Not long ago, I spent four weeks traveling through Thailand, South Korea, and Japan. The trip was predictably amazing, full of gorgeous scenery, fascinating temples, and terrific, if occasionally intimidating, culinary experiences. However, my greatest accomplishment of the journey, and maybe of all time, was packing for it. I brought enough clothes to island hop […]
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Traveling in Mexico is Safer than You Think
As is probably obvious from the subject matter of my latest posts, I recently returned from a truly amazing three week trip around Mexico. As I was preparing for the journey, researching festivals and salivating over pictures of tacos, I was struck again and again by the reaction of my friends and family when they […]
The Culture of the Road: Benefits of Renting a Car Overseas
The roads criss-crossing Panama’s countryside are windy and narrow, climbing precariously through the richly forested Sierra de Veraguas before spiraling down the other side, connecting to the Pacific to the Carribbean in a long, slow, march to the sea. There are no traffic laws to speak of, and little traffic. The cities of Andalucia are different, […]