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Don't Worry, Bee Happy
Last week we had a beeg problem outside our house in Naples, Florida. A nest of bees had developed on one of the branches of the Southern...
Courtney Comstock
Apr 22, 20202 min read
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Mango Sunsets and Ping Pong "Shows" in Bangkok
So yesterday I had a tinder date (with surely the tallest person in Bangkok at the moment, a guy from the Netherlands who had to be 6'7''...
Courtney Comstock
Dec 13, 20172 min read
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Bangkok: The Big Mango
It's the sunsets and curry smells that earn Bangkok its nickname The Big Mango. My sister and I went to Chiang Mai and a small village...
Courtney Comstock
Dec 11, 20172 min read
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Cape Town Hikes
First I hiked up Table Mountain via the India Venster route. You've got to go this route! It's so fun. Once you're through the 20 minutes...
Courtney Comstock
Dec 10, 20172 min read
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Hiking in Bariloche, Argentina
I went from updating this every other day, if not every day, to going dark forever, because that is how much I loved Argentina! Bariloche...
Courtney Comstock
Dec 6, 20173 min read
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Buenos Aires, Argentina Recommendations Map
So many awesome spots here in Buenos Aires I'm going to have to do this in parts. The city is quite large. I spent 16 days here and did...
Courtney Comstock
Dec 5, 20175 min read
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Am I an Alfajor Addict?
Alfajors: Along with Tostadas, I fell in love with alfajors while I was in Buenos Aires. The common thread tying my favorite alfajors...
Courtney Comstock
Dec 5, 20172 min read
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Twelve Days of Tostadas, The Buenos Aires Breakfast
When I got to my hotel (hostel really), the night manager told me that they have a great breakfast in the morning: cafe con leche, toast,...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 24, 20173 min read
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Argentina *Supposedly* Has Great Pizza
Let this New Yorker be the judge of that! For some reason, a lot of people were trying to tell me that Buenos Aires has really good...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 24, 20171 min read
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The Buses in Buenos Aires are Beautiful!
Tan lindo! So pretty are the buses of Buenos Aires that I simply had to capture them on film. The metro buses also run beautifully and...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 11, 20171 min read
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Public Transportation & The Villa Devoto & Villa Crespo Barrios in Buenos Aires: Nights 5 &a
Nights out brought me to two of Buenos Aires' many neighborhoods. This place is huge. Villa Devoto: This neighborhood held a restaurant...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 10, 20173 min read
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Caminito La Boca is a Tourist Trap (but the walk there is pretty), Buenos Aires: Day 6
Caminito, La Boca: Looks like a cool, hip neighborhood in pictures and in the tourist blogs I read. So I walked there from my...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 10, 20172 min read
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Buenos Aires & The Installation of the Cristobal Colón Statue: Days 3 & 4
The Cristobal Colón Statue: I mentioned yesterday that in 2013, Cristina Kirchner dismantled the Cristobal Colón statue in Plaza Colón...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 8, 20174 min read
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Buenos Aires: Days 1 & 2, Fùtbol Frenzy, Construction Site Controversy, and a Guerilla War Fight
Standard Buenos Aires breakfast: Tostadas, which here in BA means toast with a white spreadable cheese queso crema (kinda like a slightly...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 7, 20174 min read
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I have a GoFundMe!
This is my most-read post you weirdos! Go read the Panama Canal one or the one with pictures from hiking in Bariloche. But no one has...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 4, 20171 min read
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Santiago, Chile: Map of Recommendations
AH! I am leaving Chile much too soon. However, I will surely be back to ski the Andes during the U.S. summer, something I have always...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 3, 20173 min read
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Quito: Day 7, Changing of the Guard, Map of Recommendations & Little Essay
Changing of the Guard: On Mondays in Quito, a large crowd gathers in the Plaza de Independencia (or Plaza Grande) to watch the changing...
Courtney Comstock
Nov 1, 20175 min read
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Quito: Days 5 & 6, Ecuadorian Countryside and Quilotoa Lagoon
Laguna Quilotoa: A former volcano, now a beautiful lagoon, Quilotoa is about 2-3 hours outside of the city, depending on traffic. My new...
Courtney Comstock
Oct 31, 20173 min read
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Quito: Day 4, Fanny Packs & A Traditional Ecuadorian Halloween Dance Party
Fanny Packs: I am newly inspired to seek one out for two reasons. 1. The strap of my cheap cross-body zip travel purse (two musts when...
Courtney Comstock
Oct 30, 20172 min read
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Quito: Day 3 at The Historic City & The BasÃlica
Interesting observation: The vast majority of street vendors in Quito are women. In New York City, the overwhelming majority are men....
Courtney Comstock
Oct 27, 20172 min read
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