Destinations

With just a short drive from Mexico City you’ll find one of the country’s most beautiful gems, Grutas de Tolantongo. It’s a gorgeous resort site located within a box canyon…

Copacabana, Bolivia sits high atop the Andes Mountains along the shores of mysterious Lake Titicaca.  It is locally known as a vacation destination and tourist city for Bolivians and Peruvians…

Ladrilleros, Colombia is a town that even most local Colombians haven’t heard of.  While it is on the mainland of the country, it does not have any roads leading in…

The Galapagos Islands are famous for giant tortoises, a staggering diversity of birds, the birthplace of Charles Darwin’s theory ‘survival of the fittest’, and for those who’ve been or want…

When I was in Honduras last year, I met a guy that told me this amazing story about taking a boat for days down the Amazon River.  Sleeping in a…

Why have I never heard of Kuelap, the great mountain top fortress of the Chachapoyas people of Northern Peru?  Its bigger, older, and higher than Machu Picchu but Machu Picchu…

These are not your typical type of sarcophagus, which is fitting because nothing seems to be typical about the Chachapoyas people.  They built massive cities atop mountains that more so…

Traveling to remote places off the normal tourist path really gets me excited so when I heard about the Pueblo de los Muertos outside of Chachapoyas, Peru I knew I…

 I wasn’t sure I would be interested in visiting a monastery when I arrived in Arequipa, Peru.  I had heard that Monasterio de Santa Catalina was remarkable but I just wasn’t…

When in Argentina you absolutely have to check out Tango!  Here’s a bit from a Tango Show in Argentina.  

Not yet truly open to the public, Cahuachi is where the ancient Nazca civilization called home.   Most people who visit Nazca come to see the impressive Nazca Lines carved into…

Aside from Machu Picchu, the Nazca Lines were a primary reason I was so excited to visit Peru.  These ancient lines crisscross the desert making geometric shapes, animals, and what…

For some reason I thought a true desert oasis only existed in the movies so when I arrived in Huacachina I felt like I had walked into a movie set….

Paracas, Peru is a small oceanfront town south of Lima.  The locals vacation there in the summer, and why not?  It literally never rains there because of the desert climate…

One of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World and an UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iguazu Falls is an incredible site to behold.  These great falls flow out of the…

Most people who visit the diverse landscapes of Bolivia end up in the Salar de Uyuni, or salt flats of Uyuni.  It’s the largest salt flat in the world and…

Tupiza, Bolivia is a small town in the southern part of Bolivia that really only has a few draws for travelers.  I made my way to Tupiza from Potosi, where…

Many travelers have mixed emotions about visiting Potosi Bolivia.  It is a city with a long history revolving around the mining of the Cerro Rico mountain that looms overhead.  Mining…

One of Bolivia’s most recent claims to fame came in 1995 when the North Yungas Road, that connects the country’s capital city of La Paz with the Amazonia region below,…

Bolivia holds an infamous award of having the World’s Most Dangerous Road.  Nicknamed The Death Road, this stretch of treacherous road used to be the only way to reach the…

Oruro, Bolivia is a city that most travelers skip 360 days a year.  But for the week in February each year, hundreds of thousands of people descend on this mining…

Ollantaytambo is both the archaeological ruins of a great mountain side Inca city and also a modern day village perched alongside the Rio Urubamba.  Likewise it was a key stop on the…

Cusco, Peru has a long and complex history as the oldest city in South America that has been continuously occupied.  Founded as the naval of the Earth by the Incas (literal…

Lake Titicaca is more than just the funny name you heard as a kid and couldn’t help giggling at.  It is the sacred lake of the Incas known as the…

For most travelers to Peru, Agua Caliente is only a quick stopover for a night on their way to visit Machu Picchu.  Also known as Machu Picchu Peublo, this small…

Long before I heard the end of the world rumors I was fascinated with ancient Mayan culture.  The fact that a civilization could reach such advancements such as an almost…

For many world travelers, Machu Picchu is cherry on top of the ice cream of their trip and so far I can certainly count myself among these travelers.  The late…

The longest hike I’d ever done was in one day in the Smoky or Appalachian Mountains so it was quite a stretch to think that I would spend 4 days…

Volcan Mombacho looms over the city of Granada and is a fixture in the views from the area.  The volcano itself rises 1344 meters from the coast of Lago de…

The island of Ometepe is the largest island at 275 square kilometers, in a fresh water lake in the world.  From the first glimpse of the island across the shore,…

Separated from the majority of the population in Nicaragua by an expanse of jungle and forests the Caribbean side of the country is harder to get to but certainly offers…

During my stay in Leon, Nicaragua I met another traveler who was also planning to head to the  Corn Islands on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast soon and we decided to travel…

Last week I made my way south from San Pedro Sula, Honduras to Leon, Nicaragua.  Leon is an old city rich in history but also one that is young and…

Ever hiked a volcano?  What about boarding down one? Just outside of Leon, Nicaragua i had the chance to hike up an active volcano and then board down it.  At…

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been living in the Bay Islands of Honduras, splitting my time between the two most visited of the three islands: Roatan and Utila. …

The Lower Dover Jungle Lodge and Research Station is unlike any hotel I’ve every stayed in which drives me to dedicate a full post to it. I was originally drawn…

I made a special trip into the Belizean jungle this week to visit ATM.  No, not where you withdraw cash, but an extensive cave system winding underneath the jungle just…

The archeological site of the ancient Mayan city of Palenque is only a short distance from the modern town of Palenque.  While you can arrange a tour in town at…

Palenque is a quaint Mexican city with a long cultural history in the center of the Yucatan peninsula.  Most people visit Palenque to experience its magnificent Myan ruins, myself included…

The Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is proving to have some of the most beautiful water in the world.  Just a couple of hours south of the tourist mecca Cancun lies…

I have wanted to see Chichen Itza ever since I was a kid and it was used as the exotic backdrop for a television show I watched.  Ever since, it…

London is one of the most visited cities in the world and there are so many iconic sites to see and things to do.  Like most travelers I rode on…

Costa Rica is a beautiful country filled with amazingly different ecology and scenery.  No matter what type of trip you’re hoping for, you’ll be able to find it in this…

Set deep in the jungle of Belize on the Guatemalan border lies the ancient ruins of the great Mayan city of Caracol.  While Central America is dotted with ancient Mayan…

On my first true international vacation you would think I would take extra care in planning, given that I was a twenty-something young women in a foreign land. I sure thought…