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Meredith backpacking in Havana, Cuba

One Outfit in Havana

Globetrotting isn’t always as seemless as it appears. Things do indeed go wrong, often. Luggage delays, missed flights, and various other flubs have occured while visiting the subsequent 53 countries. But never has my luggage been lost!

Explore what happens when my pack is mistagged and sent to Jamaica vs. Cuba, country number 54 on this Bag Lady journey.

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Meredith on the beach looking out to sea with her Sirenian Bay Resort and villas bag packed with beach gear

The Edge of A Rainbow

Meredith San Diego enjoys a night filled with simplicitities as she is dancing with a group of local Garifuna children. Fleeting moments of happiness that make life on the edge of a rainbow one to remember.

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Beggars Can Be Choosers

Get a first-hand-experience of dumpster diving to rescue discarded food still capable of consumption. Eliminate your individual waste by adopting this method into your earth-focused existence.

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Meredith in the early days on steps of a temple in ubud, bali

Bag Lady Early Days; Bali (Ubud) Vol. 3

I remember my first solo trip like it was last month sometimes. While going through my storage unit (back home in California) I stumbled across my old travel journals. Some of my early stories had me laughing hysterically at my naivity. Inspired, I took bits and pieces from these rants to piece together this three part series highlighting how it felt to travel solo for the first time through Southeast Asia. The early days of a Bag Lady in the making.

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Bag Lady Early Days; Bali (Canggu) Vol. 2

I remember my first solo trip like it was last month sometimes. While going through my storage unit (back home in California) I stumbled across my old travel journals. Some of my early stories had me laughing hysterically at my naivity. Inspired, I took bits and pieces from these rants to piece together this three part series highlighting how it felt to travel solo for the first time through Southeast Asia. The early days of a Bag Lady in the making.

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Meredith in the early days in a field of terraced rice in Bali

Bag Lady, The Early Days; Bali (Canggu) Vol. 1

I remember my first solo trip like it was last month sometimes. While going through my storage unit (back home in California) I stumbled across my old travel journals. Some of my early stories had me laughing hysterically at my naivity. Inspired, I took bits and pieces from these rants to piece together this three part series highlighting how it felt to travel solo for the first time through Southeast Asia. The early days of a Bag Lady in the making.

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Travel Interlude; Birthday Border Bounce

Every 60 days (US passport) tourists must leave the country of Thailand. Doing so resets the date on the 30 day tourist visa (air only) granted upon arrival; this process is known as “border bouncing”.

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As a global citizen with more than 57 passport stamps, my adventure mandatory, serial-expat existence offers intuitive insight into globetrotting as a solo Black, female.

Whether it’s by plane, boat, moped, bus, or train, I LIVE for traveling.

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Bag Lady Meredith San Diego is always on the move! Completing her 57th country in 2022, where can you spot Meredith San Diego adventuring in 2023? Stay tuned to find out just where in the world is Meredith San Diego!