Global Gyal Intro Heyyyyyyy. So this is my first official blog post. Cool right? I know, I think so too. To give you a quick introduction and overview of what to expect, I’ve made a list of who I am and what you’ll see. Things about Alyssa: 1. My name is Alyssa 💁🏽 2. I was born & raised in Antigua & Barbuda (in the Caribbean) 🇦🇬☀ 3. I’m 25 years old 🎉 4. I Read more…
1 Bag. 1 year. 50lbs. The title of this blog post says it all. 1 Bag, 1 year, 50 lbs. But, what will this post actually cover you may ask? Details on how she skillfully packs her stuff into a bag to travel across the globe and tips on how she does it? How many shoes? How many tops? 1 handbag or 3? Or, is it a symbolic ‘Life Thought’ post Read more…
Traveling and what it means to me I started traveling from a young age (with my mom and my sister mostly) but never realised the impact of it when I was younger. As a family, we went mainly to the East Coast USA (Maryland, NYC, Florida), London (once) & quite a number of English speaking Caribbean countries. I was also very involved as a kid and traveled for netball, choir, Girls Guides, school etc. But, Read more…
New Zealand for a year….Why NZ? Probably one of thee top questions I get from people back home, in New Zealand and every where in between. Why? Why New Zealand? So, I’ll share the story. Date: October 2015 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Journey: University Graduation trip Moment: Walking tour of the city So, I’m in South Africa on a trip I planned for myself. At that point it was some what Read more…
Layover for 12 hours ? – Here’s what Do you have a ridiculously long (5 hrs or more) layover in a foreign country? (Yes) Do you know what to do with that time? (no) Do you know you should prepare for it and make the best of it? (maybe) Then great. Listen up (please). Here are some tips I think are useful when knowingly (and unknowingly – flight delay?) engaging Read more…