Today’s post is about, you guessed it… menstruation! Even just a few years ago, I had no idea that there were any menstrual products beyond commercial-brand pads and tampons. Menstrual cups?…

“I want to inspire people to travel.” A typical tagline on many of the thousands of travel blogs out on the internet. The more I see this tag line or…

As a salsa dancer, Colombia beckoned me. How many times had I swayed my hips to Colombian salsa classics such as Cali Pachanguero or Rebelión? Cali is considered one of the salsa…

Perhaps you have noticed that I’ve been a little absent from the blog sphere recently. Or maybe you haven’t! I’ve never been good about posting regularly (though once upon a time…

*All photos are credited to: Emiliano Betancur Arango. Confluencia de Mujeres para la acción pública. Thank you to Confluencia de Mujeres Antioquia for the use of your fantastic photos! On…

I’m not sure exactly how it started, but somewhere along the line in backpacker culture it became really popular to hate on Cancun. It’s a trend that I have noticed consistently, both…

The feeling of humidity engulfing me immediately gave me a strange sense of peace. Which is kind of weird. I mean, come on. It’s humidity. It makes once-tame hair practically…

Believe it or not, In Locamotion has been up and running for an entire year now! Happy anniversary to me! So of course, I had all of these grand plans…

It was time to go home – and by home, I mean the hostel where I was staying during my 8 days in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. I had just spent an…

If you haven’t figured it out by now, this blogger is also an avid salsa dancer. So much so that dance has critically shaped my travels. It often dictates places…