Mexico City from a Local's Point of View:Â secrets to a happy and healthy life Mexico City from Chapultepec Park
Before I arrived in Mexico City, my premeditated fears revolved around pollution and crime. My vision included a heavy dark cloud settling over shanty towns that stretch to the horizon, people lurking Continue Reading Remote Year Is Over, My Life Isn't PolarSteps: my stops on a world map
According to my travel-tracker app, PolarSteps, in the past 13 months, I traveled 41,698 miles, through 21 countries. My homes consisted of 13 different apartments (one for each month), but Continue Reading Finding the Local Scene in Buenos Aires Trying to break into the local scene is fairly difficult as a traveler. Where do you start? How do you meet locals if you don't speak the same language? Can you be safe and adventurous at the same time? It’s Continue Reading Babysitting on Kangaroo Island (and other adventures) Where is Kangaroo Island?
My 2nd Workaway experience was on Kangaroo Island, a remote island in South Australia that few Australians could locate and even fewer have visited. Because of its geographical isolation and expensive ferry, this island with a wild past Continue Reading Armenia: Visiting the Motherland (dictionary.com: motherland (origin: 1705-15): 1. one’s native land. 2. the land of one’s ancestors. 3. a country considered as the origin or source of something.)
My mother’s side of the family is 100% Armenian. Both of her parents’ families were from Continue Reading Living in a Tree: A Weekend in the Amazon You know those mornings when you wake up, stretch, smile at the sun, breath in the clean air... and then notice a tarantula the size of a dessert dish about 8" from your face? This was one of thosemornings.
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ABOUT ME
Posts from 1+ Years of Travel
50,000 miles, 23 countries, 5 continents... and almost 2 years later. I've left the corporate world (and the US) to experience life.
NOT AN ADDICT Like most people, I’ve been a devoted coffee drinker for years. I became a convert one night in college after writing a 20-page thesis paper in 12...
Bogotá is inundated by the great outdoors. Live walls and parks are sprinkled throughout the city, bike paths dominate sidewalks, and mountains covered in hiking trails and jungle are...
A great way to get your bearings in Bogotá is with the Free Walking Tour (3 hours long starting at 10am or 2pm). You’ll walk around La Candelaria (city...
Welcome to Bogotá! You’re staying in one of Forbes’ Top Destinations of 2017 for 2 days in the Andes, elevation 8,700ft. Where do you start? I’ve compiled a 48 hour schedule...
We are what we are because of the long journey undertaken by our ancestors, weighed down by a heavy burden of beliefs and customs, of traditions that are passed on...
During my month of living in Bogotá, a few things have stood out as highlights. I’ve ridden bikes for miles on CiclovÃa Sundays (when major roads are closed to bicycle...
When grey streets are flooded with color, the hearts of passers-by are lifted by the brushstrokes, tones and creativity and they let their imagination fly. “…Cuando las calles grises se...