The following is a quick & dirty list of bullet points gathered during my research for a trip to South America (that didn’t end up happening – but will and still good to know!) Drink and brush with bottled water. Only eat HOT well-cooked foods. Try the food stands – but only very busy ones so you…
Author: Sydney Leigh Soliz
Travel and living in foreign lands has been in my blood since my twenties. I just didn't know I would be so bad at it. My hope is to help you do better than me.
Haggling ~ A Savvy Skill or Remnant of the Past?
On my first trip to Mexico on spring break, I haggled with an abuelita over a pair of earrings until I was able to get them for half the price. When I proudly showed them to my sister, she said, “Great, so you ripped off an old lady just so you could get a deal.”…
Allies You Meet on the Road
Where Your Soul and the Road Meets It was a little over a month before my flight to Madrid, but it felt like my journey had already begun as I headed southbound on I-95 from Connecticut to New York. As I watched the last rays of the sun dip into the ocean at Hammonasset Beach, little…