04/26/2026
Travel gives us perspective. In February my girlfriends and I visited Puerto Vallarta. The locals were so welcoming. While taking Ubers, we would pepper our drivers with questions. One driver said he loved the United States and legally lived there. He decided to return to PV because he was afraid of radomnly getting deported. Three days after we arrived home, the entire city experienced a violent disruption when "El Mencho" was killed.
And yet, we witnessed stunning scenery on a guided, coastline hike. During a biologist-led whale excursion, we watched, with jaws dropped, as a male whale repeatedly thrashed its tale against the water to mark its territory.
Sometimes we forget that even in the most beautiful places we visit, people suffer. What travel memory gave you perspective?
