by Julissa Perez | Oct 2, 2026 | Afford It, Destinations, Enjoy It, Paraguay, Plan It, South America
How to Travel to Paraguay Without Losing Your Sanity Walk through one of South America’s oldest capitals, eat chipa while hearing Spanish and Guaraní around you, then head south to explore centuries-old Jesuit mission ruins before ending the day beside the Paraná...
by Julissa Perez | Oct 2, 2026 | Afford It, Destinations, Enjoy It, Plan It, South America, Travel with Family, Travel with Kids, Venezuela
How to Travel to Venezuela Without Losing Your Sanity Ride above Caracas with mountains rising around the city, then trade the capital for tiny Caribbean islands surrounded by turquoise water. Venezuela has some extraordinary places to see. It is also a destination...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 29, 2026 | Afford It, Colombia, Cultural Travel, Destinations, Enjoy It, Multigenerational Travel, Plan It, Points and Miles, Solo Travel, South America, Travel with Family, Travel with Friends, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Colombia Without Losing Your Sanity Colombia is one of those countries where researching a first trip can get out of hand quickly. Bogotá has museums, history, and food. Medellín has mountains, neighborhoods, public spaces, and an entirely different...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 28, 2026 | Afford It, Destinations, Enjoy It, Heritage Travel, Peru, Plan It, Points and Miles, South America, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Peru Without Losing Your Sanity I went to Peru when I was nine, almost 30 years ago. I don’t remember the name of our hotel, but somehow I still remember eating the best eggs of my life there every morning. Childhood travel memories are funny like...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 28, 2026 | Afford It, Destinations, Ecuador, Plan It, South America, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Ecuador Without Losing Your Sanity Ecuador looks wonderfully manageable on a map. Then you start researching and discover colonial cities, volcanoes, cloud forests, the Amazon, waterfalls, Pacific beaches, and the Galápagos Islands all competing for...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 24, 2026 | Afford It, Antartica, Destinations, Enjoy It, Plan It, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Antarctica Without Losing Your Sanity Antarctica is not a normal vacation. There are no neighborhoods to choose between. No restaurant reservations to obsess over. No rental car decision. You are essentially choosing a ship, crossing one of the...
