We left Twentynine Palms after falling deeply in love with the area and set off toward Arizona, specifically Tucson. It was a few hours’ drive, Ricky had picked out a book for us to listen to during this Southwest trip—A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Highly recommended! Read more…
Our Southwest trip was such an unexpected journey, but one of the most beautiful ones. Usually, we try to go home to Costa Rica for Christmas or take a “big” trip since Ricky has 2.5 weeks off during the holidays. For 2024, we decided to buy tickets to Bésame Mucho, Read more…
Right after my trip to D.C., another professional opportunity came my way—I was invited to speak at a conference in NYC. This time, Ricky was able to join me, so we departed from XNA on a Thursday with a return flight on Sunday, making it a strict weekend trip. I Read more…
Our post-summer plan was supposed to be to “take it easy” until our Christmas plans, but that’s not exactly what happened. In late August, I was invited to speak at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s yearly conference in DC. On top of it being an amazing professional opportunity, I was Read more…
Back in December, we were trying to figure out our summer travel plans and knew we wanted to include a cruise. Neither Ricky nor I had ever really been interested in cruises—probably because I enjoy planning our itineraries, and a cruise takes some of that freedom away. However, we had Read more…
Our second summer trip took us to breathtaking Iceland! While staying in an old wagon in Mountain Home, AR, we scored a mistake fare from Going—Detroit to Iceland for just $250 roundtrip. We already had two trips planned, but after checking our schedules, we made it work! We flew to Read more…
After an exhausting but absolutely amazing week in Peru, we packed up and made our way to our last South American stop—Ecuador! Planning Ecuador was tough because we had two tempting options: explore all of mainland Ecuador or spend most of our time in the Galápagos Islands. After a ton Read more…
After an incredible, relaxing, and memorable week in Colombia, we jetted off to Peru! We began our Peruvian adventure in the city of Lima, which we initially thought would just be a convenient stopover. Instead, it turned into a delightful experience, reconnecting with old friends and discovering the city’s charm. Read more…
I’m leaving my 20s the way I entered them—by traveling! This summer has been non-stop travel since early June, and I can’t wait to put it all into words. First things first, people always ask me how we travel so much, and it’s all thanks to Going! A few years Read more…
If you are just now reading my blogs, this one is all about our Thanksgiving trip. We received an email from Going that tickets from JFK to CDG (Paris) were $200, so it was a no-brainer to purchase them. If you want to join Going click here to use my Read more…