Travel stories and other travel related posts and discussion from an African American/Black solo female traveler.
Undeniably, the worst part of any trip, especially a visit to Jamaica, is the return home. There is absolutely nothing fun about packing dirty clothes and souvenirs, waiting in long immigration/customs lines and getting molested by the TSA. Thankfully, former Digicel CEO, David Hall, and partners have made saying goodbye to Jamaica a little easier with Club […]
Welcome to Reggae Sumfest… 3 nights of great music, amazing food, cultural connections and partying that doesn’t stop until the wee hours of the morning at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I first attended SumFest in 2010 for International Night 2 and vowed to return. Fast forward 11 months and 3 weeks and I […]
It’s been nearly a week since I returned from Jamaica and I’m officially going through withdrawal. Food doesn’t taste the same without that smoked jerk flavoring, I miss the sweet sounds of conversations in Patois (and being called empress :-)) and I long for the overall laid back island lifestyle. I had a blast at […]
A few weeks ago I came across the 15 Day International Travel Challenge on Vai Via Blog prompted from an awesome Tumber, International Education Blog called @broad. The goal of the 15 Day International Challenge is to post for 15 days on the following travel topics about your times living or visiting abroad. I’m excited to finally […]
Let me start by saying that 2011 has been an AMAZING year in travel and here are just a few reasons why… Brought in the New Year on the beaches in beautiful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Launched Absolute Travel Addict Announced 1 of 10 winners of the Wyndham Women Local Nation Contest Traveled to […]
