Welcome to our AUSTRALIAN ROAD TRIP! Background Story: When I moved to New Zealand in 2018, a lonnnng time friend of mine (Alecka) said she would come visit. However, by the time she was ready and able to come, I was packing to leave for Australia. So I said to her, “Why don’t you just meet me over there?” She thought about it, then said, “Yes. Why not?!” So we sat and devised a plan Read more…
Woah!! Global Gyal officially turned 1 on November 1st 2019. I wanted to celebrate that small win so, yay 🎉. A new ‘year’ brings a new story. Global Gyal has moved to Australia and so will the stories! Last I shared with you, I packed my bags and moved to Australia from New Zealand. This move was to continue my world exploration and to share my travel journey for you to see! I also mentioned Read more…
New Zealand, peace out. Ma gone* (T*: “I am leaving”). It was great knowin ya. You taught me a lot, about myself and others. You taught me…. That I can survive, ‘on my own’, far away from home & on the other side of the world. That Caribbean people are far and wide. That I love traveling and it’s what I want to do. That people are genuinely niceeeeeee and will take care of you. Read more…
In case you wanted to know even moreeeee about New Zealand, here are my observations on general things such as its weather, sports, television etc. The Weather The weather in many towns/cities in NZ was, unpredictable. And all Kiwi’s knew it. No matter what the weather man said, no matter how the sky was set up* (T*:”Looked”), the weather seemed to pass through three different stages of menopause, before it settled itself each day. Their Read more…
I like to keep a running list of things that stick out to me whenever I’m in a new place. When I was in New Zealand, it was no different. Quick, start and in a hurry, here’s some of them from my NZ list for ya : Lifestyle & People’s Character There’s a good work life balance here – where living life seems to come first and work second. It’s a very healthy society – Read more…