I love how Bernard’s wine label collaborates with other woman owned businesses and was excited about the opportunity to chat with Bernard about travel, her brand and disrupting spaces….
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Shabby Chic Inner City Cafe
I love how founder, Dr. Fatima Turner reimagined some her favorite childhood dishes via her Inner City Café menu. My passion for “working from roam” at places like Turner’s irresistibly pretty, pink and chic vision has made Inner City Café one of my favorite meet up spots….
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Puglia’s Hidden Gem: Unique Italian Cave Dining
Now imagine dining in a cave, surrounded by the untouched, natural beauty of ancient geological formations that seamlessly blend tradition with small town charm. A hidden gem that is perched on limestone cliffs overlooking the Adriatic Sea…
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One City Between 2 States: Exploring A Virginia Remix Of A Tennessee Classic
Appalachia culture consists of arts and crafts, food, folklore and myths with multiple ethnic influences (including African, Native American and German). Nestled in the heart of the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains, Bristol, Virginia, is a destination that effortlessly combines small-town charm with vibrant culture…
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Vigeland Sculpture Park: Art and Nature Converge in Oslo
Nestled within the heart of Oslo, Norway, lies a captivating oasis that is perfect for a laid-back Sunday filled with leisurely strolls and just simply doing what you want….
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Suite Spot: Pink Oasis in Palm Springs
Today, Palm Springs is known for its hot springs, lavish hotels, golf courses, spas and mid-century modern architecture (an American classic that kicked off after WWII). While Palm Springs International Airport is 20 minutes from downtown, our first stop was the desert rose toned Sands Hotel & Spa….
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AutoCamp Joshua Tree offers free bikes to use on the property or to bike downtown
Wanderlust and Desert Dust
The desert is inherently spiritual with a vast openness that also encourages quiet introspection. We definitely wanted to take advantage of this more chill vibe found under the stars in Joshua Tree….
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Fight for the Fairytale Ending: Enchanted Chateau Des Milandes
On my recent visit to France, I was excited to find out that Josephine Baker’s former residence was 45 minutes away from the private chateau that we had rented 6 hours south of Paris, in France’s Dordogne Valley region. In my eyes, Baker was the ULTIMATE ex-pat. At the height of her success in 1930’s interwar France, the 24-year-old icon was a millionaire…
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Portugal's Pretty Pink Palace is Algarve's Hidden Gem
The Pousada of Faro is famous for its neo-Baroque and neo-Rococo features, including the its ornate plaster ceilings, two tea pavilions and wonderful French-inspired gardens adorned with statues. Waking up at the picturesque Estoi Palace felt like I had been swept away to a mini Versailles. I loved the romantic-style architecture…
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BlacOak Wine Club & Tasting Room Founders.
Bottled Poetry: BlacOak's Jay-Z Tasting Experience
After a challenging week at work, nothing beats meeting up with your girls to decompress over a couple glasses of pinot noir at your favorite local wine bar. In the interview below, Dukes shares a few tips and why you should put BlacOak Wine Club & Tasting room on your radar for the next for GNO….
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At The Betsy Hotel. Photo Credit: Instagram @charusurimusic
Music Awakens Our Forgotten Worlds
Charu Suri has been playing the piano since the age of five and performing since the age of nine. She composed while she was a student at Princeton University, went to grad school for music, and never gave up on pursuing her passion. Supporting our commitment to celebrating women who are making moves in the world that inspire and empower other women, Charu chats with PGRW about music, travel and inspirational colors…..
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Time Is A Gift...Not Something You Are Entitled To
Time is the greatest luxury to me. While I recognize money can help you access time to do certain things, having money does not automatically make you appreciate how valuable time can be in your life. Now the owner of a popular Parisian bistro, it was the summer before my freshman year when I met Julie for the 1st time. She was on campus with a group of students from Paris visiting NYC for a few weeks and I was participating in the University’s EOP prior to entering my 1st year of college…..
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Exploring Hotel Iroquois on Majestic Mackinac Island
An AMAZING hotel location on a Lake Huron island! I was lucky to arrive right when the crisp autumn colors begin creating the perfect picturesque scenery for this time of year. An unmatched waterfront location nestled in a quaint corner of the main street, Hotel Iroquois is a short walk from the dock’s topaz blue waters and offers easy access to many of the island’s great restaurants and sites…..
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Me taking an ice cream break at the Jersey City Mural Festival.
"Mural" Of The Story: Graffiti As High Art
Graffiti is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire.
The link between hip hop and graffiti evolved as a competition, much like the breakdance moves that my cousin practiced on cardboard in my grandparents’ backyard in his early teens. Graffiti flourished in hip hop culture as a way to tag your “crew” on the subways of New York City….
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“Feed me tacos and tell me I’m pretty” - White sangria and shrimp tacos at Aqua Restaurant in Duck, NC (one of several small towns that make up the Outer Banks).
OBX: Change In Latitude Will Change Your Attitude
Historic lighthouses, towering sand dunes, shipwreck diving sites and wild horses that have inhabited the area for over 400 years; the Outer Banks has become one of my favorite East Coast beach vacations. The year-round surfer’s haven offered the perfect backdrop for my family’s vacation………
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La Heroica: Colombia's Vibrant Seaside City
Located in the northern part of South America, the flight time to Rafael Núñez International Airport from New York City was just under 5 hours. I loved that our hotel was inside the ancient-walled city, a section of Cartagena overflowing with palm-filled plazas, brightly painted colonial buildings and fabulous floral archways. Everything within Cartagena’s Old Town is within walking distance…
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Making Memories In Music City
Country music had a big presence in my childhood home. My grandfather loved listening to Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers. Contrary to popular opinion, country music has had a place within the African-American community with early country music being infused with the blues. The African-American influence on country music starts with the banjo……
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Words Don't Flow As Easily As Whiskey
During the 3 hour tour, I learned that in the mid-1800’s, over the hills above Lynchburg, there was a Tennessee farm owned by a preacher who had a small whiskey distillery as side hustle. Nathan Green aka “Uncle Nearest” was the enslaved black man who distilled the whiskey using a special charcoal filtering technique used to clean water in West Africa. Still used today, his method of filtering whiskey through sugar maple tree charcoal became known as the famous ‘Lincoln method’…..
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Fashion Brand Consultant, Tamiko White, cruising on the Hudson River in a Misa Hylton Caftan for our friend’s birthday celebration.
Sailors On The Winds Of Change
It officially feels like summer in New York City and I had an AMAZING afternoon yachting! A 78-degree June day offered the perfect opportunity to celebrate a friend for her birthday. As a woman of color, I am cognizant of the many different threads that are woven into the history maritime experience….
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Gone Glamping: Adventure Is Worthwhile
Upon pulling up to the outdoor hotel comprised of luxury tents and decked out Airstream suites, I quickly discovered that the only thing better than waking up to the sunrise gleaming through your tent is doing so from a swanky, campsite bed with a chic en-suite bathroom. For the unenlightened, “glamping” aka glamourous camping, is the luxurious cousin of traditional camping….
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