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.

What to Wear at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre London

· June 3, 2026
What to Wear at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre London

Rain needling sideways off the Thames, I’m planted outside Shakespeare’s Globe watching the evening crowd sort itself into wildly different tribes as showtime approaches. Blazers and pressed trousers file past jeans and trainers. One woman glides by dressed for a black-tie fundraiser. Meanwhile a couple of visitors near the back of the groundling queue are … Read more

Norway Countryside Travel Guide: Beyond Oslo & Bergen

· May 31, 2026
Norway Countryside Travel Guide: Beyond Oslo & Bergen

My coffee at this cramped Balestrand café costs more than a car payment back home, and three hours have passed without a single other tourist crossing my line of sight. A local farmer gives me an actual nod—real eye contact, no phone in his hand—before climbing back into his truck. This is the Norway I … Read more

Greek Island Day Trips from Piraeus: No Passport Required

· May 30, 2026
Greek Island Day Trips from Piraeus: No Passport Required

Everyone assumes a proper Greek island requires a multi-day commitment and a ferry schedule you’ll come to regret. That’s simply not true, and I figured it out standing on the packed Monastiraki platform, watching yet another tour group trudge toward the Acropolis souvenir stalls for what felt like the third time that week. A Greek … Read more