Travel & Travel Tips
How to take care of your family at home while you’re traveling abroad
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** I was having coffee with a friend in Mexico City when I checked my mobile and saw the subject line: “ER,” followed by the brief message: “Going to the hospital.” Though I was headed to the airport, on my way home, in less than an hour, it would … Continue reading
Pan American Games: Opening Day
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** “Que tal Guadalajara?” I ask the taxi driver as we leave the airport en route to Del Carmen Concept Hotel, where I’ll be staying for the next three nights. I was last here in 2008, updating a guide to Guadalajara for Gayot, and I’m wondering how the city … Continue reading
Travel Hacks: How to Get to the Front of US Immigration & Customs Lines
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Yogma ** US Customs and Border Protection officials have been pushing the Global Entry Trusted Traveler program hard this past year, trying to convince frequent travelers that the $100 annual fee for this “fast track” service is worth the investment. I was initially reluctant to plunk down such a large … Continue reading
Pyrenees by Hot Air Balloon
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** When I was a kid, my elementary school sponsored a reading contest. The prize: a “trip” in a hot air balloon. There are few things you know for certain when you’re 7 years old, but I knew this: I was going to win that contest. I did win … Continue reading
Welcome to the Pyrenees. We hope you’re hungry.
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Eating–lots and lots of it–is a prominent activity on most blog/press trips, but Spain really ups the ante exponentially. “We just finished lunch,” Rich said, as we met in the lobby of Hotel Bernat de So to leave for dinner. Having arrived slightly later, I’d missed the mid-afternoon … Continue reading