Travel in the Time of Trump – Why We Must Speak Up

By |2018-08-19T17:02:02+02:00February 8th, 2017|Featured Articles, People, Portfolio, Published, Social Justice, Travel, Travel in North America|

Ishay Govender-Ympa, a freelance travel and culture journalist, a former lawyer and always knows where to eat in any city. Here I speak about what it is like to travel in the time of  Trump and why I protested in New York. Written for Marie Claire, 2 February 2017. Photo by Ishay Govender I [...]

The Changing Face of Brooklyn Dining – A Tour

By |2017-05-05T15:48:07+02:00March 17th, 2016|Destination Meals, Featured Articles, Food & Travel, North America, People, Portfolio, Published, Restaurants, Tourism, Travel, Travel in North America|

Brooklyn Dining Tour - New York There’s more to Brooklyn’s culinary scene than Williamsburg. Ishay Govender-Ypma (@IshayGovender) started in Greenpoint and kept walking on a Brooklyn Dining Tour. For SAA Sawubona Magazine, March 2016.  Brooklyn Dining Tour featured in the SAA Sawubona Magazine North of Hip What used to be, if the travel [...]

Riding along Mexico’s Copper Canyon

By |2017-05-05T15:50:08+02:00March 3rd, 2016|Adventure, Featured Articles, Mexico, North America, Published, Travel, Travel in Central America|

Riding along Mexico's Copper Canyon - Northern Mexico Raramuri mother and child Traversing the spectacular canyons on Mexico’s Copper Canyon on the last passenger ride, Ishay Govender-Ypma meets the reclusive Rarámuri, while learning about the country’s diverse landscape. For Mail & Guardian 26 Feb 2016 The vestibule convulses over the loops at Témoris, [...]

Cooking in Teotitlán de Valle, Oaxaca – Mexico

By |2017-05-05T15:59:38+02:00December 5th, 2015|Adventure, Destination Meals, Featured Articles, Food & Travel, Markets, Mexico, North America, People, Portfolio, Published, Travel, Travel in North America|

Cooking in Teotitlán de Valle with a Zapotec family We had the opportunity to learn some cooking tips from a Zapotec woman, a Mexican indigenous group who settled in the area of Oxaca, Mexico. We were shown the true meaning of slow living, loving and eating. For Fine Dining Lovers, 20 Nov 2015.  At Teotitlán de [...]

Queens – Feasting Along the 7 Line

By |2017-05-05T16:09:37+02:00October 20th, 2015|Featured Articles, Food & Travel, North America, People, Portfolio, Published, Travel, Travel in North America|

Queens – Feasting Along the 7 Line. A Mini Guide Known as the International Express, Ishay Govender-Ypma leaves the familiarity of Manhattan and the hip eateries in Brooklyn for dollar-dining and diversity along the 7-subway line in Queens. *This article was written for Business Day Wanted Magazine, October 2015*    Finally, it’s our turn at [...]

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