For several months, I chose to take a back seat and remain in the shadows- instead working harder and quietly behind the scenes. I was preparing to do the one thing that had both terrified and endlessly driven me for the past few years. I was planning to take the leap and move back to Africa.
Read MoreBEST HOTEL EXPERIENCES: VILLAGE VACANCES
The cozy resort Village Vacances could very well be every nature lovers dream. Built on the strikingly beautiful island of Ile a Vache (Cow Island), the environmentally and socially conscious hotel was the perfect base for me while I explored one of Haiti’s most stunning remote satellite islands located off its southwest peninsula.
Read MorePORT SALUT
Ungovernable, devastating, heartbreaking, environmental disaster.
These are just a few of the words that turned up after I did a quick Google search on Haiti ahead of my trip several months ago. In search of positive travel stories highlighting what was once known as “The Pearl of the Caribbean”, I set out to see it for myself.
Read More#SPTURNSONE: A GARDEN SUPPER
Just like that, a year came and went. An idea evolved into a journey of storytelling, cultivating, and curating. A year spent navigating the winding roads of a terribly exciting and unfamiliar new world. No map in hand, no local guide, and no real destination. Who knew it would all pass so quickly?
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WINDHOEK GAME CAMP
While I was excited to be in Namibia, I was not particularly excited to be in Windhoek; not after hearing all the lackluster things people had to say about it. While I can agree that most of Namibia’s beauty exists outside of its particularly modern capital city, I was happy to discover gems like Windhoek Game Camp, which certainly had plenty for me to see and experience.
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