Journaling not just the travel and ex-pat experiences, it's much much more!
Here is the brief from Erica V. "Create an image that represents being “ a face in the crowd.” Explore silhouettes, shadows, orientation, and other ways to mask your subject. As you hide the defining characteristics of your model, notice which traits continue to stand out. Without facial expression, can you tell how someone is …
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It came as a surprise to me when Wonderlust Queen nominated me for a Sunshine Blogger Award. Thank you Caterina. I love your African and Italian stories. I have read many bloggers' post about these awards and and I never thought I would qualify being a relatively new blogger with an even relatively small following …
Why do we love the sea? It is because it has the potent power to think the things we like to think ~ Robert Henri. How many times can you take a road trip on a 71 sq mile island before becoming bored? If you and when you reach that stage then you take that …
In the early 2000’s, Wynwood was much like any other industrial urban neighborhood that had fallen on hard times. It had its share of failed manufacturing businesses, abandoned warehouses and crime. Pedestrian activity was non existent. Enter Tony Goldman (December 6, 1943 to September 11, 2012). Tony was a real estate developer and art visionary. …
"Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance" Eckhart Tolle This past weekend I attended a Yoga and Healing Food Retreat in Little Cayman. Little Cayman more popular for diving rather than its pink sandy beaches, is a small island off Grand Cayman and is one of …
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In my last blog https://comewithg.blog/2018/01/01/havana-at-night/ I showed part of the glamorous side of Havana. Yes Cubans are known for their warmth and welcoming disposition but there are pitfalls of which a visitor should be aware. As a self proclaimed, travel blogger I have to be honest and also speak to the downsides of travel such …
Both for Havana’s beauty and decay, it’s very hard to restrain yourself from staring everywhere you look ~ Brin-Johnathan Butler, journalist Havana has always had a vibrant night life with unending salsa clubs (a lot of them quite shady though), street music 🎶, street dancing and performances not to mention drinking and dining. The dining …
As I reflect (I never like using the expression "look back"), 2017 was a very active travel year for me. I visited 6 new countries. I traveled near and I traveled far. I am happy to share or in some cases re-share these experiences with you. January: - JamaicaJamaica was a stopover on my way …
The concert which I attended last weekend was in direct contrast musically to the the one I attended the weekend before. The latter was a reggae concert in Jamaica headlined by the latest reggae sensation, Chronixx, and the former was a concert in the Cayman Islands, featuring the musical duo of Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his …
"Jamaican musician Chronixx has ignited a torch in people's hearts the world over and is confidently lighting the path for an entire generation of youths to rediscover roots and culture." Born Jamar Rolando McNaughton on October 10, 1992, Chronixx was musically nurtured from an early age by his father, dancehall artist Chronicle, and grew up …
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