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Pre-Travel Diaries: Costa Rica, here I come!

Pre-Travel Diaries: Costa Rica, here I come!

By the time you are reading this, it would have been my third day in the beautiful country of Costa Rica. Costa Rica has always been on my travel list. It looked like the perfect blend of adventure and zen and I just had to go, I had to.

Traveling the World in a Hijab: What it’s Really Like

Traveling the World in a Hijab: What it’s Really Like

I have always been intrigued by the stories of others, including those who travel in a way that inspires others to do so. Like, this Nigerian girl who travels despite the visa challenges, this mother who carries her baby along with her while traveling or this brave young man who travels the world in a…

How I Avoided a Burnout: Lessons from Atlantic City, New Jersey

How I Avoided a Burnout: Lessons from Atlantic City, New Jersey

Beneath the girl who loves to travel, get adventurous and try new things, is the one who is a total workaholic. I take pride in getting things done and sometimes, there’s only so much I can take on my plate until it gets pretty overwhelming. Very recently, I got to that point and I knew…

A Slice of Paradise: Happy Endings in Varadero, Cuba

A Slice of Paradise: Happy Endings in Varadero, Cuba

So, the time had come. It was our last full day in Cuba and I was feeling different emotions, mostly bitter-sweet. Bitter because I was leaving a country I had absolutely fallen in love with, sweet because I had added yet another awesome travel experience to my life collection. But like everything that has a…

How To Have The Best Travel Experience, Ever!

How To Have The Best Travel Experience, Ever!

Ever notice how Jane and Judith go off to Mexico and Jane seems to enjoy it and wouldn’t stop raving about it while Judith just cannot understand what the hype is all about? Two people, same destination but two different reactions. I believe there is an art to traveling and traveling well and will be sharing…

Once Upon A Time: The African Girl in Havana, Cuba

Once Upon A Time: The African Girl in Havana, Cuba

Once upon a time, two African girls walked the streets of Old Havana, rode a vintage car across the El Malecon, explored the monuments of Plaza De La Revolucion, danced salsa all night in Miramar and ate pineapples off a street fruit cart. Needless to say, life was perfect.