Are you a real travel writer?
When How not to write like Elizabeth Gilbert published a few weeks ago, I couldn’t get myself to read it. The title offers a judgmental parsing of literary value, and I just don’t have the energy for it. I’d rather write than sit around discussing...
Photo Essay: The Women and Children of Güemes Day
Everyone knows the Argentine gaucho. A man, alone with his horse, riding through the country side, fighting, smoking, sleeping under the stars. That’s what most people think when they hear the word. Meet General Martín Miguel de Güemes.The man who lead the...
A Little Strip of Coast Under Coconut Sky
There’s a little road that traces the edge of the sea along Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. It’s mostly unpaved, lots of potholes and makes for an extremely slow, uncomfortable journey. It’s more than worth it. I traveled here originally when we...
How To Pimp Your Couchsurfing Profile & Find A Place To Stay
When’s the last time you asked a complete stranger if you could sleep on his couch? I do it all the time. This is how. I’ve been couchsurfing for going on 8 years now. I’ve couchsurfed as a family and alone in Europe, the United States, Canada,...
Why did we choose to live in Salta, Argentina?
“Why Salta?” people ask me all the time. Friends. Family. People I’ve met through this blog and even from Saltenos. All want to know why an American family would settle here. The answer is simple. We left NYC to travel, yes, but we had another...About Leigh
I'm a writer and mentor currently living in Argentina. Want to know how I created my ideal writing life?
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