Michele Peterson

Playa Roca Blanca: A Top Beach Near Puerto Escondido

Modified: March 21, 2025 Published: Aug 3, 2015 // by Michele Peterson 21 Comments

Untouched by mass development, Roca Blanca makes an ideal day trip from Puerto Escondido.

Modified: May 24, 2021 Published: Feb 16, 2015 // by Michele Peterson 75 Comments

Why this under-the-radar Caribbean island should be at the top of your beach vacation list.

Modified: October 24, 2019 Published: Dec 22, 2014 // by Michele Peterson 22 Comments

An inside look at making and eating tamales in Guatemala, Mexico and rest of Latin America.

Modified: December 8, 2024 Published: Dec 2, 2014 // by Michele Peterson 22 Comments

On Dia del Diablo in Guatemala, people douse enormous effigies of the devil with gasoline and light them on fire…

Modified: November 8, 2020 Published: Sep 4, 2014 // by Michele Peterson 17 Comments

A review with travel tips about The Grand Prix Hotel, a budget hotel near Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) in Mexico City.

Modified: July 11, 2022 Published: May 19, 2014 // by Michele Peterson 25 Comments

Take a DIY wellness vacation at a Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita Resort in Mexico.

Modified: December 2, 2024 Published: Jan 20, 2014 // by Michele Peterson 9 Comments

A first-hand account of extracting natural dye from the purpura pansa or tixinda, a sacred sea snail in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Modified: April 14, 2024 Published: Dec 29, 2013 // by Michele Peterson 11 Comments

Everything you need to know about getting a hotel day pass in Panajachel Guatemala.

Modified: August 24, 2024 Published: Nov 2, 2013 // by Michele Peterson 4 Comments

Experiencing Day of the Dead at Panteon Antiguo of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán near Oaxaca City