Blackpacking
Stories of black travelers and where we go around the world
Episodes
On this episode I interview James the Ethnic Explorer who is based in a small town in Virginia. James has a passion for the outdoors and hiking that he has created content for others to learn how to survive outdoors. He recently acquired a van on his family's property and began to fix it up. His plan to take it on a few smaller road trips and then hit the road out west!
In this episode I get to sit down an interview my lovely partner Rheame. We have just celebrated our 1 year anniversary and since things are getting serious she decided she would let me interview her on past travel experiences, Peace Corps, and what it is like traveling with me. Listen to this episode to find out more of why I fell in love with her and how our travels brought us together.
In this episode we meet Abigail aka The Lady Who Travel, and we discuss why she started traveling and her upcoming plans for the year 2022. She talks about her experience being a plus size solo traveler and her content creation.
In this episode I sit down with Pamela who is the founder of People of Color Outdoors based in Portland, Oregon. We talk about her experience growing up there, leaving, and returning back to this outdoorsy place. She discusses why she started the group and tells us a little bit about her book.
Welcome back to Season 4! I begin this season with a quick recap of what has been going on in my life and talking about my most recent trip. This past year I took a cross-country trip around The United States with my dog Mishka and we explored some of the biggest cities and most beautiful National Parks in this country.
In this episode I interview Tari the Founder and CEO of Not Wright Brand. Not Wright Brand is a travel backpack company design to save your sneakers while traveling. Not Wright also includes athletic gear ranging from sports equipment and apparel. The meaning behind "Not Wright¿" is to own who you are! Check out Tari's brand and hear his story.
In this episode I chat it up with Tayo who lives in London and works as a Pharmacist and has her own travel blog. We talk about how life has been for her during the second lockdown in the U.K. and how she has kept herself busy. She has a blog called Five to Nine Traveller which is about encouraging people to life their life outside their normal day-to-day jobs. Listen to how Tayo found a way to balance her work and travel lifesty...
In this episode I interview Calvin, the creator of the dating app IceBreakers. Calvin is a big time traveler created this app to help bring people together in real time as we navigate our worlds through COVD-19.
Calvin's mission to the app was to bridge the gap between digital relationships and face-to-face conversation. Bringing real people together, real-time, starting with the simple phrase: Can I buy you a drink?...
In this episode I interview Tarika, the creator of Black Girl Magic Tours in Atlanta, GA. We discuss how she came up with the idea to do the tours after visiting Cartagena, Colombia. She began the tours during the pandemic and has found a way to connect her own travel experience to create one for others in Atlanta. The tours highlight Black muralist around the city and gives the opportunity for Black women to see themselves represe...
On this episode I interview Kay and Dee the host of the podcast Hold My Hijab. We discuss their show and their experience being Black Muslim Women. I ask them to share their stories about dating, traveling and around the holidays. Check out this episode and their podcast.
In this episode I interview Anitrice who was a raised as a military brat lives in Atlanta, GA and travels for work and pleasure. She enjoys solo traveling as well as traveling with her friends. Anitrice discusses her recent trip, what the protocol was entering a country, how to safely travel during the pandemic, and traveling during the Holiday season.
It is a week after the election has been over, and now the United States has a new president elect, Joe Biden. In this episode I sit down with Marcus and we discuss all the current events in US today. It was a historic election within voter turnout very high especially within minority groups. We discuss our thoughts on the election and he discusses what it has been like traveling during covid, and his upcoming travel plans.
In this episode I chat with Jeff Jenkins another travel content creator who has created Chubby Diaries. He tells his story about being a plus size traveler and how he inspires others to travel. In this segment you get to hear about his travel experiences around the world and awesome projects he is apart of.
In this episode I sit down with Ashley, another fellow travel podcaster and we talk about his show Traveling Incognegro! Before COVID-19 Ashely was taking and introducing travel and culture to students to expand their knowledge. The theme of his show is acknowledging the privilege of having a U.S. Passport while confronting challenges being a Black traveler.
Welcome Back to the start of season 3! In this episode I interview Jennifer and Elizabeth two sister who host a podcast together called Haitian American Diaries. In this we episode we discuss their experience growing up as first generation Haitians and their upbringing by their parents. I eat Haitian patties and we talk about what it is like to travel to Haiti.
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In this episode I talk about my experience growing up as a Black American in the United States of American.
This is the Season Finale of Blackpacking, and in this episode I interview my coworker Marvin. Marvin and I both love coffee so much that we have traveled to where it is grown to learn about it. In this episode we talk about what we learned for our trips, tasting coffee from around the world, and being black working in the Industry.
Meet Keem aka the passport abuser in this episode! She is a solo female traveler from New Jersey who has hopped around to 50 countries. She’s been featured in Forbes and creates informative travel based webinars. We talk about her thoughts on black travel and she gives a helpful tip to keep you safe for when you plan your next trip.
In this episode I interview Cynthia from the Podcast Getting Your Sh*t Together. Cynthia's podcast is about her journey with alcohol, which led to her giving it up. She also discusses the idea of finding yourself and enjoying life while of course getting your shit together. Cynthia who grew up as a military brat has lived a life of travel since she was young and has continued discovering the world. We discuss the difference be...
The Coronavirus(Covid-19) has been the topic of the short start of this decade, that's because he has infected many and resulted in the death of its victims. This episode has three different segments because the impact of this virus has changed the daily lives of everyone in the world. International travel is non-existent at the moment, and considering this podcast is about traveling abroad it was time to talk with a travel wr...
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