“Quieres hacer un foto aquí?” The driver stopped the car in front of Baracoa’s very own secadera de madera.
Dora and I looked at each other, then I answered. “No, gracias.” I placed my hand on...
I used to love shopping for swimwear, after all, there were so many choices and I was as thin as they come in my twenties. Designs have changed over the years but a mainstay I...
While our plane was somewhat on time, another one took our gate and so we twiddled our thumbs while we waited for another United flight’s passengers to disembark hoping our driver was more patient than...
I was expecting a handshake and I received a powerful, emotional hug – one that in my culture is normally reserved for close family or friends. I quickly learned being hugged with gusto was a...
Let's face it -- summers beckon to be spent near the water, but that doesn’t always mean schlepping out East on the Jitney for the weekend. On a recent weekend, we joined the New York...
Travel is often seen as an escape from reality. It’s a chance to let go of commitments and have a little fun. Unfortunately, our actions carry the same consequences abroad as they do at home....
Louis, the expert potter at work at the Gatagara Cooperative
Thinking about doing something exciting out of Rwanda’s capital city but don’t have much time? A visit to Gatagara is the perfect day trip offering a...
I had just feigned a perfect pout when the pudgy Frenchman grunted at his wife – he was clearly not satisfied by how long I was taking in the bell tower window.
“You should’ve seen how...
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