In December of 2013, while traveling through northern Thailand, we had the option of visiting indigenous hill tribe villages. As we walked the streets of Chiang Mai, nearly every tourist agency and hotel touted trips to nearby ethnic minority villages by displaying pictures of smiling women in colorful traditional dresses […]
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After visiting blue agave fields on the way to Tequila, our tour continued at the Jose Cuervo distillery known as La Rojeña. Going to Jose Cuervo, and not any of the other numerous tequila distilleries in the area, was an easy choice. Jose Cuervo is the birthplace of tequila mass […]
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For a lot of people, tequila is one of the most recognizable products of Mexico, the country’s brand. And that’s why when we visited the Mexican state of Jalisco, we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to visit the nearby town of Tequila, known obviously, for tequila. Located just 40 miles […]
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Read “Part I: Buenos Aires – Travel Like a Local, Travel with a Local” Buenos Aires met us with blooming jacaranda trees, their beautiful violet flowers adorning trees and littering sidewalks and lawns. It was a warm spring morning, as is traditional in the southern hemisphere in November, as […]
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In January 2012, right after returning from our unforgettable two-week trip to Egypt, Julia and I sat down to discuss our travel plans for the upcoming year. I was just days away from starting a new job at a large law firm and was understandably nervous about taking any time […]
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