aymexumeApr 12, 20182 minDiary of a traveller who doesn't like flyingDoesn't like is an understatement. I am scared of 1) being in the air, and 2) having absolutely no control over the vessel transporting...
aymexumeMar 22, 20184 minHere’s what we’ve learned from 4 years of (relatively) frequent travellingLearning from the mistakes we made during our first big trip, from how we budget for meals to searching for free activities.
aymexumeMar 12, 20182 minFellow travellers can we stop saying we're collecting stamps?"While others are doing XYZ, I'm collecting stamps." Ugh. I don't think another expression annoys me more than this one. Not only does...
aymexumeMar 10, 20184 minWhy I think everyone of Haitian descent should go to Haiti at least onceA while back, I met a young Haitian-Canadian woman (born and raised in Canada) who told me that I was lucky to have been born and raised...
aymexumeMar 2, 20182 minUn lundi après-midi à Little HaitiLe long de la NW 54 St, les églises évangéliques pullulent. Bethany Baptist Church. Église de Dieu Indépendante. Certaines affichent le...
aymexumeMar 1, 20183 minTravel blogging and the terrible twosPieds Poudrés is 2 years old! And like any other toddler, she’s affirming her personality. She’s feisty and throws tantrums. But she’s...
aymexumeFeb 15, 20183 minMa sœur élève la nouvelle génération de pye poudreLes Douyon de Port-Salut sont des pye poudre. Le goût de l’aventure et des voyages se transmet d’une génération à l’autre. Ma sœur et moi...
aymexumeJan 30, 20184 min#FoodTalk: Let's talk about Greek foodUpon my return from Greece, the first question Hubs asked was "how was the food?". I named our favourite Greek restaurant in Ottawa and...
aymexumeJan 25, 20184 minBig hair, don’t care: my hair care routine when I’m travellingLet’s talk about hair. Or rather, let’s talk about how I don’t let hair care come between me and my travels. When it comes to hair care,...
aymexumeNov 21, 20172 minI 💓 VermontHubs and I love weekend getaways. They are short and sweet. Our favourite spot is in Lower Waterford, Vermont. Do you watch Scandal? If...
aymexumeOct 29, 20174 minBlackouts and other things I will fail to mention (because I'm a childless Haitian woman who livBeware of the travel blogger who says they'll tell you all there is to know about a place. It's nearly impossible to do so. Here's why....
aymexumeOct 27, 20175 minPieds Poudrés goes to Spain: The Madrid DiariesI hope you are OK with me blogging about each city separately instead of writing a longer post about my entire stay in Spain. This will...
aymexumeOct 27, 20172 minIs Lebanon on your list? Here are 3 reasons why it should.History. Food. Beauty. End of post. Just kidding. Not 1, not 2, but at least 17 civilizations Lebanon sits at the crossroads between...
aymexumeOct 26, 20172 minDe politique et de footVouloir séparer la politique du sport est, à mon avis, un moyen de faire taire des athlètes que des millions de personnes connaissent,...
aymexumeOct 26, 20174 minLaissez-moi vous parler de mon expérience au LibanL’histoire a commencé cet été lorsque notre ami Bassam s’est rendu sur la terre natale de ses parents, le Liban, pour la première fois....
aymexumeOct 20, 20171 minCause of death: good foodIn Haiti, we have a saying: sa w renmen se li ki touye w. Loose translation: what you love will kill you. In my case, it'll be good food....
aymexumeOct 16, 20172 minHow I ended up in Lebanon: it was a conspiracyLebanon had moved up the list this summer when my friend Bassam flooded my timeline with beautiful pictures from his first visit there. ...
aymexumeOct 13, 20172 minEvery trip is like the first oneButterflies in my stomach. Hundreds of thoughts in my mind. Going through my mental checklist for the nth time. Did I turn off the...
aymexumeOct 7, 20172 minFinding the time to travelLast year in Spring, I was away for 3 weeks on a mini world tour with friends. In December, I spent 10 days in Haiti. This year, I...
aymexumeOct 6, 20173 minCinq trucs pour un trip de foot réussiJe me rends en Espagne pour la première fois dans quelques jours pour un trip de foot. À l’honneur : le ballon rond. La priorité du...