Black family vacations are integral to the wellbeing of the Black family. As a kid, I used to take road trips from Philadelphia to South Carolina every summer with my grandparents and their youngest child, my aunt. “Going down south” was an annual tradition that we all looked forward to. My grandmother would fry chicken…
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How to Go on Vacation Even When Money Is Tight
This post is sponsored by Expedia.com. All thoughts and opinions are 100% our own! I can’t believe there was a time in my life when vacations weren’t a part of my lifestyle. Even though I had a high stress job that came with a fantastic PTO benefit, I’d stay at home instead of planning a…
Tips for Hot Air Balloon Rides
If you’re considering going on a hot air balloon ride, I have just one thing to say: do it. My husband took me up in the air for my 40th birthday, and it truly was a bucket list experience. I’m not typically the big party or girl’s trip to Vegas type of person, but I…
This is what it’s really like to travel alone with a baby
Want to know what’s it’s really like to travel alone with a baby? Have I got a story for you! I’m used to doing things on my own. I started my first job when I was 12 years old, put myself through college, and was a single mom for a few years. There isn’t a…
Our Oregon Vacation Experience as a Black Family
Whenever I travel nowadays, I’m so anxious. I beg my husband to follow all of the laws of driving to the tee, and I’m cautious of where we stop. This summer, we went to Redmond, Oregon on a road trip. As we got further north in California, we started seeing Confederate flags and Trump voter…