I interrupt this regularly scheduled Belize programming to bring you breaking news: I am now officially in my thirties. Yep, that’s right. Last week, I celebrated my 30th birthday (on the Great Wall of China!). Talk about shock and awe. I feel like at any moment I will wake up from this dream and discover [...]

What is your favorite place you have ever visited? What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen? What’s the most uncomfortable or dangerous situation you have found yourself in? Do you get diarrhea when you travel? These are just a few of the questions we often get asked about our frequent, though often time-crunched, travels. [...]

My list is in the blue notebook, toward the back, hidden, and written in short-hand to avoid potential embarassment should I accidentally leave it in the back seat of a rental car again.  Admit it. You have one, too. You may not go to such great lengths as I to conceal it — you may [...]

No trip to Peru is complete without a visit to Machu Picchu, the magnificent, but once-forgotten, Inca city. But since it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, you can probably guess you won’t be alone when you visit the site. Therefore, it pays to plan your visit in advance so [...]

As the Urubamba River thunders violently below, a majestic, serene, and almost haunting image emerges from the dense early morning mist. It is one of the most recognized and revered structures in the world – one of the 7 New Wonders of the World, in fact.  Its unrelenting lure pulls thousands of visitors from around [...]