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Neola Husbands at Nikki Beach, St. Barths — Black woman in white sun hat with wine glass, ocean view. Certified walkabout.
— my Guyanese grandmother used to say:
you feet too hot.
never stopped moving since.
30+ countries· 2008 — present· Still going

There's no place likeRoam.

If you ask me where I'm from, I'd say born in Guyana, raised in Toronto, moved to Montreal, reside in Vancouver.

If you ask me where I belong — well, I wouldn't know what to tell you.

That's the life of a walkabout.

Something in my life freed me from an anchored sense of home and nationality. Growing up as a little girl, I never truly belonged to a permanent residence. My address said Victory Valley, but my body moved easily through SilverTown and the back of the Valley, up Blueberry Hill, One Mile, Over the River, and to the Ward.

Most of the time, I got there on my own two feet — but where they couldn't reach, I was jockeyed onto a weary back, towed on the handle of a rusty old bicycle, or sat on a lap in a packed Town minibus.

From Guyana to Canada, the thread remained: every address was a temporary residence — a place to rest yuhself until it was time to pack your traps and go long your way again.

Now, I move freely. The Earth, my address. The world, my nationality. New destinations that keep calling me home.

And when my feet get too hot, I settle myself into a new corner of the earth — and give them time to cool down while I catch a breeze and observe.

Before you know, it's back on road.

Back on roam.

Back searching for home.

With the walkabout soul.

You have to give in.

Or what's the point of the trip? I don't travel to watch from outside. I travel to be inside it. The food, the music, the language I'll butcher, the wedding I'll crash, the room where I'm the only one who looks like me. Give in to all of it. That's where the trip actually happens.

The pages fill up.

— yes, I had to get a new one.

30+ countries on file. And counting.

Roam · 5:47pm A view from the doorway before joining a room.

Watch first. Then walk in.

The only moment I'm outside looking in is right at the doorway. Five seconds. Long enough to clock the music, the food, who's already laughing, who's pouring. Then I'm in. The trip never lives on the other side of the glass.

5 seconds to the threshold
this wall can talk

And boy, do it have stories to tell.

Read the moment. Tap to see the photo on the back.

on the wall

Nothing says I love St Barths like discovering a Dolce & Gabbana bar 10 minutes before the boat leaves — and dashing for a martini.

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Neola Husbands in St. Barths — Black woman traveler in white sun hat with espresso martini at Nikki Beach, Caribbean luxury travel
St. Barths 2022
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A friend feeling unimpressed with life. His 40th birthday in days. Solution: a blind trip experience. Faked the itinerary to Dublin. At Irish immigration: "Surprise!! Canary Islands!" 3 islands, one with not a clue.

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Neola Husbands in Lanzarote, Canary Islands — tiny figure standing in a black volcanic vineyard (La Geria), mountains in the distance, surface that looks like Mars.
Canarias 2025
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GT to di bone. Convinced my foster care worker that playing Mas at Caribana was the only way I'd connect with my culture. It's been jump up! ever since. Sometimes a girl just want a taste of Guyana — in a likkle rum and whine. Soca, calypso, jerk chicken and everyting nice.

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Neola Husbands at Toronto Caribana — Guyanese-Canadian woman in carnival costume playing Mas, annual return to Caribbean culture
Toronto · Caribana annual
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Rule No. 1: Never say no to Dubai. An overworked mother escapes mid-pandemic. Quarantine hotels on the horizon. Borders half-closed. She goes anyway.

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Neola Husbands in Dubai, UAE — Black woman on a jet ski in yellow bikini, Burj Al Arab behind, pandemic-era travel
Dubai pandemic-era
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What started as a trip to Brescia for a quintessential Italian wedding turned into a run-in with the Mafia — and hiding out in a safe house.

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Neola Husbands in Brescia, Italy — Black woman in coral dress beside a vintage Mercedes wedding car, Italian wedding turned Mafia run-in
Italia · Brescia
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Been once. Going back for six weeks in July. Bringing the boy this time.

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Neola Husbands en route to Bali, Indonesia — aerial view of Bali from a Cathay Pacific window seat, returning July 2026 for six weeks with her son
Bali then · now
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Carried a birthday cake from Bali to Thailand. Days on the move with it in hand. Found the perfect place to blow out the candle in Rawai — a beach town so small you could miss it. Vibes so good, you'll never forget it.

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Neola Husbands in Rawai, Thailand — blowing out birthday candles roadside, the cake travelled from Bali to Phuket
Rawai · Thailand birthday
what it tasted like

The plates I still think about.

— heart eyes. drool. wow.
St. Barthsplateau de mer
St. Barths · 2022
Plateau. White wine. Five o'clock.
Mexicotortilla
Cancun · Tulum
Tortilla off the grill. Eaten standing.
Thailandpad thai
Bangkok · Phuket
The night market. Cooked on the curb.
Torontodoubles
Caribana · annual
Doubles before the parade. Jerk after.
Salt Bae gold-leaf steak at Nusr-Et Dubai — Neola Husbands plate from a pandemic-era visit to the UAE
Dubai
Gold-leaf steak. The gold version. Of course.
Mauritiusrougail
Mauritius
Rougail saucisses. Creole-French. The longest haul earned it.
Canariaspapas
Tenerife · 2025
Papas arrugadas. Mojo verde. After the Dublin trick.
Balinasi goreng
Bali · then / now
Going back in July. Bringing the boy.
what was playing

The trip has a soundtrack.

A song lands somewhere and the place stamps itself on it forever. These are the ones that stamped.

St. Barths · Nikki Beach
Balearic house — sunset set
The DJ matched the boat horn at five. The whole beach paused.
Toronto · Caribana
Soca — the parade
The Caribbean coming home. Every August. The boy knows the songs before he knows the words.
Mexico · Driving
Bachata — windows down
Placeholder. The drive from Cancun that wasn't a transfer — it was an arrival.
Bali · Ubud
Gamelan + lo-fi — open-air
Placeholder. The yoga shala that wasn't trying to be Instagram. The afternoon that turned into evening.
Dubai · 5pm
Arabic house — rooftop
Placeholder. The colour of the sky stamped itself on a song I can't name.
Mauritius · sega night
Sega — by the fire
Placeholder. The longest haul. The shortest dance lesson. Hips before words.
cultural immersion · food, music, energy It hits you at the door.

Pull up on my next adventure.

— see where I'm off to next. Follow my itinerary. (Or borrow it — I build them too.)
Bali, main event.
22 Jul — 04 Sep 2026 · 6 weeks
Where I'm staying
  • Ubud · jungle villa, two weeks
  • Canggu · the boy's surf weeks
  • Uluwatu · final ten days, cliff house
What I'm there for

The long-form dig. Six weeks isn't a trip. It's a relocation. I'm bringing the laptop. I'm writing. The boy gets the lived-in version of his mother — slow mornings, fruit on the table, swims before the heat.

Toronto → Singapore → Vietnam → Bali → home. Two months. You'll know when I land.

There's only one Neola Husbands.
And she's still going.

Maybe you're looking for a curated itinerary — built around your vibe and your lifestyle.

Maybe you're a brand that wants a real travel voice — someone who has been to the corners of the earth, goes where she doesn't belong, and shows up fully anyway.

Maybe you're a tourism board or destination partner who needs a traveler with purpose — one who brings her son, her perspective, and her Guyanese grandmother's voice along for the ride.

Maybe you're expanding into a new market and need someone who knows what it takes to arrive — not just land.

All doors are open. They all lead to clear skies.

Ready for take off

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Press trips. Partnerships. Destination collabs. The next city. Or just to say where I should go next. I read every one.

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