There you are, slumped in an uncomfortable airport chair, phone battery at 10%, a 6-hour layover stretching ahead like an eternity. Or maybe you’re on a 12-hour train […]
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Venezuelan Arepas
Listen, I’ve been making Venezuelan arepas for over twenty years. I started with my abuela in her tiny kitchen, and I’ve probably shaped tens of thousands since then. […]
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Chicken Pad Thai for Dummies
If you’re as terrible at cooking as I am, then you appreciate a simple, easy-to-follow recipe that requires very little skill or expertise in the kitchen as much […]
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Vegetarian-Friendly Paia Restaurants
Located on Maui’s northern coastline, you’ll find the unassuming and soulful town of Paia. Paia was formerly a sugarcane plantation village but is now increasingly a stop on […]
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10 Surprisingly Affordable US Travel Destinations
Armed with the right knowledge, travel can be much more affordable than most people think–even travel within the United States, which is often thought to be a rather […]
Southeast Asia
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Chiang Mai, Thailand: My Favorite Things
Admittedly, this post is arriving a little late to the party; I can’t even count the number of times I’ve been asked to give suggestions for things to […]
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On Traveling to Ecuador and Taking Travel Advice With A Grain Of Salt
Before I set out on my journey to Latin America in 2013, I was armed with some vague ideas of how it would progress–i.e. where I would begin, […]
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8 Ways to Experience Traditional Hawaiian Culture on Maui
The Hawaiian Islands are a diverse place–and this isn’t just referring to the flora and fauna. A rainbow of cultures exists on Maui and throughout the Hawaiian Islands, […]
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Adventures in Wine Country: Mendoza, Argentina
As I left Córdoba to make my way to Mendoza, Argentina, a world-famous wine region, I tried for once to be a prudent traveler and book a hostel […]
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Skydiving in Argentina
With the end of my current travel adventure in sight, I realized that it was time to do some serious prioritizing to really squeeze the maximum amount of […]