Oaxaca (Wah-ha-ka)
So, do you think I was able to keep my promise to myself? That I stuck to my plan to ignore the city's museums, that I didn't walk around...
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Caryn Stroh
- 6 min
Magical Pueblos of Central Mexico - Part 4
ORIZABA And Jesus delivered us. After eight long hours in his full eight-passenger van (who knew BlaBla rideshare was a business for...
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Caryn Stroh
- 8 min
Magical Pueblos in Central Mexico - Part 3
To Aaron's credit, he didn't even laugh when he saw me naked on the bed doin' the Happy Baby. Not even a flirty "Lookin' for me?" I'm not...
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Caryn Stroh
- 4 min
Magic Pueblos of Central Mexico - Part 2
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE "Wow, there are a lot of white people here!" I said to Aaron as we entered the central plaza of San Miguel de...
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Caryn Stroh
- 6 min
Magic Pueblos of Central Mexico - Part 1
Oh GUANAJUATO Oh my god, I gasped, collapsing on a rock step. I didn't remember reading anything about a 45-degree goat trail when I...
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Caryn Stroh
- 7 min
NAVIGATING MEXICO CITY
NAVIGATING MEXICO CITY “How did we get lost again?” I said to Aaron, my frustration audible. We were at the end of Day 1 of 4. We had,...
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Caryn Stroh
- 7 min
Exploring the Kootenays
The Kootenays is the name of the lush, mountainous region full of long, clear lakes in southeast British Columbia. This was where Aaron...
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Caryn Stroh
- 7 min
Bolivia - Beautifully Bizarre
The streets of La Paz are eerie at four o’clock in the morning, and I hurriedly lead the kids through them, past sleeping bodies sprawled...
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Caryn Stroh
- 8 min
Exploring Northern B.C. - Part 4 (Barkerville)
Burns Lake to Barkerville (410 kilometres) Civilization has begun to creep back in as we drive from Burns Lake. Yes, there are still...
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Caryn Stroh
- 18 min
Exploring Northern BC - Part 3
From Watson Lake in the Yukon, we take the Alaska Highway across the winding Liard River to Junction 37 where we turn south on to the...
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Caryn Stroh
- 14 min
Misadventure in Peru - Lunacy or Living Large?
(Excerpt from my book-in-progress - Mama's Goin' Backpacking) As I push myself up from the steps and look at the young men waiting for me...
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Caryn Stroh
- 9 min
San Blas Islands - The hidden gems of Panama!
Is this not the most beautiful place you've ever seen? Well, that's my little hut on the right hand side, a place I stayed for three of...
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Caryn Stroh
- 2 min
COVID Facts At Your Fingertips (A FREE Downloadable Guide)
ARE WE ARE EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AGAIN? I’ve sure been thinking about this. And I’m sure many of you have been as well. I’ve...
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Caryn Stroh
- 12 min
Explore Northern B.C. (Part 2)
Atlin, Aaron tells me later, is a little town just off the Yukon border and down a dead-end road. “It’s gorgeous,” he says. “And there’s...
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Caryn Stroh
- 7 min
How To Get Talking to Locals! (Learn a New Language)
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 2020 will be good to see the back of. Yes? For those who’ve lost loved ones, it was the worst year ever. If you...
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Caryn Stroh
- 11 min
Let's Explore Northern BC! (PART ONE)
So... 2020 was meant to be a full year of travel. I’d taken a leave from my job and was super excited about our plans. We’d leave in...
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Caryn Stroh
- 6 min
Easter in Ecuador - (Excerpt from my 'novel in progress')
It’s the last Thursday before Easter and my couchsurfing family, a wonderful woman and her two relatively grown up kids who have welcomed...
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Caryn Stroh
- 17 min
Argentina to Uruguay and HOME! - Last Blog for Now
We turn down a gravel road at the sign for Pozo Santiago. Ten minutes down the dusty road, we spot the tiny pueblo. A dark spot on the...
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Caryn Stroh
- 6 min
Northwest Argentina - the way Argentina was.
(Excerpt from my novel in progress). The bus has no toilet and five hours into our trip my back teeth are floating and I’m tense from...
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Caryn Stroh
- 2 min
Transitioning from young vagabond to mature traveller...
I hit the wall the other day. Although we are having an amazing trip, and 99% of our days have been wonderful and gone smoothly, the 1%...
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