By: astoldbyali August 16, 2019August 23, 2019 AntiguaAntigua carnival, Caribbean bloggers, carnival, featured, Insane Carnival, lifestyle5 Comments

Antigua Carnival 2019: On the Road with Caution and Insane Carnival

Hey Guys! Initially, I would usually review everything at once, but I didn’t want to run the risk of the post being too lengthy. Hence the first part was solely about the fetes I went to, as well as my T-shirt mas experience. In this review I will share my Carnival Monday & Tuesday experiences…

By: astoldbyali June 16, 2019July 29, 2019 AntiguaAdventure, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, antigua hotels, Antigua restaurants, featured, Travel, travel guide12 Comments

Antigua & Barbuda Travel Guide: Where to Stay, What to Eat & What to Do

A long time coming, but after receiving many questions from colleagues, fellow bloggers and overseas friends I decided to create a guide to my country, Antigua and Barbuda. Now I know you may be thinking they’re probably dozens of other guides online, but are they written by a local? Well, I haven’t found any. Throughout…

By: astoldbyali June 6, 2019July 30, 2019 Hairfeatured, hair products, healthy hair, natural hair, product review, shea moisture2 Comments

Product Review: Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Treatment Masque

Hey Guys! As you know I recently made a trip to Switzerland and while there I decided to update my hair product stash. I’m not necessarily a ‘product junkie’, but I love trying new products. I definitely don’t have a set of go-to products either. However, while searching through the stores I realized the prices…

By: astoldbyali May 14, 2019July 30, 2019 TravelAdventure, europe, featured, Switzerland, Travel, travel guide7 Comments

Travel Diary: Two Weeks in Geneva Switzerland

Hey Guys! Here we go again! Another business trip and this time ya girl is in Geneva, Switzerland. If you can recall last year I was in Paraguay, so not only a new city but a different continent. I’m always grateful for these trips as one can imagine. Even though I wasn’t solo travelling this…

By: astoldbyali March 24, 2019March 27, 2019 Hairbentonite clay, clay mask, featured, hair review, natural hair, natural products, type 4 hair4 Comments

Hair Diary: Aztec Clay Mask Review on Type 4 Hair

So, what’s been up with my natural hair?! It’s been awhile, huh. Y’all should know by now these posts don’t come too often, but I had some high hopes for a change. Nonetheless, we’re here with a review of a long awaited clay mask! This mask has been making its rounds on the internet for…

By: astoldbyali January 23, 2019March 27, 2019 Inspirationbecoming, book club, books, featured, Michelle Obama, reading20 Comments

MUST READ: Becoming // Including 8 Inspirational Quotes and My Takeaways

The best-selling book of 2018 which sold near 2 million copies in a few weeks, it’s no surprise that the first book I’ve read for the year was Michelle Obama’s autobiography. Honestly, I had the book since last December but never actually put aside time to complete it. Definitely thankful I found some time this…

By: astoldbyali January 1, 2019January 6, 2019 Livingaffirmation, featured, goals, mantra, new year, vision board, word of the year21 Comments

My 2019 Word of the Year & Why You Need One Too

Happy New Year! Honestly, I feel like I was just welcoming 2018 the other day yet here we again. Hopefully, wiser and full of excitement for the year ahead. As you may have noticed, I didn’t do a year in review post, but it was a really good one for me. Although I didn’t accomplish…

By: astoldbyali December 27, 2018January 18, 2019 Inspirationfeatured, goal planning, goal setting, goals, inspiration, vision board38 Comments

Intentional Goal Setting – Let’s Make A Vision Board

Hey Guys! Season’s greetings. It’s almost the new year and what better way to start planning for the future than now? As you can see from the title above, we’ll be talking about goal setting and making a vision board. Even though the period going into a new year is popular for creating vision boards,…

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Hey! I’m Aaliyah and welcome to my space on the internet. My mind is constantly spinning with ideas of content to produce; whether it be through the use of graphics, photographs or written posts. As such, my tiny space here began to develop. It began almost 4 years ago as an outlet during my time…

