A Muay Thai Experience
Prior to arrival in Chiang Mai, my friend from grad school, Prat, told me to make a list of everything that I wanted to do in the city. As much as I travel I actually never do this, and to…
Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque
I recently returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates. While in the country I visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai. I was partial to Abu Dhabi, the nation's capital, and more importantly the amazing architectural feat that is the…
Surviving America: Music As Therapy
“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” In the 1960s the great American writer and activist James Baldwin wrote these words, words that have been…
Portraits of Copenhagen
A cold country full of warm people, Denmark was one of the friendliest countries that I have ever been to. I am sure that this is some how tied to the fact that it is the happiest country in the…
Ramblings on Ferguson
Today marks the beginning of my fourth month officially living in the United States, following a 6.5 year hiatus during which I called Kusatsu, Japan, London, England, Dassa-Zoume, Benin, and Rome, Italy home. After my initial move abroad in 2008,…
The Canonization of Two Popes
Being raised Catholic and born in the 1980s, Pope John Paul II was at the helm of the church for the majority of my life and was beatified two weeks after I first moved to Rome. This past Sunday he…
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…