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Race and nationality when traveling.
Travel comes with some inequities in the travel and tourism industry for people of color. Often that impact is also...
There’s a reason for airline rules.
As a former flight attendant, I have seen many travelers take offense to a flight attendant’s request to follow an...
Travel but expect the unexpected.
When people think of travel, they often have thoughts of all the wonderful things they expect to happen. Suppose it's...
How to apply for a US passport?
Traveling expands your life more than anything else, whether domestically or internally. The US is a beautiful...
What do travelers not realize about checked luggage?
I recently read a recent article about someone finding their packed luggage filled with Christmas gifts, stolen, and...
Travelers Beware-Drug mules.
I recently wrote about theft on an airplane and got so many responses. Today I’d like to discuss another aspect of...
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...
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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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