Travel as Transformational
April 30, 2025
by Thiago Jimenez
Actor / Producer / Founder of Be&Go Vacation
Be&Go Vacation
Biography: Thiago Jimenez is a Colombian-born artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist with over a decade of experience across the U.S. and Latin America. He built a multifaceted career as a fashion model, actor, and producer, making his TV debut in the U.S. and later founded BE&GO, a tech company offering personalized luxury travel experiences rooted in culture, technology, and spirituality.
“How Latin America Offers Pathways to Connection, Healing, and Pleasure.”
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Travel can be an escape—but sometimes, it’s a return.
A few years ago, I traveled with my mother to Tulum, Mexico, at a moment when our relationship felt distant. Without knowing exactly what we were looking for, we found ourselves in a cacao ceremony, surrounded by strangers, holding warm clay cups and breathing together. That ancient ritual opened a quiet space between us. The next few days were filled with equally sacred moments: a temazcal, where we sat through steam and chants in silence, and a visit to the Mayan pyramids, where we placed our hands on stone and asked for something unnamed but deeply needed.
That trip wasn’t a vacation. It was a transformation. One that helped repair a bond and reawaken something inside us both.
This experience became the seed for my company Be&Go Vacation, a travel concept grounded in the idea that journeys can heal, awaken, and reconnect us.
A Different Kind of Travel
In recent years, more travelers are seeking experiences that go beyond sightseeing. There’s a growing movement toward transformational travel: journeys that invite introspection, connection, and personal growth. Latin America, rich in cultural depth, natural beauty, and spiritual heritage offers the perfect backdrop.
Here’s how:
Culture That Breathes
In Latin America, culture is not curated, it’s lived. Travelers are welcomed into family homes, invited to dance, cook, and celebrate in ways that dissolve the line between guest and local. Whether in the Andes or the Caribbean, there’s a deep sense of ritual in the everyday.
Holistic & Ancestral Wisdom
Across the continent, holistic practices rooted in indigenous and Afro-descendant traditions offer tools for realignment and reflection. From temazcales and energy cleanses to herbalism, breathwork, and sacred plant medicines, these practices center around healing the whole being not just the body, but the emotional and energetic self.
Spiritual Landscapes
Whether walking among the pyramids in Mexico, walking through the Sacred Valley in Peru, or floating in the cenotes of Yucatán, many describe Latin America as spiritually charged. It’s a region where landscape and mysticism often go hand in hand, helping travelers connect to something larger than themselves.
Eroticism & Pleasure as Healing
Few talk openly about it, but erotic energy the force of life, desire, and creativity is also part of the healing journey. In curated, respectful settings, travelers are exploring erotic reconnection through art, movement, touch, and ritual. Not as indulgence, but as a path back to presence and vitality.
Therapeutic Adventure
Finally, there’s the wild. Latin America offers landscapes that challenge and nurture: rivers, volcanoes, mountains, and jungles. Adventure here becomes a mirror—reflecting our fears, courage, and capacity for awe.
My own story is just one example of what becomes possible when we allow travel to be more than movement. When we let it touch the soul.
Because sometimes, the most powerful destinations aren’t found on a map. They’re found in the quiet space between people, in the sacred pause, and in the stories we carry back home.
