Press & Portfolio

In addition to travel blogging and influencing, I am an award-winning travel journalist open to writing about the following areas:

  • Train travel
  • Black travel
  • Destination guides
  • Solo female travel
  • Food, history & culture
  • Outdoor adventures
  • Remote work

Podcasts, interviews and additional press features are listed at the bottom of the page!

For press and pitching inquiries please email me at contact@sojournies.com.

Travel Writing

Well + Good – I Took a 52-Hour Train Ride by Myself, and It Totally Redefined My Views of Solitude and Silence

Apartment Therapy – 3 Small Space Hacks I’ve Learned from Hostels – As Someone Who Has Stayed in Over 30

Insider – I’ve Spent 100 Hours on Amtrak Rides. Here Are 10 Things that Surprised Me About the Food On Board

Viator Travel – Kwanzaa: What You Need to Know 

Insider – How a Digital Nomad Has Arranged Her Life So She Can Travel For Months at a Time and Still Pay Down Her Student Loans

Insider – Amtrak Train Superliner Roomette Tour

Yahoo News! (Repost) – What It’s Like Riding in a Roomette from LA to Seattle 

Insider – What It’s Like Riding in a Roomette from LA to Seattle 

Lonely Planet  – 6 Parks and Trails to See the Best Wisconsin Nature 

Lonely Planet  – Top 11 Things to do in Green Bay

Fodor’s Travel  – What Traveling with a Stutter Taught Me About Learning Languages

USATODAY  – What Part of Africa are you from?’: A Black American Tourism Experience is Different

Travel + Leisure – How Traveling By Train Led Me to Learn About My Family’s Black History

Fodor’s Travel – Fodor’s Go List 2022: Milwaukee, WI

Insider – I Took a 52-Hour Train Ride from Chicago to California. Here are 13 Things I Wish I Had Packed

Insider – I Took a 52-Hour Train Ride from Chicago to California. Here are 13 Things I’m Glad I Packed

Lonely Planet – Save Your Money and Spend Time Doing Free Things in Milwaukee

Yahoo News! (Repost) –  I Took a 52-Hour Train Ride from Chicago to California. Here are 12 Things That Surprised Me The Most

MSN (Repost) –  I Took a 52-Hour Train Ride from Chicago to California. Here are 12 Things That Surprised Me The Most

Insider –  Most Surprising Things Abour My 52-Hour Train Ride

Insider –  I Took a Train Ride from Chicago to California. Here are 10 of the Best Parts of the Trip

Insider –  A Local’s Ultimate Guide to Visiting Milwaukee

Lonely Planet –  The 7 Best Day Trips from Milwaukee

Fodor’s Travel  – What is Language Privilege? Do I Have It?

Time Out Magazine –  Dear Milwaukee: A Love Letter to One of the Cities that Saved America

GoAbroad – A Guide to Jobs Abroad in Montenegro

GoAbroad – A Guide to Gap Year in Jamaica

GoAbroad – A Guide to Gap Year in Paraguay 

GoAbroad – A Guide to High School Programs in Malaysia

PopSugar – 6 Reasons You Should Go to a Wine Tour in Spain

Creative Reaction Lab –  Black and Abroad: Unpacking Race vs. Ethnicity

Gather Magazine – Sojourner

The Traveling Fro – 8 Tips for Your First Solo Trip

Las Morenas de España – Where to Find Private English Classes in Spain

Las Morenas de España – Study Abroad in Spain: How to Choose a Program

Las Morenas de España – Spain Wine Tours: How to Plan the Perfect Visit

Las Morenas de España – What’s the Difference Between Studying Abroad and Living Abroad

Las Morenas de España – 5 Things to Know Before Teaching English in Spain

Las Morenas de España – Traveling in the Age of Social Media: Stay Mindful No Matter Where You Go

Just Tryna Grad – How to Find a Grad Program with Travel Opportunities

Temporary Provisions – What My Stutter Taught Me About Language Learning

We Are Travel Girls – Hiking San Juan de Gaztelugatxe aka Game of Thrones’ Dragonstone

Ubuntu Research and Evaluation – Why International Learning Opportunities are Important for Black Women

Las Morenas de España – To be Black, a Woman, and a Fulbright Scholar

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