Category: Travel

My Panamá Travel Diary: Where to Stay, What to See and What to Eat

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At the start of this year I set my sights on getting one thing done – planning a visit to the homeland of my parents, Panamá. Having lost three aunts in the last two years my mother and I were determined to plan this vacation around surprising the family in time for my grandmother’s birthday.

This trip was 17 years in the making. That’s right, my grandmother and I haven’t been in the same room together since I was a teenager about to graduate from high school. This is the kind of thing that happens when you’re low-income/working class and the average round trip ticket is about $1,200 EACH no matter the time of year; it’s all family-emergency-travel only and vacations are non-existent. It took a lot of budgeting, research and secret-keeping, but we managed to make this dream a reality last month.

This trip was all about family so the majority of my plotted itinerary leaned heavily on family activities and the like, hence the reason I also don’t have a vacation outfit roundup,  yet I wanted to share a few highlights of the trip with you as it was so fun and I spent a great deal planning it all.  So consider this a simple small guide you can bookmark for your own future adventure to Panamá.

Disclaimer: While links are included, no part of this post is sponsored. 

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Rated M for Morbid & Macabre

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For the second year in a row, I have spent Hallo-week with my bestie, Brooke, in Baltimore. In an earlier visit a few years back, I had managed to convince her to take me to the Edgar Allen Poe House and Museum, but that visit was fairly short due to the fact that both she and her daughter were majorly freaked out by the vibes the house gave. (It was pretty dark in there, so I totally understand.)

At the time, it was really cool to at least do a quick walk through, though I did have a list of other Poe-related things I wanted to check out, mainly Poe’s graves (yes, that’s graves plural) and a few other sites inspired by his work, including the Annabel Lee Tavern. Fast forward two years, and we finally got to do just that. Continue reading →

Halloweentown 2022

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Happy 13th day of Halloween!

The minute we finally made it to the best month on the calendar that is October, I made up my mind that this would be the year that I finally head up the Hudson River for some spook season fun. I did some research and came up with a pretty ambitious itinerary for a day spent in Sleepy Hollow, NY with my friends; though only one was able to make it in the end.

Still it was a day well spent that even left my friend, and trusty photographer, Diana wanting a bit more. We can’t report that we even caught a glimpse of the Horseman but at least we got to see the replica of the bridge during our walk through the historic cemetery.

Get you friends that supports your unique blend of quirky, spookiness.

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My Time In The Spotlight

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During my trip to Baltimore last month, Brooke took me to an interactive content creation space. Located in Towson Town Center, The Spotlight has a total of 25 custom-made backgrounds complete with props, a phone compatible ring light and a Bluetooth operated shutter. From what I gathered, they just opened this location over the summer yet have no doubt that they will be growing out of where they are very soon once word gets out.

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. 

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A Weekend in Witch City

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I can finally cross something off my bucket list because I got to Salem, MA over the Columbus Day Weekend.  The only downside was that a family emergency came up so we were only able to stay one night instead of the original 3 days of sight-seeing, museum hopping and some light shopping I had planned, however, we still managed to cram as much as we could into the few hours that we had.

This is a trip that I’ve been wanting to do for a while and I am so happy that I even managed to go so during Halloween (aka the entire month of October), all the while looking my “bruja(witch)-best” in pieces from Torrid.  Here are some highlights from the trip. Sure, the (official) spooky season may be coming to an end but there’s no time limit on travel and fashion inspo, right?

*This is a post sponsored by Torrid and features gifted product I selected.*

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