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Letters from Lockdown: Life in Cuba During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Introducing Letters from Lockdown As we approach the year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic it becomes more and more evident that, despite the promise of vaccines, life won't be returning…

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Letters from Lockdown: Life in Cuba During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Touring Havana: A Look at Cuba's Most Historic Sights
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:January 28, 2021
  • Post category:Blog/Cuba

Where the Gods Were Born: Ascending the Pyramids of Teotihuacán

“Falta mucho.” That we still have a long distance to go before reaching the metro station is not what I want to hear on a day when I’m trying to…

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Where the Gods Were Born: Ascending the Pyramids of Teotihuacán
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:November 20, 2020
  • Post category:Mexico

6 Essential Stops on A Road Trip Across Puerto Rico

My family has always loved road trips. Up and down our home state of California we’d drive, or on towards the golden cornfields of Nebraska or the wide blue skies…

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6 Essential Stops on A Road Trip Across Puerto Rico
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:July 19, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Latin America/Puerto Rico

Flavors of Puerto Rico: An Old San Juan Food Tour

Our feet glide across the blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan as we follow Natalia, a guide with Flavors of San Juan Food and Culture Tours, on an afternoon…

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Flavors of Puerto Rico: An Old San Juan Food Tour
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:June 26, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Puerto Rico

Visiting Puerto Rico: Ramblings on the Island of Enchantment

Long before visiting Puerto Rico, the concept of the island came into my consciousness when I was a fourth grader at Guadalupe Elementary School in California's Bay Area. The year…

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Visiting Puerto Rico: Ramblings on the Island of Enchantment
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:June 19, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Latin America

Memorias de Cuba: 5 Things to Know Before You Travel to Havana

As our aircraft reached the island I listed back and forth in my seat, brimming with excitement about flying to Cuba, glued to the window, peering out from behind the…

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Memorias de Cuba: 5 Things to Know Before You Travel to Havana
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:February 22, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Cuba/Latin America

Chile’s Moon Valley, or a Love Letter to Desert Sands and Open Spaces

A biting wind sweeps through the desert, kicking up clouds of sand that swarm around me. A single grain of earth may not hold much power, but, flung in unity,…

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Chile’s Moon Valley, or a Love Letter to Desert Sands and Open Spaces
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:September 14, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Chile/Latin America

A Salty Soak and Sunset at Laguna Cejar in Chile

The languid ripples of Laguna Cejar tiptoe to shore and gently retreat, leaving in their wake wisps of salty foam that rest on the sand like piles of cotton candy, frothy…

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A Salty Soak and Sunset at Laguna Cejar in Chile
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 30, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Chile/Latin America

Three Countries in One Day: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay

I remember the first time I visited three countries in one day, back when I lived in Europe and spent a long weekend racing through the Benelux countries. I began…

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Three Countries in One Day: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
Three Countries in One Day: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 16, 2016
  • Post category:Argentina/Blog/Brazil

Respect the Path: Lessons From The Ruins of Quitor in Chile

After a week of 3:30 a.m. wake ups and late nights during a whirlwind trip to South America I couldn’t summon the energy to rise again at this hour to…

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Respect the Path: Lessons From The Ruins of Quitor in Chile
Respect the Path: Lessons From The Ruins of Quitor in Chile
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:July 26, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Chile/Latin America
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I'm Lauren, an adventurous solo traveler who has ventured to 58 countries and counting. Something In Her Ramblings is my space to share stories of the places I've come to love and celebrate women who travel solo.

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