep making it. The last day in Thailand, after two weeks eating curries and pad thais, which by the way were delicious, we felt a little bit homesick.  At the airport, we decided to order a pair of juicy, tender, “American [...]

Getting Hurt in a Foreign Country

Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras

  After a peculiar bus ride from El Salvador to Honduras, it was a relief to wake up in a cozy and lively town. Colorful Buildings.  Cobble-stoned streets.  Ample central park.  White washed church.  Santa Rosa de Copan was the breath of fresh air we needed after a tiring bus travel day.       When the [...]

Most Insane Moments I Have Experienced in my Travels (Part 3)

Horses and beautiful views

I can’t believe I have material to write the third part of this series.  It is official.  Insane, crazy and weird moments go hand by hand with travel.  What would be travel without those moments that make us laugh later? Here are more of the insane experiences I have experienced.  As always, you are free [...]

Featured Traveler: Duff of Aspiring Backpacker

Trying snake blood

Today, I have the pleasure to feature a person who can teach us a thing or two about travel and inspiration.  I am referring to Duff, one of the founding members of the popular website called Aspiring Backpacker. Duff has been globetrotting since 2008, worked and traveled extensively around Asia and the South Pacific, and [...]

Review: Jungle Xpedition, Honduras

Pulhapanzak Waterfall

Honduras is a country full of magnificent wonders.  Most visitors concentrate around Copan, the North Coast and the Bay Islands.  Those are amazing places indeed.  However, there is a hidden face of the country deserving every traveler’s attention.  That “hidden face” has all the components to make your trip memorable.  Mountains, cloud forests, waterfalls, lakes [...]

Featured Travelers: Wayne and Pat of Unhook Now

Wayne and Pat in Paris

Today, I have the pleasure to feature Wayne and Pat Dunlap from Unhook Now (and other projects).  This couple has traveled to more than a 100 countries, have written their own book and give conferences based on their travel adventures.  And that is not it.  They have big travel plans for this year.  If you [...]

Featured Traveler: Mary of The World is a Book

Yosemite

Today’s featured traveler is Mary; the blogger behind The World is a Book. I am happy to highlight her wonderful website because she is constantly on the move with her family.  Yes, she travels with her husband and two kids.  Her example proves how travel and kids are not mutually exclusive.   Mary and her husband [...]

Featured Travelers: Lane and Juliet of The Lost Backpack

Springfield

Today’s featured travelers are Lane and Juliet, the enthusiastic gals behind the website The Lost Backpack.  Make sure to check the adventures of this duo on a constant basis.  You know, I am partial to them since they mentioned Puerto Rico is an underrated destination (uhmmmm, I am from there). What not to love about [...]

Featured Traveler: Diana from Just Wanderlust

Diana in Bora Bora

Today’s featured traveler is Diana.  She is an avid wanderer who have visited more than 40 countries in 6 continents.  Recently, Diana started to share “some of the amazing (and not so amazing) things she have learned, seen, and come across in her past and future travels” in her blog Just Wanderlust.  Learn more about this adventure seeker in [...]

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