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One of the most challenging things about being a parent is always putting your child's needs before yours, no matter what. I mean,...

Also a featured guest post at TravelingMom. For families with young children, it is often difficult to find a vacation destination that...

With just a little more than three months to go before my son and I head off on our one-way adventure to Mexico, there is tons of...

I’ll never forget the day that my boss called me into his office to tell me that due to a company contract loss, they were making staff...

Disclaimer: The following post talks about my personal experience, specifically at the Consular Section of the Mexican Embassy in...

If there’s one question I get most often when I talk about the trips I’ve taken with my son, it’s “How did you manage to get there...

It was five months after Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria pummeled the island. I was finally on my way to run the half-marathon that...

It was May of 2016 when I left my son at home with my mom and took a 4-day solo trip to Cancun. I’d never been and really didn’t know...

It was just a little over two years ago that a coworker first introduced me to Airbnb. She took out her phone and showed me “this cool...

I knew the moment would eventually come. However, what I didn’t expect was for it to come so quickly: The moment when I’d have to let my...

“You’re a single mom...how are you affording this?” “What exactly is there to do alone with such a young child?” “I don’t see how you...

Day Four: Reflect and Return Home My flight was at the crack of dawn on Tuesday morning, unfortunately marking the end of my time in...

Day Three: A Day Trip to Puebla City The next day I was startled awake at 7am by a huge explosion. It sounded a bit like the explosion...

Day Two: Arriving to Cholula After finding our way out of the CAPU bus station, we walked through several vendors selling delicious...

Day One: A Stop in Mexico City The day had finally come-- the day that I would be flying down to Mexico to scope out whether Cholula,...

In two short days, I’ll be headed to Mexico for a long weekend. My first stop will be in Mexico City for a night, and then I will make my...

I’ll always remember the reaction I received when I first told my mother that I had booked two plane tickets for my son and I to fly to...

If you read my previous blog post on solo travel, you already know know several reasons why traveling alone is one of the best things...