Posts by Jessie Festa
Colorado’s Most Surprising Dessert: The Scrap Cookie
While Colorado is home to many unique chocolate shops and bakeries, you usually know what you’re ordering. Even if you purchase something unusual, like wasabi ginger dark chocolate or goat cheese and crushed black pepper buttercream, the name will give you a hint as to what the ingredients are. If you visit the old mining town of…Read more...
Puebla: A Safe Place To Explore Mexican Culture
At the moment, many people view traveling Mexico as unsafe. While there are cities you may not want to visit, there are also numerous places that are not only safe, but interesting and worthwhile. One of these places is Puebla — one of the best places in Mexico for solo travel. With the city’s historic…Read more...
12 Stunning Desert Landscapes
There are many beautiful landscapes to be seen all over the world. Sparkling oceans, lush flora, tall mountains, barren tundra and unique rock formations cover the Earth, giving contrast to its many destinations. One of the most interesting types of scenery to take in, however, is the desert. While many automatically think of sandy, infertile,…Read more...
Jenni And Lisa: Traveling The World To Find The ‘Supergays’
Last June, Jenni and Lisa, a couple from San Francisco, left home to travel the world for a year in search of the “supergays,” gay people who are actively creating change for the LGBT community. In order to help spread the word about their mission and about LGBT travel, they created the website Out and Around:…Read more...
Exploring The Largest Ancient City In Mexico
In the state of Puebla, you’ll find the largest ancient city in Mexico, and possibly even Mesoamerica. Cantona, or “house of the sun,” was home to the Olemec people. Their golden age was from 700 to 900 AD, with their wealth coming from making objects from obsidian, and selling them to surrounding villages. While they’ve…Read more...
Puebla, Mexico: The World’s Only City To Make Talavera Ceramics
When visiting the culturally rich city of Puebla on a trip to Mexico, one unique excursion is to visit the Talavera Santa Catarina ceramics factory in the Cholula area. Puebla is the only state in the world to have an origin of denomination dealing with ceramics. Talavera pottery is named after the city of Talavera…Read more...
How To Choose The Perfect Backpack For Traveling
As someone who has backpacked numerous countries, I often have people ask me what to look for in a backpack. The pack you choose will have a big impact on the comfort and success of your trip. To help you make the right choice, use this guide on how to choose the perfect backpack for…Read more...
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