“Are you by yourself?” This is one of the most common questions I get in almost every single trip I do. Most of the time it is the first form of interaction I have with another traveler as I’m sitting in the plane waiting to depart. More often than not I travel by myself, so [...]
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Dealing with Loneliness on the Road
59 Comments | Category: Backpacking, Personal Experiences, The Travel EffectRemembering Toledo
I never thought I would feel so fond and so in love with a city I didn’t know anything about the first time I laid eyes on it. Toledo was just a big question mark in my head. I wasn’t even sure why my friends and I were going there, but we were going nonetheless. [...]
10 Comments | Category: Personal Experiences, SpainEvolving from an Insular Mentality to a Global Appreciation
There are many things I’ve come to appreciate about travel, but one aspect I truly enjoy about it is the constant absorption of new things. Not so long ago I wrote about the feelings of going back home. I visited my home in Puerto Rico, the place where I lived for most of my life [...]
44 Comments | Category: Personal Experiences, The Travel EffectWolf’s Lair: Hitler’s Bunker in Poland
I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long. It is 7:00am on a cold April morning in Warsaw. I’m standing on the sidewalk holding my backpack like if I’m ready to hitchhike with the first car that pulls over. I’m not. I’m waiting for Anna from Intopoland to pick me up to go to Wolfsschanze [...]
52 Comments | Category: Destinations, PolandCaving at Angeles Cave in Puerto Rico
There’s no doubt that Puerto Rico is full of natural marvels, but one of the most impressive and not so explored are the Rio Camuy Cave Systems. This spectacular cave system, located in the central west region of the island, contains the third largest subterranean river in the world and it’s home to an incomparable [...]
39 Comments | Category: Destinations, Puerto RicoThe Feeling of Going Back Home
The lights turn on, and I hear the lovely voice of a woman saying, “Welcome to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The local time is 2:32am.” I look out through the window of the Airbus A320 only to see a dark runway, half blurred by the heavy rain. Not the weather I’m looking for. I wait [...]
48 Comments | Category: Random MusingsHow do you cope with sickness on the road?
I’m extremely excited yet feel like pure crap. I’m boarding my flight from New York City to London, hoping to go along those next 7+ hours in the plane without any mayor issues and without eating a heavy dinner. I’m not sick anymore, yet the strong antibiotics prescribed to cure the strep throat that was [...]
33 Comments | Category: TipsWhen a Destination Challenges Your Agenda
We all travel for different reasons and choose our destinations based on a series of goals and criteria; be it self-exploration, cultural richness, a different experience, an escape to something, or countless more. Normally those reasons stay in a very personal level and they silently generate the energy that drives our journey. But what if [...]
28 Comments | Category: Personal Experiences, Random MusingsHurray for 6 months of GloboTreks!
Hip Hip, Hurray!!! Today this little kiddo known as GloboTreks turned 6 months old. Yayyy! Six months of travel tips, stories, how-to’s, and more. I’m hugely impressed by how well it has been received by you and by how supportive the travel community has been so far. A random beginning… So, let’s go back to [...]
46 Comments | Category: Features28 Things To Do Before I’m 28
Today is a very special day. It is the day that welcomed me to the world 27 years ago. Yes, my Birthday! This year I decided to spend my b-day hiking the Inca Trail on a Gap Adventures tour. Right now I should be on or near the Dead Woman’s Pass, at 4198m (13769ft) it [...]
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