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How My First CMA Fest Made Me Love County Music

by Sandy Pierre

An intimate account of when, where, and how our peers spend their vacation days.

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Going To Atlanta For 404 Day Felt Like A Homecoming

Cortni Spearman

This LA Hotel Specializes In Longer Stays & It’s A Remote Worker’s Dream

Kathleen Newman-B...

I Took My BFF To Dreamville Festival & We Found Connection (& Cognac!) In North ...

Black & Unbothered In Kentucky: Sipping On Bourbon & Obsessing Ov...

There’s no doubt that this year was huge for women’s sports. Whether it was the record-breaking viewership numbers for the WNBA or the many female star

by Kathleen Newman-B...

I Went To The Opening Of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure At Disneyland & ...

Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. They sell it as such, and even though I know it’s a marketing tagline that was probably brainstormed in a boar

by Kathleen Newman-B...

Black & Unbothered When It’s Raining In Miami

You know the running joke that a Black girl’s kryptonite is rain right after a silk press? I think we’ve got our super powers at all times, even in tor

by Kathleen Newman-B...

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A Month In Los Angeles — Booked, Busy & Uncovering The Black Leg...

Every city has its stereotypes. I spent a good chunk of my formative years watching teen TV like The O.C. and reality shows Laguna Beach and The Hills. Tho

by Kathleen Newman-B...

Can A Vacation Cure Burnout? I Went To Bermuda To Find Out

There are a lot of reasons to go on vacation. Maybe you’ve finally decided to use that hard-earned PTO. Or maybe your anxiety has been getting the best o

by Kathleen Newman-B...

Black Women, Looking For A Travel Destination? Don’t Sleep On Belize

I have always had an extensive travel bucket list, but to be honest, Belize was never on it. I’ve always set my sights on visiting as many countries in A

by Alexis Jackson

Want To Go Glamping This Summer? Go To Utah

In a recent edition of our “What’s Tea?” street interview series, hosted by our very own Christa Eduafo, someone shared a sizzling travel hot take: ?

by Ineye Komonibo

Black Women, Curaçao Should Be Your Next Vacation Destination

“Curaçao is so much more than the little island next to Aruba, dushi,” my tour guide Tirzah said when she picked me up from the airport. Two of the fi

by Alexis Jackson

Visiting Ghana For Detty December Healed Me

While I’ve never been shy about my Ghanaian heritage, it’s only in recent years that I have actively made efforts to connect to my roots outside of int

by Christa Eduafo

Zurich’s Art Scene Is Being Driven Forward By Women – And W...

It’s no secret that the creative world has focused its attention on male artists and creatives, dominating the scene even when women were never any l

by Nadja Stäubli

Kathy Hilton Loves Airplane Food

Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening

Travel Diaries: Taylor Lorenz Hates Planes & Loves Road Trips

Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening

Travel Diaries: How A Flight Attendant Travels The World

Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening

Travel Diaries: How A Matchmaker Explores The World

Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening

Travel Diaries: How Olympic Athlete Lolo Jones Explores The World

Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening

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Travel Diaries: How An Astrologer Explores The World

Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening

Travel Diaries: How An Epidemiologist Explores The World

Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening

I’m 32 & This Is How Much I Spent On My Trip To Nashville For The...

Welcome to Travel Diaries, a Refinery29 series where we tag along as real women embark on trips around the world and track their travel expenses down to th

I’m 23 & This Is How Much I Spent On My Trip To Finland With A Fr...

Welcome to Travel Diaries, a Refinery29 series where we tag along as real women embark on trips around the world and track their travel expenses down to th

I’m 28, I Travel Full-Time & This Is How Much I Spent On My...

Welcome to Travel Diaries, a Refinery29 series where we tag along as real women embark on trips around the world and track their travel expenses down to th

I’m 30 & This Is How Much I Spent On My Multi-City Trip Thr...

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I’m 24 & This Is What I Spent On My Trip To Amsterdam With ...

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I’m 32 & This Is How Much I Spent On My Trip To New England

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Why I Traveled To Ghana 400 Years After Slavery

The words “Black History Month” often evoke stories of luminaries like Rosa Parks and Dr Martin Luther King Jr. While their legacies will alway

by Shirley Williams

I’m 31 & This Is How Much I Spent On My Solo Trip On A Crui...

Welcome to Travel Diaries, a Refinery29 series where we tag along as real women embark on trips around the world and track their travel expenses down to th

I’m 33 & This Is How Much I Spent On My Solo Trip To Riga, ...

Welcome to Travel Diaries, a Refinery29 series where we tag along as real women embark on trips around the world and track their travel expenses down to th

I’m 27 & This Is How Much I Spent On My Solo Trip To Tokyo,...

Welcome to Travel Diaries, a Refinery29 series where we tag along as real women embark on trips around the world and track their travel expenses down to th

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