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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Little Havana
The time had come to leave my little Blue Strawberry Haven and head into the city. Little Havana. Before I dive into Little Havana...
Joanna
Dec 6, 20215 min read
Keys in the Car
After my terrifying Uber drive and teetering on the edge of a road-rage fist fight, I settled back in my motel room with my bottle of...
Joanna
Dec 5, 20216 min read
No More Rain...
Of course, the United States of America would not be the United States of America, had the couple directly next to me not been fighting...
Joanna
Dec 4, 20215 min read
Look here, Honey...
I have been back from Florida for over 2 months now... and thank goodness for my phone notes, as without them, I would be horrendously...
Joanna
Dec 3, 20217 min read
Hasta Luego 🖤
No international travel for a couple years. Cancelled plans & flights and Covid fears. Finally light at the end of a tunnel so dark....
Joanna
Dec 2, 20212 min read
The Mouth of the Bull
After having endured tropical storms at their worst, I was eager to experience the blissful and unspoiled beauty the Caribbean had to...
Joanna
Dec 1, 20217 min read
Life is Life
I left the San Blas Islands… a day earlier than I had paid for. I packed up all my rain-drenched belongings and hit the sea… Maj Lis and...
Joanna
Nov 30, 20214 min read
Do You Believe in Marmalade?
Fnally… FINALLY… I made it off my sailing ship torment. They were all probably just as happy to see me go, as I was to leave. Quarters...
Joanna
Nov 29, 202110 min read
Thanks, Paola…
My relationship with Paola, from Tao Travel, began in a quite positive manner. She seemed amiable and undeniably competent at her job. A...
Joanna
Nov 28, 202111 min read
Wonder of the World
My own personal tour of Panama City continued… as I attempted to explore every nook & cranny… while attempting to stay relatively dry. ...
Joanna
Nov 26, 20216 min read
Panamania
Besides the usual bout of life-threatening turbulence and seesawing down the runway, we all made it into Panama without a scratch on any...
Joanna
Nov 25, 20217 min read
Ciao Ciao Pura Vida
So that was it… the finale for Costa Rica. It just seemed like such an abrupt ending to a somewhat incredible month-long adventure. It...
Joanna
Nov 23, 20215 min read
Let it Go
After scouring the beaches, trying to find the scoundrel who stole my things… and an unsuccessful trip to the police station, I arrived...
Joanna
Nov 22, 20217 min read
Befores & In-Betweens
In my last blog, I catapulted right into my perplexing piracy… I like using the word ”piracy” more than “burglary”… as there was a...
Joanna
Nov 21, 20216 min read
Violated by a Mermaid
Don’t ever leave anything valuable in your car. That is what everybody tells you. That is what all the travel companies say. That is what...
Joanna
Nov 19, 20215 min read
Bye Bye Birdie...
So my Little Bird was broken. My reliable and durable little 4WD had finally packed it in, I’m not surprised. To put it mildly, I had...
Joanna
Nov 19, 20217 min read
Maybe I am Rich?
Once the decision had been made for me to leave Montezuma... because of my host's poor planning and organization, I made the plan to head...
Joanna
Nov 17, 20217 min read
Out of the Jungle and Back to the Beach
I’m shit at packing. Regardless of how smart and experienced I tried to sound at the beginning of this trip, while I was attempting to...
Joanna
Nov 16, 20216 min read
Montezuma's Revenge Road
I had done a little bit of research into my voyage to Montezuma… and when I say ‘research,’ I mean that I had inserted Samara to...
Joanna
Nov 14, 20217 min read
Pura Vida
Once I was out of the only-me resort, I hit the dirt path once again, and made my way into civilization.... Actually, I’m lying. Before I...
Joanna
Nov 14, 20213 min read
Southbound and Down
I don’t want to brag… Yes. Actually, I do. I shouldn’t really. But… ok... I am in Costa Rica. Not only am I in Costa Rica, but I am...
Joanna
Nov 13, 20218 min read
Coco Loco
I made it out of Blue Dream... in fact, I was packed and ready to go at a very obscene hour. Bye, Bye, Blue Dream! That's the one good...
Joanna
Nov 11, 202111 min read
A Blue Dream
There are many important things one must take into consideration when traveling... and even more so when traveling solo. That could be...
Joanna
Nov 8, 20219 min read
Me & My Knickers
A while ago, a former colleague of mine recommended these longer, silky boy shorts to me. I bought one pair, with the intention of...
Joanna
Nov 6, 20216 min read
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