Brown Girls DO Travel
Okay, so I wrote this post on MyBlogalicious last week about how I count Brown people when I travel and how in my own little bubble of a life I know a lot of Brown people who travel too. Of course, my bubble is pretty small when you start considering that there are 312,000,000+ people in the US, but still…we’re out there.
Monique of Mo Travels & Me
OneBrownGirl in Paris (2010)
In honor of the Brown Girls who travel and then write about it, I’d like to dedicate this post to them (keeping in mind that my definition of Brown is about cultural diversity, identity and pride and not merely skin color). And in honor of the first travel panel that has ever been held at Blogalicious Weekend – American Airlines BlackAtlas.com presents Go Global! Taking Your Blog Around the World - I am also dedicating this post to the Brown Girl Travelistas on this panel: Johnica Reed, Julia Coney, Kiratiana Freelon and yours truly. (Am I allowed to dedicate something to myself? *Insert sheepish grin here*)
So here’s the deal. Instead of compiling a list of Brown Girls who travel-and-write-about-it, I thought it would be fun to let the Blogging Travelistas out there post their own blog links in the comments section of this post just so we can all see the variety of travel writings out in the Blogosphere and so I don’t leave anyone out. (Oh. And just in case there is a travel brand or PR agency out there that might be looking to diversify a little lot more, they can take their pick too. #win-win)
*Cheers* to travel everyone. It changes lives, opens minds, and broadens horizons. And yes indeedy, Brown Girls DO travel.
CampCaribe 2010
Tracey Friley is an award winning travel writer, the principal blogger at OneBrownGirl.com® and gives girls of all ages a world view via OneBrownGirl in Paris, OBG Adventure Camps, OBG Adult Camping Weekends, and her philanthropic initiative The Passport Party Project.
Tracey
Tracey Friley is the founder of OneBrownGirl.com® and The Passport Party Project [dot org], a philanthropic initiative sponsored by Expedia® that gifts underserved U.S. girls with their very first passports. An entrepreneur that uses social media as a platform, Friley is a self-proclaimed culturalista and travelista that will produce and host the first multicultural travel bloggers retreat in 2013. If you can't find her on a plane, a train, or a boat, feel free to check her out on Facebook. =)
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Hi! This is a great idea! =O) Here’s my travel blog site: http://www.theopinionatedwanderlust.com
Tracey – congrats to you on participating on the travel panel. I’m just back from Tuscany, Italy and starting on plan my travel adventures for 2012. You can find this brown girl blogging at Waterwinetravel.com
Hey Tracey,
What a great idea. My blog is Mom’s Guide to Travel where I motivate parents to travel anywhere with their kids and help them get motivated in the process. You can find me here: http://www.momsguidetotravel.com
Thanks Tracey.
Tracey – awesome to hear about your panel participation! I’m a mom of two 1/2 African Arab American boys (so can I be an honorary brown girl??) I write about our life adventures and eating fun at http://www.marocmama.com — my latest project was to bring baby mobiles and clothing to a Moroccan orphanage; http://marocmama.com/mobiles-for-morocco
Hi T! Congratulations!! I know that the panel will ROCK this year at Blogalicious!! Just in from speaking at the Meet Plan Go! Career Break conference/event in Austin, Tx. which has me pumped up even more about travel & inspiring others along the way. Also, I am excited to hit my 3oth country since starting my sabbatical 2 years ago with a trip to Italy, Greece, Croatia, and Turkey…Woo Hoo!! Catch my adventures at http://www.sabbaticalscapes.com/ and @Angelwings1723.
Blessings & Happy Travels!
~A
Hi Tracey! Congratulations on being on the Blogalicious panel! What an awesome idea. After a huge quarterlife crisis, I decided to quit my job and buy a one way ticket to Europe. You can follow my adventures at http://thewanderlustproject.com.
Congratulations Tracey!! Can’t wait to hear it! As always you can follow my adventures at http:/www.nycitymama.com
Tracey, thank you for the tag. I’d like to piggyback on all the ladies before me and wish you a congratulations on everything that you have done, will continue to do, and are doing with this panel. The Nomad•ness Travel website is http://nomadnesstv.com and the Nomad•ness Travel Tribe Group on Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/236380013079834/ or they can just link to it from the main site.
Thanks again!
Evita
This is so great! I’m so happy to see that panel. I hope it encourages more Brown girls to travel. I write a blog that is a mix of food and travel as well as the intersection of the two. It’s called Try Anything Once.
http://tryanythingonceblog.com
I’m so excited that travel will be front and center at this year’s Blogalicious conference! There are plenty of us Brown girls traveling these days and it’s great we are finally forming a community to share stories and be a resource for each other. My blog is Brooklyn Travel Addict and it chronicles my adventures around the world befriending strangers, butchering languages and consuming as much food as humanly possible. Check it out at http://www.brooklyntraveladdict.com
Hi Tracey,
What a great panel. So sad I’m going to miss it. I’m an Expat living in Europe and I travel extensively with my family and write about it on my blog Mo Travels http://www.motravels.com. I also write Expat life and the races I run during my travels, most recently Istanbul.
