Summer Trip to Greece (Part II: Santorini and Crete) | EP. 111

This week Janelle does a quick recap of her trip to Greece during the first couple weeks of September. In this episode, she continues from last week and does a quick explanation of her time in Santorini and Crete. She also talks about the covid restrictions/requirements during her travels.

Summer Trip to Greece (Part 1: Planning and Athens) | EP. 110

This week Janelle does a quick recap of her trip to Greece during the first couple weeks of September. In this episode, she does a quick explanation of the planning of her trip and what it was like in Athens during her stay.

Tiffanie in Paris | EP. 87

Tiffanie Davis is an entrepreneur, content creator, and helps others tackle their move abroad. Listen to hear more about Tiffanie’s business, life, and move to Paris. Learn more about Tiffanie through all of her platforms here. Get a complimentary Melanin & Miles pin when you leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts — claim yours at http://melaninandmiles.com/pin

Let’s Move to Spain: Exported Chocolate the Podcast | EP. 83

This week we interviewed Zahra and Taciana, two friends who decided to live abroad together and now co-host the podcast, Exported Chocolate, which is an amazing platform where they share all the tea on their experiences overseas, tips on getting a job abroad, and the travel stories of others that have been abroad. Listen to learn more about how they started their podcast and how they have adjusted to life in Spain. Also, be sure to follow their journey on IG exported_chocolates.

Around the World with Grace | EP. 77

This week we interviewed Grace, who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spent most of her childhood in Belgium, and is now living in the United States as a working professional. Listen to Grace’s travel stories, how she feels about living in the US compared to Europe and Africa, and how she’s been running a business and traveling through a global pandemic. Find out more about Grace through her business page @byfazila

Stanford to Study Abroad (South Africa, Bosnia, and Herzegovina) | EP. 64

This week we interviewed Malia. Malia is a 20-something travel creative based in California. When she’s not binge watching Love Island or working with students in Higher Education, she’s off exploring the world! During her time at Stanford University, Malia spent time living abroad in Cape Town, South Africa and Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Frustrated with the lack of critical conversations in the travel social media space, Malia founded @alikaadventure with a focus on mindful travel - applying the social justice themes of equity, access, and accurate histories to our travel behaviors. Listen to Malia talk about her study abroad adventures, @alikaadventure, and future travel plans in this episode.

Sit Down, Sis | EP. 43

Today we interviewed Grace, founder of podcast Sit Down, Sis and online magazine, Sorella Magazine. Through both platforms she gives her personal opinion on all things related to Black womanhood including travel. Listen as she talks about some of her personal travel experiences, study abroad, and what it's like to be a black female traveler. Also, check out our interview on Sit Down, Sis on why travel should be a priority for Black women.

Journeys with Sojourner (Studying, Interning, and Living Abroad) | EP. 42

This week we are interviewing Sojourner White. She helps students and young professionals incorporate travel into their careers. This passion comes from past experiences studying abroad in Granada, Spain and Morocco, living abroad as a Fulbright Fellow in Logroño, Spain and interning abroad in Berlin. As a graduate student and travel blogger and writer Sojourner has a lot of great stories that she would like to share with us today.

Find more of Sojourner’s travel stories at http://sojournies.com/

Emergency Exit from London: Kemi’s COVID-19 Travel Story | EP. 40

Today we’re interviewing Kemi, a junior at University of Michigan and studies Psychology. She recently attempted to study abroad in London for the spring 2020 semester. However, she had to leave her program in London 3 months early because of COVID-19.

Summers in Europe with Miracle (Amsterdam, Belgium, and the UK) | EP. 35

This week we interviewed Miracle who studied abroad in both the UK and the Netherlands during the summer of 2018. She is a graduating senior that attends Hampton University. She majors in Strategic Communications and minors in Liberal Studies. Listen to her talk about her study abroad experience, travel through Europe, being black in Europe, and scholarship opportunities.

IG and Twitter: @1miraclebailey

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Martrice4life

Geneva, Zürich, and Lausanne: Being Black in Switzerland | EP. 29

In this episode we interview Aman, a graduating senior at Hampton University double majoring in Political Science and International Studies. In the summer of 2019 she studied abroad in Geneva, Switzerland for seven weeks. Aman talks about her study abroad program, travel experiences in Europe, and what it was like being black in Switzerland. Listen to find out why Aman now loves this country and can’t wait to visit Switzerland again.

Best and Worst of Europe Travel | EP. 13

In this episode we get into some of our experiences with European travel and our favorite and least favorite countries in Europe. Other topics include exposing some popular cities in the US and general advice for traveling around the continent.

Study Abroad Part 1: Our Experience | EP. 08

Interested in studying abroad? In this episode we get into our study abroad experiences in Spain. We will talk about how we picked our destination, how long we were gone, our study abroad programs, and our unique experiences living in a new country. 

Non-English Speaking Countries: Your Guide to Learning the Language | EP. 06

In this episode we want to get into language barriers and challenges when traveling. Not being fluent in a language shouldn’t discourage you from traveling to a new place, so we want to share how we deal with language barriers. Other topics include tips on key phrases to know when traveling, best apps to use when learning a new language, and classroom vs immersion learning.