Tag: travel-tips
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The Beaches of Mo’orea
Imagine your toes dug into a white sand beach, looking out towards turquoise blue waters, the occasional friendly sea turtle or stingray lazily coasting past your field of view while palm trees sway all around you in the gentle warm breeze – a welcome reprieve from the Polynesian heat. Mo’orea is a little slice of…
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Impending Doom on Volcan Santa Ana
What is it that draws people towards the edge of life itself? Is it a fascination with darkness, risk, and living life on the edge? The thrill of doing something terrifying that brings life back into you? Or just the ability to say you climbed atop and stood on the edge of an active volcano?…
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Highlights of San Salvador
Hola El Salvador! We finally made it! A had indeed pulled off an incredible surprise, and finally touching down in San Salvador was a dream come true. I never expected to end up with this stamp in my passport. First impressions? The customs process is smoother than the car rental process. But we weren’t about…
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Second Breakfast in Honduras
I’d been wanting to keep these posts in chronological order, but this story is too good to wait on…. so let’s jump ahead a bit. It’s always been a dream of mine to conquer the whole of Central America. But Honduras, much like El Salvador, was always one of those countries that seemed off limits…
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Chasing Planes
Why is it that lately my travels seem to be plagued by flight delays, cancellations, running across airports trying to catch flights, and excessive anxiety? Is it because I jinx myself by writing about it? This is twice in a row it’s happened now. I talk about how I hope things will go smoothly and…
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A Tahitian Roadtrip
We greeted Tahiti with our blurry-eyed smiles as we walked down the plane stairs and on to the tarmac. Tahiti greeted us in return with its hot, humid air, and hip-shaking island beats. We danced our way through customs and into the duty free shop to collect our half-price liquor (a tip A learned prior…
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Midnight Mayhem
I used to think I was living spontaneously when I booked flights 72 hours before their departure. But last night I took things to a whole new level. And let me tell you, there’s nothing quite as terrifying as booking flights to Tahiti… 6.5 hours before departure time. Now, let me back up a bit.…
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Guatemala con niños
Is it just me, or does it seem like there are so many rules associated with parenting and daily life nowadays? And let’s not forget all the people judging you on those rules and nit-picking everything that you do (or you don’t do). Sometimes life at home can become so demanding and overwhelming that it…
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Backpacking with Car Seats
I’ll admit it. I’m that mom that’s a car seat freak. I’m up to date on all the latest best-practice updates and follow Facebook groups that advocate for keeping kids rear-facing for as long as possible. I’m super anal about car seat safety (maybe to a fault) and have always done everything I can to…
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They’re only little for so long
Do you ever have that moment when you’re settling back into life following a trip abroad and then think to yourself, “Nope, I don’t want want to do this anymore” and spontaneously book another trip abroad that leaves 72 hours later? Yeah, me neither…. Just kidding. Of course I think that way. Especially when I…
Teryn Warnke 