This week, I had the opportunity to meet with members from the Sinaloan Tourist Board and must report that I left feeling unusually intrigued. When I’ve considered traveling to Mexico before I’ve wondered about those places that might offer an experience deeper into the country’s heart than a few days on the beach in Cabo or Cancun. What perked my

Amanda Southall is a recent graduate of Virginia Tech and full-time freelance writer, the only job in the world that lets you work from bed and go sailing on a Wednesday. When she’s not traveling she is looking for adventure in Richmond, Virginia. Read a story by Amanda: Paradise, the Belize Barrier Reef Getting Aussie at Young and

Jeff’s travels across the globe simply began as the annual escape from the Midwest winters to sunny Mexico and Central America. Traveling and living ex-pat on a shoestring, with the “I’ll sell everything I’m carrying, except the clothes on my back and worry about how to get home later” mentality evolved to first class business globetrotting and

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“Welcome to paradise, mon!” Our snorkel guide, Abdiel, flashed a bright smile as he slowed his boat to meet us. Just ahead, waves from the Caribbean Sea were breaking off the Belize Barrier Reef, the second-longest barrier reef in the world. The water was a surreal shade of blue, the color of refreshment crystallized by the summer sun. He was right, it