Travel Tips

Hostels are a lesson in patience and at some point, you learn to let things go and not get too riled.It took me a while to realize that getting so…

I should preface this post by saying that swimming with the whale sharks in Mexico was an incredible experience. The opportunity to swim with these creatures was a big reason…

This is a short and informative post from those of you looking to travel from Bacalar to Caye Caulker, or vis versa. Bacalar is a common stopping point for travellers…

1) People (particularly locals) will wonder why you’re traveling alone. Be prepared for and get used to the questions. Are you married? Where is your boyfriend? Why don’t you have…

Faded grandiosity, smells of frying butter and squeezed oranges, days heavy with heat, voices tinged with a Caribbean twang, bougainvillea pouring over balconies and unexpected archways opening up into quietly…

Over the past eight months I’ve noticed a few things in South America that took a little getting used to. This list is not indicative of the whole of South…