I have been on a plane since I was three months old. Growing up with a single mother, she always made an effort to show me where our family was from, La Isla del Encanto, specifically, Barrio Tejas, Humacao, Puerto Rico. My mother, grandmother, and I visited the island at least once or twice a …
Months ago I thought it would be useful to write about what it’s like to stay in Panama City. I started and never got around it until I was recently asked if it is worth taking a trip to Panama. Now, I am back in this document finally finishing up my original post, on gentrification …
While I wasn’t born into socio-economic privilege, I am privileged to be American born. My citizenship in itself is a privilege! I was gifted with opportunity to seek, find, and take advantage of many programs in my educational endeavors that allowed me to easily move through social mobility. With that being said, that has allowed …
My girlfriend and I took a quick 4 day trip to Puerto Rico and, I know you’re probably thinking that’s short, but it recharged our souls in such a way that words can’t explain. Our ancestors were there with us and so were the butterflies who were watching over us. Our trip, however, wouldn’t have …
My name is Zeline, I am the founder of Sueños De Una Viajera. I’m Dominican American born into the struggle of assimilation. For the first five years of my life, my family lived with relatives and friends, it was rough. We didn’t gain financial freedom easily but my mother found what she saw as an …
The only thing you buy that makes you richer! Just like Ruth, most of the Latinx travel stories start in our many trips to our native lands – meet Ruth and her experiences in Costa Rica. Travel has always been such a big part of my life. At an early age, I remember traveling to South …
I booked my trip to Panama through Expedia and I found the most affordable package with Copa Airlines. Copa Airlines is a Panamanian airline, the process from web check-in, choosing my seats, and skipping long lines was seamless. I was extremely impressed! I was also very surprised that I didn’t panic like I normally do …
Here is a true travel story from the heart, Sorangi a daughter of two Dominican immigrants shares her upbringing and how travel has allowed her to enlighten her community – meet Sorangi and follow her @theglobalchica My name is Sorangi. I am the daughter of Dominican immigrants. I grew up in a hood of Miami …
