Travel stories and other travel related posts and discussion from an African American/Black solo female traveler.
On November 3rd, discount airlines, Vision Airlines, made its inaugural flight from Baltimore’s BWI to Grand Bahama Island. In partnership with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation, Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board, and the Grand Lucayan Beach and Golf Resort, Vision Airlines offered complimentary seats on this celebratory flight and accommodations at the Grand Lucayan to a group of lucky travelers, […]
For years, I turned my nose up at hostels. What out of college adult with a job would resort to bunk beds and community showers again? I gave that up freshman year in college and I was not going back. Not for me. Now way. I’m GOOD! Or so I thought… Fall 2010, I found […]
When I was in college, I studied engineering. It seemed like the practical thing to do at the time. I was great at math and science, loved computers and enjoyed solving problems. I know; I was a total nerd. It still amazes me that I managed to make any friends. I grew up in a military […]
It’s pretty hard for me to out right hate a place. As Clifton Fadiman stated, “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” So while I may not like the food, or the public transportation or the critters running around, […]
A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination, prepared to be herself and only herself. -Maya Angelou It has taken me a while to epitomize Maya Angelou’s words, but after years of introspection (a lot of which was done […]
