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(Please note this post was written in 2019 but some readers just did this trip in June 2024 and confirmed the bus numbers and route are the same!) Why visit the Cu Chi Tunnels?…
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Sometimes, food poisoning can be a good thing. I mean that. Thanks to a lovely case of dysentery or perhaps, it was some horrible Oregon Trail disease that I picked up in…
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Tat Kuang Si Waterfall is a good day trip from Luang Prabang, Laos! Southeast Asia is the perfect travel destination – it’s cheap, safe and beautiful. Plus, it’s always flip-flop…
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I hiked the W-circuit in Torres del Paine, Chile on my first South America trip and it started my love affair with hiking. Twenty-something Anna had a pattern of quitting…
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Exchanging money on the black market in Argentina is always an adventure. It is just like the plot of a spy movie except – sadly – there is no Jason Statham. The movie started…
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Safe, stable Uruguay is the underdog of South America, sandwiched between its dramatic, flashy neighbors of Argentina and Brazil who often steal the spotlight. The progressive…
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In this week’s Travel Tuesday Interview, I chat with travel writer Rolf Potts, a legend in the travel world. His book Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term…
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Travel insurance is the most important thing to pack for a trip. Photo credit: Pexels.com The key to travel insurance is simple: You insure what you can’t afford to pay yourself.…
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In the latest Travel Tuesday Interview series, I interview Ash Ambirge, a location-independent entrepreneur, creative writer and advocate for women. She is the founder of…
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2015 was a big year of travel for me! I kicked the year off in Panama City, Panama trying to figure out the best (and cheapest) way to get to Cartagena. It has been one amazing…
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How do I afford to travel so much? I’ve written about how I save money and eliminate my bills. I started tracking my spending on my 7-month Latin America trip and wrote a…
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In this week’s Travel Tuesday Interview, I chat with Antarctica expert Mark Walsh. Mark has worked in Antarctica five seasons and dishes all the details about living on the…
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