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Stories

What Is Travel Safety for Women of Color in a Racist, Sexist World?

Travel culture must do better for us all.

Bani Amor

Stories

Art in the Family: A Tradition at the Santa Fe Indian Market

A Mvskoke art family and their trip to the the oldest, largest juried Native American art market in the world.

Stacy Pratt

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Hands Off: Things I Wish I’d Said to the Flight Attendant Who Touched My Hair

I sighed deeply and stepped off of the plane.

Veronica Wells

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Seeing Myself in “Girls Trip”

Why I loved watching carefree Black women out on a weekend adventure

Jagger Blaec

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Learning How to Travel after Trauma

An adventurous globe-trotter rediscovers how to travel with confidence again

Clarissa Wei

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Lost in the Sky: A Pilot’s First Solo Flight

Was I afraid? Of course.

Susan Ekpoh

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Finding Abuela’s Arepas in the American Southwest

We found comfort food far from home.

Christine Kandic Torres

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The Solo Woman’s Guide to the Ultimate Southwest Road Trip

Get behind the wheel to explore the American Southwest.

Melissa Mesku

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Seeing Myself: Traveling, Home & Self Identity

I am both Latina and American; my experiences are shaped by one another.

Stephanie Morillo

Tips

Gynopedia: Women’s Health Care Resources Wherever You Travel

Know where you can get sexual and reproductive health care on the road.

Aisha Ali

Stories

Being an Expat Made Me Reexamine Identity Politics

Who gets to claim American?

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert

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Reconnecting with Nature on Cayo Costa

Finding refuge on a small island off the Florida coast.

Simone Martin-Newberry

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How Writing about My Homeland Brought Me Home After Moving Abroad

After a self-exile from Sri Lanka, I was able to find my own belonging and return to my homeland.

Nayomi Munaweera

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Connecting with Women of Color Travelers through Social Media

Yes, there are travelers just like you looking for like-minded adventurers.

Mary Alice Daniel

Stories

St. Patrick’s Day in Butte, Montana

How a Small Montana City Taught Me Not to Fear the Unknown.

Ann Derrick Gaillot

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Latina Love in the Deep South

Before moving to Alabama, I needed to know, could I really find love as a Latina in the land of Jeff Sessions?

Natalie Lima

Podcasts

Episode 1: We Belong Here

Aminatou Sow talks to Virgie Tovar, Melissa Valle, and Jenna Wortham about what the sentiment "We Belong Here" means when traveling as a woman of color. Ashley Mosley and Rosie Dickens take us to Paris, and Nneya Richards takes us to Lisbon, Portugal. We also hear exclusive travel tips from Crissle West, Roxane Gay, Saada Ahmed, Thao Nguyen, and more.

Serita Wesley

Stories

Finding a Little Piece of Home in Puerto Vallarta

As a Vietnamese American in Mexico, I’m finding comfort dish by dish in Asian restaurants

Soleil Ho

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Going Solo: My European Traveling Experience

When none of my tried-and-true travel companions could join me, I decided to embark on my first solo travel experience.

Mary Alice Daniel

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Queer Dating while Traveling Abroad Is Possible

I was certain that international dating would be a horrible experience, filled with people I wouldn’t be able to connect with who didn’t match what I wanted in a partner.