Elena Vasquez

Elena Vasquez is a full-time traveler and the founder of Witty Passport. Over fifteen years and more than 50 countries across six continents — including a stretch spent leading groups professionally through Southeast Asia and the remote highlands of South America — she's written the kind of destination guides she always wished existed: practical, specific, and built on real experience rather than recycled itineraries.

Things to Do in Croatia: A Region-by-Region Guide

· November 19, 2025
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Most guidebooks describe Diocletian’s Palace in Split as a wander-through-anytime ruin that costs nothing to see — technically accurate, except the underground cellars and a handful of the best chambers charge separately, something like 45 kuna, and I watched half my tour groups miss them entirely because nobody bothered to say so. That gap between … Read more

When is the Best Season to Travel to Portugal

· November 13, 2025
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After our youngest left for university, the house got very quiet very fast. My partner and I looked at each other over dinner one night and said, almost simultaneously, “So… where do you actually want to go?” Portugal came up within about thirty seconds — sunny beaches, centuries of history piled into cobblestone streets, and … Read more

Where to Stay at Grand Canyon South Rim: Lodging Inside and Near the Park

· November 13, 2025
A majestic historic stone and timber lodge building perched dramatically on the rim of a vast canyon with layered red rock formations stretching to the horizon. The rustic architecture features dark wooden beams, stone foundations, and multiple levels with wraparound porches overlooking the spectacu

Dust and diesel drifting off idling shuttle buses, a line of sun-hatted strangers all leaning toward the same stretch of railing at Mather Point — that’s the South Rim on an ordinary afternoon, and it took me two years of postponing before I finally stood there myself. My running list of “someday” destinations had grown … Read more