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Must have travel Apps.
Almost every person has a smartphone and a mobile App they use every day. Many travelers use their phones no matter...
How to make your holiday stay feel more at home?
Most hotel rooms are standard, but you don’t have to see your holiday stay as a sterile place. Incorporating personal...
Do you really want Thailand to “out with the old, and in with the new?”
Walking around Thailand this year-end has left me a bit reflective. During my visit, I got to stay at two different...
Being a black traveler
It’s 2021, and it still amazes me to see the reactions of people I assume think I don’t belong in a particular space. ...
Covid Restrictions and Holiday Travel
Recently a friend traveled from Washington DC to Egypt. She discussed with me the harrowing experience of trying to...
Travel and the language barrier
It’s true that not being able to communicate can be frustrating and scary. However, it should never be an excuse for...
Fall travel
Fall is a great time to travel. Leaves are changing colors, and it can be an excellent time for a road trip. However,...
Theft on an airplane.
Most travelers never stop to think of having their items stolen on board an airplane. I recently took a women’s safety...
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Hi, I’m Donna
As a woman of color, I navigate the world of travel with a distinct lens.
I retired in 2013 after 23 years as an international flight attendant while living and raising two children in Singapore. I became an empty nester in 2018 when my son graduated college, and my daughter started college. I moved back to Singapore in 2018, but as it is with ex-pats, most of my ex-pat friends had transitioned.
As an empty nester, I didn’t have much in common with the new ex-pat mothers I met. However, whenever I met new people, just as always, conversations evolved around travel once they realized I was a former flight attendant. People often ask me questions and opinions about travel, so in 2020, I decided to blog about it.
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