Author: Ja'Vonne (Ja'Vonne )

Having a blast in Sheboygan @ the Blue Harbor Resort & Spa.  Yesterday we went out on a fishing boat with Wolf Pack Adventures.  Patrick,the owner is such fun to be with and he assured us that we would catch something.  He put out nine poles to increase our chances.  We started in the Sheboygan...

The Traveling Eye is about to embark on a “road trip” to Sheboygan, Wisconsin and stay at the Blue Harbor Resort and Spa.  Sheboygan is about a two and a half hour drive from Chicago.  We’re excited because the last time we road tripped we had a blast.  This time we’re going to video blog...

Safari in South Africa is like no other and the experience at Legends Golf and Safari Resort is a great mix of wild life and recreation.  Legends is a three hour drive north of Johannesburg in the Limpopo province and is juts outside of the Entabeni Safari Conservancy.  The accommodations are luxury and contemporary set out in the...

Reflecting on my trip to South Africa and trying to decide on what to write about a destination that I’ve been to so many times it suddenly hit me.  Why do I love South Africa and why is it my favorite destination?  This is what I want to share with you.  I love each part...

I’m back from a wonderful trip to South Africa.  We did the usual Johannesburg, Soweto, Safari & Cape Town.  This time however we also attended the Cape Town Jazz Festival. One thing I have realized is that South Africa is about it’s people.  Everyone I spoke to from our group members to entertainers the one...

Merry Christmas! Want to know what to get jet setter in your life.  OK, they may not be a jet setter but if they travel they’ll appreciate one of these gifts for Christmas.  The Silk Travel Blanket:Why we love it? It’s yours and yours alone.  It hasn’t been used by thousands of other people.  We also...

The booties These boots are made for walking, the streets of Italy that is.  I was concerned with my recent trip to Italy because I knew that touring Italy means walking.  While I normally love walking a city, my concern was that this summer I broke my big toe and have been slowly making my...

Last Wednesday, I attended the first of South Africa Tourism’s Taste Makers Series in New York at Marcus Samuelsson’s restaurant Red Rooster in Harlem.  The Taste Makers Series is a marketing campaign to reconnect African Americans to South Africa. There is such a kinship with African Americans and Black South Africans.  Starting from the parallels...

Hey there, I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to be in Washington, DC for the MLK, Jr. Memorial and Dedication.  As you know the weekends events including the dedication were canceled due to Hurricane Irene, that had a direct path up the the east coast of the United States.  Because of the uncertainty...

Ja’Vonne and I recently became tourist in our own city by using the Chicago CityPASS.   With the CityPASS we were able to visit five out of seven major Chicago attractions at a much discounted price.  The CityPASS also put us on the fast track to the head of lines and entrance to some exhibits. ...