The Travel Chica

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PHOTOGRAPHY: The Whale Tail of Costa Rica

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Costa Ballena is a natural wonder.  It means “Whale Coast” in Spanish. When I saw the aerial photos of the coastline shaped exactly like a whale’s tail, I knew I had to see it in person.  From the surf and yoga camp, it was a 15-minute walk to the entrance of Marino Ballena National Park. […]

My new favorite travel luggage

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During my trip to Frankfurt and Amsterdam in 2014, my favorite carry-on suitcase broke. After I got through the initial crisis by channeling my inner MacGyver (long story), I was just disappointed because I knew how hard it would be to find the perfect replacement. My travel suitcase requirements (I’m picky!) It must be small […]

Reconnecting: surfing, yoga, and awesome people

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I recently wrote about the importance of disconnecting in order to reconnect with nature, with wonder, with myself.  While it is good to find small ways to do this everyday, it is important for me to incorporate this into my travels and make it a priority for a longer period of time. So how did […]

Disconnect and reconnect

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I recently shared how I do my best to live a simple life even when life is busy.  One thing I do regularly is disconnect and reconnect.  Sounds contradictory, right?  Let me explain. I disconnect from the noise, the demands, and the minutiae so that I can reconnect with nature, beauty, and discovery. Disconnect There […]

Life, actually

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I have been living in one place and working as a full-time consultant in Corporate America for three years now.  That means my routine, my needs, my perspective, my relationships, basically everything, is very different from the nearly two years I spent traveling in Latin America focusing on learning and experiencing the world.   The […]

PHOTOGRAPHY: Viejo San Juan (Part 4)

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I bring you my final photography post (at least from this trip) from Viejo San Juan.  In the last Viejo San Juan photography post, I explored different compositions of the same subject.  In this post, I use the same topic with a new subject at El Morro. El Morro     A photographer challenge For […]

PHOTOGRAPHY: Viejo San Juan (Part 3)

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Part two of my photography series from Viejo San Juan focused on El Morro, the historical fort and World Heritage Site in Puerto Rico.  I loved the grounds of El Morro so much and took so many photos that it deserves another post. This time I focus on creating different compositions of the same subject: […]

PHOTOGRAPHY: Viejo San Juan (Part 2)

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Part one of my photography from Viejo San Juan focused on the colorful buildings and narrow brick roads of the town.  This second part focuses on El Morro, the historic fort and World Heritage Site that is Puerto Rico’s most visited attraction. Historical forts have never interested me in my travels, but El Morro intrigued […]