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The Haïti I knew
On the street where my Grann lived for over 25 years, families who lived in a house by themselves were privileged. If you had a legitimate e
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aymexume
- Jan 11, 2020
- 4 min
Travel shaming is lame
Have you ever been excited to tell someone about your trip and their response to your passionate storytelling is in the lines of "well,...
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aymexume
- Apr 9, 2019
- 3 min
Chocolat: On being a black female traveller in Morocco
There's so much to be said about my trip to Morocco. Those 10 days were nothing short of magical. Especially because I didn't have any...
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aymexume
- Jul 30, 2018
- 2 min
An angel named Hannah
We met her on the platform at the Provença station. It was early on Saturday morning. The streets of Barcelona were barely awake. The...
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aymexume
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
Travel blogging and the terrible twos
Pieds Poudrés is 2 years old! And like any other toddler, she’s affirming her personality. She’s feisty and throws tantrums. But she’s...
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aymexume
- Sep 30, 2017
- 3 min
My family and yours are the reason why airlines stopped using stainless steel cutlery in coach
If you grew up in a Haitian household and you and/or members of your family travelled to or from the US of A in the 80s and the 90s, your...
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aymexume
- Sep 22, 2017
- 4 min
When it comes to haggling, choose your battles
I like to haggle, but I know when to stop. I know that I know when to stop because no one has ever hurled stones at me or ever resorted...
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aymexume
- Aug 20, 2017
- 2 min
Food fight: A battle over baklava
I love food tours. You get to learn all about food and the history behind certain dishes. While participating in a food tour in Athens,...
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aymexume
- Apr 17, 2017
- 1 min
Lorsque le touriste devient voyeur
Deux personnes s'embrassant à pleine bouche à la sortie de l'aéroport. Des amoureux s'enlaçant à vouloir s'étouffer. Bienvenue en...
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aymexume
- Jan 13, 2017
- 2 min
How Montenegro (and other countries) made it on the list
I don’t actually have a written list. (I’m not THAT organized!) But there’s a list, although virtual, of places I’d like to visit. And,...
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aymexume
- Nov 26, 2016
- 2 min
I’m a beach snob, and I’m not ashamed to say it
I’m the type of person who will give a beach the side eye if the water is not bleu/clear enough. And that water must be refreshing...
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aymexume
- Aug 25, 2016
- 3 min
La famille élargie haïtienne ou l’ancêtre de Airbnb
Avant les sites Web comme Airbnb et Home Away, il y avait la famille élargie haïtienne, qui comprend entre autres les cousins, les...
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aymexume
- Jul 16, 2016
- 4 min
When tourists become the attraction
We travel to discover, learn and be amazed. In a foreign land, the mundane becomes awesome, every experience is heightened. We do things...
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aymexume
- Jun 30, 2016
- 3 min
That time when speaking 3.5 languages was of no use (A quick guide to surviving in Seoul)
Most travelers will tell you that they sometimes feel vulnerable in a foreign land. Not speaking a word of the local language multiplies...
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aymexume
- Apr 12, 2016
- 2 min
Cadillac, Che, Camaguey, Cuba
Jour J – 24 Aller à Cuba, c’est réaliser un de mes rêves les plus chers. Y aller avant que l’Amérique ne débarque est la cerise sur le...
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aymexume
- Apr 5, 2016
- 3 min
Shots in the City
Once or twice a year, my husband and his boys (aka Baz), along with their spouses, get together for a weekend of fun. These get-togethers...
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