Mexico City. As you fly above it, you see miles and miles of sprawl. You see cement buildings built too close to each other; it doesn’t feel safe. You see miles of brake lights as the cars are backed up. But look closer and you see more. You see the brightly colored murals all over…
We haven’t been somewhere tropical in a while, and we unfortunately don’t have any fun international trips planned anytime soon. While looking through TimeHop photos and pictures of others’ vacations on Facebook and in travel blogs, I am trying to quell my thirst with memories of trips past. Cabo San Lucas was our 2nd…
After our long drive from Arenal Springs to Manuel Antonio, we settled into the Falls Resort, in our private room at the back of the resort. We ate chocolates while reading the note congratulating us on our anniversary, then hit the pool to get the out kinks from being in a car so long. …
After a beautiful time in the Arenal Volcano area, we had to then move on to our next adventure. Tuesday was the day we were looking forward to the least. Costa Rica does not have good public transit within the country, so our tour guide arranged for a private driver to take us on…
In April of 2005 my husband and I committed ourselves as husband and wife in front of our family and friends in not just one ceremony, but two. It was a beautiful weekend, perfect in every way (except the car accident, but that’s another story). For our 5th wedding anniversary, my son was…
Inspired by the Throwback Thursday concept and a recent blog post written by Journeys of the Fabulist about a crazy driving adventure in Japan, I decided to write a throwback post about one of my favorite travel memories as a kid. When I was 14 years old, my parents took my little sister and I…
It is not a trip to Argentina without experiencing Tango. It is the national dance and an amazing experience to watch. Tango originated and was popularized in the lower-class barrios of Buenos Aires and Montevide in the 1890s, packed with European immigrants, primarily Italians. A partner dance, it has influences from European and African culture,…
You can not make a trip to Buenos Aires without visiting its center of all major political events in modern history, Plaza de Mayo. Named for the May Revolution of 1810, which led to Argentina’s independence from Spain, the plaza has been a focal point of political life almost since it’s creation. In 1945 a…
One evening, in San Telmo, we were looking for one of Buenos Aires’s ubiquitous rainbow colored play grounds but could not find one. Someone had given us directions toward a park, but we ended up in the wrong direction and at Puerto Madero. After walking back and forth across the river with two anxious and…
After trip to the Museo Evita, the kids were awake and we needed a play to run off some energy. We happened to be by Buenos Aires own Botanical Gardens, so we decided to make a quick trip there. The botanical gardens, is a lovely triangular shaped park right in the heart of Palermo, a…