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Travel diary: Bogotá

Pin me on Pinterest! It was never our intention to spend three weeks in Bogotá. We’d heard that it was cold there, so we thought we’d use it as a jumping-off point for warmer climes…

5 Ways to Make Money on the Road

Do you love to travel but want to find a way to keep travelling without running out of money? Many people fall in love with travelling but as soon as they’re savings run out, it’s time to …

Berkeley in Bloom: 24 Hours in the East Bay

We’ve been gone from San Francisco for five years in July, and in that time, SVV has been back to his hometown all of once. For those who don’t know what this elusive husband of mine does,…

Fitness on the Road: Aerial Yoga in PCB

If it seems like all I did in Panama City Beach was eat and drink, that’s only partially correct. We also found plenty of time for fitness, too. You know, when we weren’t eating and drinki…

Is Mole Sauce Gluten Free?

When I first told friends I was moving to Oaxaca for the winter, they waxed poetic about mole sauce. Nicknamed the “the land of seven moles,” Oaxaca’s mole sauces underpin a signific…

Chowing Down in Panama City Beach

On the second morning in Panama City Beach, we were meant to go wreck diving. But the South has been having some weird weather of late, and the winds were a bit stronger than our liking, so we reconfi…

Five incredible things to see in Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the world’s most intriguing travel destinations, as its diversity of cultures, natural habitats, and tourist attractions located within its 5,200 km span (roughly the distanc…