San Jose

March 28, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Nestled among tropical forest mountains, San Jose is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica – a very popular tourism destination in Central America. The city’s modernization is clearly influenced by US styles (where most of its tourists and investors come from) but it also retains its Latin charm with old colonial buildings, narrow […]

Mexico City

March 25, 2024.Reading time 24 minutes.

This huge city is the capital of Mexico, known for short as “CDMX”. With its large population and moderate year-round weather, the city has become a massive hub of business and entertainment for the region. It has many modern, safe upscale areas reminiscent of Europe and also other slum areas which are less safe, therefore […]

Panama City

February 13, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

I visited Panama in the spring of 2022, was very surprised by how modern and built-up it has become. With huge skyscrapers everywhere, it rivals top cities of the world, and also shine with the beauty of its well-developed coastline. These are many top hotel, business parks and large shopping malls in various areas around […]

Guadalajara

January 2, 2024.Reading time 4 minutes.

This is Mexico’s second-largest city, and capital of the Jalisco state. It has an amazingly colorful historic center, contrasted with an ultra-modern business/shopping/dining district known as Zapopan. Funny story here – I arrived on a night of heavy rains, and had to carry my bags overhead while walking through water to reach the hotel. Had […]

Monterrey

December 22, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Was pleased to visit this city which is one of the largest in Mexico and capital of the northern state called Nuevo Leon. Being close to the US border, this business hub seems influenced by modern US architecture and road layouts. Its mountainous setting also gives it some nice scenery and also quite unpredictable weather! […]

Guatemala

December 10, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

I visited this small Central American country in the spring of 2022, among other neighboring countries in the region. For the most part I was pleasantly surprised to see the urban development and modernization – though there were still some areas in lesser shape. I stayed in the central areas and took some tours of […]