Mame Dee · Travel Journal

Travel Blogs & Guides

Honest, been-there guides from a concierge who has actually walked the streets, eaten the food, and figured out the parts nobody tells you. Real places, real prices, minus the overwhelm.

Blog · When It Goes Wrong

What To Do When Your Flight Is Cancelled

Air France cancelled my flight, then deleted the rebooking. What the airline legally owes you, the exact words that got me a seat, and how to stop your new flight from disappearing.

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A tuk tuk on Gran Via, cover for the Madrid five day guide
Guides · Spain

Madrid in Five Days

Nine stops in and out of the city, including the oldest restaurant in the world, cookies from nuns you never see, and Seville and back by dinner.

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The red Peace Bridge and the Calgary skyline
Cheat Sheet · Money

What A Cheap Flight Actually Costs

The same 0 fare came to 8 or 0 depending only on when I paid for the bag. Plus how to get bags free, and the refund window that covers you if you change your mind.

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An ITA Airways business class suite
Cheat Sheet · Money

Cash Or Points?

Business class for two, Paris to Rome, was 2 in cash or 31,000 points plus 0. What each point was actually worth, and the four questions to ask before you book anything.

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An empty EgyptAir business class suite
Cheat Sheet · Booking

How To Get A Free Stopover

The one rule that decides whether a free stopover is even possible, the order I booked in, and the question at the counter I found out about too late.

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The pyramids at Giza across open desert
Cheat Sheet · Safety

How To Read A Travel Advisory

What a Level 2 actually means, why the reason underneath matters more than the number, and the five things to do before you go that most people half do.

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Cheat Sheet · Points

Broqué But Comfortable

How I ended up lying flat on a fourteen hour nonstop flight without paying what that seat costs, plus what an airline actually owes you when the flight falls apart.

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Tips & Tools · 3 min

Hilton Free Night Reward Tips

The short version: six rules for using a free night on purpose, with a link to my full Katara Hills story.

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Luxury · On A Real Budget

The Free Night Playbook

How one hotel perk turned into a private-pool villa in Doha, and the exact way I decide where to use it.

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Egypt · First-Timer

Egypt for First-Timers

Where to stay in Giza with pyramid views, your perfect pyramid day, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the tips I wish I had known. A childhood dream, made doable.

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Japan · Beyond the Big 3

Japan Beyond the Big 3

The hidden gems past Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka: teamLab, the Snow Monkeys, Naoshima, Okinawa, 9 unforgettable dinners, and a full route across the country.

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Mauritius · On a Real Budget

Mauritius on a Real Budget

The luxury island for less: three price tiers, the underwater-waterfall helicopter shot, a private speedboat to Ile aux Cerfs, and the exact months for the best value.

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Egypt · 4-Day Itinerary

4 Days in Egypt

The exact day-by-day: a rooftop over Giza, camels on the plateau, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Khan el-Khalili, and what it really costs for two.

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Tools & Tips

Everything I Know About Traveling

The credit cards worth carrying, where to stay, rideshare advice, and the tools I actually use on every trip, real experience, not guesswork.

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Solo Travel · Beginner's Guide

My First Solo Trip

The country-tier system, the one move that means you are almost never really alone, and the safety specifics for women, Black travelers, and everyone in between. Fear and all.

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Egypt · The Whole Story

Everyone Told Me Not to Go to Egypt

The warnings, the airport, the haggling, and what it actually cost, down to the dollar. The honest story of the trip almost everybody told me to cancel.

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Luxury · On A Real Budget

The Broqué Method

Luxury is not a price, it is six levers. Card perks, airline status, fare sales, points, talking to the hotel, and using Google Maps to find the view nobody prices in.

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