A good friend of mine is studying to be a lawyer. I said to her yesterday that I was surprised she’s going in such a ‘corporate’ direction — not because she shouldn’t be, but because her side projects are strongly oriented towards social justice in the Black and Indigenous communities. I just assumed her decision…
Travelling While Black is a Radical Act
11+ Clichés About the Caribbean I’m Sick of Reading
“To me the Caribbean was a bag of clichés of rasta locked, ganja smoking, reggae listening chillers who live on palm filled islands surrounded by clear blue water whilst swigging rum. I had no idea how right I was.” — Caribbean Paradise: Cuba Libres, coconuts and confirming clichés on Little Corn I cringe almost every…
The 8 Best Things I Ate in Jamaica
While I was in Jamaica I ate all the food. Seriously, just ask my jeans. Not a day went by where my partner and I didn’t have brief tummy rumblings from some oily or spicy dish we consumed. (Jamaica, I love you but can we please start eating more veggies? Kthanxbai). But did that…
8 Practical Communication Tips for Travelling With Your SO
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…
How to Spend Six Weeks in Morocco: A Solo Female Travel Experience
Last year I spent a total of two months travelling in Morocco, most of which I spent solo. While planning my first six-week trip, I read a lot of articles and blog posts written by women who had travelled Morocco solo. If you’ve done even a bit of research on the topic, you can imagine…
How to Work in France: Get a Working Holiday Visa
So You Want to Work in France? If you want to work in France and you’re between the ages of 18 and 35, you’re in luck! The France working holiday visa is easy as pie to get. Why should you listen to me? Well, it appears that I have come to be known as the ‘youth…
Night at the Museum: 5 Paris Museums to Visit Besides the Louvre
Every spring, Parisian museums open their doors for free for the annual Nuit des Musées. While some people use it as an opportunity to explore popular spots like the Louvre or the Centre Pompidou, why not take the opportunity to visit somewhere new? Perhaps you’ll discover something unexpected; at the very least, you’ll escape the…
A Day Trip to Ouarzazate and Ait Benhaddou
“This is the most famous viewpoint in all of Morocco,” said Omar, our Marrakshi guide for the day. “It is called Tizi n’Tichka pass and what you are looking at are the Atlas Mountains.” It had taken nearly two hours of driving along some of the scariest and most nausea-inducing roads in Morocco to get…
Hipmunk Hotels: Southern Hospitality in Memphis, Grapevine, and Panama City
A visit to the South of the United States offers a bit of everything from rich culture to local music. The mountains, parks, and beaches provide enough to keep your eyes and feet busy during a trip to the South. For those who like to let loose in the evenings, you will love the nightlife.…
How the Heck Do You Make Friends in London?
Yes, the ever-elusive ‘how to make friends in London’ situation. It’s funny when you think about it: it’s one of the few things we actually get worse at as we get older. Since university I’ve watched my circle of friends dwindle1 with no signs of it abating. So, when I started writing this post, my first thought…