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Him
As much as I have tried to get him out of my mind I can’t. This man, who is fairly new to my world but took it by storm, has been a constant presence in recent thoughts. Not sure why,…
Tags: Musings
May 3, 2009
Will you marry me?
So on our dusty local bus ride from Raki Raki back to Nausori, we met an Indo-Fijian man by the name of Ashraf Khan, his friends call him Rafz. He was kinda cute and talked to us for most of…
UNPLUG
So Keondra and I went away this weekend to a resort near RakiRaki village, which is about three and a half hours away from where she lives. The resort was called Wananavu and was a very nice and quite isolated.…
Calling Card
Because I travel so much, hence the blog and the title, I leave my calling cards everywhere I go all over the world. I would love to start getting comments from people who find my card in random places.
Tags: Calling Card, Musings
April 29, 2009
A Fijian Beach
On Tuesday, I spent my first full day on a Fijian beach. We traveled from Nausori town to Pacific Harbor and we relaxed at the Uprising Beach Resort. The food was amazing and the sunshine and warm waters were even…
Tags: Fiji, Pacific Habor
Swine Flu and Sensationalism
I talked to my mother on Monday, and one of the first things out of her mouth is “Be careful, the swine flu is going around. You and Keondra make sure you wash your hands.” We were dying laughing because…
Tags: Fiji, Sensationalism, Swine Flu
Things that make you go hmmmmmm
So yesterday we went to the “mall” in Suva, which is Fiji’s capital city and we both needed to go to the bathroom and that it would cost us 20 cents each. As Keondra searched for her 20 cents I…
Paradise is that you?
Sunday morning, after very little sleep, I headed to the airport to catch a flight to Nadi, Fiji. The flight was three hours and 20 minutes and as we descended into Nadi International Airport, I was pretty sure that I…
Tags: Fiji, Nadi, View from the plane
April 28, 2009
UGG Australia
I just couldn’t help myself. It would have been a crime against all things fashion had I not picked up a pair of UGGs while I was in Australia. I copped a chocolate pair of UGG’s from the airport and…
Tags: Australia, Travel Treasures, UGGs
April 27, 2009
4 Reasons My Life Kinda Sucks (or why I’m stupid and irresponsible)
4. I left my favorite Japanese watch at a Honduran hostel. 3. I left my 16gb iPod Nano on a flight from LA to Brisbane, Australia. 2. I left my favorite, very expensive, very irreplaceable Gucci aviators at a resort…
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what is it about this skin?
So many times when people ask me why I would prefer to stay abroad as opposed to living in the states, I cite race as a factor. I recognize that I have had a privileged upbringing, as compared to many
Kony 2012
After seeing millions of retweets and shares and references to Uganda, I finally decided to take the time to watch the Kony 2012 video and read some related articles in able to form an educated opinion. Several people have asked
35 and counting…
A few weeks ago a friend and I were chatting about travel and wondering who we know that has been to the most countries. She tossed a name into the debate and we discovered that he had been to less
Miami: The Celebration
After loads of deliberation, six days before I was meant to travel I decided to head to MIA from FCO for a weekend! A total of 27 hours travel and three and a half days on the ground, I must
#HouseofRatchet
Today I am embarking on a very long journey in celebration of my dearest friend, Elton’s 30th birthday. A total of 15 hours of travel from take off in FCO to landing in MIA. Long but worth it. Check out
Willkommen in Berlin!!
Last September, as a last hoorah before my dear friend Katie moved back to Montreal, we headed to Berlin to visit a friend and see this wonderful European city that we had heard so much about. This was my first