A Trek With the Llama!
I was just reminded of the exciting uphill trek I took last year with the calmest, yet stubborn llamas I've ever been in contact with. His name was Damien. A fellow freelance writer colleague of mine...
View ArticleI'm Going To Barbados, Again!
That trip last month, just 4 weeks ago was all that and a bag of chips. With Christmas and New Year's being incredible, I can't ask for more. It simply couldn't have been better. I was with all 8...
View ArticleIf I Had My Way...
(Chrisette Michelle and Bren Herrera in ATL)Living in Atlanta has been one of the most entertaining moments of my life. Being in the music industry has given me cool chances to interact and meet...
View ArticleAdult Love Letters
I haven't received a love letter from a boy in a really long time. Not the kind a girl likes to get anyways. You know, check the box type thing were the mean option of "NO" appears and probably checked...
View ArticleI'm in Love All Over Again
I love the lotus flower. My return from Trinidad/Tobago was exciting, sans the 10 minute super bumpy connecting flight from Miami to ATL, which had me clutching my seat arms like a petrified child. I'm...
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Another love letter received. 6/--/2008Bren, We'd like to invite you to an indulgence and decadence tour on the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Maarten. Please join us for a week long gourmet wining...
View ArticleSt. Maarten is For the Lover in You
Writers are spoiled individuals. Especially travel writers. We get these unsolicited invitations to go to exotic destinations, on someone else's dime, to explore, indulge and be pampered. I mean how...
View ArticleLiving Under Pressure!
I don't know why I haven't been here since July. It's not like I've fallen in love. Or hit the jackpot. Or even decided to lock down a sugar-daddy. You know, things that would without a doubt keep me...
View ArticleWHAT DO 5 DAYS REPRESENT?
I wish I would have found this picture sooner as it would have been plastered all over my screens, fridge, bathroom wall, car door, and anywhere else that could support its mounting. But I didn't so I...
View ArticleObama, Racism Still Exists, Really.
Atlanta is still racist. I was starting to get used to the sorrows of a majority black and white city. Sorrows that are seen by way of incult people and absent cultural tolerance. And then Saturday...
View ArticleDebunking Mexican Stereotypes
(beach view from the grounds of our resort the Grand Mayan)Mexicans are underrated. Period.My family travels to this Middle American country at least every two years. We love it. It's an escape to...
View ArticleGrammy Winner Anthony Hamilton is Just So Cool!
I really do love what I do. I say this often because I'm truly blessed to have a family and few friends that support me unconditionally. Even when times are tough, they bat for me. I get to interview...
View ArticlePower in Thanks
(neighborhood street in Cojimar, La Habana)I just came back from the grocery store, holding a bag with 3 bright lemons. 3 for $1. Pretty good, right? They were on sale. I'm going to make a really good...
View ArticleAn Interview with French-Canadian Artist: Corneille
The brother hails from French-Canada and looks the part. But his soul and spirit is deeper than most can even imagine. His painful witness of genocide in his native Rwanda and his evolution into a star...
View ArticleA Reintroduction To My Blog Vis-a-Vis True Luxury. Welcome Back!
It's a shame. Really. Last time I posted something here was an in-depth interview of a soulful French-Canadian artist, breaking into the American market. That was July LAST year, and we're now in 2010....
View ArticleMalcom-Jamal Warner Hits for Haiti Relief
People always ask me what my next venture or interview will be or what country I'll find myself freely galavanting about; and my answer is always: I'm working on it. Just know it's something to be...
View ArticleA Love Affair With Shoes When Cooking
Dear Gwen Stefani, I cook. I cook my ass off. I wear heels. I wear the hell out of some heels.I wear your heels. I rock the hell out of your heels when I cook. I get men talking and panting about my...
View ArticleA Re-encounter With Raheem Devaughn
I first met Raheem DeVaughn 8 years ago, before he was barely a known name in D.C., both our hometowns. I saw then, what is happening today: A complete blossoming of a prolific artist that breaks the...
View ArticleOh, The Woes of Infidelity
Dear Tiger, I used to love you. Like really love you. I went to one of the Major's in '97, only to lay my eyes on your beautiful, young and innocent face. Because of you and the guy I was dating at...
View ArticleNorwegian Orchestra Does the Cha-Cha-Cha & Other Cuban Classical Style Dances
I believe most of todays' pop music, be it hip-hop, R&B, jazz, etc... is heavily influenced and rooted in Cuban music. Understanding that Cuban music is a combination of Afro-beat and our own...
View ArticleA Starry Night at The Kimberly Hotel, Manhattan
Late last year, I was fortunate to parlay and cook with a most esteemed, world-class chef, requiring a 3-day stay in Manhattan. Any time I go to that favorite city of mine, the first thing I consider...
View ArticleThe Best Smell Goods From Resort Bathrooms. Do or Don't Take?
When I travel, there are certain "must" items that make the cut when packing. Just as you consider your daily ensemble based on your meetings, the weather, etc.. the same applies for les voyages. You...
View ArticleWriting, Old School Style & A Women's Soccer Win!
(All pictures courtesy of Shane Durrance) One of fun elements of my job as a journalist, is being just that and nothing else. No cooking. No critiquing (sometimes). No high-maintance clients.I do my...
View ArticleScenes From Oahu, Hawai'i
Top of bunker at Diamond Head. I've decided that I'm going to get married in Hawai'i in high fashion. Jumping out of plane. Yup. That's exactly what I will plan on doing! My fam just spent 8 fabulous...
View ArticleOnly One Times Square. Only One Broadway.
Tree at 30 Rock After a few months of being inexcusably dormant, I wish you a Happy New Year! I have made a vow to bless this space at least once a week. Between my food blog (which pays the bills) my...
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