Category: Travel

Hidden Corners of Mexico City

by Maria, posted in Travel

About a year ago, when I was still living in Mexico City, a friend and I found ourselves in what seemed to be a small town in the middle of the city. It is not surprising to see this kind of thing here—think, for example, of Coyoacán or Tlalpan, actual towns that were at some … Continue reading Hidden Corners of Mexico City

Throwback: Colombia

by Maria, posted in Travel

One of my favorite trips ever was last Summer, when I traveled with some very special friends to the Colombian Caribbean. The trip was a perfect mix of unexpected beauty, excitement and improvisation. Just recently I went through my videos and pictures from the time and managed to put this little video together, so here … Continue reading Throwback: Colombia

Least Crowded (and Still Awesome) Beaches in Mexico

by Maria, posted in Travel

It is one of the many ironies of life that we have a harder time looking at what is right before us. If you ask me where the most beautiful beaches of the world are, I won't hesitate to say Mexico, but I sometimes forget it when I'm here. Planning my Easter holiday, I made … Continue reading Least Crowded (and Still Awesome) Beaches in Mexico

Montreal, the eclectic city

by Maria, posted in Travel

I spent the last days of 2018 wandering through the streets of one of the biggest cities in Canada. Named after Mont-Royal, the small mountain at the heart of the city, Montreal is now the centre of the francophone Canada, a city that dwells between the French influence of the Conquest and an eclectic, alternative … Continue reading Montreal, the eclectic city