Elena Vasquez

Elena Vasquez is a full-time traveler and the founder of Witty Passport — not a professional guide, just someone who never stopped booking one-way tickets. Over fifteen years and more than 50 countries across six continents, she's informally led friends and travel companions through Southeast Asia and the remote highlands of South America, and written the kind of destination guides she always wished existed — practical, specific, and built on real experience rather than recycled itineraries.

Costa Rica’s Best Kept Secrets: Undiscovered Places Off the Beaten Path

· December 11, 2025
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Escaping the Crowds in Paradise Is there a version of Costa Rica that doesn’t involve a shuttle bus, a buffet breakfast, and forty other travelers photographing the same waterfall you are? There absolutely is, and I stumbled onto it almost by accident. A work bonus landed in my account with instructions to “spend it wisely,” … Read more

Thailand Temple Dress Code: What to Wear and What to Avoid

· December 7, 2025
A vibrant display of colorful traditional sarongs and fabric wraps hanging on wooden racks outside an ornate Southeast Asian temple. The fabrics feature intricate patterns in bright blues, reds, yellows, and greens with golden thread details, gently swaying in the tropical breeze. The temple's elabo

Everyone treats “dress modestly” as though it’s one fixed rule you can memorize from a listicle and forget about — it isn’t, and I learned that the hard way on my very first afternoon inside a Thai temple. I’d flown in the moment my school-year contract wrapped, exhausted, still half-convinced I’d imagined the flight confirmation, … Read more

Beginner’s Guide to Surfing in Sayulita, Mexico

· December 5, 2025
A beginner surfer with a bright smile successfully balancing on their surfboard while riding a small, rolling wave in crystal-clear turquoise water. The person wears a colorful wetsuit and has their arms outstretched for balance, showing pure joy and accomplishment. Nearby, a patient surf instructor

Most people assume you need years of ocean time before Mexico’s surf towns make sense for you — that assumption is backwards, and Sayulita is proof. After two years of staring at the same four walls, I’d built a running list of “places I’ll get to eventually,” and when I finally started working through it, … Read more

Top 10 Surf Spots in Mexico You Can’t Miss

· December 4, 2025
A skilled surfer gracefully cross-stepping on a longboard, riding a pristine, seemingly endless wave at a tropical surf break. The rider demonstrates fluid movement and perfect balance while navigating across the board on the glassy, turquoise wave face. The scene captures the serene beauty of the o

Nearly four decades on the job, and my father kept promising himself a future trip he never actually took — retirement came and went, and so did every excuse he invented for staying home. Watching that unfold lit a fire under me: the day the Pacific started calling loud enough, I grabbed a one-way flight … Read more