10 countries. 40+ cities. 1 year. Whittling it down to just 10 of the best places I traveled in 2023? Not easy.

It's been a beautiful ride, with ups and downs, and today, in perfect timing, I'm left with one big, bow tie lesson for the whole experience - a gift for the road.

With my final day in Oaxaca approaching quickly, I’m doing my usual mid-November review. In this update, I look back on a 4.5-month ride that should have never been possible with $1000 to my name.

Mingling with the best in the business, renaming my blog, and beckoning the dead back to life with sweet bread and marigolds. This is the (slightly overdue) recap of my previous week in Oaxaca.

Cancun, Mexico happens to be the first scene of this grand new adventure, one that involves following my heart over my head step by step by step.