Did you know that deep in the Colombian jungle, hidden amongst the mountains, and far away from any sort of modern-day civilization, lies the ruins of an ancient pre-Colombian empire? The remnants of a fallen city that were so secluded & wild…
6 Places That Prove Utah Is From Another Planet
We set out this past summer on an epic roadtrip across the United States in order to get to know my own country better and see many of the places that I had learned about in elementary school geography class, but still…
Pausing the PanAm: Introducing EUROTRIP 2016!
Il est 5:45 a.m. Here I am blinking and staring stupidly at my computer screen in some coffee shop in the Atlanta airport after taking the redeye from Guatemala and sleeping somewhere between 1.5 hours & screaming baby. It’s so early that…
Viñales, Cuba Tobacco Farm Tour – Pratique Vidéo Espagnol
“Ce n'est pas une véritable Habano.” “Ce n'est pas un vrai cigare cubain.” …notre chauffeur de taxi a dit la matière d'un ton neutre, comme il met la fin de mon cigare et-vient entre ses doigts et de petits morceaux de feuilles de tabac abandonné. Je pris le cigare…
Roadtripping La Huasteca Potosina – Mexico’s Unexpected Paradise 1º
So once we cross the border, we’re basically just gonna book it straight to your house, droit? If there was any part of Mexico that I was nervous about driving through, it was the north of the country upon crossing the…
10 THINGS AMERICANS COULD LEARN FROM CUBANS
Now before all the overly patriotic ‘MURICA! bubbleheads sautent partout sur moi & commencer moi un appel “traître communiste” ou quelque chose, permettez-moi de dire que j'aime les Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Ne me croyez pas? Comment combat cette: Je suis blanc,…
A (Très) Rapide 2015 Recap and 2016 Perspective
2015 was a big year. Les É.U & Cuba a commencé à ouvrir à nouveau les relations. Donald Trump called for a Muslim ban. Selfie sticks were outlawed at Disney Land. Sur une note plus personnelle, 2015 était grande pour moi aussi. It was the…
Faces of Cuba (Partie 2)
People fascinate me. How they look. How they talk. How they smell (bien, not all people smell “fascinating”). But the local people are definitely one of the major things that I observe and analyze while traveling. Interacting with the local people…
Volunteering in the Slums in Mexico City with TECHO
It felt great to pull into Gio’s house in Mexico City after driving over 2,200 miles (3,600km) from my house in Georgia. Even though we were only on the road for 10 days, passant la frontière des États-Unis / Mexique était notre premier vrai défi, and arriving…
A Gringo at the Market in Atizapán de Zaragoza – Spanish Practice Video
I’m always looking to practice my Spanish as I travel, et un de mes choses préférées à faire est d'aller sur le marché local. Markets in Latin America are so vibrant & coloré, and are at the very center of life in many…