There are a few things that make Thailand unique and my latest visit to Bangkok has reminded me of a few I’d like to...
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Singapore revisited.
I spent twenty-three years in the airline industry as a flight attendant. In many of those first years, I was often...
My release from Singapore SHN
I finally got released from my seven-day SHN. Because I was so prepared to stay in a hotel, but not knowing which...
Getting into Singapore
I highly encourage traveling, but I also strongly suggest that travelers do some research before traveling to any...
The long trip home to Singapore
I finally made it back to Singapore and my ex-pat life. I left Singapore for one of my routine trips back to the US. However, Covid and the many different guidelines set up by Singapore complicated my return. I hadn’t seen my husband or dog for over a year, and I finally made the long trip home.
What’s your travel footprint?
A travel footprint is an impact you make in your travels. As a flight attendant, I got to see the best of people and...
Five tips on planning a trip.
One of the questions I get asked a lot is, “where should I go?” Traveling is a very personal decision, and what I...
Travel souvenirs.
I’ve spent more than half of my life traveling. Through the years, I have amassed my share of travel souvenirs. My...
Traveling with younger children.
I was an international flight attendant before I had children, so I thought I had all the knowledge I needed to travel...
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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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