• My Australian Adventure: Solo Traveling Through Queensland

    Australia,  Nature,  Solo Travel

    Overview Australia has been on my list of places for a long time because of all the wildlife, scenery and activities.  I also have friends and relatives there. Travel was limited during the Covid pandemic and Australia especially was on a strict lockdown.  Australia just opened up and every state had different Covid policies for tourists.  I just stayed in Queensland and split time between Brisbane and Cairns.  This was a true solo trip, I used public transportation, organized my entire itinerary and I had individual activities booked, but the trip itself was not a guided group tour as I…

  • My guide to El Salvador: Central America’s Hidden Gem

    El Salvador,  Nature,  Solo Travel

    I consider myself an adventurous person, but if I was asked where I plan to travel to, I probably would not have mentioned El Salvador.  It’s not an area I knew much about before this trip.  A dear friend of mine is Salvadoran and when I found out her wedding would be in El Salvador, I was very excited to celebrate the special occasion and experience a bit of her cultural heritage.   El Salvador gets a bad reputation as an international travel destination due to safety concerns, some of which I also had.  I learned from my friend who has…