Tag: Travel
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RWANDA FOR HIKERS AND BESTIES
1. Our dog, Jack 2. My best friend, Sarah 3. My niece, Nalah 4. My mom, Dorothy That’s the ranking of how well the people I surprised received my showing up without them knowing. Jack was all over me and wagging his tail and not giving me a moment of peace. Sarah’s mouth was hanging…
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My Eat, Pray, Love Solo Trip to Nepal
A few things crossed my mind when I was dangling on a rope over Kali Gandaki River in Kushma: Me at 8, and my sister daring to look me in the eye and tell me that her favorite color is pink, yet I had told her specifically that pink is my favorite color. Valentine, I…
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Seven Days, One Explorer: My Solo Trip to Jordan
I’m writing this trip’s blog on my flight back home because once bitten, twice shy people- we all know what happened with the Sri Lanka trip blog and I will not be making the same mistake again. Quick back story, I had wanted to take this trip to Jordan last year in December during the…
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Wanderlust in Sri Lanka: Reflections of a Solo Traveler
This blog is going up two weeks after the expected time; there goes my resolution to procrastinate less in 2024. Anywho, 2025 is right around the corner and we know what resolution will make a reappearance. Worry less though dear reader, I am an earnest journaler (if that’s even a word) and all the details…
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Why Georgia and Armenia should be the next country combo that you do
It took everything in me to draw myself out of the blissful state; you know when you’re on a plane or in a car and you look out and just blank out and start playing non-existent scenario in your head? That’s a me thing? Oh well. I’ll be here when you’re ready to admit that…
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How to Blend Friend Groups (Lessons from Arusha)
I can still see it- in Addis, running on the three hours of sleep I managed to snag on the flight, and wondering if I have enough activities to keep myself busy till I catch my flight six hours later. Then, I had the idea to take this trip with my mom and niece. This…
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Journey Through Southern Africa: Reflections on Adventure, Kindness, and Growth
Hello, my fellow travel enthusiasts! Since my first day of work, I knew I wanted to embark on a road trip across various countries. Initially, I had my sights set on Europe, but when my friend moved to Mozambique, the pieces fell into place. Although this was meant to be a solo adventure, I’m grateful…
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What seven days on the road will do to you
I finished my final exam for my Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree on 14th December 2022. I remember very clearly that it was a Wednesday. Four days later, on Saturday 17th December at about 5:55 am, I boarded Tahmeed from Nairobi to Dar-es-Salaam, and about one-fifth of my trip began. As is customary whenever I…
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Airport conversations
A conversation with Felistus on August 5th 2023 2128hrs The specificity of the time- that’s from this little trick I started where I add time stamps when I’m journaling because I journal up to five times a day. Shoot me; writing is a form of therapy for me. I don’t for the life of me know…
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Unexpected Friendships And Impromptu Travels
I’m seated at Addis on my layover, laptop about to die and my cable is not suited to the charging ports they have at the airport. If someone had told Felistus at the start of the year that she would be seated in Addis on her way from Ghana and Ivory Coast she would laugh…