How Iceland Made Me Sick with Wanderlust Withdrawal
By Anne, The Voluptuary For about one week after returning home, what I initially thought was a surprisingly long bout with jet lag, was the realization that I was suffering from something else.
"Wanderlust Withdrawal" (W.W.). Do you become depressed once removed from a destination and find it hard to normalize your life? Is your daily commute filled with reminiscing daydreams about what you've recently experienced? Is it a struggle not to constantly play back the images emb
FLY GUYS: Olatokunbo Okuwobi AKA TOKITONEGRITO
23 year old Olatokunbo Okuwobi AKA Toks AKA TokitoNegrito if our Fly Guy of the week. At such a young age, Toks has put many of us (yes, including me) to shame with his travel. His name means born overseas with wealth and happiness. Born in Newark New Jersey and raised in Houston, Texas to Nigerian and Dominican parents - maybe there's a few reasons he's has a head start on this travel thing. Read On! Soul Society 101: What inspired your interest in travel? Toks: Movies, Musi
CHEF Rocquelle Devine: RECIPES: PANKO CRUSTED FISH
Name: Rocquelle Devine City: Washington, DC Metro Area Specialty: Fast and fabulous meals Name of Company: Supermomdecoded Soul Society 101: You have an amazing Cookbook titled Fast & Fabulous, tell us about that book? And where people can buy it? Rocquelle: My cookbook features meals that can help people get out of the drive thru and into the kitchen. The meals only use a few ingredients, and are pretty easy to cook, without compromising on flavor. My book is available on my
MONTREAL BECKONS! A FOODIE'S PARADISE
Every year for my birthday, I like to get away. This year, due to a quite heavy travel schedule, I chose to stay relatively close to home and decided to head north to Canada. I wanted a European experience but did not want to fly to Europe, so I headed to Montreal, a city I had always heard described as the Canadian Paris. This was also my very first trip to Canada (weird - I know), despite its easy accessibility from New York. Flight and hotel booked, and one restaurant reco
FLY GUYS: CHRISTIAN AKA ETHNIC GENT
Christian Kameni is our Fly Guy of the week. Of Cameroonian origins and currently residing in the Washington DC metro area, Christian (also known as @Ethnic_Gent on these Instagram streets) has lived in Europe and been around the world and back. Soul Society 101: What are some of your favorite places to visit (restaurants, bars, lounges, sites) in your current town of DC? Georgetown and the Washington Monument would definitely be my favorite places to visit in D.C. Some of my
CHEF JAMIE BARNES: RECIPES: HAM AND WHITE BEAN STEW
Name: Jamie Barnes City: Charlotte, NC Specialty: New Age American cuisine Name of Company: What The Fries Food Truck and Catering Soul Society 101: When did you know you had a talent for cooking? Jamie: I first knew I had a talent for cooking back when I was a child and I would recreate dishes I saw on TV with basic household food items we had. Soul Society 101: What does cooking do for you mentally? Jamie: Cooking, mentally takes me out of all the worries in life and for a
FLY GUYS: CHAE WILLIAMS
Our fly guy of the week is Chae Williams. Representing for Detroit, Michigan, Chae has been so many places we’d all like to be. He was the only one in the society who got featured in TWO of the top 14 travel photos of 2014. That says a lot considering how many great photos we receive. Read On! Soul Society 101: What inspired your interest in travel? Chae: I am a lifetime learner. I have always had a great affinity for history, geography and sociology. Seeing the world is a fi
