ADVENTURE ON A BUDGET | TRAVEL BLOG
Arriving to San Cristobal from Antigua, Guatemala Although we were a bit bummed to bid Antigua farewell for our next month-long destination of 2026, we were definitely excited to arrive to Mexico for the first time in five years. This time, via a 13-hour trip by shuttle van journey to San Cristobal de las Casas, in Mexico’s most southern state…
From Letitica, there are two ways out of the Amazon. The easy way we came in (by plane) or the hella more interesting way (by river.) Within those water options, there are two boats: One is the expensive “speed” boat, which still takes 36 hours to get to Manaus (the nearest city in Brazil with an airport) and costs about $160…
Travel opens your eyes. To idyllic landscapes, delightful new foods, cultural experiences, local realities and new ways of thinking. These are all reasons we love it. But human connection is why we travel. You escape the bubble of everything you know, and open your eyes to every race, every religion, every culture...and it’s only then that you discover people become…