Thinking of traveling solo? Tracee Ellis Ross has suggestions on how to do it well
When friends and family can't join her, or if she just wants to decompress, Ross will jet-set by herself and have a fabulous time doing it. She says she takes at least one solo trip a year, and if vacationing with others, might stay a little longer to include alone time.
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Edmonton Journal
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- Edmonton Journal
Tracee Ellis Ross celebrates travelling alone in new show
Article content Tracee Ellis Ross may have perfected the art of travelling alone. In her new docuseries, Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, she shows herself preparing for trips to Marrakech, Morocco; Cancún, Mexico; and Marbella, Spain. Article content Two things are clear. First, the woman is not a minimalist — she packs for every scenario as well as for her own comfort. And second, fashion is essential. Ross stocks multiple suitcases with shoes and clothes, many in statement colours, patterns and silhouettes, and all chosen for their ability to bring her joy. Article content Article content 'I am sharing my particular version of solo travel, which is not about adventure,' she explains in one episode. 'It's about how I can experience my own company in a joyful, holistic way — while still being in beautiful places and discovering new things.' Article content The actress, 52, first travelled alone in her 20s. She was a model in the early 1990s (which could explain the fashion fixation) and went on to star in the TV shows Girlfriends and Black-ish. Article content But it's in Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, now streaming three episodes on The Roku Channel, where she lets viewers see her as she is in real life: vulnerable yet vibrant. Sometimes Ross muses about being single, childless and occasionally lonely. Other times, she's feeling fabulous and revelling in it. Article content In Marrakech, for example, she shops for rugs crafted by the Berber tribe. In Marbella, she samples artisan olive oils. In Cancún, she dons bright pink spandex for tennis — later it's a red bikini for swimming in the rain. Article content Article content That's not to say everything goes smoothly. Downpours in Cancún mean indoor pursuits, and a raccoon raids the fruit in her room. Then en route to Marbella, Ross gets food poisoning. She's bed-bound and eats rice cakes for supper. Phone calls to her brother and mother (singer Diana Ross) help her through. Article content For Ross, it's all part of adapting to whatever life brings. Article content 'So much of what travelling is about is, for me, not waiting for something in order to walk towards my life, in order to be in my life, in order to experience my life,' she says.
National Post
an hour ago
- National Post
Tracee Ellis Ross celebrates travelling alone in new show
Tracee Ellis Ross may have perfected the art of travelling alone. In her new docuseries, Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, she shows herself preparing for trips to Marrakech, Morocco; Cancún, Mexico; and Marbella, Spain. Article content Two things are clear. First, the woman is not a minimalist — she packs for every scenario as well as for her own comfort. And second, fashion is essential. Ross stocks multiple suitcases with shoes and clothes, many in statement colours, patterns and silhouettes, and all chosen for their ability to bring her joy. Article content Article content 'I am sharing my particular version of solo travel, which is not about adventure,' she explains in one episode. 'It's about how I can experience my own company in a joyful, holistic way — while still being in beautiful places and discovering new things.' Article content The actress, 52, first travelled alone in her 20s. She was a model in the early 1990s (which could explain the fashion fixation) and went on to star in the TV shows Girlfriends and Black-ish. Article content But it's in Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, now streaming three episodes on The Roku Channel, where she lets viewers see her as she is in real life: vulnerable yet vibrant. Sometimes Ross muses about being single, childless and occasionally lonely. Other times, she's feeling fabulous and revelling in it. Article content In Marrakech, for example, she shops for rugs crafted by the Berber tribe. In Marbella, she samples artisan olive oils. In Cancún, she dons bright pink spandex for tennis — later it's a red bikini for swimming in the rain. Article content Article content That's not to say everything goes smoothly. Downpours in Cancún mean indoor pursuits, and a raccoon raids the fruit in her room. Then en route to Marbella, Ross gets food poisoning. She's bed-bound and eats rice cakes for supper. Phone calls to her brother and mother (singer Diana Ross) help her through. Article content For Ross, it's all part of adapting to whatever life brings. Article content 'So much of what travelling is about is, for me, not waiting for something in order to walk towards my life, in order to be in my life, in order to experience my life,' she says. Article content
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- Calgary Herald
Best bets at the Fringe
Article content The 19th edition of the Calgary Fringe runs until Aug. 9 in Inglewood. There are 20 shows, and the way they are staggered each day, it is possible to catch four of them without rushing. There is even time to grab a quick snack between the second and third show. Article content Beth & Josie Exposed Article content Last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis removed all arts funding because he felt there was too much emphasis on sex in current theatre. Beth & Josie Exposed is definitely a protest show, as its two artists have chosen stories about sex and racism. Article content Article content The emcee for the evening is Josie Nixon's alter ego, Juice the Trauma Clown, who calls upon the gods to rain curses upon oppressors. She returns to tell a story about a trans woman's dangerous sexual encounter. It's graphic, brutal, and frightening in its authenticity, yet Nixon never portrays herself as a victim. She's always strong and defiant. The monologue is as intriguing as it is unnerving. Article content Article content The genius in both monologues is how Nixon and Marshall are able to walk an emotional tightrope, eliciting laughter and shudders in equal measure. There is understandably a subject warning on this show, but both cases broach subjects that should be discussed. Article content Article content The early draft of Randy Ross's novel, God Bless Cambodia, was The Loneliest Planet Guide Book. Before he embarked on a four-month world travel expedition, Ross read The Lonely Planet guidebooks of the countries he planned to visit. What he surmised, after going to each of these places, was that the people who wrote those books likely didn't stay in, or see, the places they wrote about, or things had changed drastically from when they did. Article content In the first half of his show, using slides, Ross recalls some of his biggest disappointments and catastrophes, always zeroing in on the unpleasantness he encountered. He does admit a good deal of it was his fault. At 48, he was a bit too old to be staying in youth hostels and trying windsurfing. He was a lonely, middle-aged man alone in foreign countries, and all the guidebooks had been so vehement about not contracting sexually transmitted diseases that he was doomed to feeling even lonelier. Ross is particularly self-deprecating, and he succeeds in getting maximum laughs at his expense.
