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Martinique, Relationships & Travel

When It’s Not Really Goodbye

10 April, 2018

“On y va!”, Tommy yelled, the boat starting with a roar. As I sat on this boat filled mostly with Martiniquais, I picked out a young couple sitting in the back. They were British. The woman had her hair cornrowed into a ponytail, a blue printed dress, and was scribbling notes in a maroon leather-bound…

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Caribbean, Relationships & Travel

5 Things To Do in St Lucia With Your Best Friend – Or When You’re Not On Your Honeymoon!

13 December, 2017

This island may be the world’s top honeymoon destination, but whether you’re travelling solo, with a friend, or even a partner… there are tons of non-romantic things to do in St Lucia!   You may have seen my Facebook post where I talked about my best friend coming to visit me in Martinique. Would you…

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Relationships & Travel

8 Practical Communication Tips for Travelling With Your SO

25 August, 2016

A lot of couples travel articles talk about the importance of good communication while travelling with your partner. But what does that mean and how do you execute it? In just a few days, my partner and I will be boarding flights to Jamaica for our quarterly long-distance relationship symposium. While we’ve equally spent a lot of…

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Relationships & Travel, Travel Tips & Advice

So You’ve Moved Abroad for Love – Now What?

15 December, 2015

The decision to move has been made. The flight has been taken. The honeymoon period of being in the same room with your boo has worn off. Then BAM! Reality kicks you in the ovaries. Some people call it culture shock; I call it the What Moment. It’s that moment when you realize the gravity of…

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Relationships & Travel

The Annoying Shit People Say When I Travel Without My Boyfriend

8 July, 2015

I don’t think I’ve ever cursed in the title of a blog post but this one has really gotten on my tits. When I was planning my trip to Morocco I told people I would be going for at least a month. If they knew I had a boyfriend or I mentioned it these two ideas…

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Relationships & Travel, Travel Tips & Advice

Thinking About Moving Abroad for Love? Read This First.

3 March, 2015

“So, what brings you to London?” I hate when people ask me that question. Being the awkward turtle that I am, I have developed a number of canned responses: The professional response: “I wanted to work in digital and there’s no better place to do that than London — at least where I could get…

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Martinique, Relationships & Travel, Travel Tips & Advice

Safe Sex in Martinique: 8 Practical Tips

15 January, 2015

I wrote in my Year in Search article that queries related to sex in Martinique is one of the most common search terms I get for people who find my blog. The post they land on isn’t about intercourse at all, it’s a narrative story about the moment when I realized how much I had…

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Walking along Esplanade Ben Gourion, Paris
Musings, Relationships & Travel

One Reason Travelling as a Couple Sucks

30 October, 2014

Dear, oh dear. I haven’t been publishing as regularly as I wanted to. I’m not mad, though. It’s because I’ve been swamped with freelance work! Just to show that I haven’t forgot about you, here’s a new post. It’s a topic I’ve been thinking about for awhile and I hope it gets you thinking too.…

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Relationships & Travel, United Kingdom Day Trip

Our Romantic Day Out in Brighton

10 September, 2014

A couple months ago, I told my partner that he “needs to be more romantic.” I believe I said, “Whisk me away.” I know, I’m a demanding broad. But I’m a firm believer that you need to continue ‘dating’ regardless of how long you’ve been together. And that means planning fun things to do together…

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Relationships & Travel

How to Piss Off Your Partner While Living Abroad Together

13 March, 2014

No matter how much you love each other, living with your partner can be pretty difficult. Add to that a foreign country and extenuating circumstances and it could be the beginning of the end. For my partner and I, it almost was. This post was originally going to be called “How to Survive Living with…

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Who am I?

alyssa james, freelance writer, content marketer, alyssa writes

I’m Alyssa — PhD Student and Freelance Writer based in New York City! I write about Travel and Social Justice. Words in MSN, Bustle, the Globe and Mail, Porthole Cruise Magazine, The Local, Matador Network, and more.

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Where I Was:

Aix-en-Provence | Thailand | Bali

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New York

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Colombia | Martinique | Japan

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