• Extranjera Update: June 2019 (Grand Rapids, MI; Oaxaca, Mexico City, & Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

    Grand Rapids, Oaxaca, and Mexico City, this was a month packed with travel, friends, family, and fun!

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    Extranjera Update: May 2019 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

    An aMAYzing month in the life of an expat in Mexico.

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    Extranjera Experience: Community and Connection in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (July 12-14)

    We’ll be learning more about ourselves, each other, and this beautiful country we call home.

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    10 Top San Juan Del Sur Restaurants for Vegetarians

    San Juan del Sur makes it easy (and delicious) to be a vegetarian traveling in Nicaragua!

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    Extranjera Update: April 2019 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

    What April 2019 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico looked like!

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    Top Websites (and Apps) for Better, Cheaper Travel

    The carefully curated list of travel tools that I use each and every time I plan and book a trip

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    Alternative Things to Do in Granada, Nicaragua

    Get off the beaten track (just a bit!) and try these 13 things that may have been under your radar on your trip to Granada, Nicaragua.

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    Planning My First International Trip of 2019: San Diego, California

    By the time my next trip comes around, I’ll have gone six months without any international travel (and to be honest, without much domestic travel, either). This is, by far, my longest stint of staying…

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    Renewing Your Passport in Puerto Vallarta (or really, Nuevo Vallarta)

    Easy step-by-step instructions for renewing your passport if you’re around Puerto Vallarta.

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    How to Visit Uxmal from Merida

    Skip Chichen Itza and head straight for Uxmal!

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