Why I Go on Plantation Tours: Morbid Curiosity

demetria lucas December 22, 2015

I was walking through Magnolia Gardens the first time I thought about turning the #seesomeworld into a blog.

Let me explain: visiting a plantation as a Black person is a bizarre experience, but probably not for the reasons you think, like being spooked by the spirits of dead enslaved men and women. This was my first plantation visit (I’ve been to many since), and my conflict started with just paying to get in. I mean, like, the place where people once were enslaved is now a popular tourist attraction and you can host your wedding there?!!

On the other hand, plantations are very, very beautiful.

Washington DC, courtesy of the WashingtonTimes.com

10 Places to visit the next time you complain "there's nothing to do" in the DMV

demetria lucas December 18, 2015

I’m from the DMV, and in the 15 years since I’ve moved, I’ve been back every other month— sometimes more. I’m always looking for new things to do, but a search of “what to do in DC” often turns up the old faithfuls— visit the Washington Monument or the Air & Space Museum, check out the Newseum, go see the National Cathedral., etc.

I wanted to get off the “beaten path” for my next trip (I’m headed to DC for New Year’s Eve) and explore what else DC has offer, places I’ve overlooked, never even heard of, or may be glossed over in your standard issue tourist guide.

I’ve added the following 10 places to my next itinerary for my next trip “home”:

BVI: Andreas the (non) Killer aka That One Time I Was Locked in A Bedroom on Vacation

demetria lucas December 14, 2015

PLEASE NOTE: I have to preface this with saying Andreas* is an exceptionally nice man. Super nice. He is not a killer. Though, I think his hands are registered weapons. But he’s only violent for sport. But like in the ring, not for kicks or anything. And while he could be a killer, he is not… or rather, to my knowledge, Andreas has never killed anyone. That I know of.

Um, I don’t really know Andreas that well.

Why I Go on Plantation Tours: Morbid Curiosity

10 Places to visit the next time you complain "there's nothing to do" in the DMV

BVI: Andreas the (non) Killer aka That One Time I Was Locked in A Bedroom on Vacation

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