Mexico, Central America & Southwest USA Travel
Armond Kelty was a traveler and photographer who documented the landscapes and spiritual traditions of the American Southwest and Mexico. His work captured light on desert rock, adobe churches and the quiet spaces between places — what he sometimes called “God’s Light.” His photographs were more contemplative than documentary, focused on the way light reveals … Read more
Travel writing and travel itself feed each other. The act of writing about a place forces you to pay attention in ways that casual tourism does not. You notice the texture of a conversation, the specific shade of light on a building, the sound of a particular bus engine. Whether you publish anything or not, … Read more
Mexico has thousands of kilometers of coastline on three bodies of water — the Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. The resort beaches (Cancun, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta) get all the marketing, but the best beaches for budget travelers and people who prefer sand over lounge chairs are elsewhere. Pacific Coast Zipolite and … Read more
Mexico is the country I keep coming back to. It is not one place — it is a dozen different landscapes, cuisines and cultures packed into a country the size of Western Europe. The Pacific coast beaches share nothing with the Chiapas highlands. The Yucatan jungle is a different world from the Sonoran desert. The … Read more
Handling money while traveling in Mexico comes down to a few practical decisions: where to exchange, how much cash to carry, and whether to use ATMs or change money at a casa de cambio. After years of traveling there, my approach is simple — use ATMs for most cash needs and keep a small reserve … Read more
The Coastal Villages Trail in Rhode Island links the small beach communities along the southern shore — Narragansett, South Kingstown, Charlestown, Westerly. Not the Newport mansion crowd — this is the quieter, less manicured side of Rhode Island where the beach road passes through salt marshes, seafood shacks and state beach parks. The Route Route … Read more
Cape Cod has more accessible trails than most people realize. If you use a wheelchair or have mobility limitations, there are paved and boardwalk trails through marsh, dune and forest landscapes that give you a real experience of the Cape, not just a parking lot view. Accessible Trails The Cape Cod National Seashore has several … Read more
The American Southwest works for family vacations because kids respond to the landscape. Red rock canyons, dinosaur tracks, ancient cliff dwellings, living deserts with giant cactus and roadrunners — this is not a museum trip where you drag children through galleries. They are into it before you leave the car. Best Family Stops Grand Canyon … Read more
If you travel with a camera — and you should — there are ways to turn your travel photographs into income. Not life-changing money for most people, but enough to fund film, memory cards and the occasional lens. I have sold travel photos through stock agencies, print-on-demand services, and directly to publications over the years. … Read more
I traveled through Venezuela before the current crisis made it effectively impossible for most tourists. Rio Caribe on the Paria peninsula was one of the highlights — a small fishing town on the Caribbean coast with cacao plantations in the hills behind and empty beaches along the peninsula. Whether this is still accessible to travelers … Read more