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Featured Travelers: Lane and Juliet of The Lost Backpack

Springfield, The Lost Backpack

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 […]


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Blog Lifestyle

Featured Traveler: Diana from Just Wanderlust

Diana in Bora Bora, Just Wanderlust Blog

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


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Blog Mexico

Xcaret: Nature’s Sacred Paradise in the Riviera Maya

One of the lagoons, Xcaret, Riviera Maya, Mexico

Today, I share my experience visiting Xcaret, a place that blew my mind considering I am not a fan of theme parks. I come from a place where almost every kid dreams about visiting a theme park in Florida.  I don’t know when the Puerto Rican fascination with Disney World, Universal Studios, and Busch Gardens […]


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Arizona Blog Travel USA

Grand Canyon West: Guano Point

Guano Point, Gran Canyon West Rim

Recently, I posted about my experience visiting the Skywalk and Eagle Point in the area known as Grand Canyon West.  The Grand Canyon West shelters a segment of the main canyon formed by the Colorado River (what we know as the Grand Canyon). This part of the canyon is located outside National Park boundaries and owned by […]


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Blog Lifestyle

Featured Traveler: Lindsay of Native Foreigner

Lindsay in Siena Italy, Native Foreigner

Today’s feature traveler is Lindsay Hartfield.  She is the editor in chief of the online community and digital magazine for international travelers, Native Foreigner.  Learn more about Lindsay’s travels, expatriate life, and her latest projects below. Tell me a little bit about yourself I am the editor-in-chief of a new digital travel magazine called Native […]


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Blog Las Vegas Nevada Travel USA

The Bellagio: A Hotel Changing With the Seasons

Blowed glass decorations in Bellagio's lobby, Las Vegas, Nevada

This article showcases The Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Las Vegas seems to be an ever-changing city.  Every time I visit, A new hotel is being built at The Strip I find a new restaurant or attraction The freeway is under construction (I don’t understand why). To me, these […]


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Arizona Blog Travel

Grand Canyon West: The Skywalk and Eagle Point

It has been considered one of next landmarks in the United States. A walk over it is considered an out of this world experience. It was designed to withstand winds of about 100 miles per hour and an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. The vertical drop from the top is higher that any skyscraper in the world. […]


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Blog Lifestyle

Featured Traveler: Christopher of I Must Be Off

Christopher in Shades, I Must be Off Blog

In the past days, I had the pleasure of interviewing Christopher Allen.  He is the traveler and writer behind the “the ex-pat, gluten-free, photo-literary travel(b)logue” I Must Be Off. Let me make clear that when I say Christopher is a writer I really mean it.  His fiction and creative non-fiction have appeared in many places over […]


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Blog Mexico Travel

Valladolid: A Colonial Pearl in Yucatan, Mexico

Church at Candelaria Park, Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico

This article focuses on Valladolid a colonial town (and Pueblo Magico) located in Yucatan, Mexico. Today, we are going to get lost and dream in a heroic city. I am pleased to present to you the small city of Valladolid, located in the Yucatan Peninsula.  It is also known and the Heroic City or The […]


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Blog Mexico Travel

Chichen Itza: Touring the Famous Mayan City

Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Mexico

Quick. When you think of Chichen Itza, what comes to your mind?  Maybe Mayan ruins.  Maybe Mexico.  Maybe the Yucatan Peninsula. Well, a lot of different thoughts can come to your mind.  But, I am almost sure that when you thought about these famous ruins, an image from its most famous structure, El Castillo, came […]


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Blog California Orange County USA

Terracotta Warriors in California (Bowers Museum)

Terracotta Warrior Face, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California

This article provides details about the Terracotta Warriors exhibition that took place at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. What to do if you don’t have the time and money to drop by Xian, China to take a look at the famous terracotta warriors? Well, in that case, there is no other option than […]


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Blog Mexico

Cancun: Why I Found This Popular City Boring

Sunset in Nichupte Lagoon, Cancun, Mexico

In this article, I discuss why I didn’t like Cancun. Hint: The place does not fit my travel style at all. As a traveler, I know I have to keep my expectations in check.  But when the hype surrounding a destination is larger than life, I can’t avoid feeling extremely optimistic and excited about what […]


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Blog California Lifestyle

Are you a Different Person When Traveling?

Andrew Zimmern at the LA Travel and Adventure Show, Long Beach, CA

Are you a different person when traveling? I mean, a better person that comes out of his or her comfort zone? Here are my thoughts. The Travel and Adventure Show was in town this past weekend.  Well, it took place in Long Beach which is relatively close to consider it part of “town”. My husband […]


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Blog California San Francisco Travel USA

A Rainforest in San Francisco

I am not delirious when I say I visited a rainforest in San Francisco. The truth is that I love rainforests.  I believe this infatuation started by the many visits I made to El Yunque.  This is a rainforest located in the east coast of Puerto Rico (the only one in the United States) and […]


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Travel ABCs: Find More About My Travels

Wonderful Cathy of Traveling with Sweeney nominated me for “My Travel ABCs” series.  I had lots of fun doing my travel ABCs.  Take a look and let me know what you think. Age you went on your first international trip: 20.  I took a cruise departing from San Juan and visiting St. Thomas and St. […]


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