“Chicken bus! Chicken bus! Please stop!” I am running along a dusty street in Jocotenango, Guatemala, chasing a brightly decorated, refurbished US school bus. In my right hand, I am holding a plastic bag with 25 freshly made corn tortillas. My left hand is desperately flailing in the air, trying […]
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The night before visiting Chichen Itza we spent in the colonial town of Valladolid. For years, Valladolid had been overlooked by visitors and served primarily as a lunch stop for people traveling to or from Chichen Itza. Recently, the town finally started to get tourist love as more and more […]
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For a lot of people, Milwaukee is and has always been the beer capital of the US. This stereotype is enticing considering the city’s history but a little bit outdated. There is no denying that Milwaukee’s breweries thrived in the 19th and early 20th centuries and at some point, the […]
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Every time I visit a place that is universally considered to be a “must-see” or a “wonder of the world”, I quietly prepare myself to be disappointed. Mass popularity often brings visitors (us including) to places that are totally overrated. Mount Rushmore, Stonehenge, the peeing boy statue – my personal […]
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The soft light of the early morning sun was gently seeping through the canopies of the trees as we were making our way through the jungle. Waking up super early and driving in a half awakened state for two hours from Puerto Morelos was totally worth it as we were […]
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