One great benefit from traveling for an extended period is you get time to actually read. As in for hours on end sometimes. Some of this reading time is voluntary, as when you are kicked back in a hammock by a beach, but other times it’s what you do while waiting or riding. The actual …

I’ve talked before about how great the Mexican bus system is, but this is one method of transportation that keeps getting better. I am writing this blog post on the bus itself, on my 4-hour ride from Zacatecas to Leon. Yes on the bus—they have Internet access now on the executive class ones from ETN …

Where I am currently spending a month, in Guanajuato City, offices, the university, and banks are shut down for four days so that everyone can have ample time to party. This is a common occurrance in Mexico and the reason doesn’t really matter, but in this case it’s to celebrate the start of rainy season. …

Better known as Dia de Los Locos, Day of the Crazies is an annual parade in San Miguel de Allende that is a real spectacle. I managed to shove my way to a good vantage point, but Donna did a better job of getting front and center and captured these great photos. The daughter really …

Does staying connected while traveling mean a self-inflicted leash law? I am currently in the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, on a cushy writing assignment. I won’t be tweeting about my room or dinner there, or sending photos from my cell phone, or updating a Facebook page with a shot of me in front of an …