Colombia, Part I: Cartagena in the Time of COVID
Walled City, Cartagena, Colombia A Stressful Start I woke up to the sound of the pilot announcing our descent into Colombia. I felt ever so slightly out of breath from nodding off with the...
Category: Travelogues
A long-form account of my adventures.
A Solo Voyage on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway This is an account of my four-day drive of the famous Blue Ridge Parkway. I’ll be releasing a more concise itinerary in the coming days. As of July 2020,...
Road Trip to Chichen Itza
This was a short trip I took to the Yucatán Peninsula in southern Mexico back in November 2018. I rented a car in Cancún and took a road trip throughout the communities of Playa...
Exploring the Epic Ruins of Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan All the time that I had been enjoying Mexico City, I was also looking forward to a little trip-within-a-trip: Teotihuacan. Teotihuacan is an archaeological site about an hour northeast of Mexico City. It...
Mexico City, Part II: A Panorama of Palaces and Pickpockets
Be sure to read the first part of my experiences in the Mexican capital, Mexico City, Part I: In the Shadows of Gods. Day 3 I was standing in a crowd of people getting...
Mexico City, Part I: In the Shadows of Gods
“A traveler should be happy, not perfect!” Anonymous This travelogue is an amalgam of two different trips I’ve taken to Mexico City. The first was a solo trip I took in April of 2018;...
Kansas City, Part III: The National World War I Museum
My final day in Kansas City, following on the heels of Kansas City, Part II: Wandering Downtown and the River Market. This day saw me learning history at the National World War I Museum,...
Kansas City, Part II: Wandering Downtown and the River Market
Following up on my first day in KC in Kansas City, Missouri, Part I: Voyage to the Heartland. Most of my day was spent wandering Downtown and the historic River Market area. Day 2...
Kansas City, Part I: Voyage to the Heartland
Day 1 Meanwhile, Just Outside of Kansas City… I was doing 80 miles per hour through America’s Heartland, my windows down and my music loud. Towards the end of the 11-hour road trip, I...
Cuba, Part I: Walking Back Through Time in Havana
Getting into Cuba can be an odd process if you’re coming from the US, but there are many options available to you. Check out my post What to Expect When Traveling to Cuba for...
Guatemala, Part IV: The Bustling Craziness of Guatemala City
Intro And we’re back in Guatemala! Following our quick foray into Belize, we returned to Guatemala City to explore the city in-depth. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”...
Belize: Enjoying Life at Secret Beach
Intro Kristen and I took this side trip to Belize towards the end of our time in Guatemala. We figured it would be a fun little side trip, and a chance to see another...
Guatemala, Part III: Exploring the Vine-Shrouded Ruins of Tikal
Intro Following our setback at the end of Part II, Kristen and I finally boarded a Fuente del Norte bus and headed north. The next leg of our adventures would see us visiting the...
Guatemala, Part II: Port-Hopping on Beautiful Lake Atitlan
Intro After spending several days in historic Antigua, Guatemala (which you can read about in Part I), Kristen and I hopped on an Atitrans shuttle to our next adventure: Lake Atitlan! “Travel isn’t always...
Guatemala, Part I: Semana Santa in the Cultural Capital of Antigua
Intro My girlfriend Kristen and I spent two and a half weeks in Central America, traveling through Guatemala and Belize. This is the first of five parts detailing our adventures, focusing mostly on our...
