Month: April 2017

— Best of the Blog, Central America, Destinations, Guatemala, Personal Ramblings, Stories from the Road —

Lessons From My Salsa Teacher

April 29, 2017

If you saw Erika on the street you wouldn’t take much notice. She barely passes 5 feet, her diminutive stature common in the highlands of Guatemala where we met, but do not underestimate this middle-aged Guatemalan woman with red flowers in her hair, she has nunchucks in her purse and she knows how to use… Read More Lessons From My Salsa Teacher

— Belize, Best of the Blog, Central America, Destinations, Stories from the Road —

A Canoe Trip to Remember in Belize

April 26, 2017
Canoeing in Belize

Our canoes dropped heavily into the green tinted water as our Rastafarian guide David pushed us on our way down the Macal River, just east of San Ignacio, Belize. Smoke curled up from the first canoe as David’s unnamed co-worker lit a pre-river cruise joint. I laughed to myself, and hopped into the second canoe… Read More A Canoe Trip to Remember in Belize

— Argentina, Australia, Best of the Blog, Destinations, Oceania, Personal Ramblings, South America, Stories from the Road —

Running on Empty in Argentina: An adventure trail race abroad

April 18, 2017
Hiking the Andes in Argentina

The gun sounds and we are off. The motley crew of helmet clad runners shoots past us fumbling foreigners, leaving us to follow their grass stomped path down to the gravel road. The gravel road quickly diminishes to a gravel path, then, after about 500 m, we are on a single-track trail that is more… Read More Running on Empty in Argentina: An adventure trail race abroad

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Is Central America Safe?

April 13, 2017
Is Central America Safe?

Yes and no. It depends. When I left for Guatemala in January 2016, almost every single person would ask, “Is it safe?”, in response to me telling them where I was moving. Coming from the United States, there are a lot of preconceived ideas about any Spanish speaking country south of the US border and… Read More Is Central America Safe?