We walk out of the underground lot and into a perfect afternoon–sunlight makes everything appear more vivid, saturated with color: the grassy field is greener, the sky’s blue more striking.
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Traveling Mexico IV: Mexico City
I visited Mexico City for the first time in 2018. Then, purple jacaranda flowers bloomed to welcome spring, and sunshine warmed the air…
Traveling Mexico III: Tulum Beach
It’s our last full day in Tulum, and we start the morning relaxed–wrapped in cotton-soft robes, enjoying warm mugs of coffee and bite-sized pastries on the front porch.
Traveling Mexico II: Tulum
I often arrive and depart places in the dark. There’s a simple reason for this: flights are more affordable when they’re getting you in and out of cities at dawn or in the middle of the night. When we arrive in Tulum, after a 2-hour journey from the closest airport in Cancun, the sky has melted from pastel blue to inky black.
Traveling Mexico I: San Miguel de Allende
In the quiet darkness of the morning, my friends and I wait outside for our Uber driver to reach us. We’re dangerously close to missing our bus, so I’m impatient as I watch the tiny black car on Tolu’s phone screen inch slowly toward us.
My Weekend in Portland, Oregon
“Today has been so beautiful”, the text reads in bold letters on my Notes app. The day is already over as I write, so I type quickly, trying not to forget the details that inspired that opening sentence.
Summer Break: Toronto
As I continue to have a growing family of loved ones scattered across the world, I hope that travel remains a piece of the thread that pulls us together.
Summer Break: Miami
That night, I fall asleep next to my mom feeling light, buoyed by the promise of a beautiful summer: precious time spent at home with my loved ones, and creating lasting memories in Miami.
Summer Break: Disney World
Welcome to the Summer Break travel series: three travel stories featuring memorable moments from the destinations I’ve visited this summer. The first story highlights a trip to one of my favorite places in Florida: Disney World.
Malta & The Islands II
It’s sunny but not hot, as the season transitions from winter to spring. My boyfriend -LB- and I travel for an hour on an air-conditioned passenger bus from Valletta to Mellieha, a village in the northern part of Malta.