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July 4, 2018
Somehow I developed the bucket list goal of seeing the Gobi Desert at some point in my life. So I decided that while planning our 8 month adventure around the world I would add that to the itinerary. At first, I had the desire to travel on the Trans-Siberian railway to Mongolia from China and […]
June 29, 2018
My husband might disagree with me but Dubai is a magical city of illusion. An illusion, for me, that I’d rather skip next time. Let me explain why. After landing in Accra, Ghana, Christian and I started feeling restless. We had a full five days before our West Africa tour would start. We had already […]
June 15, 2018
Lucky You! Somehow you ended up in Accra, Ghana! Be it for a layover, a day, or a week. Accra is the city to visit and its a city that leaves an impression on you. Christian and I ended up in Accra 4 times. The first time was for a day and a half before […]
June 5, 2018
I woke up early. I was too excited to sleep any longer and I felt the heat of the sun on my face. I looked over at the empty bed across from me, and looked at Christian’s feet in the bed before me. This traditional Mongolian ger was huge and it’s vinyl floor, scratchy. But […]
February 27, 2018
Porto was a mistake. It was never suppose to happen but it did. After landing in Barcelona to meet with my friends from Turkey we got a call from one of my two friends. He had some health issues and could not make it. That meant that the whole post Barcelona to Madrid southern coast […]
February 19, 2018
The staleness of the Namibian desert air did nothing to quiet the beating of my heart. The cheetah approached me as I stood still on the desert grass. I could hear it’s soft purr and felt the static of it’s closeness. Everyone stood silent. The cheetah passed inches before me and continued toward it’s other […]
December 30, 2017
I felt like I have lived multiple lifetimes due to the richness of life I have been experiencing while traveling for the last 5 months. I have seen so many things and met so many people. The experiences I’ve been having have shaped me 30x quicker than years of the 9 to 7 daily grind. […]
December 28, 2017
If you are gluten free and going to Madrid, You need to read this to not sacrafice a moment with good food!
December 23, 2017
It started off just like any other fireworks show at la Mercè. Thousands of people huddled together on a large street, bumping arms, with street vendors walking around selling single beers. We watched in awe as in the distance fourth of July like fireworks lite up the sky and closed it’s distance to where we […]
December 8, 2017
For as long as I can remember, I have known about and dreamed about Namibia. My introduction to this strange and vast country came in the form of a National Geographic picture featuring the Deadvlei trees inside of Namibia’s Namib-Naukluft Park. Dead trees stood at attention under a clear blue sky littered with stars and […]
December 6, 2017
Paradise is defined by Webster’s dictionary as: a place or state of bliss, felicity, or delight. Paradise therefore is São Tomé and Principe. Nestled in the Gulf of Guinea and blessed by an equatorial climate, the islands of São Tomé and Principe offer year round warm waters, warm weather, lush green forests and colorful coral […]
November 17, 2017
Anyone who knows me knows I’m afraid of small planes, which I call “baby planes.” I am willing to take an extra stop on the way to my destination or drive 6 hours just to avoid flying in a plane that seats less than 80. So it’s unclear what had possessed me. Maybe it was […]
October 10, 2017
When I first got on the plane to go to Accra, Ghana in West Africa I promised myself a few things: I would not be like the other black Americans who come to West Africa, in a Dashiki, high-fiving everyone and saying “I’m home.” I will try not to feel weird about wanting to say […]
October 7, 2017
It’s coming full circle. 13 years later I end up back at the first destination that ignited my passion for travel. It is here that I married my young 16 year old heart to Picasso’s Guernica and vowed to return. It had embodied for me then and it embodies in my memory now – the […]
October 4, 2017
Andorra is an obscure little country centered between France and Spain. It speaks Catalan (the only country to do so – however, after October 1st, we will see) and it’s surrounded by the Pyrenees mountains. There’s less than 100,000 people who live there and they do not even have a University. There’s also no train […]
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