The Journey

Following along on the journey? Here’s a timeline of where I’ve been and where I’m headed.

2018

June 15 : I left my job!

June 27 – July 11: Raleigh/ DC/ Pittsburgh

• Guide: where to eat, drink and play in Pittsburgh.
• Guide: where to eat, drink and play in Raleigh, NC.
• Guide: where to eat, drink and play on Ocracoke Island.

July 11 – July 18: Mexico City

• Guide: eating on the streets in Mexico City.
• Photo gallery: Mexico City in images.

July 18- July 26: Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico

• Guide: eating and shopping in Oaxacan markets.
• Photo gallery: Oaxaca de Juárez in images.

July 26 – Aug. 2: Bahías de Huatulco, Mexico

• Guide: off-the-beaten-path finds in Bahías de Huatulco.
• Photo gallery: Huatulco in images.

Aug. 2 – Aug. 15: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

• City guide: where to eat, drink and play in San Cristóbal.
• Photo gallery: San Cristóbal in images.

Aug. 15 – Aug. 22: Panajachel, Guatemala

• City guide: Where to eat, drink and play in Panajachel.
• Photo gallery: Panajachel in images.

Aug. 22 – Sept. 12: Antigua, Guatemala

• Column: Beautiful Antigua has a reputation of being “dangerous?”
• Column: Journey to Antigua’s surrounding hilltops.
• City guide: Where to eat, drink and play in Antigua.
• Photo gallery: Antigua in images.

Sept. 12 – Oct. 1: Panajachel, Guatemala (again!)

• Guide: How to live in Guatemala (or stay for an extended period of time).

Oct. 2 – Oct. 18: USA

• Column: On my return to the U.S., here’s what I missed.
• Column: Back in the U.S., I’m richer than I ever knew.
• Video: How to Pack (part 2).

Oct. 18 – 22: Guatemala City

• Essay: Four days in charming, complicated Guatemala City.
• Guide: 8 places to go in Guatemala City.

Oct. 22 – Nov. 4: Cobán, Guatemala

• City guide: Where to eat, drink and play in Cobán.
• Video: Two weeks in Cobán.
• Video: Day of the Dead in Guatemala.

Nov. 4-5: Guatemala City

• Column: Perspectives on the migrant caravan from Central America.

Nov. 5-13: Cary, NC

• Column: Why I journeyed back to the States to vote.
• Video: The journey to vote.

Nov. 13-14: Guatemala City

Nov. 14-26: Flores, Guatemala

• Guide: Where to eat, drink and play on Isla de Flores.
• Video: Living it up on Isla de Flores.
• Column: My love letter to Guatemala.

Nov. 26-Dec. 3: San Ignacio, Belize

• Guide: Where to eat, drink and play in San Ignacio.
• Video: San Ignacio, the heart of Belize.

Dec. 3-10: Placencia, Belize

• Guide: What to do, where to eat and where to drink in Placencia.

Dec. 10-18: Caye Caulker, Belize

• Guide: Where to eat, drink and play on Caye Caulker.
• Column: My very serious thoughts on how to spend time in Belize.

2019

Dec. 18-Jan.17: USA

• Column: A new appreciation for holiday traditions.
• Column: Reflections on 2018.
• Column: Resolutions for 2019.

Jan. 17-Feb. 17: Corozal, Belize

• Guide: What to do in Corozal.
• Column: Why this little northern Belizean town is my favorite place.
• Column: Finding home in, leaving Corozal.

Feb. 17-21: Caye Caulker, Belize

Feb. 21-March 1: Placencia, Belize

• Guides: What to do; where to eat; where to drink.
• Column: My love letter to Belize.

Feb. 26-March 7: Puerto Cortes, Honduras

• Column: Reflections from this complicated city.

March 7-19: Gracias, Honduras

• Column: Change and complexity in Gracias.

March 19-25: Comoyagua, Honduras

• Column: A necessary education (thoughts on the machismo culture of Honduras).

March 25-April 2: Tegucigalpa, Honduras

• Column: A Tegucigalpa welcome.

April 2-10: San Pedro Sula, Honduras

• Op-ed: How are Hondurans reacting to Trumps’s proposed cuts? A perspective from SPS.
• Column: Chemex, craft beer and joy in Honduras’ most violent city.

April 10-13: Cincinnati, Ohio

• Guide: How to travel in the U.S. for a summer as a broke nomad.

April 13-15: Lexington, Kentucky

• Video: A day at the race track.

April 15-May 1: Pittsburgh, Penn.

• Column: In the land of the free, our toilets flush all.
• Column: While we get enraged about foreign interference, let’s consider our own, too.

May 1-8: Los Angeles

• Video: LA taco tour.
• Column: 11 things I love and hate about LA.

May 8-13: Denver

• Guide: 8 delicious cheap eats in Denver.
• Guide: How to eat well on a budget.

May 13-27: Raleigh

• Column: How my dad and I found culinary commonality over NC ‘cue.

May 27-June 1: New Orleans

• Video: Eating for cheap in Nola.
• Guide: How to travel with friends (and remain friends afterward).

June 1-13: Pittsburgh

• Column: Trading objects for experiences.
• Guide: 17 ways to be more eco-friendly while traveling.

June 13-16: Annapolis, Maryland

• Column: Indulging the senses in Annapolis.

June 16-20: Pittsburgh

• Video: A guide to packing for longterm travel.
• Guide: 13 codes to make your next trip cheaper.

June 20-24: New York

• Guide: How to visit NYC on a budget.

June 24-July 3: Montreal

• Column: Why Montréal just might be my new favorite food city.

July 3-24: Minneapolis

• Column: An emotional return to Minneapolis.
• Column: Why I love being a solo female traveler.

July 24-29: Detroit

• Column: An ode to slow travel.

July 29-Aug. 7: SURPRISE! Minneapolis again!

• Column: Ruined travel plans — the perfect surprise.
• Column: The hours before takeoff feel like this.

Aug. 7-8: Atlanta

• Playlist — U.S.A. Summer Feels.

Aug. 8-Nov. or Dec: El Salvador

• Column: Why I came to El Salvador.