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Packing with Jessica – Skincare and Toiletries
This blog post includes affiliate links. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Over the past few years skincare has become incredibly important to me. When I travel I like to make sure…
Tags: guide, Packing, skincare
July 12, 2021
2020 Luxury Gift Guide by Jessica Nabongo
diptyque scented candles One of my favorite scented candles, the diptyque Baies and Roses are a classic, yet unexpected pairing that not only complement each other but simultaneously create a third scent. Diptyque candles make for a unique gift for…
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November 20, 2020
Cancelling and Postponing Travel Plans Due to COVID-19
If you are anything like me you had a ton of travel plans for March, April and even in May that have to be either cancelled or postponed because of COVID-19. As a frequent traveler this is probably my biggest nightmare, but we all have to do our part to slow the spread of this global pandemic. Below I will share a bit about my experiences of cancelling and postponing plans during this unprecedented time and then I’m going to offer a few tips on how you can cancel and postpone your plans for upcoming travel!
Tags: cancelling flights, cancelling hotels, coronavirus, covid-19
March 25, 2020
Top Ten African Countries For Novice Travellers
One of my many goals in 2020 is to encourage people to travel to the African continent. There are 54 countries, choose one! Of the world’s seven continents Africa is by far my favorite. I don’t think I’m biased, as…
February 17, 2020
The Plight of the Pangolin
Last week while traveling in Gabon, we sat down for lunch. I ordered veggies and rice and Sal ordered chicken. Once our dishes were served another dish was brought to the table. Neither of us knew what it was, but…
June 10, 2019
Google Pixel 3 – Empowering the Journey
When I landed in Bujumbura, Burundi, I headed straight to the market to buy fabric. This post is sponsored by Google and all images were shot on the Google Pixel 3XL About a month ago, I joined #teampixel and…
Tags: away, flight001, Luggage, Travel
January 13, 2019
The Ultimate Travel Holiday Gift Guide
As you can imagine, with all the traveling that I do, I have some staples that I do not leave home without and I am sharing these with you today! I hope you love them. Be sure to tell me…
Tags: away, flight001, Luggage, Travel
December 11, 2018
My Journey to Every Country in the World
There are two groups of people in the travel space, those who count countries and those who do not. I am in the former group. And I recently completed a journey to visit every country in the world, so I…
March 28, 2018
My 10 Favorite “Shithole Countries”
If you have not heard by now, the president of the United States of America, while in a meeting discussing a bipartisan immigration deal inside of the White House, made the following remarks, “Why do we want all these people…
Tags: Africa, East Africa, Haiti, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
January 25, 2018
My Life is Not a Vacation, It Just Looks Like It
A few weeks ago, I asked my sister to do something for me. It was a favor that I had previously requested, but now was urgently demanding. She is a single mother with two very rambunctious young boys that are…
May 25, 2017
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How to Spend Your Tax Refund on Travel
Originally posted on Blavity.com It’s that time of year again — tax season. The U.S. government graciously gave us an extra weekend to toil over those receipts, W2s, and 1099s this year as you have until April 18th, refund checks
Mission Expat: How to Launch Your Global Career
Originally posted on Travelnoire.com We had an incredible Google+ Hangout. Blessing’s five-year-old daughter stole the show when she told us about some of her favorite travel destinations. If you missed it, don’t forget to download the full transcript here and click the play button above to get
48 Hours in Kuala Lumpur
During my near three week stint in Bali, I figured I should hop over to another country to make the most of my 24 hours of travel EACH WAY. Cheap flights continue to guide my travels, which led me to
Inside the New National African American Museum
On Wednesday, I had the distinct pleasure of taking part of media day at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, a museum that was 101 years in the making. The concept can be traced back to
How To Travel More – Major Keys!
Today the long anticipated and much hyped DJ Khaled album, Major Key dropped. As I type this article, I am listening to the album and it is LIT! If you follow Dj Khaled on snapchat you’ve learned a thing or two
Five Things to Do in Cuba
This week’s announcement of American Airlines flights from the US to Cuba, all ports EXCEPT Havana, has the internet abuzz and the preverbal credit card swiping across the country. For many Americans, Cuba is unchartered territory being that the US government forbade