Portraits of Senegal
Pake, 19, Dakar, surfer/surf instructor My first full day in Dakar, my host had to work and I was left to wander around. We had lunch across the street from a surf shop so I wandered over. I noticed Pake…
A Pitstop in Lisbon
Usually when I travel I make sure that I have very short connections between flights. Though I fly a lot, I despise being in airports. While casually chatting with a Brazilian and Portuguese friend about my five hour layover between…
The Canonization of Two Popes
Being raised Catholic and born in the 1980s, Pope John Paul II was at the helm of the church for the majority of my life and was beatified two weeks after I first moved to Rome. This past Sunday he…
#30daysof30
In honor of my fastly approaching 30th birthday, I wanted to do a celebration like no other and I also wanted to celebrate with as many friends as possible and thus was born #30daysof30. Starting April 30th I will travel…
Road Trip: Matera and Almalfi Coast
With one week to go before our long Easter break and no set plans, I had resigned to staying in Rome and battling the madness of Easter tourist crowds. Luckily a friend suggested renting a car and driving to Matera,…
Make Time to Travel
As a nomad without a home or clear career path, existential crises abound. The constant chasing after, running from and just plain random living leaves this one questioning what am I doing, why am I doing it and what is…
How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
I have been quiet for a few weeks largely because I have been in my own little world contemplating life. I am slowly but surely coming up for air and I am thus announcing another contest. The last contest did…
Bookmark this website: Travelnoire
A few months ago I discovered @travelnoire on Instagram and I was instantly hooked by the wonderfully curated images of black people traveling the globe and posting their pictures on Instagram. One day out of curiosity I went to the…
Being black can be exhuausting
Note: This post was an early morning facebook status and after much feedback I decided to turn it into a blog post to reach a wider audience. When i first saw the Pharrell's album cover on Instagram I immediately noticed…
Portraits of London
I had the pleasure of spending a long weekend in London last week. I was able to catch up with friends that I had not seen in a while and I even split a bottle of wine with my favorite…