Discovering (the real) Morocco
I was in Morocco for twelve days to celebrate my twenty-six birthday and while I do like being the life of the party I did want to...
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aymexume
- Sep 7, 2016
- 3 min
A weekend in Montréal aka the birthday post
It’s my birthday today. This year, the plan was to keep things low key. But I headed to Montréal over the long weekend. Needless to say...
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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
- Aug 24, 2016
- 3 min
A traveler’s take on #LochteGate
The Olympics are over, and I’m sad. I actually miss following the events and reading about the athletes. The tradition started in 1988...
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Leyla Chéry
- Aug 17, 2016
- 2 min
A little reflection on the virtues of a summer holiday in Haiti
My children have been to Haiti five times already but why do we keep going there? Our country, Haiti, is badly managed, dispiriting but...
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aymexume
- Aug 5, 2016
- 4 min
Five things you must do when in Paris
Whether you want to embark on a solo trip, hang out with friends or plan a romantic getaway, Paris is a destination of choice. The...
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aymexume
- Jul 23, 2016
- 3 min
The Lebanese Festival (at Saint Elias) in Ottawa is the bomb!
A very good friend of ours is of Lebanese descent (let’s call him Friend, in this piece). He speaks Arabic—with an accent, he says—and is...
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aymexume
- Jul 18, 2016
- 5 min
Voyager léger: quelques trucs
Pour répondre à la question d’une lectrice curieuse de savoir, d’une part, ce que j’emmenais avec moi et, d’autre part, ce que pouvait...
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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
- Jul 15, 2016
- 3 min
Sea, sun and…scuba
Traveling is about getting out of your comfort zone and experiencing new things. And that’s exactly what I did in May 2016—well, partly....
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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
- Jun 30, 2016
- 3 min
Terreur et tourisme
Le triple attentat à l’aéroport Atatürk (Istanbul, Turkie) s’ajoute à la longue liste d’actes meurtriers qui font la une ces derniers...
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aymexume
- Jun 15, 2016
- 4 min
Cuban cuisine: the good, the bad and the (very) ugly
Tasting some authentic Cuban food was at the top of my list during my trip there last May. My mission: 1) compare Cuban cuisine to...
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aymexume
- May 4, 2016
- 2 min
That time I ate alligator balls
We drove down to New Orleans from Atlanta as part of a—rather hilarious and eventful—road trip through four southern states. We arrived...
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aymexume
- Apr 20, 2016
- 3 min
Buenos Aires : le top 6
Buenos Aires m’a séduite. Je suis tout simplement tombée sous son charme. L’architecture, l’énergie, la bouffe. Tout pour plaire....
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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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aymexume
- Mar 23, 2016
- 2 min
Milonga, ou comment devenir Porteño en une soirée
De notre voyage en Argentine, nous nous attendions à trois choses : laisser libre court à notre passion du foot (la mienne un peu moins...
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aymexume
- Mar 19, 2016
- 3 min
Immigrer au Canada : 5 choses qui m’ont surprise
Avant d’immigrer au Canada en 2005, j’ai tenté d’obtenir le plus d’information possible. Je savais que changer de région géographique,...
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aymexume
- Mar 2, 2016
- 2 min
Colonia Del Sacramento : Un retour dans le passé
L'Uruguay ne faisait pas partie de notre itinéraire initial. Cependant, suivant les conseils de notre hôte en Argentine, nous avons...
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