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5 Countries to Visit Where the Dollar is Strong
During the past year we have seen the dollar become much stronger against other currencies. While for some this means a bump in the value of varied investments, for me it means that traveling to some amazing destinations is now…
Tags: Brazil, Colombia, England, Europe, Mexico, travel tips, United Kingdom
April 6, 2016
Celebrating Global Blackness, Thanks Beyonce!
Unless you were under a rock on Saturday you were fortunate to have viewed Beyonce’s newest video Formation which celebrates all things black including her love for hot sauce and a simple request to “stop shooting us.” As if dropping this…
Tags: Beyonce, Jet Black, photography
February 8, 2016
A Thai Cooking Class
Prior to my trip to Thailand I think my tastebuds were more excited than me at the possibility of tasting some of the world’s best street food. Though it is Bangkok that is generally heralded as one of the best…
Tags: Chiang Mai, Cooking, Food, Thailand
January 28, 2016
5 Luxury Vacations for Your Powerball Winnings
Tonight is the big drawing to determine if you will take home the record breaking Powerball winnings. At more than $1.3 billion I am sure that millions of us have been dreaming about what we would do with our millions.…
Tags: Etihad, luxury, Powerball, Seychelles, St Barth's
January 13, 2016
10 Off the Beaten Path Places to Visit in 2016
With global tourism on the rise, the usual suspects are seeing a bump in their numbers, including London, Bangkok, Paris, Dubai, Istanbul, New York, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Hong Kong – which represent the top ten cities on MasterCard’s…
Tags: Destinations, Finland, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Laos, Lists, Reviews, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah
January 10, 2016
2015: A Year of Wanderlust
5 Continents – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America 19 Countries – Anguilla, Cambodia, England, Ethiopia, Finland, Haiti, Italy, Kenya, Laos, The Netherlands, Rwanda, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam 10 US States –…
Tags: California, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Laos, Rwanda, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Utah, Washington DC, Year End Review
December 31, 2015
Gifts for the Traveler in the Family
Christmas is rapidly approaching and as a 31-year-old nomad I can say there are very few things that I am interested in receiving as a gift at this point in life. Because travel is such a big part of my…
Tags: Christmas, Holiday Guide
December 14, 2015
Visit Cartagena NOW!
Back in 2009, a friend gave me an option of visiting Colombia or Honduras for his birthday. The obvious choice to me was Honduras and this was because of Colombia’s violent image and my 24 year old naiveté. Fast forward…
Tags: Cartagena, Colombia, South America
December 12, 2015
Countries To Move To If Trump Becomes President
For the last few months we have been subjected to the spectacle that is Trump running as an actual candidate for the presidency of the United States of America. And to all of our surprises, since July he has been…
Tags: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Iceland, Musings, Netherlands, Rwanda, Thailand, The Netherlands, Trump
December 9, 2015
72 Hours in Finland
A series of unfortunate events happened during my journey to Finland which included going through security three times for one flight, due to no one else’s fault but my own, the carrying of a tripod to capture the northern lights which…
Tags: Finland, Helsinki, Lapland, Ranua
December 7, 2015
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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