About the writer
A long way from the Bronx.
I was born in 1980 on East 241st Street in the Bronx, in the same apartment my parents still live in today. I went to Fordham, then to law school at Cardozo, then spent twelve years at a midtown firm doing the kind of work that pays well and slowly empties you out.
In the spring of 2017 I took a long weekend in Lima that turned into ten days, then into a sabbatical, then into a quiet, complete reorganization of my life. I now split my year between the Bronx and a third-floor walk-up in Miraflores. This blog is what I do with the time.
What this site is
An independent travel journal. No tour packages, no affiliate stuffing, no AI-written reviews. I write because I want to, and I publish when something is worth publishing.
What it is not
A guidebook. A booking platform. A legal advice site (despite the name). If you want a 24-hour itinerary, there are better places. If you want to understand a city, stay a while.
How I work
Slowly. Most essays take me four to six weeks. I visit places multiple times before I write about them. I ask permission before I photograph people. I send small thank-you notes.
A short timeline
Eight years, give or take.
- 2017 — First trip to Lima. Ten days. Did not write a word.
- 2018 — Quit the firm. Rented the apartment in Miraflores.
- 2019 — Started this site as a private journal.
- 2021 — First essay went semi-viral on a Reddit travel forum.
- 2024 — Crossed 40,000 monthly readers, mostly Americans planning a first trip.