by Colorful Journeys | Jun 1, 2025 | Africa, South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA For my first visit to the mother continent, I decided to start with South Africa in February of 2020. Thankfully, my return home was four weeks before the Covid shutdown. The first half of my trip was to be spent in Cape Town, with the remainder in...
by Colorful Journeys | Jun 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
PHOTOSHOOTS Let me say that I’ve always had an appreciation for models. This grew even more so after I had the opportunity to do some amazingly beautiful photoshoots of my own. Some of the most beautiful photos captured meant awkward poses, battling Mother Nature, and...
by Colorful Journeys | Jun 1, 2025 | Colombia, South America
COLUMBIA Colombia had been on the list, so for my cousin and I booking this trip was an easy decision. It literally started with a phone call and us both saying, yeah I’d go. On that same call we booked flights and the hotel was confirmed 48 hours later. Our trip was...
by Colorful Journeys | Jun 1, 2025 | Europe, Ireland
IRELAND So why Ireland…Well Delta had a direct flight (which is seasonal) for 44k points! So I thought….I’m game and this has been on my list. So time to get ready for a five day adventure. Day one I arrived and my flight landed a bit early on a Saturday morning. As I...
by Colorful Journeys | Jun 1, 2025 | Europe, France
PARIS Solo travel is one of the most invigorating and liberating things one can do. Especially as a woman. I hear all the time how brave I am, how scared they are to travel solo, and how they wish they had the courage to go. A frequent question I get is what made me...
by Colorful Journeys | May 26, 2025 | Africa, Tanzania
ZANZIBAR After a 17 hour flight, I arrived exhausted and starving around 8pm in Zanzibar. My driver was there for a swift pickup and we headed to my hotel in Stone Town. For the next 4 days I would call the Zanzibar Palace Hotel my home away from home. The hotel was...