Many thanks, Tracey, for supporting the community and congrats on your participation in the panel. My travel blog is at http://theressomuchtosee.blogspot.com.
Good luck on your panel, Tracey! Anyone who wants to follow my travels, work, etc. can find me at http://www.arielleloren.com/
Congrats, Tracy you wonderful woman you! My travel blog with weekly post is http://importedchocolate.wordpress.com. My website with the info about my travel brand is http://www.imported-chocolate.com. Thanks so much for the support Chica!
xo
Jen :0)
Hate I’m going to miss your panel. I know it will be great! En route to Verona to do the same! I chronicle my obsession with travel at my blog, The Absolute Travel Addict and on Facebook.
What a great idea! Here’s a post that I wrote about one of my favorite spots- St. Kitts: http://www.1peachymama.com/2011/02/21/im-back/. I am a wife, mother, author, attorney, lifestyle blogger and connoisseur of all things fabulous! You can find me and join me my journey(s) at http://www.1peachymama.com. Much Love, y’all!
Tracey, I talk about you all the time and the inspiration you are for anyone who longs to travel–brown or otherwise! I write about many things on my blog, but one of my passions is traveling. I am so blessed to be able to travel with my children and I hope inspire many people to do the same. My travel posts can be found at http://funkidivagirl.com under the categories “T as in Tango”. Right now there are “T as in Tango” categories for Disney, California, NYC and Europe.
Yes! Brown girls do travel! We do belong all those places that “some” people think brown people don’t go. I believe helping my children see new places and experience new activities, even at such young ages, will only help them see that there are no boundaries. I blog about our family travels at http://mamaliciousmaria.blogspot.com. I hate I’ll miss your seminar (and Blogalicious) but I will follow along via Twitter and try not to be jealous.
Hi Tracey and my Brown Girl sistahs,
First, congrats on being selected to speak at the Blogalicious conference! Way to go! My blog focuses on newbie travelers and people who desire to travel but think that they have to be rich to do so. I attempt to show different ways to navigate through difficulties that stand in the way of them achieving their dreams. Check me out at http://www.aviewtoathrill.net. Looking forward to visiting your sites as well.
Lovely idea and super sad that I won’t see you at Blogalicious.
I blog about traveling in a few ways: 1) actual travel with a kid, 2) how to travel to other places with local activities, 3) how to travel through reading. You can follow me here http://www.hartlynkids.blogspot.com Also just started a business selling books that promote and encourage travel through reading http://www.hartlynkids.com
So nice to meet all these travel inspired mamas!!!
Congrats Tracey! And looking forward to hearing more from the panel.
I’m a Nigerian-American writer, photographer, and traveler who’s an expat based in Sweden – http://www.lolaakinmade.com. I also blog for Sweden’s official site. Those interested can find me on Twitter – @LolaAkinmade
Brown Girls who travels, rocks!!! *cheers to you too!*
Ciao, Tracey — and I’m ANOTHER Brown Girl who travels!! My UrbanTravelGirl blog (http://www.urbantravelgirl.com) is designed “to encourage black women to live globally through international travel.” I’m all about sisters actively experiencing the world — and letting the world experience us and all our diverse fabulousness right back!!
I’m currently based in Chicago but am moving to a French village 40 minutes outside of Paris late this year… so there will be even MORE global content on UrbanTravelGirl.com in 2012!
I SO wish I were going to be there @ Blogalicious with you ladies … perhaps next time!
Cheers and thanks,
UrbanTravelGirl (aka Maureen Jenkins)
Tracy!
I love the fact that you are presenting at Blogalicious this year!!! We brown girls do travel and here is one traveling latina exploring the world one bite and adventure at a time: http://www.travelinglatina.com
Feliz viaje!
Ana Serafin
Bajans are always going places!! Thanks for the repository!
http://solowomantraveler.blogspot.com/
So awesome for you! Thanks for your support. Here’s my link: http://www.colorfulfootsteps.com
Hi Tracy – thanks for reaching out! My website is http://girlunstoppable.com
Congrats on the panel, wish I could be there! Thanks for including me in your round up. My blog, Farsighted Fly Girl, covers travel, culture and fashion. I like to write about places, clothes and events that reflect different aspects of culture. You can read my blog at http://wwww.rosalindcummingsyeats.blogspot.com and you can find me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/farsightedgirl
great job. keep up the good work.
to travel is to dance, elaine lee
Hello Tracey! So sad I couldn’t make it to Blogalicious. I live in Beijing and I can be found at http://www.whosworld.org where I highlight the hidden treasures of Black history and culture around the globe. I can also be found on twitter @WhosWorld
Congrats!
Excited to share the stage with you tomorrow. Brown girls who travel ROCK!
