My Stories
Honest travel stories, destination guides, and digital nomad life from 58 countries and counting
Central Mexico: Why Querétaro, San Miguel de Allende, and Guanajuato Should Be on Every Mexico Itinerary
If your Mexico trips have only been beaches and big cities, you don’t know what you’re missing! These cities deserve a spot on every Mexico itinerary.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Puerto Escondido, Part 2
The best part of full-time travel is when you feel home in a place, and my last few weeks in Puerto Escondido, Mexico were definitely that.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Puerto Escondido, Part 1
Brutal heat, a half-unpacked suitcase, and a very pink coliving house later, here's how Week 1 actually went.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, and Querétaro
My best travel friend travel to Mexico. I was already there. We spent the week bouncing around UNESCO towns in central Mexico.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Mexico City
Six days in Mexico City doing almost nothing. No guilt, no FOMO.
I Tried the World's Only Michelin Star Tacos. Here's My Honest Take.
Cash only, standing room only, and a 3.9 on Google. Here's what it's actually like.
What to Expect at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad
55 acres of ranunculus flowers, a butterfly encounter that mildly freaked me out, and a tractor ride to skip the crowds. Here's what to know before you go.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Cartagena, Week 2
Sloths living wild in a city park, the most turquoise water I've ever seen at Isla Barú, and a final ceviche at a place I will never find again.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Medellín to Cartagena
Five weeks in Medellín wrapped up, and now in Cartagena happily in the Caribbean heat. My dermatologist would not approve.
Get Off the Tourist Trail: Why Moravia Is the Most Powerful Stop in Medellín
But if you want a neighborhood experience that feels less curated and more human, Moravia is where to go. Here's what happened when I took the Barrio Transformation Tour in Medellín.
Jardín, Colombia: The Best Kept Secret Near Medellín
Booking a last minute bus and heading three hours south into the mountains ended up being one of the best decisions I made in Colombia.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Medellín, Week 4
A spa day with a rooftop pool, all the food tours, butterflies at the Botanical Garden, and football in the rain with fans who gave absolutely everything.
4 Surprising Things I Learned on a Food Tour in Medellín, Colombia
Medellín's coolest neighborhood taught me a lot about Colombian food culture I never would have learned on my own. The fourth one I really did not see coming.
Understanding Colombia's Complex Past: What a Deep Dive Tour Taught Me
A deep dive history tour in Medellín pulled my eyes wide open. Here's what I learned, and why it matters for every traveler considering this trip.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Medellín, Week 3
A day trip to Guatapé, a Colombia history tour, a housing move I didn't plan for, and the sad story of Mr. Magoo.
Medellín's Exotic Fruit Tour Will Make You Rethink Everything You Know About Fruit
Colombia has over 438 edible fruits. I tried 15 of them on an exotic fruit tour, and it ranks as one of the best food experiences I've had in nearly 60 countries of travel.
Guatapé, Colombia: The Ultimate Day Trip from Medellín
A giant climbable rock, a colorful colonial town, a reservoir with a complicated history, and one very memorable boat tour. Here's everything you need to know.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Medellín, Week 2
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl, a charming hilltop village inside the city, some sad goodbyes and a housing drama.
Should You Visit Comuna 13 in Medellín, Colombia?
Once one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the world, this place has transformed into a vibrant hub of street art, hip hop, and hard-won resilience. Here's what to know before you visit.
Digital Nomad Diaries: Medellín, Week 1
First week in Medellín: settling in, a famous salsa bar, and a neighborhood, formerly the world's most dangerous.

