La Jaimita

When I was 19 I took my first backpacking trip – it was love at first night train. With generous paid time off from my job, I continued to travel a significant amount after college. Finagling days off, strategically planned flights, and tireless itineraries, I made my way through my ever growing list of places I wanted to see and things that I wanted to do. Both a toxic trait but maybe also a strength is if I’m told I can’t do something, I’ll find a way.

While traveling in Asia, I met people who were traveling long term. They weren’t a slave to an itinerary and they were able to stay in a place for as long as their heart desired. This concept is quite foreign to most people from the US, especially pre pandemic, and it became my goal.

February of 2020, I finally quit my job in New York and was off to India with a one way ticket. After only a month, COVID hit, and I was met with a decision; I could stay indefinitely in a hostel, as India was going into lockdown, or go home. I begrudgingly flew home, and after working for a brief stint in Los Angeles, I resumed my travels in July of 2021. This time I found myself in Colombia and spent the next two years traveling, mainly in South and Central America with a brief stint in Europe and Africa.

I’ve always enjoyed writing, as well as sharing travel recommendations, so I figured, why not learn to make a word press and put all of my ideas in one place. So bare with my amateur writing, iphone photography, and website design skills. Hoping it will help people get the most out of their travels and improve the ability to share tips we all learn along the way.