Part 3 of my 2-month Philippines Trip (Link To PART 1 & PART 2 ) Apo Island  Don't miss this place if you love diving and snorkeling,...

PART 2 of my two-month Philippine Trip (link to PART 1 ) To get to the well-known tourist islands of Cebu, Bohol or Siquijor, we had two...

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British Colombia continues to surprise me. I can't believe I've never taken this gorgeous route from Vancouver. I guess I'm always in a...

ZIHUATENEJO Zihuatenejo is a small used-to-be-sleepy fishing village halfway up the western coast of Mexico. Zihuatenejo has two...

Maybe you like to surf, dance, party, OR…just sit quietly on a gorgeous beach? Yes to one or all? Then, head to Puerto Escondido… How Do...

If you’re thinking about a beach in Mexico, but you haven’t decided on which one, read on! Now, far be it for me to tell you which beach...

Sigh...how things can change in a couple hours. There, in the cab of our truck, a once-clean haven for storing snacks, maps and such, sat...

Where Did We Stay in Oaxaca? I pulled my chair on to our tiny balcony at Hotel Nueva Antequera, a lovely colonial building right off the...

ORIZABA And Jesus delivered us. After eight long hours in his full eight-passenger van (who knew BlaBla rideshare was a business for...

To Aaron's credit, he didn't even laugh when he saw me naked on the bed doin' the Happy Baby. Not even a flirty "Lookin' for me?" I'm not...

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE "Wow, there are a lot of white people here!" I said to Aaron as we entered the central plaza of San Miguel de...

Oh GUANAJUATO Oh my god, I gasped, collapsing on a rock step. I didn't remember reading anything about a 45-degree goat trail when I...

“How did we get lost again?” I said to Aaron, my frustration audible. We were at the end of Day 1 of 4. We had, with great fortitude,...

The Kootenays is the name of the lush, mountainous region full of long, clear lakes in southeast British Columbia. This was where Aaron...

The streets of La Paz are eerie at four o’clock in the morning, and I hurriedly lead the kids through them, past sleeping bodies sprawled...

Burns Lake to Barkerville (410 kilometres) Civilization has begun to creep back in as we drive from Burns Lake. Yes, there are still...

From Watson Lake in the Yukon, we take the Alaska Highway across the winding Liard River to Junction 37 where we turn south on to the...

(Excerpt from my book-in-progress - Mama's Goin' Backpacking) As I push myself up from the steps and look at the young men waiting for me...

Is this not the most beautiful place you've ever seen? Well, that's my little hut on the right hand side, a place I stayed for three of...