My Travel Stories

It’s a hustler’s life here. I can’t help but observe this in each city and town I travel to in Colombia. Whether it is the little carts on the corner selling your assortment of lollipops, candy, to different types of cigarettes that you can buy one of the exact type of your liking, or to…

When I told people of my travel plans and that Colombia was on my itinerary, they didn’t understand why I wanted to go to such a dangerous place; a place where its past haunts its every corner! It is true this country has been through an incredible amount. Its past is riddled with stories of…

Walking the streets at night in Buenos Aires, you feel the past. You feel the hurt and pain as you take each step on its cobblestone streets. She holds so much history and so many secrets. Her people are strong and passionate. In the distance, you hear the playing of music that takes you back…

“Wandering around our America has changed me more than I thought. I am not me anymore. At least I am not the same me I was.” Ernesto “Che” Guevara.   I think back to the time before I left, when I was sitting on the floor in my apartment alone, planning my trip and watching…

  I have spent the last week and a half on a Finca (farm) in a town called San Rafael. This town is usually not on a traveler’s radar of places that need to be visited while in Argentina. But that is not what brought me here, and little did I know I was in…

I don’t quite know where to begin. There are many thoughts going through my head right now. It’s the start of Carnaval, so the city is starting to hustle with all sorts of people from everywhere. My feelings are mixed as my time here comes to a close.   I came to Rio de Janeiro…

  When I told people I would be traveling to Brazil on my own, the first thing out of everyone’s mouth was, “BE CAREFUL!” I understood why this was so. They cared for me and my safety. But I also know it is because many are scared of the unknown. I was this way before…