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Tell Them Not to Die Planning an overseas trip? Going to insure with World Nomads – recommended by Lonely Planet...

The Saint “That was a delightful evening,” I quipped. “It isn’t every night that you can go to a local...

Sharing, Caring and Grieving “So why the hell are you making me go there early?” I demanded out loud to...

I took a deep breath and counted to five. Exhaled. Then I took another and did the same. Beside me,...

Snaking up the mountain and trying not to peek at the thousand meter drop was challenging. Liliana Gaviria drove well,...

The old man in the wheelchair in front of me groaned audibly as the attendant who was in charge of...

The local people refer to me as la gringa de Boston – the English speaking woman who lives in Boston,...

It took a lot of doing, but I finally got my PayPal account restored after 77 days. Why was my...

Why did I decide to move to Medellin after Havana didn’t work out due to the American invasion? I had...

The Plan Restless, a touch bored – always dangerous – I decided to move to Havana on 10 December 2015....

There were kids everywhere: squealing, running, sliding. Down in the Dumps told Nick and Vichika to organize a trip to...

On December 10 I had lunch with my friend, Richard. He casually mentioned he had always wanted to go to...

And So It Was Thursday In the Kingdom it was Thursday. While the western world was gorging on turkey with...