Apparently, if the aeroplane maintains a certain speed, you defy the social rules of time and get to watch the sunset for hours straight.
Category: Destinations
The Easiest and Most Organised Way to Plan Your Travels
Think of this planning guide as a travel mood board.
Tips to Keep in Mind Before Catching Flights During COVID-19
Although lockdown rules have relaxed in some countries, travelling has undeniably changed. I travelled home to Canada and back to the UK last month. I understand that it was a non-essential trip, but I genuinely missed my family. I am in no way encouraging you to get on a plane because it was not one…
An Open Letter To Anti-Black Pakistanis
With all that has been going on in the US lately, from a white woman calling the cops on bird-watcher Christian Cooper, to the chilling murder of George Floyd, many of my Pakistani friends are showing support over the Black Lives Matter movement. Some marched in solidarity in the streets while others posted black squares…
Detroit bead museum tells African stories
The MBAD African Bead Museum offers insight into social class, spirituality and history Growing up, I seldom saw my grandmother without a strand of prayer beads in her hands. I remember her thumbing the small orbs during breaks from her chores and blowing prayers in my direction. Visiting the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit brought back these…
From London, Ontario to London, Eng(land of the colonizers)
Let’s do a quick catch up because I’ve been slacking with personal updates: Summer in Toronto was amazing! Found some places to dance bachata, made time for new friendships while catching up with old ones, and soaked in all the sun I could. I completed my internship at the coolest magazine, sold my award-winning and…
Queer comedians of colour bring all the laughs in Ottawa
Have you ever been sitting there, casually getting in your daily upper-body exercise by swiping left on 50 men in a row on Tinder, and all of a sudden, the white guy you matched with three weeks ago messages you: “What’s up, my caramel mocha princess?” No? Just me? Cool… As a woman of colour,…
Hitchhiking in the Canadian Rocky Mountains – as a 5’2”, Female
There are a handful of things we don’t confess to our mothers: like getting piercings in sketchy neighborhoods in Rio from artists who don’t speak English or crossing into countries illegally. Crowning the list of adventures that would provoke parents to fly across the globe and drag you back home from your backpack straps is hitchhiking. There…
Dodging cabs, cops, and construction while biking in NYC
When learning how to bike as a 10-year-old, I got in an accident with a kid I classify as Satan’s offspring. I still have the ugly scar on my right hand. Fast forward 13 years, I’ve moved to a small town with shitty bus service and realized the 20 mins walk to campus was 20…
Turbulent nature, the Silk Road, and Pakistani ingenuity in the Northern Areas
Some people aren’t good with babies, others aren’t so hot with dogs… …though both of the above give me equal amounts of anxiety, mother nature is probably what agitates me most. We often get so engulfed in blue beaches and starry nights that the fear of being alone or lost among them starts to evaporate. The…
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