Some time ago I took a Buzzfeed quiz called How Many Famous Tourist Attractions Have You Seen. My score? A dismal 15/68. Ok, it’s not really that dismal, considering the list doesn’t include places that…
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Blog is Back!
After another much longer than expected hiatus, I’m back on the blog! Did you miss me? I’ll be honest, I tried to come up with every possible excuse why I wasn’t blogging. “I haven’t…
Greetings from London!
Greetings from a cold and rainy London! Happy New Year! Well after a longer than expected hiatus, I’m back on the blog just in time to wish you lots of love, laughter and all…
A Summer To Remember
I’m so excited to introduce to you the very first guest post on Adventures of an Island Girl. Say hello to Anika!Ā Anika and I have been friends since high school, and this year she…
Happy Birthday Momma!
Lorna Goodison wrote a beautiful poem about a mother (not sure if it is about her mother), and even though the circumstances are very different, every time I read it, I think of my own…
Island Living
I live on an island and it’s pretty awesome. Here’s what I’ve been up to recently. šĀ A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this photo of me taken atĀ Morne Fendue Plantation HouseĀ when I…
A Slice of Spice
“I felt like a tourist!” Last Tuesday, after weeks of promising, I finally went to seeĀ A Slice of SpiceĀ – dinner theatre at Spice Basket. Spice Basket is a performing arts and entertainment complex…
Hair Adventures: Embracing This Fro
I was born with a full head of hair. Hair that kept growing and growing. By the time I was 8 years old, I was certain that the reason why I was the…
DC Favourites
Since not every adventure got its own blog post, I decided to do a photo round-up of my two week adventure in DC. So here you go, some of my favourite Instagram and other photos…
In Search of Cherry Blossoms
Spring, a time when the air gets a little warmer and the layers of clothes start coming off. The heavy coats and boots get put away and out come the light jackets and fun colours….