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San Miguel, “It’s Not You, It’s Me”
Oh, San Miguel de Allende. I know it was terrible of me to break up with you on Valentine’s Day, but I couldn’t keep my feelings inside any longer. I hope you understand. It’s not you, it’s me. I was in the middle of the biggest change of my life, when we met. Actually, I did what I always do. I fell in love too easily with you….BEFORE WE EVER MET. I had heard about you from others, how amazing you were. And then we started chatting online. You sent me your pictures. I was sold, head over heels in love. And so, I moved in with you….BEFORE WE EVER…
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How To Blog For Money
Many people would like to blog for money, but they don’t know where to start. I love the freedom that blogging gives me to travel when I want, to work when I want, and to write about something that I’m passionate about. Since starting my travel blog, I have had a lot of people ask me how they can start their own and make money from it. Here’s how I got started. When I began, I knew nothing about blogging, so I signed up for a course called Superstar Blogging. I learned so much from this course. There are lessons on creating content, advice on getting traffic from social media, and…
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The Best Meal In San Miguel de Allende
I have lived in San Miguel de Allende for four months now and have spent most of my time eating my way through town. I thought I had tried it all until the morning I went to El Pato for the local dish of mixiotes. If you don’t know what mixiotes are, they are packets of spiced lamb or chicken steamed overnight in a broth in the ground in the leaves of the maguey plant or banana trees. They are out of this world. I had never had mixiotes before going to El Pato, and now I declare this restaurant to serve the best meal in San Miguel de Allende.…
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How To Travel The World With Mindfulness
Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.-Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle How many times have you come back from vacation only to feel like you need a vacation from your vacation? So many tourists rush around trying to see all the sites at their destination that they completely miss what the place they have traveled to is really about. One museum or temple starts to look like all the others, and they even start to forget where they are. I used to be this type of tourist, but I have learned from experience that it is much more enjoyable when I travel the world with mindfulness. I started to realize that…
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Other Travel Articles Written By Valen Dawson
I have written for many other travel websites, and many of you would like to follow my experiences in those articles, too. Here is a roundup of the other places where you can read about my travel experiences on other great travel websites: 1. Beyond Bali: The Morning Of The World on Eye and Pen: An article about where to discover the real Bali and the spirituality that it evokes. 2. 7 Travel Scams That You Should Know on Eye and Pen: 7 tricky travel scams that you should be aware of. 3. Celebrating Life in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico on Vagablogging.net My observations in San Miguel…
