Tag: EstiloExplorer

  • Cuba: Five Days, Two Duffel Bags

    Cuba: Five Days, Two Duffel Bags

    Americans can’t fly to Cuba as tourists. That was true in 2018 when I went, and it’s still true now. There are twelve approved categories of travel — religious, educational, journalism — and the one we picked was Support for the Cuban People. Which means: we couldn’t just go for…

  • Costa Rica on $280

    Costa Rica on $280

    Costa Rica in June. Pouring rain. My friend Jaci and I, twenty-something and broke-ish, three checked bags between us and a Google Doc of color-coded plans we were already losing track of. This was 2016. Back when I still thought “jungle adventure” meant something I’d seen in a movie. We’d…