Sojournies

11/12/2025

Where to eat on a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷 

📍 Zungu Afro-Brazilian Food Tour by with , .erestaurante &

📍 Yayá Comidaria Pop Brasileira

📍 OCYÁ Ilha .rio

📍 Território Aprazível

If someone can go and send me a plate that would be great 🥲 - which places would you choose?

09/12/2025

Steal my itinerary for a week galavanting in Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷

✈️ Fly into the GIG airport on and to your hotel (rideshares are easy to get)

🏠 Hotels: Grand Rio de Janeiro for more quiet luxury beach vibes further away, Arena Leme Hotel to stay in the mix. Ipanema and Copacabana are the most popular areas for tourists - just stay somewhere in the South Zone

✨ Activities: Little Africa & .rio, helicopter ride with , Sugarloaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer, for a Black-owned food tour, photoshoot on the beach, and Selarón steps

👗Shopping: Feira de Hippie & Gloria Markets are on Sundays and Feira do Lavradio Market is on Saturdays. There’s multiple Farm Rio locations!

✅ Also don’t forget that visa! Apply when you book that flight. It was $80 and lasts for ten years - so you have an excuse to come back hehe

Which activity would you love to do on a trip to Rio?

08/12/2025

Here’s what two weeks in Brazil looks like 🇧🇷

New Rio de Janeiro vlog is up and here are my 5 best tips to know before you go 👇🏾

✈️ If you’re a U.S citizen you need a visa (it’s $80)
🇧🇷 Learn some key Portuguese phrases
🚗 You can navigate with (easy to get around)
💳 Cards are widely accepted (I didn’t use any cash)
🍹 Passionfruit caipirinhas should be your drink of choice

Clips are from Rio, Salvador & São Paulo - and I fear you must visit all three! I spent almost a week in Rio and 4 days in Salvador and São Paulo each 🤭

And if you think I was struggling to breath in that helicopter you would be correct 😭 (it’s so worth it tho s/o to for keeping me safe 🫶🏾)

03/12/2025

My top 3 choices for most underrated routes for U.S-based train travelers 🚂

Note that these routes travel through multiple states and cities so you might not need to start where I traveled from the experience them! Check the website.

Which one would you like to ride?

01/12/2025

Did someone say let's go on a wine and cheese experience on the Sam Shortline Excursion Train? 👀

Let's talk about train traveling in Georgia! 🌻 Open for more info y’all! Did you know there was a wine and cheese train in Southwest Georgia? Well nestled i...

26/11/2025

| What bucket list places do you want to visit in 2026? 🇰🇪 🇻🇳 🇨🇭

I won my first trip with Intrepid Travel back in 2023 before I became a full-time travel creator and I have loved their trips ever since! Kenya, Vietnam & Switzerland were highhhh on my bucket list and now they are memories in my junk journal 🥰

And now Intrepid is having their biggest sale of the year for Black Friday on over 200 group trips until December 4th! Click the link in my bio or their bio for details. Here’s what’s catching my eye for 2026 train trips:

🚂 Kenya by Rail: Trains, Safaris & Beaches

🇩🇰 Taste of Scandinavia: Sweden & Denmark

🇪🇸 Best of Spain (I lived here from 2016-2017 but a train trip back would be so cool)

Finally get that group trip out the group chat in 2026!

25/11/2025

So you want to skip the flight and ride the train in the U.S? 🚂 👀

Here are six things I think you should know about US train travel on as someone who has taken the majority of their routes!

And I’m currently planning for 2026 to check off a few I’ve been wanting to do 🤭

10/11/2025

| Steal my itinerary to Southwest Georgia full of Black history, delicious food and a wine and cheese train 🍑 🚂 🦐

[save for a short weekend trip to Georgia]

✈️ Fly into Atlanta Airport and rent a car with to explore the southwest part of the state

🚌 Albany stops: Albany Civil Rights Institute () and Ray Charles Plaza

🏨 Check into the Courtyard Downtown Thomasville ( property)

🍤 Thomasville stops: Taste of Thomasville Food Tour () and Jack Hadley Black History Museum ()

🚂 SAM Shortline Wine and cheese train () with wine and cheese

🏨 Check into The Windsor () and eat dinner at The Spot ()

🚗 Stop in Plains for ice cream on the ride back to the airport!

Visit for more history, food and train inspiration at exploregeorgia.org ✨

06/11/2025

| Did you know there was a wine and cheese train in Georgia? 🍷 🚂

[save and share for your next trip to Georgia]

This is the SAM Shortline Excursion Train! Here’s what you need to know before you go.

🚂 It’s $92 per person with rides starting at 1pm or 3:30pm (I recommend checking in at least 15 minutes beforehand)

🚂 The entire ride is 1.5 hours, starting in Cordele, so you’re not sitting for too long

🚂 You need to be at least 21 years old, no kids are allowed

🚂 All seats are assigned and you get an individual tray of cheese by and wine by

Who would you take on this ride? 👀

23/10/2025

My experience traveling as a Black woman while in Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 

I am always open to visiting and learning from places where people don’t look like me. I think that’s a huge part of how I got interested in traveling - like I jumped from no international travel to 5 months of study abroad immersion in Spain a decade ago lol!

However as someone newer to traveling in Asia, one thing I’ve learned in particular is how hyper visible I feel at times. It’s a lot of attention I’m not accustomed to experiencing and can be overwhelming when I just want to be a tourist and learn about the place I’m visiting.

Do I still want to visit other Asian countries? Of course because I have a long bucket list! But I think it’s important to contextualize experiences to avoid generalizing people while also sharing mine. Also note I was with a group, not solo!

Watch the whole video for context and thank you for watching/listening 🫶🏾

21/10/2025

| Soooo what is the food like in Uzbekistan? 🇺🇿

Here are a few must-try bites you can’t leave without tasting. Which one are you craving? Drop your emoji below! 👇🏾

🥖 = Hot, fresh bread out the tandir oven

🥕 = Plov, Uzbekistan’s national dish

🎃 = Samsas, veggie or meat-stuffed pastry

😋 = I want to try it ALL

If you have specific dietary restrictions always communicate that with your tour guides!