Every election season I always hear people say if their candidate loses, they’d leave the country. Most say they’ll escape to Canada, or some European country. Personally, I’d pick the Cayman Islands, since Romney’s money is already seeking refuge in that country. Well Jetblue is making every defector’s dream come true. “We’ve all heard it…
There are a few things that can ruin a flight: turbulence, someone constantly passing gas, and crying babies. Personally, I can deal with most flight issues, but crying babies on a long flight are just horrible. I’m not even saying this as a person that doesn’t like kids, because there are those people out there….
The smallest, shadiest cities morph into international hubs under the bright lights, foreign faces, and kinetic sound-energy of a music festival. Even then, you don’t necessarily want to be caught on the back roads of Serbia at 5 am on a Saturday… Novi Sad is actually Serbia’s second city. It’s tucked into the northern region…
Laz Alonso hosted a private launch party and press conference at the Studio Museum in Harlem to commemorate his new role as the travel ambassador of BlackAtlas.com, American Airlines’ self-proclaimed “passport to the black experience.” As ambassador, Alonso will travel around the world, chronicling his journey in videos featured on the BlackAtlas.com website. While a…
Here I am at day four of recovery since returning from my first international vacation adventure — and what an adventure it was! I spent a week in the Caribbean. That’s right, I said an entire week, which was also another first for me. #YOLO To think I’ve been working full time day in and…
“I’m a bull running rock star!” Those are the words I use to describe myself these days, but on July 11, 2012, the only words I could speak with certainty and sincere humbleness were, “Jesus keep us near the cross.” You see, before my rock star status kicked in, I was just one person in a…
Back in April, Oprah’s network OWN aired a special two-part episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter.” During the show, cameras followed as the media mogul traveled to India for the first time. The show covered massive ground — from India’s famed tourist sites to a local Mumbai slum where a family of five shared a tiny…
For those of us who grew up in the digital age, the world has gotten increasingly smaller. In seconds we can use Google Earth to check out locales around the globe, we can Skype with friends on the other side of the world, and many of us have traveled, often spending extensive time in other…
When I stepped off the plane and wandered into the worn-down baggage claim that desperately needed an update, I didn’t know what to expect. Thankfully, I was met by a cheerful customs agent and escorted to a desk to fill out my landing card. When I was done, the woman directed me to a small…
As the days get longer and the temp rises outside, supervisors seem to start giving you the side-eye in anticipation of you submitting leave request forms! Because we are now officially in the what? … “season o’ vacays.” Here is your opportunity to take some legitimate time to yourself and not have to come up with some…
