Recently a friend traveled from Washington DC to Egypt. She discussed with me the harrowing experience of trying to...
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Is a group tour right for you?
Group tour or not? Depending on your travel personality, tour travel can be a pleasure or a pain. Enjoyable travel...
Women travel groups.
Women make up a significant amount of the travel space. They are also the ones who make most of the travel...
LGBT+ travel.
Happy Pride month! The LGBTQIA+ community makes up a large percentage of the travel population but can face singular...
Airline tickets.
I was an international flight attendant for 23 years. After learning this fact about me, many people assume that I...
Road trips.
Covid realities are still a concern for many. As many now contemplate travel, the option of a road trip can be an...
Being a Black ex-pat.
My lived experience is affected by being born in Barbados, a former international flight attendant, and living in...
How to thrive with group travel.
I wrote an earlier blog post about choosing your travel partners wisely. Travelers may not always be able to select...
How I packed for a weekend trip in a carry-on.
Packing well for travel is a skill that comes from practice. Recently I traveled on a weekend trip that included a...
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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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