New Orleans is one of my favorite places to visit in the United States. Its unique culture is a blend of influences from its past as a French territory and Afro-Caribbean culture brought over from the slave trade. Today, these influences are still present throughout the streets of the Big Easy...

I don’t remember exactly when or where I got the bug in my brain to visit Mexico City. Maybe it was the exciting opening scene of the latest James Bond movie, Spectre or my love of Mexican food, but somehow I found myself in Mexico City and never wanting to...

Sun, surf, and piña coladas, what could possibly go wrong? Like the all too familiar beginnings of a horror movie, beyond the turquoise waters, something evil is lurking, waiting to pounce on the blissfully ignorant sunbathers. Cue Jaws theme song. It’s the Zika virus!!! Though it sounds like a zombie movie (Invasion of the...