Between me getting my Brazilian visa only one day before departure and my travel companion Hana “Lil’ Crooked Legs” Krivonozkova (a literal translation of her Czech sir name) being majorly delayed by a security breach at LAX, we barely made our flight from NYC to Brazil. We …

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I am sitting here sweating while waiting for my Brazillian visa to arrive, since I’m supposed to leave on Monday for Rio de Janeiro. If I don’t get my visa tomorrow, they will not allow me to board my flight. This is a problem!

So, as I sit here waiting for …

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(ROATAN ISLAND, HONDURAS) Pirates have been raiding Roatan Island since the early 1600s. The first to invade were the Spanish. Then the British. This time, it’s a Czech. Jirí Máška is a modern-day pirate if ever I met one. He is …

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My name is Kristen Gill. I’m a freelance travel writer and photographer living in Seattle, Washington. In this blog I hope to share with you some of my travel experiences via stories and images. Join me as I explore the world’s quirky cultural nuances!

Adventure on!

Kristen

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