Thank you Kristina, it’s so lovely to hear positive feedback from people using the blog in their travels. Thanks for the words of encouragement as well — hope to have my full post on the topic up this week!

The few I’ve poked my head in here so far have been full of light and color. And the service I peeped in on was so musical, too! I loved it. I think church attendance would be much higher elsewhere if they instituted similar policies 🙂

They were quick to point out that they were fake turtle shells, which I should probably point out too 🙂

I think the attached bar The Broken Shaker would be right up your alley too. Maybe a trip to Miami is in order!

I feel you! Sometimes I joke about the day I finally semi-settle and Alex in Wanderland will become part craft and home improvement blog 🙂

It is definitely the defining feature of Granada. I could always tell where I was from seeing the yellow top of it!

It’s still as insanely gorgeous as ever! I think I need to stay a lot longer next time 🙂

It is a really magical moment, when a whole trip and so many possibilities lie ahead!

Hey Neysha, the unwanted and aggressive attention I received in Granada definitely colored my time there somewhat, but there was a TON of positivity to outweigh it. I’m also quick to reassure that I didn’t feel unsafe, really — I know Nicaragua is statistically safe and I don’t think anyone wanted to hurt me, I think they wanted, for whatever reason, just to scare me. Hopefully I’ll be able to explain better in my full post that I’m working on for tomorrow 🙂

Oh! And as for the filters, yes, I use premium NoiseNinja pretty aggressively to offset the weaknesses of my lenses — can’t wait to upgrade to L series someday. I download and play around with other free filter packs from time to time too, but don’t have a specific one I’m married to.

Thank you so much Emily! And yes, Miami was a great place to recharge in the sun.