In major cities around the world, Chinatowns and Japantowns are popular tourist destinations, and I think that’s because each one is unique. That’s especially true of Liberdade, the centrally located neighborhood in São Paulo that’s home to many of the city’s residents with Japanese heritage. If you’re visiting São Paulo...
Welcome to the first installment of my newest blogging project: São Paulo 360! The series will focus on different neighborhoods throughout São Paulo, and this first post is dedicated to the city's quaint and cozy Little Italy known as Bixiga! Check it out to learn about some amazing restaurants, awesome street art, and more!
Hello you guys, and welcome to Caffeinated Excursions! If you’re here, I want to thank you for checking out my very first post of 2020! There are some exciting changes that are coming to the blog this year, which I’ll explain below. And as you can see, this post is my first to feature a country I’ve been dying to visit for years now...
If you’ve been following Caffeinated Excursions, then you know that one of things that inspired me to start blogging was my newfound love of all things Caribbean. In addition to pristine beaches, ... this part of the world has fascinating cultures and histories. This is especially true of the tiny Colombian island of San Andrés...
After my visit to the amazing city of Medellín in 2018, I knew that I wanted to return to Colombia to see what more the country had to offer. I finally had the opportunity this month to spend about a week in three different areas: the capital city of Bogotá, the tiny Caribbean island of San Andrés, and the coastal city of Cartagena...
As part of my recent five-night trip to Buenos Aires, I decided to spend one day in the small town of Colonia del Sacramento across the Río de la Plata in Uruguay. Usually referred to as just Colonia, this coastal village is the perfect day trip for anyone in Buenos Aires who may be looking to collect a couple of additional passport stamps...
Have you been thinking about South America for your next major vacation? For most Americans, it’s not a quick or easy journey. But rewards await those willing to go the extra mile (literally). That is especially true for adventurers headed to one of the further corners of the continent: Argentina...
For my last major excursion of 2018, I spent five days in Lima, Peru. Since moving to Mexico, I’ve always wanted to visit because a friend from college named Paula lives there... She was such an amazing host and knew all the best places to visit...
As you might guess from this post’s title, my second excursion to South America was filled with beautiful mountain scenery and some truly adventurous cuisine! After having a blast exploring Medellín in August, I was anxious to see a bit more of the Andes Mountain region. Quito ended up being a perfect place...
About a month ago, I decided to do something kind of crazy and booked a two-day weekend trip to another continent! I came back to work exhausted on Monday thanks to a red-eye flight, but it was totally worth it: I can finally say I’ve been to South America, and I was totally blown away...