Best Hotel Downtown San Diego

Best Hotel Downtown San Diego

There is a vast range of accommodations in downtown San Diego, including upscale bay-view high-rises and cozy boutique experiences in historic neighborhoods. Thanks to its walkable streets, readily accessible public transportation, and proximity to prime destinations like the Gaslamp Quarter, Seaport Village, and the Convention Center, finding the perfect place to stay is the key […]

69 Lessons Learned from Latin Lovers

69 Lessons Learned from Latin Lovers

69. Latin women love same-side sitting. I think it’s sexy if done with the right person and food selection (When eating ribs respect the space). 68. Chivalry isn’t dead gentlemen. Open doors, pull out chairs and offer your jacket. 67. Unlike American women, don’t expect Latin women to thank you for your chivalry, it’s expected. […]

Help Me Support Literacy in Bolivia

Help Fund Literacy in Bolivia

For those of you who’ve followed this adventure for a while understand that everything I do has a purpose. The “missions” I set out on are organized to learn about specific aspects of a country and it’s culture. Tourist 2 Townie began in Argentina with learning Spanish and finding a local job and then moved […]

New Year’s Eve in Cusco, Peru

New Years Eve in Cusco Peru

I think the video explains all the chaos and excitement of the New Year’s celebration in Cusco, Peru better than I ever could in words. Cusco is one of the two most popular places to celebrate New Years in Peru (the other being Mancora) and it definitely didn’t disappoint. The city grew in anticipation from […]

Travel Guru: A Guide to Health and Travel Gear Insurance

Skydiving back when I had health insurance

Health and equipment insurance for travelers is a very important topic and it’s something that I can’t seem to find a whole lot of definitive information about. Like any type of insurance, a decent policy depends on your individual circumstances and finding that is a matter of prying through all the gray matter insurance companies […]

Mind over Splatter & The Elimination of Obstacles

Bridge Jumping in Banos, Ecuador

How much do we really know about ourselves until we push past what we currently think is possible and achieve more than what we’re comfortable with doing? When I was 15 years old my dad took my brother, sister and I to an amusement park in the Wisconsin Dells. As we approached the park you […]

8 Ways to Fake it ’til you Make it!

Fake it 'til You Make it

Before I could hold a decent conversation in Spanish, I had to come up with a few tactics to act like I knew a lot more than I really did. I dove in head first when I arrived in Buenos Aires, trying to learn the language as fast as possible, but the fact is it […]