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Hanging Out in Atlanta
This is the third time that I have visited Atlanta and as before, I completely love the city. Parts of it remind me of Detroit and I just like the energy and look of this city. Wednesday evening the girls…
Tags: Atlanta, Georgia, Halo Lounge, MJQ
June 23, 2013
Eating Atlanta: Noche-Highlands
After a mere four days on the ground following my five week Ugandan/Ethiopian adventures, I found myself back inside of DTW’s McNamara terminal, with my jet lag in tow, heading to Atlanta. Though my original flight was delayed, it caused…
Tags: Atlanta, Georgia, Noche, USA
June 21, 2013
Addis Ababa, I love you!
I have always heard great things about Addis Ababa. In the early 90s I stopped in the airport on a flight to Uganda, but that is the only flirtation I had with this nation. Last year I was meant to…
Tags: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
June 19, 2013
Fly Ethiopian Airlines!!
After spending one month in Uganda I took a short trip to Addis Ababa since I was in the region. I have a friend from grad school that works there and I have heard great things so I figured it…
Tags: Addis Ababa, Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines
June 11, 2013
A Quick Trip to Gulu
When I planned my trip to Uganda, I knew that it would be an opportunity to see one of my closest friends from grad school and more importantly, it would be a chance to see northern Uganda. While, in general I am a…
Tags: Africa, East Africa, Gulu, Uganda
May 27, 2013
Mirembe Resort Beach
Uganda was named the Pearl of Africa by Sir Winston Churchill. A country full of beautiful landscapes, one of the world’s largest lakes and the source of the Nile, gorillas and safaris aren’t the only things for tourists to see.…
Tags: Lake Victoria, Ssese Islands, Uganda
May 24, 2013
i am a wanderer. i am a thinker. i am a photographer. this is the intersection.
Since 2005 I have been taking pictures throughout my travels. Since then I suppose I could say I became a photographer. I never consistently shared my photography on a wide scale, but I am finally doing it. As I am…
Tags: Musings, photography, tumblr
“How is life?”
On Friday afternoon I opted out of joining the rest of the group on a walk along Lake Victoria and a nature trail. I spent my time laying on the beach and allowing the sun to toast my skin. I…
Tags: Uganda
May 22, 2013
Offically one year to 30!!
15 minutes ago on the 15th of May in the East African Time zone I began my 29th year of life. Oddly enough I have not been very conscious of the fact that it is my birthday. This is strange…
May 15, 2013
Fighting with bats: Adventures in late night bathroom use
When one is sleeping in the village, the thing you dread most is waking up in the middle of the night and having to use the bathroom. The reason this is despised is because it means going outside to the…
Tags: Uganda
May 14, 2013
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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
Memory Monday: Made in America – Philly
I’m starting a new series on this blog called “Memory Monday”. Because I have been quite the inconsistent blogger over the years, there are plenty of trips that I have taken that I never blogged about, so this is my
The Science of Packing
A scene from a middle of the night packing nightmare when I was moving back to Rome. The wine helped. 🙂 I love to travel. I HATE HATE HATE HATE packing. I like to imagine that when I am finally