Hundreds of melanated travel enthusiasts converged on the city of Memphis, Tennessee to attend the Second Annual Audacity Fest. The weekend conference was chock-full of panels and workshops centered around my favorite topic…TRAVEL! But the Audacity Fest isn’t your run-of-the-mill travel conference, this event was created by and for travelers of color. [Updated January 2023] The Audacity Fest is an annual travel conference organized by the Nomadness Travel Tribe, a group of more than 20,000…

Chef.  Storyteller.  Traveler.  Foodie.  Legend. There are so many words that have been used to describe Anthony Bourdain since his suicide.  While all of those adjectives apply, they seem to fall short of painting an accurate portrait of who this behemoth was/is to the masses out here in these streets. As a participant in the Black travel movement and a member of the global travel community, I can say that Bourdain was an inspiration.  I…

50 Inspiring Travel Quotes for Wanderlust I love to travel. Whether traveling with my children, on a romantic getaway with my husband or traipsing across the globe solo, I love to explore and learn. Travel is one of my greatest passions. Authors, scholars, and great thinkers alike have waxed poetic for centuries about the wonders of travel. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite travel quotes. I hope you enjoy them and that they’re a…

I’ve always had a list of ‘things to do before I die’ in my head, but it wasn’t until a global pandemic hit that I took the time to write my travel bucket list. Creating a Travel Bucket List seems macabre, but surprisingly, it has had the opposite effect.   My initial list included goals for my health and family, but surprise, surprise, the bulk of my life’s bucket list experiences center around my great love…

[This article was originally published in British Airways High Life Magazine] Before marriage and children, my life was dedicated to travel and work. I worked for the sole purpose of financing my wanderlust. However, my love of travel is rooted in my fervent desire to learn. With the fragments of new languages and cultures realized, I became a better and deeper version of myself. For me, travel is life squared (life²). I traveled a few…

Hi, my name is Tykesha.  Wife.  Mother.  World Traveler.  Oh yeah, I’m also a writer and this is my first post for the Momma Wanderlust blog.  Even though, I am a writer by trade, it has literally taken me months to write this first blog.  I did some soul searching to understand why it has been so difficult for me to write about travel with my children and as a family.   While doing some…