A Traveler's Guide to San Jose Del Pacifico, Oaxaca
There are plenty of magical corners of Mexico, but perhaps none is more extraordinary than the tiny town of San Jose Del Pacifico tucked...
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A Covid Summer Driving Across America (2020)
I had never been a road trip person. Probably a symptom of my mom loathing long road trips. Even when I was visiting South East Asia, the...
La Manuela-Pablo Escobar's Abandoned Island Mansion (Guatape, Colombia)
I would be lying if I said I hadn’t completely forgotten about this blog. I could take the cop-out of saying that it was another casualty...
The Comfortable & Not: Traveling Colombia w/ Friends from Home
Traveling solo and traveling with friends are two very different experiences, for better and for worse.
A SIM Card Debacle (Cartagena, Colombia)
Welcome to the first 24 hours of Colombia. There are plenty of words to describe it so far. Easy, effortless, and painless would not be...
Wat Rong Khun- 'The White Temple' (Chiang Rai, Thailand)
Thailand is home to many incredible temples, but one unique from them all is Wat Rong Khun, or The White Temple, near Chiang Rai.
A Very Rough, Possible Itinerary for Colombia
January 13-, 2020 Arrive in Cartagena, Colombia -Cartagena: Stay 2 Days? Explore, get the Yellow Fever vaccine, chill out. It seems like...
A Brief Collection of Journal Entries: This Week, Last Year
It’s Thanksgiving. November 28th, 2019. This day marks a year ago that I had arrived in Bangkok. Over sweet potatoes with marshmallows and s
One Stop Shop for Fixing a Fear of Heights: Peguyangan Waterfall (Nusa Penida Island, Indonesia)
Getting to Peguyangan Waterfall on Nusa Penida Island is an excursion that's not for the faint of heart. The beauty is worth it though.
Abandoned Taman Festival Theme Park (Bali, Indonesia)
A customer came in today wearing a t-shirt that said Bali on it. I asked when he’d been, and he told me, this past August. His face was...
I’m going to Colombia with Two Friends I’ve Known Since I was One
I'm an only child. Spoiled, entitled, bratty my mom knew all of those qualities were inevitable, but she didn't want me to be a hermit...
The Pre-Booking Anxiety
Ten minutes ago I booked a one-way flight to Cartagena, Colombia. It’s not my first trip abroad, and unlike my last one, I’m not leaving...
A Place with Everything You Could Want: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Finding a city you selflessly love is always border-lining on serendipitous. It doesn’t stem from necessity, convenience or lust....
St. Denis Catholic School in Yonkers, NY: Abandoned & Untouched for 15 Years
There's always something making it blatantly obvious that you weren't the only one who found your way in.
The Art Finding the Best Street-Food in Asia
Living in New York gave me the eye to decipher between the best and the bullshit in terms of street food. In a city where you can...
How Being a Bored 16 Yr Old Jumpstarted My Abandoned Obsession
It's a crisp fall, 2012 day in Upstate New York and two teenagers are aimlessly driving around on a Saturday. An empty day filled with...
My Experience with Getting Vaccines in Bangkok
One of the most stress-inducing parts of pre-travel planning, for me, was the need to get vaccinated. I’m from the United States, where...
5 Things You Should Absolutely, 100%, For Sure Do Before You Go Backpacking
Few things keep you more anticipated than a looming flight headed towards an adventure. When that plane is headed for a backpacking trip,...
Pre-Decision Nerves
I'm not a person who quakes at any decision. In fact, it's rare for me to second-guess myself. Choosing a car? Not a second thought....