Author Archives: Archana
Welcome to our Honolulu home!
We first dabbled with apartments abroad while in Buenos Aires, where we were lucky find this colorful one bedroom in the trendy neighborhood of Palermo Soho. We were hoping for similar luck in Honolulu, especially because, unlike BsAs, where we stayed for seven weeks, we planned to live in Honolulu for at least a few … Continue reading
We’re in Honolulu for the next three months! And here’s what we’ve been up to: weddings, apartment-hunting and a job!
I know I technically have already posted about Honolulu, but I also know I owe you guys a proper update. The thing is, life has been, well, insane, to say the least. I’m an organizational maniac, so I think bullet points will work best since so many different things were happening at once: On February … Continue reading
RTW Travelers’ {Digital} Dinner Party: Leap Day Edition!
A huge thanks to Ted and Bethany over at Two Oregonians, who are hosting Eaman and I at their second {Digital} Dinner Party, an ingenious idea in which fellow RTW travel bloggers get together — virtually, of course — to mingle, “dine” and chat about the foods we miss, the foods we’ve discovered along the … Continue reading
A Panama must: the San Blas Islands, all 360+ of them if you can
With only a week in Panama, we had enough time to only hit up the City and one island destination. If you’re unfamiliar, Panama actually has tons of island destinations, including San Blas, Bocas del Toro, Coiba National Park and the Pearl Islands among others. It’s these gorgeous beaches that make me certain that Panama … Continue reading
Panama City, or Why visiting friends abroad is always a good idea
We knew only two things about Panama when we decided to stop there for a week between South America and Hawaii: 1.) It was nearly the same price to stop in Central America as it was to go straight to Honolulu from Colombia; 2.) Our college friend, Mike, and his wife, Maylin, lived there. Going … Continue reading
Leaving South America: Reflections and a numerical breakdown
I’ve spent a lot of the free time in my life traveling — through Europe, Australia, Egypt, India, the Caribbean, etc. — but South America always stuck out as one glaring to-do flag that just never was crossed off the list. And now, after 4.5 months through Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Colombia, I can’t … Continue reading
Two weeks in Colombia: Ending in Medellin
After a whirlwind trip through Bogota and Cartagena, we arrived in Medellin, our last city of Colombia — and South America — a few days ago. We were so excited to check out the city that just 15 years ago was dominated by drug wars and the infamous Pablo Escobar, and has since had a … Continue reading
Two weeks in Colombia: Cartagena, quite possibly the most beautiful city in the world
Colombia gets a lot of love from backpackers, but no city within the newly minted go-to destination gets as much love as Cartagena. A small coastal town with a culture all its own — a vibrant mix of Afro-Caribbean-Spanish — Cartagena is called the jewel of the Colombian coast in my Footprints guidebook, and after … Continue reading
