“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
Saturday September 4th 2010
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Best Travel Blog Winner!!


Great News - Jay Travels has won the 2010 Black Weblog Award for Best Travel Blog. I thank everyone who voted and the judges on their decision. Click below to discover more excellent Black authored blogs.

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Amazing Australia

The big city lights of Sydney, Melbourne’s wine country and the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns made my first trip to Australia an exhilarating experience that left me wanting more.

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Squat Toilet?

So you think going to the rest room is the same across the globe? Think again! In many countries – particularly in Asia and parts of Africa - there is no concept of the American and European plumbing version.

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Breathtaking Egypt

A once in a lifetime experience. The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx was just the start. Read about the cosmopolitan Alexandria and overnight train to Luxor - the cradle of civilization.

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Though extremely expensive, I had an excellent time visiting some of London's most popular attractions and look forward to ...more


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My Top 10 Travel Tips
My Top 10 Travel Tips

Ever traveled to a foreign country and needed to figure out how to make calls back home to your friends and family? Did you get stuck with additional baggage fees at the airport? Want to know where to get a good bite to eat or how to stay safe when traveling? Well this is the article for you! I have put together a collection of my Top Ten...Read More

How to Deal with Travel Scams
How to Deal with Travel Scams

The purpose of this article is to assist potential travelers with identifying and avoiding common travel related scams.  Travel scams are those that specifically target foreigners of a country (tourists) in an effort to obtain as much money as possible – whether by purchase, donation, or by outright theft. But before I get into some common...Read More

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Spotlight Adventure - Egypt

Egypt – The History of Civilization

A once in a lifetime experience. The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx was just the start. Read about my adventures to cosmopolitan Alexandria and Luxor - the cradle of [Read More]


Getting Personal

My Top 10 Travel Tips My Top 10 Travel Tips »

Ever traveled to a foreign country and needed to figure out how to make calls back home to your [more]


Travel Planning Sites I Like Travel Planning Sites I »

Here are my favorite travel planning sites - those I use to learn more about a destination and put [more]


Where Should Jay Go Next??? Where Should Jay Go »

I’ve already written about my travel Bucket List- which is at this point is over 15 destinations [more]


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My Bucket List

My Bucket List

“Bucket List” - A term brought back into recent consciousness by the 2008 film starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.  Simply put – a Bucket List is a list of accomplishments you wish to achieve prior to your death, i.e., kicking the bucket.  These accomplishments can be anything, such as achieving a degree, financial status, meeting a person – whatever you like.  This article will focus on my Travel [Read Full Article]

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