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Edinburgh Travel Guide

November 14, 2016

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(Finally) Sharing some photos/videos from my 30th

(Finally) Sharing some photos/videos from my 30th birthday trip to #Kenya — leave it to me to post this 9 months later 😅

Read my blog post for a full recap (🔗 in bio) on where I ate, played, and stayed in #Kenya🇰🇪 (#Nairobi and #Lamu) including @ololo_lodge, which was hands down one of my favorite stays because:

1. It's located in #NairobiNationalPark: Making it a great option if you're short on time but want to experience a safari 🦁🐒🦓🦒
2. Their staff is very attentive and friendly, especially their manager, James!
3. Your stay includes complimentary breakfast, lunch, dinner, and beverages (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
4. Their amenities include a spa room 💆🏾‍♀️ and even a pool to enjoy in between the morning and evening #gamedrives

Watch me go from a #silkpress

👀 Watch me go from a #silkpress 🔙 to my curls 👩🏾‍🦱

Does anyone else love the first #washday after getting a trim? Your ends are healthy, detangling is a breeze, and your curls just act right 🤣

I've posted a couple of these "revert silk press back to curly hair" videos on the ⏰️ app, and enjoy making them because it's fascinating seeing how much my hair shrinks with just water, it's like magic ✨️😍

I love getting silk presses because I get a brief break from my curls and get my necessary trims. However, nothing beats my #naturalhair! I wish I appreciated my curls more when I was younger and not striving for straight hair or a looser curl pattern, but I'm happy I do now 🙏🏾

I'm officially a #homeowner and Georgia resid

🏡 I'm officially a #homeowner and Georgia resident!

In celebration, my long overdue guide on where to eat, play, and stay in Atlanta is live! (🔗 in bio).

🥂 cheers to my new home, to new memories, to abundance, to community (and being closer to family), to self-love, and building generational wealth ✨️🙏🏾

‼️ For all my homeowners, please share any tips and advice you have!

This month marks my 8 year #naturalhair anniv

🎉 This month marks my 8 year #naturalhair anniversary! On September 4, 2015, my stylist cut my relaxed ends, starting my #naturalhairjourney.

To celebrate the occasion, here's my usual #lengthcheck from my recent #silkpress and trim.

Embracing my natural hair was one of the best decisions I made in my early 20s. This is the healthiest (and longest) I've ever seen my hair 😍 but it took a lot of patience and mistakes to get my hair where it's today.

I've never really shared some of these mistakes, but there were many — including:

• Experiencing heat damage (my stylist and I were able to fix this and have since stopped using high heat towards the front of my hair)
• Accidently cutting ✂️ a piece of my hair when unraveling #passiontwists 😅 (thankfully, it was towards the back of my head and has since grown out)
• Having protein overload (I underestimated how strong @aphogee's protein treatment is 😬)

What mistakes have you made in your hair journey?

#ad What's your least favorite part of pre-travel

#ad What's your least favorite part of pre-travel 🤔?

Thanks to @taskrabbit, I was able to hire a Tasker to pick up last-minute items I needed for my recent trip.

This allowed me to focus my time and energy on more important things, like packing and doing my hair 👩🏾‍🦱.

@kayak and @taskrabbit have teamed up for a sweepstakes where one winner will get a $500 gift card towards travel from KAYAK + $500 in Taskrabbit credit.

Enter by September 15 → Visit @taskrabbit’s Instagram for more info!

#taskrabbitpartner #taskrabbit #packingtips #traveltip #insidertravel #travelescape #travelcommunity #mytravelcrush #darlingescapes #jetsetting #travelisthenewclub #aroundtheworld #blacktravelers #femaletravelbloggers #melanintravel #essencetravels #wegotoo #hardlyhome #blacktravelista #blackwomen #iamatraveler #travelhacks #blacktravelfeed #travelgram #blackandabroad #travelbloggerlife #luggagetag #suitcase #suitcasetravels

Do you wear your #naturalhair

Do you wear your #naturalhair 👩🏾‍🦱 while on vacation?

For 90% of my trips, I put my natural hair in #minitwists or #minibraids. Both are great low-maintenance styles, keep my hair moisturized in any climate, and are versatile to style.

My favorite hairstyles for mini twists and braids are: two buns, a low ponytail or bun, or wearing a scarf with my twists/braids out.

For the other 10%, my hair is either: blown out and styled, in a protective style (mainly #passiontwists or #senegalesetwists), or silk pressed. It really depends on factors like: the climate at the destination I'm going to, activities I'm getting into, and duration of trip.

• Slide 1: Mini braids with twists at the ends in Kenya 🇰🇪
• Slide 2: Mini twists in Peru 🇵🇪
• Slide 3: Mini twists in the Philippines 🇵🇭
• Slide 4: Mini twists on blown out hair in Portugal 🇵🇹
• Slide 5: Mini twists in Costa Rica 🇨🇷
• Slide 6: Regular sized twists in Canada 🇨🇦

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