Category: Travel Diary

  • Georgetown, Guyana: We’re Wandering Outside

    Georgetown, Guyana: We’re Wandering Outside

    After going to bed last night after 4am chatting, I didn’t really end up really going to sleep until it began to get light outside and for some reason I didn’t sleep well or long at all last night. I decided I’d be up and ready by 11am for the…

  • Travel Day and Georgetown, Guyana: Welcome to Guyana

    Travel Day and Georgetown, Guyana: Welcome to Guyana

    Alright, let’s pick up where I left off…if you followed my Umbria, Italy adventure you’d know the last point I was at was at JFK with my mom. At 4:45am I decided to depart JFK to head to Penn Station to catch my Amtrak train to Philadelphia at 7:17am and…

  • Rome, Italy: Farewell, But Not Before the Colosseum

    Rome, Italy: Farewell, But Not Before the Colosseum

    It is our last morning in Umbria as we bid our trip to Italy farewell today. Last night we tidied up the house and packed and arranged for Saverio to pick us up and take us to the train station at 10am. As a thank you we left him some…

  • Umbria, Italy: Tasting in La Bruna

    Umbria, Italy: Tasting in La Bruna

    Today we got to sleep in, well somewhat. Last night as I was doing my Instagram post the internet stopped working. After many failed attempts to reconnect I just went to sleep. When I woke up this morning I got up early and thankfully with the help of the host…

  • Umbria, Italy: The Little City of Assisi

    Umbria, Italy: The Little City of Assisi

    Today marks a full day for us on this Saturday since we have 3 different activities that we’re doing today. Saverio said he’d be by to pick us up at 8am to take us to the train station Passignano sul Trasimeno so that we could take the train to Assisi…

  • Umbria, Italy: The Heart of the Green City-Travel Day and Perugia

    Umbria, Italy: The Heart of the Green City-Travel Day and Perugia

    I’ve been excited about this trip since I bought it back in March and after Election Day now is a good time to break away. My mom and I are traveling to Rome and she’s meeting me in New York at JFK from RDU. I Amtraked up and the ride…

  • Guatemala-Lake Atitlán: Back to Back to Back

    Guatemala-Lake Atitlán: Back to Back to Back

    Cerr      I had an early morning sunrise hike of Indian Nose this morning at 4am so I got up around 3:20am. Hessler told me yesterday to be ready 3:55am and that’d he’d be there to pick me up. Well, at 3:33am he calls and says that he’s outside and…

  • I’m ‘Bout Adventured Out

    I’m ‘Bout Adventured Out

         It’s safe to say I had no idea to what extent I’d be getting myself into today. I woke up and was ready to go in time to make it back to Xaman ATV Tours today for my ATV adventure tour. Seeing as though I had no idea we…

  • Lake Atitlán: Let’s Paint The Town

    Lake Atitlán: Let’s Paint The Town

    After a long morning of traveling yesterday I fell asleep to Inside Out 2 last night. I woke up refreshed and ready to do a Village Tour with Xaman ATV Tours. Getting there from where I was was going to be a 36 minute walk and given that I may…

  • I’m Going Going Back Back To Guate Guate Guatemala

    I’m Going Going Back Back To Guate Guate Guatemala

      Last year during the week of Thanksgiving right before Black Friday Avianca had some amazing flight deals (where I bought 3 tickets) and this trip was one of the deals I booked. If you didn’t already know I’ve been to Guatemala before back in February 2022 and I stayed…