Hi Tracey,
I am a college student with a passion for traveling. It has always been my desire to encourage others of color to gain cultural experiences and expand beyond the boundaries of their own country (and/or state for those who’ve really limited their traveling.) My travel blog Internationally Trippin’ (http://internationallytrippin.com/) was designed to do just that. I’ve traveled to over 13 countries thus far, but my blog starts with the documentation of my study abroad trip to Barcelona last year. As a college student my lack of funds limit travel, but I look forward to my future travels that I will be able to document that will encourage others to go on their own adventures.
You can check out my travel blog at http://internationallytrippin.com/ and find me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/KiahMB.
Love this site! Glad to see others with a passion for travel.
These are some of the best comments EVER! Thank you! I hope this list continues to grow. It’s pretty cool to get ALL of our respective travel perspectives out there in the marketplace. Keep traveling and keep writing about it. You might be surprised to learn about all of the people you encourage to travel. It matters.
congrats!
Hi Tracey,
I’m currently on a yearlong around the world trip with my husband and two sons aged 7 and 9. It has been awesome experiencing this planet in this skin. You can find us at http://www.globetrottingmama.com and if you want to have a sense of what one of our experiences has been like here’s a favourite from the time we took the boys for a haircut in China: http://globetrottingmama.com/just-another-day-in-china-the-haircut/
Thanks for the twitter follow! Wishing I could have been at Blogalicious to connect in person. Joining you here as a Canadian Brown Girl
Looking forward to staying in touch.
Thanks so much for reaching out and supporting Haute Travels… it chronicles my life, loves and travels in one haute spot! It’s a lifestyle mixing fashion, beauty and travel http://hautetravels.blogspot.com/
Hi Tracey,
Thanks for facilitating some more brown girl connections here.
We are Brown Girls Fly
http://www.browngirlsfly.com
http://www.facebook.com/browngirlsfly
http://www.twitter.com/browngirlsfly
Chelle & Crystal
Tracey,
You rocked the travel panel! I got so much information from you and all the other travel bloggers. Now that I am home with the boys, I have a stroller and will travel!
http://www.dancinghotdogs.com
Divina
Hmm, I just tried to add my comment and it didn’t work! Ok, here goes again: I am another Canadian Brown Girl who travels and it is one of my greatest passions in life. I am a “serial expat” who has lived for two years in France, one year in Mexico, and two years in Hong Kong. I recently moved to London, UK. I have travelled to about 45 countries and am always in the process of planning my next trip! I blog about my travel adventures at http://oneika-the-traveller.blogspot.com .
Hi Tracey! Thank you so much for your tweet! Although the URL says Lonodn the blog is actually called American Black Chick in Europe now: http://americanblackchickinlondon.blogspot.com/.
Thanks for the heads up!! Great idea.
My blog: http://lilylilyphotography.com
Travel writing & photography…
Will check out everyone’s links! Oh am on Twitter too @SunandStilettos
Awww I love this post! Loooove all this hotness in the comment section too
I tag all of yall to do my latest post/challenge, too. “My ABC’s of Travel” It was fun!
http://vaivia.wordpress.com
Hi there. Congrats on your Blogalicious seminar and thanks for ALWAYS inspiring to travel AND make a difference. I’m currently based in New York but will launch a round-the-world tour beginning in January. Woot! Come along at http://www.blackbroadabroad.blogspot.com. Thanks!
Hey Tracey
Great idea for sharing Tracey. My first boomer guide will be ready before the end of the year. Woopee!!
http://www.boomerwizdom.com
Thanks
Spinster’s Travels http://spinsterstravels.wordpress.com
Spinster’s Compass http://spinsterscompass.wordpress.com
Thanks for the heads up.
Hi Tracey,
It is an honor to be in the company of so many Brown Girl Travel Bloggers. Congrats on your being on the panel at Blogalicious. Sorry I missed the event.
My travel blog is The Skychi Travel Guide at http://www.skychitravels.com.
SkyChi is my alter ego when I fly. SkyChi is an international traveler who is a linguist.SkyChi has lived in France, Belgium, Venezuela, Argentina, and Turkey.SkyChi speaks French, Spanish and some Turkish. SkyChi has the unique ability to communicate and understand people of other culture
I’m planning a meet-up in London this November during World Travel Market. To get the skinny, please friend me on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/onebrowngirl) so that I can add you to the private group.
AFRICAN AMERICANS RETIRE ABROAD
Here’s a link you can share with your family and friends who might be interested in our page on African Americans interested in retiring abroad but aren’t on FB. Actually there are two links you can share that will get them back to the group page:
1. http://www.africanamericansretireabroad.com/
2.https://www.facebook.com/groups/AARetireAbroad/
Get ready, travelistas! Wandermania, the first multicultural travel bloggers retreat is coming in April 2013 to sunny Puerto Rico! Room for 40. Interest list forming now via Tracey@OneBrownGirl.com.
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