My last international trip before COVID-19 happened was to Cap-Haitien, Haiti to dance…a long time dream of mine. Thanks to Haitian-American singer, dancer and goddess Riva Nyri Precil and Le Getaway Adventure, I had the opportunity to visit one of my ancestral homelands and connect with it via spiritual folkloric dance.
In New Orleans’ historic Tremé neighborhood, a sea of “rainbow children” in purple wigs, sequins and sparkles saturated the streets. People of all ages, races, gender expressions and backgrounds followed the buoyant brass band horns and booty-shaking drumbeats of the second-line parade honoring the Purple One. We clapped, shouted and sang to the heavens.
There was no place I would rather have been to celebrate and mourn our collective beloved, Prince.
Hiking is a big part of Los Angeles and general California travel. Let us guide you to a hidden rainforest tucked away in a mountain.
Any seasoned traveler will tell you that the universe always lets you know when you shouldn’t do something. The problem is, we don’t always listen.
We’ve all been there — you’ve booked a beautiful place for a getaway and are pumped to arrive and hit the town. Then you get there and nothing goes to plan. What do you do to turn things around?
A mini guide to good eats (and drinks!) in Costa Rica’s Playas del Coco.
Sometimes you just need to get your chakras aligned and clear out some energy, right? Well if you’re in Southern California and can’t make it to Sedona, you can get some proper energy vortex action at the Integratron in the Yucca Valley. Visitors flock here to experience the hour long healing sound bath which the site accurately calls “kindergarten naptime for adults.”
Tulsa is a center of cultural travel and full of inspiration. The lessons of Black Wall Street and the locals who are reviving the spirit of Black enterpreneurship and excellence deserve our attention.
Every summer since I moved in Los Angeles, I go back to New York to visit family, friends and community.
Traveling with my gurls, I’m talking about my sisterfriends, is one of my greatest joys.
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