Chimdi Ihezie

As a heterosexual Black woman, the identities I often use to examine a culture and its history as I travel are based on race, gender,...

There is no feeling like leaving familiar territory for the cities and countries you’ve only visited in your dreams. But regardless of whether you’re walking...

We all know true love knows no bounds and recognizes no visa requirements. We also know that what you’re looking for when you’re lonely and...

I saw the movie Memoirs of a Geisha a few plane rides ago. Wanting to learn something about the city and the culture I would soon be...

One of the delights of Chiang Mai, Thailand (and there are many), is that as you wander through the unmarked streets, smog lovingly stretching across...

There is truly no greater pleasure than going to a country and eating the food it’s famous for, especially if you’ve only had the bastardized...

In February 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un descended on the city of Hanoi, Vietnam for a second face-to-face...

My friend Nora and I began our trek in the middle of the afternoon. She had found the location of Bun Cha Huong Lien, the...

The first time was the day after I landed in Morocco. I’m traveling with a Remote Year, a remote work and travel program, and a week...

It was on the fifth day in a row of tugging, teasing, stretching and pulling my kinky 4c curls back in a ponytail–that would then...