by Hannah | Sep 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Leonardtown is the county seat of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, on the western shore of the Chesapeake. The town square holds the shops, galleries and restaurants, and the wharf sits down the hill on Breton Bay with a boardwalk, a playground, boat slips and an...
by Hannah | Sep 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most of a trip is not the trip. In spring 2026 I spent three weeks in Annapolis visiting my friend Sara, doing very ordinary things: the rec center, walks in the woods, food, painting. The useful part for anyone else is this. Truxtun Park is more than seventy acres,...
by Lupita Perez | Sep 19, 2026 | Latin America
You can cross the US and Mexico border by bicycle at Laredo. Southbound, you need a passport and an FMM tourist permit (983 MXN in 2026, about $54 USD, and free for stays of seven days or less by land), and you have to walk into the INM office yourself to get it...
by Lupita Perez | Sep 19, 2026 | Latin America
You can drive a van or camper from Texas to Monterrey and El Potrero Chico. It takes two permits and one insurance policy, and the crossing matters. You need an FMM tourist permit (983 MXN in 2026, about $54 USD) and a Temporary Import Permit (TIP) for the vehicle...
by Hannah | Sep 19, 2026 | USA
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is free to watch from the street. In 2026 it ran on Saturday, April 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., along ten blocks of Constitution Avenue NW between 7th and 17th Streets. The only ticketed part is the grandstands, $28 to...
by Lupita Perez | Sep 7, 2026 | Pets, USA
Dogs are allowed on the beach and the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland only between October 1 and April 30. We drove out on April 18, twelve days before that gate closed for the summer, and got a foggy, three quarters empty town where the dog was allowed to go almost...
by Lupita Perez | Sep 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
The St Mary’s Lake Loop Trail is a 7.5 mile white-blazed loop around a 250-acre lake in southern Maryland that did not exist before 1975. The lake is a flood control reservoir, the trail is shared with bikes and horses, and on a weekday in March you can walk the...
by Lupita Perez | Sep 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
North Beach, Maryland is a former rail resort on the Chesapeake Bay that is better in the off season than in summer. The crowds left in the 1950s, the winter storms are what expose the fossil shark teeth in the beach gravel, and dogs can get on the sand once the...
by Lupita Perez | Jun 24, 2026 | Latin America, Uncategorized
This What to buy in the U.S. as a digital nomad in Mexico restock guide is designed to help you decide what is actually worth bringing back when you cross the border for supplies, focusing on essentials, gear, and travel items that are harder or more expensive to find...
by Lupita Perez | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
April Digital Nomad Life Update: April was a very different kind of month. If you’ve been following my life as a digital nomad in Mexico, you’re probably used to hikes, travel days, and adventure content. But this month wasn’t about that. It was...
