OK so I’ve disappeared into thin air since my last post in July.

I was on my Kendrick Lamar sh*t , out in the world living life, being present and taking in experiences, since that’s what drives these posts after all.

See Josh Lamar in Ghana below.

But where have I actually been?

I was in the EU gallivanting around for 17 days, and since getting back I thought to myself…. “Should I be that person that writes about their travels in a cliche way?”

You’re damn right I should…like a cliche travel vlog (pictured below).

Trip Summary

Ok this won’t be a “ComE eXplOre EuRopE WiTh mE” *in my best valley girl voice* type post.

This trip was split into three parts: A boys trip, a family wedding, and solo travel.

I’ll save my third-eye/Buddha enlightenment reflection and what I learned for the next post, but to the recap we go

Part 1 – The Boys Trip (Atlanta –> London –> Paris –> Barcelona –> Madrid)

As seen above, we bounced around a lot on the first half of this trip. Me and the boys (Royce, Korbin, and Steven) spent two days in London, Paris, Barcelona, and then Madrid.

What we did in these cities had to be some of the most efficient tourism of all time.

In 10 days we speed ran every major landmark you can think of, had some damn good experiences, and ate some great food.

Partying was also involved (s/o to my local friend Zaid for showing us around Madrid, and hooking us up with a section and bottles in the club — maybe a bit too many lol).

See the places in the EU speed run below:

Since we’re food heads and not gatekeepers, the best spots that we ate at in every city is below:

Best Food Spot By Location Linked (if you get nothing else out of this post):

• London – Dishoom (Indian Spot)
• Paris – Bullion Republique (French Spot, long wait but 1000% worth the $ and quality)
• Barcelona – Billy Brunch (Killer Breakfast and best Club sandwich OAT)
• Madrid – Mu! El Placer de la Carne (Great Argentinian Meat)

Overall Recap: A hell of a time with the fellas exploring, eating, learning and partying through great EU cities.

Part 2 – Family Wedding (Florence, IT)

This was change of pace.

I went from history lessons and The Hangover with the boys, to a wholesome family celebration. S/o to my cousin and cousin-in-law on marriage!

Yeah, this was the best wedding I’ve ever been to.

10/10 down to the last detail, and the pinpoint focus that was put into it makes sense since my cousin is a project manager by trade.

The wedding was at a villa in the Tuscan hills. Everyone had their own suites, and a specific note from the bride and groom upon arrival. That’s just a small example of what kind of wedding it was.

It was their dream and we were all living in it.

Recap: A beautiful/breath taking/well-planned wedding. Celebration, great vibes and less drinking from me here as I didn’t want to appear as a degenerate around family.

Part 3 – Solo Travel (Netherlands –> London)

The final act of this trip.

I was solo.

No family, no friends.

In a foreign land. Left alone…to die.

Jk, I just decided to take three extra days on the trip to go explore some cities by myself (2 in Amsterdam, 1 in London).

It was a chance to intentionally get lost. Wander around Amsterdam and Brixton in London. Exploring history and spending time with own thoughts with no true destination in mind(which I realize I hadn’t done for a while).

Overall Recap: Went to a new country by myself. I was left with time to think, reflect, and have an mini-existential crisis.

Then back to the states I went. But since being back I had a mini-existential crisis.

More on this in the next post.

Bonus Footage of Korbin and Royce Climbing up the Sacre-Coeur below:

Thanks for reading!