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Summer Staycation | St. James Club & Villas

By: astoldbyali September 13, 2019

AntiguaAntigua, Caribbean resorts, hotel review, St James Club and Villas, staycation5 Comments

Hey Guys! One thing I really wanted to do this summer was a staycation but I simply couldn’t figure out when or where to go. I was scheduled to travel during the last week of August but due to the passage of Hurricane Dorian my flight got cancelled. Alas,due to the sudden free time in…

ATBA’s Top 10 Beaches in Antigua

By: astoldbyali September 5, 2019

AntiguaAntigua, beach, Caribbean, island life, Travel2 Comments

Hey Guys! Last Summer, I made a bucket list which involved visiting as many new beaches as possible. Before that, I actually wanted to see how many of the 365 beaches in Antigua I could list. However, things don’t always go as planned. This summer whenever a beach trip idea came to mind, I always…

Antigua Carnival 2019: On the Road with Caution and Insane Carnival

By: astoldbyali August 16, 2019August 23, 2019

AntiguaAntigua carnival, Caribbean bloggers, carnival, featured, Insane Carnival, lifestyle5 Comments

Antigua Carnival 2019: Fete Reviews & T-Shirt Mas Experience

By: astoldbyali August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

AntiguaAntigua, carnival, fete review, mas, parties4 Comments

Wow, can you guys believe that Carnival is over already?! I probably started counting down to Antigua’s carnival since March or so. Not 100% sure why, but I’ve BEEN ready. Carnival, more specifically playing mas, is usually the highlight of my summer. I only started playing mas a few years ago and I fell in…

Checked In: True Blue Bay Boutique Resort, Grenada

By: astoldbyali July 16, 2019

Hotel Reviews, TravelCaribbean blogger, Caribbean hotels, Caribbean travel, Grenada, hotel review, where to stay4 Comments

Hey Guys! Grenada is becoming my most visited Caribbean country; this is my third time for the year (with good reason of course). FYI If you haven’t, check out my previous post of what I did in Grenada when I wasn’t working. Click here then come back and finish reading this post! On this particular…

Travel Diary: 2 Hours in Saint George’s, Grenada

By: astoldbyali July 14, 2019

TravelCaribbean travel, Grenada, Travel blog, travel photos3 Comments

Hey Guys! As you may or may not know, 90% of my travels are work related. The only time I get to venture out is during down time or if we complete the agenda early enough. Luckily, this time around we finished 2 hours earlier than scheduled and I was also with other Caribbean individuals…

Product Review: Creme of Nature Pure Honey Twisting Cream

By: astoldbyali June 23, 2019

Haircreme of nature, hair products, kinky hair, natural hair, product review4 Comments

Honey, honey, honey do we have some new products on our hands! This is my second twisting cream in a matter of months, first was Taliah Waajid’s Curly Curl Cream which I’ve only used once. However, I decided to get a second option and use them interchangeably. While in St. Lucia, there was a hair…

Antigua & Barbuda Travel Guide: Where to Stay, What to Eat & What to Do

By: astoldbyali June 16, 2019July 29, 2019

AntiguaAdventure, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, antigua hotels, Antigua restaurants, featured, Travel, travel guide12 Comments

Product Review: Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Treatment Masque

By: astoldbyali June 6, 2019July 30, 2019

Hairfeatured, hair products, healthy hair, natural hair, product review, shea moisture2 Comments

Feature: Behind the Music with Lesroy

By: astoldbyali May 31, 2019June 1, 2019

FeaturesAntigua musician, Antiguan Musician, Caribbean People, Features, music productionLeave a Comment

Hey hey hey! We’re back again with another #ATBAFeatures! In an effort to make this as gender balanced as possible, I’ve been on the lookout for males to feature. (If you know anyone let me know) Luckily, Lesroy was one of the few who crossed my mind and happily agreed to answering a few questions.…