Oneika Raymond

When I was asked if I wanted to visit Atlantis, The Palm's Aquaventure water park in Dubai, I said yes without hesitation. Then I remembered that I can't swim. Oops.

You see, the story goes something like this: nearly 20 years ago, I almost drowned (coincidentally at a water...

We decided to begin our Dubai explorations with a visit to the oldest part of the city. Driving in our little rented car from our gorgeous hotel, The Pullman, which sits in the jaw-dropping Mall of the Emirates, we braved busy highways as we set off on foot.

We...

The most frequently asked question I get is how I afford to travel. The second? My tips for solo female travel.

I reluctantly did my first solo trip in 2007 to Zacatecas, Mexico.  I had just moved to Monterrey, Mexico to start a new...

We feel woefully inadequate as we hand the keys to our rented Ford hatchback to the valet in front of the Burj Al Arab, the most luxurious hotel in the world. Around us is a flurry of activity as guests and valets drop off and hand back extravagant vehicles...

Click here if you missed Part 1 of my Chile adventure.

I love who I am and how I look, and evidently, other people do, too. I say this since, as a black female who travels, I get A LOT of...

I spent four weeks in Guatemala travelling around the country and speaking Spanish. For two of those four weeks, I spent 40 hours...

As my plane started its descent into...

This past September 15th, Guatemala celebrated 190 years of independence from Spain.

Events leading up to this big anniversary were festive and feverishly prideful.
The week before September 15th, people all over my...

Is it possible to fall in love with a place?

I think so. We've spent, if you count up all of the days, over a week in Antigua, Guatemala, using this city as a base as we explore the rest of Guatemala.

It's not hard to say why I am...

Yesterday I trekked to the famed town of Chichicastenango, from Antigua, Guatemala, the town where I've been living for the better part of a week. I rose at dawn, ate a hearty breakfast at my hotel and headed to Chichi via mini-bus.

The bus drove and drove and drove. Our...

The Jamaican beef patty, served in coco bread, is one of...

Breaking the bank not an option for your next trip? It isn't for me either. We've all heard about the ways in which we can keep travel costs down, particularly in the initial planning stages of our trip. We are pros at...

I am well-travelled: I've been to over 40 countries, have lived, studied, and worked abroad in 4 different countries (for a total of 5 years), and have been on too many plane rides in too many time zones to bother keeping count. The varied...