A newsletter about travel after kids.
Sometimes the decision to visit a place stems from reading a great Condé Nast Traveler article or from a long-grown association with how we imagine the culture to be. The reason we selected Nicaragua (the southwestern part of the country to be exact) was much simpler: the recommendation of a friend who spoke so highly of her trip we were convinced that we needed to see this country as well.
Read MoreIn the five days it takes to race through a New York work week, we checked off quite a few activities in the vibrant town of Cartagena. When we travel as a couple, Joe and I aim to combine our interests and facilitate a trip that is about 80% adventure and 20% relaxation.
Read MoreThe fifth time I traveled to Paris was for the daylight portion of a single day, sandwiched between a trip to Barcelona and London. This day was perhaps the most stimulating concentrated travel experience I have had, in a city that I had become familiar with over the course of several years.
Read MoreThroughout 2017, I experienced a variety of colonial seaside cities in Latin America. In February I visited Old San Juan in Puerto Rico; in March, Cartagena in Colombia; and in August, Granada in Nicaragua.
Read MoreI would consider Joe and I to be avid sunset watchers. We have chased a pink and yellow sky to the top of the Bunkers del Carmel in Barcelona and right up against the shoreline of Laguna de Apoyo in Nicaragua
Read MoreUpon arriving in Rafael Núñez International Airport you may realize quickly that a typical response to gracias in Colombia is not de nada, as one might expect, but a la orden! Having studied Spanish for 10 years and having lived in and traveled to many países hispanohablantes, I understood this as "at your service!"
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