Brown Estate Tasting Room, located in downtown Napa, is a branch of the black-owned vineyard and winery of the same name. The vineyard itself was established in 1980 with a wine-making component following in 1996. It is a brand that has been growing steadily in popularity in recent years through word of mouth and social …
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For those of you who have already booked an interview for Global Entry but are going an international trip before said interview, consider utilizing the Enrollment on Arrival Program. I committed a cardinal sin of the international travel lifestyle — I let my Global Entry membership lapse during the pandemic.
I love to travel, especially internationally, but depending on where you’re going getting there can be a slog. Sharing bathrooms, trying to keep a reasonably tidy space, resting, and entertaining yourself can get tedious and downright disgusting without proper preparation. Here are a few things you need to make the long-haul flight experience more manageable.
Salamander Resort — If you’re a fan of this blog, you understand that I am someone who enjoys fine living, food and general luxury experiences, and the sprawling resort, owned by noted African-American billionaire, Sheila Johnson, was a luxurious escape in the exact measure I enjoy.
Lanzarote sits west of Morocco and is part of a Spanish archipelago interestingly titled The Canary Islands. Craggy and desolate from the volcanoes that formed it, there are pockets of civilization and quite a few resorts dotting the landscape.
A 3-hour flight south from Kuala Lumpur found us in one of the more popular destinations in the world at the moment: Bali, Indonesia. You can’t visit many travel blogs or Instagram profiles these days without seeing pictures of the island; whether it is a flower petal bath, the swings, the aesthetically pleasing yet ultimately …
A few months ago, I wrote about my trip to Cartagena de Indias immediately after I returned to the US. Now that I’ve had ample time to reflect on that excursion, I’d like to suggest a few general things to do while visiting the gorgeous coastal city: VISIT LA CIUDAD AMURALLADA Putting it plainly, The Walled City is …
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Where do I even begin when talking about a place like Cartagena, Colombia? ARRIVING IN THAT CARTAGENA HEAT I arrived at Rafael Núñez International Airport at around 1 PM CST after a chilly morning trying to get to LaGuardia on time for my 6 AM Delta flight (thank goodness for Global Entry with the Pre-check benefit). As I walked off …
