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by Anna | Jan 1, 2019 | Life Gems
When I originally mentioned on Instagram that I write myself letters all the time and open them later at a set date (kind of like a time capsule with wishes of sorts) I got some questions about what to include in such a letter. As nervous as this oversharing makes me...
by Anna | Dec 18, 2018 | Life Gems
These past 8 months the lessons have been many. Some were difficult to learn, others funny, and some just downright embarrassing. Nevertheless, I survived my first 8 months abroad traveling solo and came away with many lessons. Here are the ten things I know for sure...
by Anna | Jul 3, 2018 | Insta-Losophies, Life Gems
The people we love – particularly parents – love us in their own way, even if not in the way we need them to. They are doing the best they can and they often mean us well, even if it seems sometimes like they are trying to deter us from our dreams. See,...
by Anna | Apr 24, 2018 | Life Gems
Psst! Grab the audio here if you don’t have time to read. It’s 3:30AM here in Tokyo Japan and it’s my birthday. I have lived to see another year and for that I am eternally grateful. This year has been a life-altering one for me. It turns out, one...
by Anna | Apr 13, 2018 | Life Gems
Psst! Grab the audio here if you don’t have time to read. Serendipity A year ago, almost to the day, I read an article in the Emirates Airlines in-flight magazine, Open Skies. The article was about a photographer who walked away from the comfort of her day job...
I’m Anna, Jamaican born and raised.
I'm a former senior operations manager turned full-time traveler who pays the bills by writing high converting direct response copy and developing marketing strategy for brands.
Travel and words are my two first loves, and blog is a way to chronicle my journey. I offer useful advice to other would-be travelers who may be interested in this path but don’t know where to start or those simply in need of additional information (or inspiration) to plan their dream vacation (or follow their wildest dream).
