By Lindsay Valentin I Deep in the chest of the Amazon everything beats differently, dually. After some very hard travels, my partner and I finally landed in Iquitos. We took an off-road vehicle into the jungle to an indigenous port town called Nauta where we were loaded into a dugout canoe with a motor that […]
SOUTH AMERICA
Nomadic Matt: A Travel Writer Interview
Editor’s Note: I got to ask travel blogger, writer, conference organizer, and travel guru Matt Kepnes of Nomadic Matt some questions about travel, writing, and books (some of my favorite subjects, and, luckily, his too). *This article contains affiliate link(s). Any affiliate link means that I may earn advertising/referral fees if you make a purchase […]
The Best Of Times
By Sallie Lewis Longoria It’s coming on Christmas, and up and down my street, twinkle lights glow softly, like summer fireflies. While my own home will soon be decked for the holidays, the house next door remains dark and shuttered, a lingering reminder of what I lost. My grandparents – who I called Honey and […]
Should I Take My Kids to a Developing Country?
By Adria Carey Perez Planning a summer vacation and asking, “Should I take my kids to a developing country?” The short answer is: yes, but… Last summer, we decided to go to Colombia. Not to a resort or with a tour group, but on a two-week, meandering road trip covering cities, beaches, and jungles. With […]
My Favorite Fishing Villages
By Adria Carey Perez Why visit a fishing village? A combination of history, character, and amazing seafood. Here are my Top Five Fishing Villages to Visit: Rock, Cornwall, UK I don’t know how many of you are watching Poldark (and if you’re not, you should be), but the show has put Cornwall on the […]