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Village Life
Whenever I visit Uganda, I inevitably end up in “the village” as this is where my mother is from. She is from a small village outside of Masaka. The first two times (ages 7 and 10) that I came to…
May 13, 2013
Five things that struck me upon arrival in Uganda
1. Entebbe is really far from Detroit. I travel, A LOT! Having not been to Uganda for eight years, I forgot how long the distance between DTW and EBB is. No, it isn’t as far as Australia, but it is…
Tags: Uganda
May 12, 2013
On going home…and ramblings on identity
For those of us that are born to foreign parents in any country the question of identity and home may often have an illusive answer. I have previously written about this and know this duality well. Born in the US,…
May 10, 2013
Starhotels Michelangelo Florence – Beware
I rarely stay in hotels when I travel, but when I do I use Hotwire (though Air BNB has become a solid contender), which I wrote about back in 2009. Up until late last year when my sister and her…
Tags: Firenze, Florence, Hotels, Hotwire, Italy
May 3, 2013
What is all this stuff? On minimalism.
If you follow me on Instagram you know that I have been purging the last few months. I have made up my mind and I do not want to own a lot of stuff anymore. I HAVE ENOUGH STUFF. I…
Tags: minimalism, Musings, purging
May 2, 2013
Eating Detroit: Vegetarian Restaurants
I have been pescatarian (no meat, but seafood) for nearly a month now. I started doing it as part of a 30 day challenge that I put myself on. I have always wanted to try being a vegetarian but I…
Tags: Detroit, Michigan, Restaurants, Vegetarian
May 1, 2013
Eating Detroit: Rodin. A Taste of France?
Thursday night my childhood friend and I made plans to go to dinner. Oddly enough we both suggested Rodin, a new French inspired restaurant next to the DIA. I spoke about the restaurant earlier in the day with Suai, who…
Tags: Detroit, Eating, Food, Michigan, Restaurants
April 20, 2013
Spa Mariana – Birmingham, Michigan
It is that time of year again, Spa Week (April 15th – 21st). I am not sure how often Spa Week actually occurs, but this is my second time taking advantage of it. Spa Week is when spas across the…
Tags: Birmingham, Detroit, Michigan, spa
April 19, 2013
Eating NYC: Wafels and Dinges
Following several hours at Agave on a Saturday afternoon in NYC we were hungry again. A mission for ice cream ended at the Wafels and Dinges food truck. I proclaimed that I didn’t want a waffle, but my friends forced…
Tags: Food Truck, New York, NYC, Sweets
March 29, 2013
Eating NYC: Agave
Late on a Saturday afternoon, my friend Lana and I were searching for brunch which we found out doesn’t really exist in Chelsea after 3:30ish. In search of an afternoon drink and food, I consulted my Happy Hour app since…
Tags: Drinks, New York, NYC, Restaurants
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The Love Life of a Nomad
As I sit here on the eve of Valentine’s Day, another Valentine’s Day spent alone, save for some Prosecco and a Martin marathon, I figure it was as good a time as any to write this post. A few weeks
Another Giveaway, Another Winner?
Last week I announced a new giveaway. In order to win you had to guess where I was going on my next adventure. After complaints that the world is too big for people to guess, I added three clues. I
A Saturday in Rome
Since this was the second weekend that I was back in Rome and I spent the entire first weekend sleeping in an attempt to overcome jetlag, I promised myself that I would maximize my time outdoors. Since a few friends
Another Catch Me If You Can Giveaway
It is time for another contest. I recently purchased a flight for my next trip and the person who can guess where I am going will win a coffee table book of photography from one of my favorite photographers. Rules:
TWB: Traveling While Black
DWB (Driving While Black) is a term that most [black] people living in America are familiar with. I have experienced DWB on a number of occasions, on one even being mistaken as a black man driving a Mercedes Benz truck
So you want to live abroad….
During my first 24 hours in Japan For those people in my life that I have known for years, I am the friend that lives abroad and is constantly traveling the world. In fact I often get emails asking me