Does the idea of packing light for Europe using just a carry on make you nervous? Are you worried you’ll be caught without all the essentials? Concerned that you’ll be in the same outfit in all your IG posts? I’ve been there. No worries. I did it and you can too! What Is In Here?? Confession… Read More Packing Light for a Vacay in Europe
There are few things better than a girls weekend getaway. Food, drinks and laughs with your girls; sunshine, day parties and warm summer evenings. KT, TK and I took a trip to Dallas to visit Janá and did our best to pack a summer’s worth of fun into a weekend. We even managed to rope… Read More 6 Things To Do on a Weekend in Dallas
So another one is in the books! With a reported half million people in attendance, this year was Essence Fest on steroids. With the extreme success of Girls Trip, thousands of women mobilized squads (many complete with matching t-shirts) and descended upon New Orleans. I would liken it to the Black Friday shopping experience- huge… Read More Essence Fest: Parties, Pop-Ups and Po’ Boys
Alright ladies, we’re less than a week out from Essence! Whether it’s your first trip, or your fifth- I’m sure the excitement is building. There are very few spaces in the world that are created specifically for and in celebration of black women, so Essence Festival is special. A pilgrimage of sorts for women of… Read More Essential Essence Festival Packing Tips
I started off the year with a pretty ambitious travel wish list for 2018. Halfway through the year, I’ve made it to two of the five places on my list (not bad!?!). With amazing trips to Mardi Gras and Costa Rica so far (as well as plenty of wine weekends and a trip to Vegas), 2018… Read More My Travel Bucket List
Having friends visit San Francisco always gives me a great excuse to play tourist. Ride a cable car. Visit the Golden Gate Bridge. Wander through the Ferry Building; go to Golden Gate Park. I generally take these things for granted- cause they’re right there, all the time. When Toya and Jovan came into town for… Read More Playing Tourist: One Day in San Francisco
I was trying to think of a way to describe my group of girls as hikers. Beginners didn’t sound quite right. We don’t hike often but we get out once in a while, when the weather is nice and we can all peel off the couch at the same time. By casual I mean to… Read More The 5 Best Bay Area Hikes for Casual Hikers
Nearly halfway through this year, I’m working on making a dent in my travel wish list for 2018. I made it to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and now I can check Costa Rica off the list too! At this time last week, I was wandering through shops in Jaco, headed for the pool (deep… Read More 10 Tips for Your First Trip to Costa Rica
As is the Memorial Weekend tradition for me and my girls, I am on vacation as I write this week’s post. Live and direct from Costa Rica! Currently sitting poolside in Jacó, I’m trying to shake off vacation brain long enough to share a little bit of our adventure thus far. Despite a forecast of… Read More Pura Vida – Costa Rica Spa Life
This week, I was lucky enough to catch a deal on Travel Zoo for the Sonoma Wine Passport. $29 for the year, good for two people, with more than 50 deals at any given time in Sonoma County. Two for one deals, complimentary tastings and discounts on bottle purchases, even buying it halfway through 2018,… Read More (Another) Afternoon of Sonoma Valley Wine Tasting