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Aimara & Gordon - Ways of the World

We share everything related to traveling better and behind-the-scene stories from life on the road. As slow travelers we basically make all the travel mistakes so you don’t have to 🙌🏻 Sharing all the travel tips, weekly videos on YouTube and FREE travel PDFs to help you plan your own adventures!

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🧳 Carry-on travel for larger sizes (honest answer!)

Okay, I have to come clean about something. This is one of the questions I get most often — "Aimara, your tips are great, but I'm not a size XS. Does any of this actually work for me?" And for a long time I kind of danced around it. Not because I didn't care, but because it's genuinely not my personal experience. I'm a size small, and I didn't want to pretend I had all the answers when I don't. But here's what changed my mind... I watch my husband pack for every single trip we take. He's...

Before we get into this, let me say the obvious. I know I usually show up in your inbox talking about packing lists, carry-ons, and how to make fewer clothes work harder when you travel. 🌎 That’s my world. I live out of this little suitcase most of the year, and packing light is second nature to me. But here’s something I don’t say enough: Every good packing list starts with an easy closet. And by easy, I don’t mean tiny or perfect or Pinterest-worthy. I'm talking about a closet that doesn’t...

Spring break looks different for everyone... 🇲🇽 Maybe you're heading to Mexico with your girlfriends for a long-overdue trip. 🌴 Maybe it's a family week in Florida or the Bahamas, navigating the beach with kids in tow. 🛳️ Maybe you booked a cruise and you're genuinely not sure how to pack for something that's half resort, half adventure. 😎 Or maybe it's a 4-day long weekend somewhere warm and sunny because honestly? You need it. Whatever your version of spring break looks like, Gordon (the...

Here's a question I get all the time: "Aimara, I want to pack carry-on only… but I need specific beauty products. Like, NEED them. My hair suffers if I switch things up. What am I supposed to do?" I get it. I really do. Your skincare routine works. Your hair products are non-negotiable. And the idea of showing up somewhere with mystery breakouts or dull hair? No thank you. But here's the thing: you can absolutely travel carry-on only and still bring your specific products. You just need a...

Hey gorgeous! ✨ Can we talk about spring shopping for a second? Because here's the thing: you don't need a whole new wardrobe every time the seasons change. I know, I know... Instagram will try to convince you otherwise. The stores are screaming "NEW ARRIVALS!" and suddenly you're standing in front of your closet thinking everything you own is boring. But real talk? You probably just need a few strategic upgrades. That's exactly what I did this spring. I took a good look at what I already...

Hey gorgeous! ✨ Let's talk about something I've never really talked about before: The order you wear your clothes actually matters. Because your body on Day 1 of a trip is not the same body on Day 4. And that’s not something to fight or feel weird about. It’s just… travel. I was reminded of this last year when we had a special visitor here in Mexico. She brought this super cute dress that looked perfect when she tried it on back home (it's a gorgeous dress, I also have it!). But by day 4,...

Happy New Year… or is it weird to say that on January 23rd? 🥳 I’m going to say it anyway because this is my first official email of 2026 and wowww did I miss writing these. Seriously. I missed you. I missed this. So let's catch up! The last email I sent was on December 26th, and since then we basically lived a whole lifetime in Southeast Asia. We hopped around, ate incredible food, sweat… a lot, and even got sick at one point. We rang in the New Year in Hanoi… from bed 😅 Like, fully...

Hello beautiful ladies 💖 I’ve been thinking about how to wrap up this year with you, and honestly… all I kept coming back to was gratitude. Real gratitude. The kind that hits you when you look back and realize that at the start of 2025, there were around 600 of you here… and now we’re closing the year with over 1,700. It still blows my mind. I don’t take a single one of you for granted. I’m genuinely grateful that you let me into your inbox every week. It’s something I never assume or expect....

Hola Reader, If you want 2026 to be the year you finally stop researching Mexican residency and actually get it done, this email is for you. Over the past year, we’ve been helping people in our community go from “we’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to begin” to “we just got approved for residency!” Along the way, we kept hearing the same things from people reaching out for help: “This has been years in the making, I really don’t want to mess this up!” “I keep procrastinating because I...

Let’s be honest... Most “how to build a capsule wardrobe” advice sounds the same. Stop shopping so much. Stop following trends. Stop buying duplicates. And sure, those things for sure help. But they’re not the real problem. Because if it were that simple, everyone would have Pinterest-perfect closets by now, right? But the truth is, building a capsule wardrobe isn’t really about organizing clothes. It’s about unlearning habits we’ve built over years — the need for quick fixes, the fear of not...