Category: Latin America travel

Cancun is one of the most-visited cities in the world right now. But have you heard of Puerto Morelos, just a few miles to the south? If you're planning …

I’ve lived in a Spanish colonial city called Guanajuato south of the border on and off for the past decade and travel around a fair bit domestically in normal …

Almost anyone who flies economy class frequently has a very dim view of the big airlines. You know who doesn’t complain about them? The people with a business class …

Music is a great way to connect, with friends, with strangers, with places you love and places you dream of. Music is a great way to connect with the …

What is a micro trip? The editors of Lonely Planet have taken the idea of short trips in a rather interesting direction in the book called Micro Trips. They’ve …

Recently I was on one of those trips that people think travel writers are on all the time. I was at a fancy boutique hotel in Playa del Carmen …

Food: it’s an essential part of travel. Maybe you seek out special meals, look for a farmer’s market, or happen on a quick snack at a roadside stand. Whatever …

Brazil. The name might bring to mind the Amazon, the jungles of South America, exotic wildlife. You might think of a different sort of wild life, the revelers who dance through …

Pronounce it Meh-deh-zheen. It’s not the biggest city on the continent – or even in Colombia – but it definitely wins the ‘Most Improved’ award. Decades have passed since Pablo …

  I remember the first time I ever heard about mangrove trees. I was in Malaysia, on a boat, sailing in and out of these delicate little caves looking …

It was dark and quiet. Inky, your-rods-and-cones-can’t-help-you-here dark, with only the sound of our breathing and a teensy watery swish as someone moved her foot a centimeter. Our Río …

It’s not just award season for music and movies. This is also the time of year when several “best travel writing” awards results come out. Perceptive Travel often gets …