Bienvenidos a la frontera, señor. ¿Trae drogas, bombas, armas, o algún producto agrícola? Welcome to the border, sir. Do you have any drugs, bombs, guns, or agricultural products? The moment that we had been researching & anticipating for months had…
Eles dizem que você é ou uma pessoa de montanha ou uma pessoa de praia. Now I don’t be discriminatin between the two, but one thing is for sure – this past summer’s epic roadtrip around the USA was all about the mountains.…
Question A for the traveler: “Where do I want to go?” Question B (which requires less daydreaming & more planning): “How do I get there?” Now I’m not talking about the vacationer. Those who have 2-3 weeks/year away from work, that…
South Dakota? What’s in South Dakota? We had 2,276 miles to drive to Glacier National Park in NW Montana. It was our first destination & the longest leg of our wild west USA road trip, & I didn’t see how South…
For the past 2 1/2 anos, I’ve been focusing on seeing the world through international travel. I’ve been quick to spend my money on flights to other countries and eager to experience the new cultures, people, & places found there. But a…
Bem-vindo de volta para um novo episódio de podcast de de Onde está o Gringo? No episódio de hoje 3, my friend Mateo from CICI Idiomas, a Casa International de Cultura e Idiomas (International House of Culture & Languages) com sede em Valle de Bravo, Mexico joins me.…
Trinidad, Cuba should be a highlight of any Cuba trip. Founded over 500 years ago as one of Cuba’s original 7 Spanish “villas,” it seems as if the town is still stuck in the colonial days. Characterized by brightly colored…
Because Cuba has been shut off from capitalist principles for so long, many Cuban individuals & small businesses simply don’t understand how to market themselves & gain exposure. Combine this with the scarcity of internet, and it can become difficult to find…
I’ve become pretty accustomed to living out of my backpack as I’ve been doing it for over 2 years now, but when gearing up for my trip to Cuba, I just knew that it was going to be a little…
People fascinate me. How they look. How they talk. How they smell (bem, not all people smell “fascinating”). But people are definitely one of the major things that I observe and analyze while traveling. Interacting with the local people & discovering…