Travel

The Weekly: OK, Charlotte!

Spent the weekend in the Queen City for the first time attending Alexandria House’s The House Party Experience. PLUS: Recap of Best of Washington…

Jul 28 •

The Weekly: Playing Catch Up

20% off your next hotel stay at Eaton DC with code loveisland. PLUS: Benie Hair Braiding review and some of what I did in New Orleans!

Jul 21 •

The Weekly: My Top 11 ESSENCE Fest Moments

#1: Keith Lee loves a list! PLUS: your actual last chance to attend my Love Island watch party (for real) at Eaton DC, what I'm reading right now, and…

Jul 7 •

The Weekly: 48 Hours in LA

FINALLY: The Los Angeles vlogs! PLUS: Celebrating 9K subbies and 100 paid subbies on Substack; Me + Dr. Judith Joseph & Glory Edim 4/21 in DC; Talia's…

Apr 14 •

The Weekly: SCOTUS and Philly was fun...

Friday was quite the day, and Philadelphia is always a good time. PLUS: Tati Richardson joins Talia's Book Nook on Wednesday, and Talia Talk Tuesdays…

Jan 13 •

Richmond for the Weekend

Restaurants, museums and Black-owned businesses you should visit in the RVA. The Roosevelt, Fall Line, Black History Museum and Cultural Center of…

Oct 21, 2024 •

72 Hours in Harlem

Spent a full weekend in New York City for the 26th Harlem Book Fair. Here's everywhere I ate and drank in one of New York's most historic Black…

Sep 23, 2024 •

Best, Worst & OK NOLA Eats - July 2024

I spent a whole week in New Orleans for ESSENCE Fest. Here's everywhere and everything I ate.

Jul 29, 2024 •

The Weekly: My Travel Itinerary Template

For the girls who like to travel AND leave nothing to chance. PLUS: Palette 22 DC and El Presidente restaurant reviews and songs I'm loving right now.

May 27, 2024 •

Johannesburg Days 4 & 5: Sightseeing, Marble + Keyes Art District

New city, another hop-on-hop-off bus. PLUS: A fancy final dinner at Marble and checking out Joburg's galleries at Keyes Art Mile.

Mar 26, 2024 •

Johannesburg Day 3: Safari at Pilanesberg National Park

An attempt to see the Big 5 in the North West region of South Africa...

Mar 25, 2024 •

Johannesburg Days 1 & 2: Hotel, Soweto & Proud Mary

Flew FlySafair from Cape Town to Joburg, checked into the Voco Johannesburg Rosebank, and took a day trip to Soweto and the Apartheid Museum

Mar 24, 2024 •

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