Bilingual Adventures: Travel-Based Language Learning for Kids Learning a second language is a gateway to new cultures, ideas, and opportunities. For children, mastering another language can improve cognitive...
Not a Visitor, But Not a Local: How My Temporary Life Abroad Became My Own Microcosm of Reality The gas was out of commission when I first arrived at my Airbnb in Cόrdoba, Argentina, but a week (and many cold showers) later it was running at...
My Solo, South American Adventure Taught Me I Hate Being Rootless…Here’s How I Saved It It has taken all of my concentration not to cry for the past hour so I immediately break down when a well-meaning Australian woman, who is on my...
A Day at the End of the World: Visiting the City of Ushuaia, Argentina If you’re looking for the true "End of World" head to Ushuaia, on the Argentinian shores of the Beagle Channel. It’s the southernmost city in the...
Love Books? Check Into These 5 International Literary Hotels As a bibliophile, I’m delighted anytime I find a fantastic bookstore or literary tour while I’m traveling. There's nothing like exploring the...
4 Reasons You Need to Head to Patagonia for a Penguin Adventure Patagonia, a sparsely populated area in the southernmost region of South America, is the place to observe Magellanic penguins. The region spans...
Grab Your Paddle! 10 of the Best Places to Kayak in Latin America Sports-wise, kayaking is uniquely wonderful in its own way. You can do it alone or as part of a group, usually right in the middle of some...
A Quick Guide to Buenos Aires for When You Don’t Have Long to Visit Buenos Aires offers a mix of European sophistication with Latin American flair. Distinctive metro neighborhoods are linked together to create a...
From Behind the Iron Curtain to the Top of Choquequirao: How One Woman Made Her Travel Dreams Come True When I was four years old, I got a coconut as a gift from my father. It was so different from the fruits I had known. In communist Poland, where I...
Medellín, Colombia: It’s WAY More Than Pablo Escobar You probably recognized the name Medellín for its connection to Pablo Escobar. The infamous drug lord called the Colombian city home and his...
North to South: My Top Wine Picks from Chile I've been on many wine tours before, but nothing prepared me for the variety of good quality wines I enjoyed in Chile. In just two weeks, I drank...
Explore The Ancient Mayan Ruins That Have Already Been Discovered If you haven't read about the Canadian teen who used constellation patterns and Google Maps to find a possible undiscovered Mayan ruins site - you've...
Five Traveling Couples that Inspire Us We recently learned about Roland and Sabrina Michaud, a couple who has traveled the world and documented their experiences through stunning...
