Travel 101

I finally wrote a blog post addressing questions people send me about my travels and what it’s like to be a solo female traveler. So here we go! 1. Are you rich? NO! If I was rich I would not be flying on wow air (rest in peace), sleeping in rooms with 20 other people, …

A Weekend in Malta

Once upon a time, I met a girl from my university who told me she was from Malta. I gave her a timid smile as I quickly googled to figure out where “Malta” was. Malta is a small country located just south of Sicily and north of the North African Coast. It is an archipelago, …

MEXICO: Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta Cue Ricky Martin’s Vente Pa’ Ca music video and that’s Puerto Vallarta for you in a nutshell. Since it was my first trip to Mexico, I knew I had to include a beach in my travels, but was also weary of being surrounded by spring breakers instead of locals.  After eliminating Cancun and Cabo from my …

MARTINIQUE

It was the day after Thanksgiving, infamously known as Black Friday, where I was browsing for flight deals to…anywhere. That’s when I came across a deal on the Norwegian Airlines website for 30% off on any flights. Strangely, the only two destinations that Norwegian flies to from my local airport were Martinique and Guadeloupe. I quickly …

MEXICO: Mexico City

24 Hours in Mexico City This post highlights what I was able to do in 24 hours in Mexico City. I booked a multi-city flight so that my route was Washington, DC –> Mexico City –> Puerto Vallarta –> Washington, DC. Booking multi-city flights is a great way see multiple cities under one reservation, and it …

COLOMBIA: Cartagena

“Cartagena is so hot! Good luck!” was the constant response I got when I told people I was going to visit the Caribbean city. I took their warnings with a grain of salt because I lived in hot, humid, Washington,DC summers all my life. They were right. Cartagena’s scorching climate was not a force to be reckoned with …