How to Exchange Money on the Argentinian Black Market

If you’re in Buenos Aires and need some spending cash, forget going to a bank or ATM. I naively went to an ATM the first two times I needed cash and received the current Argentinian exchange r...

How To Spend A Day In Valparaiso

Known by travelers all over the world as “The Jewel of the Pacific”, the port city of Valparaíso is a city of Chile that you should not miss. From Santiago, it is a brief hour and a ha...

The Best Language Learning Software

In middle school we were given the option of taking at least two years of either Spanish or French. Living in Texas at the time, it was only the natural choice that I decided on… French. Thi...

What To Pack For Travel

Figuring out what to pack for travel can be overwhelming. Especially if that trip is for several months halfway around the world. You want to pack enough so you aren’t wanting for anything, bu...

Why You Should Travel Yesterday

I’m sitting in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport about to board my flight to my first destination – Santiago, Chile. It’s kind of a surreal moment as I bought th...