“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” – Abraham Lincoln Most every traveler has a story from their early days of traveling (maybe the first trip), that they are…
Why Rio de Janeiro is the Best City in the World
I recently spent almost a month in Rio de Janeiro this past summer during the World Cup, and after doing so I want to publicly declare that this is the best city in the world. There’s a lot of places I haven’t been,…
That One Time When I Was Robbed by 8 Women in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Have you ever been robbed? I have been – twice actually. Once time I was robbed at gunpoint in Charlotte, NC. Another time I was robbed by 8 women in Nah Trang, Vietnam. They weren’t black-belt, Kung-Fu, ninja-type women either. Nope,…
The 10 Cheapest Countries I’ve Been To
“How do you travel so much? Did you win the lottery or something? How do you have so much money to travel?” People ask me these questions often, and I always answer the same way – something along the lines of…
Island-Hopping in Bocas del Toro, Panama
The Bocas del Toro province in northeast Panama is a fascinating geographical formation right below the border with Costa Rica. Just off of the mainland, 9 tropical islands, 52 cays, & 200 islets make up an archipelago that looks &…
5 MUST-DO ADVENTURES IN BOLIVIA
South America is a huge continent with 12 countries, and some of those countries are more touristy than others. Bolivia is right in the middle of the continent, and although there are more tourists going there everyday, it still feels…
How to Learn Spanish (Or any other language!)
So you want to learn Spanish, well good for you and bienvenidos! There are obviously tons of programs, websites, and schools you could go to to improve your Spanish, but I won’t focus on those things in this post. This…
Mexico City – The Coolest City You’ve Never Visited
Mexico City, Ciudad de México, México DF, or as the locals simply call it DF (Distrito Federal). Mexico City is a modern-day megalopolis, with over 20 million inhabitants, and seems to scare everyone else away. The city gets a bad rep for being dirty, noisy…
How to Deal with Corrupt Police in Bali
Best taxi driver ever “So what you want to do here in Bali?” “Um, I don’t know. The usual – ya know do some surfing, check out some temples, get bit by a monkey.” Turns out the random cab driver…
10 Reasons Why I Chose to Teach English in Costa Rica
It was the summer of 2013, I had just completed my TESOL certification, and was ready to move to a Spanish-speaking country to teach English & learn Spanish. It was a big decision, one that would certainly affect the trajectory of…