Category: Travel Diary

  • 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…

  • San Jose, Costa Rica: San Jose City Tour Cooking Classes and Markets Local Food

    San Jose, Costa Rica: San Jose City Tour Cooking Classes and Markets Local Food

         Today is our last full day here in San Jose so it’s only right that we do a cooking class. The meeting time for our class was early 9:30am and we were meeting at the exact same spot that we met at yesterday for the Bites and Sights…

  • San Jose, Costa Rica: Bites and Sights Walking San Jose Experience

    San Jose, Costa Rica: Bites and Sights Walking San Jose Experience

         We were able to sleep in a little late this morning and I got up around 10am. At 11:30am we were to meet near the Central Market area for the Airbnb Experience of Sights and Bites Walking San Jose Experience. The weather was cloudy but warm with a…

  • San Jose, Costa Rica: Irazu Volcano and Cartago City Tour

    San Jose, Costa Rica: Irazu Volcano and Cartago City Tour

    This morning was an early morning as we had an Irazu Volcano and Cartago City by Train tour via Airbnb Experiences with Alejandro. Now I didn’t check the weather before packing like I usually do I just assumed it would be hot here. I do remember however that he advised…