Aruba. Where was that again? To be completely honest, I knew very little about Aruba until I found out we would be spending four days there thanks to a work trip hosted by the company my husband works for. As…
Beyond the Beach: How to Spend A Weekend in Mexico’s Riviera Maya
The Riviera Maya is a popular tourist spot, particularly for travellers from the USA, who can fly to Cancun from the north east in little over three hours. On the surface, it’s your typical ‘fly and flop’ destination: you fly…
Our Weekend in Mexico: A Travel Video
Crystal clear Caribbean waters, rich Yucatan food, and one of the Seven Wonders of the World: as you can imagine, three full days was not nearly long enough to experience all that Mexico’s Riviera Maya and the Yucatan peninsula has…
The Joy of Putting Down the Map in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
It was all arranged: we would visit the tourist office, collect the map for the self-guided historical walking tour of Old San Juan, and follow the instructions. Our day didn’t go as planned. Instead, after just a few steps into…
Staying in Santurce, San Juan’s Hippest Neighbourhood
In the quiet streets of the Santurce neighbourhood, one sound rang out above the cockerels and the traffic and the planes flying overhead: the sweet call of the coqui frog. Even in the heart of San Juan, this little tree…
In Search of the World’s Best Beach at Playa Flamenco
From guidebooks to magazines to blogs, everything I read told me that Playa Flamenco, on the tiny Puerto Rican island of Culebra, was one of the best beaches in the world. I didn’t believe any of them. Call me cynical,…