I often arrive and depart places in the dark. There’s a simple reason for this: flights are more affordable when they’re getting you in and out of cities at dawn or in the middle of the night. When we arrive in Tulum, after a 2-hour journey from the closest airport in Cancun, the sky has melted from pastel blue to inky black.
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Traveling Mexico I: San Miguel de Allende
In the quiet darkness of the morning, my friends and I wait outside for our Uber driver to reach us. We’re dangerously close to missing our bus, so I’m impatient as I watch the tiny black car on Tolu’s phone screen inch slowly toward us.
Summer Break: Toronto
As I continue to have a growing family of loved ones scattered across the world, I hope that travel remains a piece of the thread that pulls us together.
Summer Break: Miami
That night, I fall asleep next to my mom feeling light, buoyed by the promise of a beautiful summer: precious time spent at home with my loved ones, and creating lasting memories in Miami.
Summer Break: Disney World
Welcome to the Summer Break travel series: three travel stories featuring memorable moments from the destinations I’ve visited this summer. The first story highlights a trip to one of my favorite places in Florida: Disney World.
Malta & The Islands I
After 10 days in Barcelona and Paris, we board a 3-hr flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Malta’s capital city: Valletta.
T in Transit VIII: Paris
This was my first time in Paris, and already I fell in love. I know that it’s a city I will happily return to time and time again.
T in Transit VII: Venice
A photo story showcasing the city of Venice and the islands of Burano and Murano.
T in Transit V: Rome
Legend has it that throwing a coin into the Trevi fountain means you will return to Rome, but by the time I make it to the Trevi, I already know I’ll be back.
T in Transit IV: Cape Town
In September, one week before my 29th birthday, I fly from Ghana to South Africa–the 5th country I’ve visited in as many weeks. It’s my second visit to South Africa this year. The first one–a brief 3-day affair that barely allowed time to leave the airport hotel in Johannesburg–was in March. Work travel goes likeContinue reading “T in Transit IV: Cape Town”