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24 Hours in Chicago | EP. 163
Spend the day with Janelle in Chicago. Janelle has a long layover in the city and was not going to waste it in the airport. Find out what you could do SOLO with only 1 day in Chicago. Some of her favorite destinations/activities are linked below.
Let's go to Maui | EP. 160
Welcome Back!! It's a new season after a long break. Listen to one of Janelle's favorite solo trips from last year on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Janelle stayed at *Tiki Beach Hostel*.
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Travel Like a Bawse | EP. 158
This week we interviewed Shakeemah who has travelled to well over 50 countries solo and enjoys empowering and equipping women with tools to start their own travel journey around the world. She has been featured in Essence, Forbes, Business Insider, USA Today, The Washington Post, Pop Sugar, and Travel Noire. She also started Travel Like a Bawse and created several courses where she teaches women how to master solo travel safely and confidently without draining their bank account!! Listen 🎙🎧 to get the tea on how she started traveling solo and started Travel Like a Bawse.
Unthinkably Good Things premieres on Sunday August 28 at 9/8c (Nine-eight central) on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Travel with a Kween | EP. 155
This week we interviewed @kweencarter06, an avid traveler originally from south Florida. Kweencarter has found the perfect balance of work and travel and discusses some of her favorite travel stories and worst travel mistakes on the podcast. Follow Kweencarter’s story on Instagram to see where she travels next.
Journeys with Sojourner (Part 2) | EP. 127
This week we interviewed Sojourner a recent graduate and current travel blogger. On our previous episode with Sojourner, she discusses past experiences studying abroad in Granada, Spain and Morocco, living abroad as a Fulbright Fellow in Logroño, Spain and interning abroad in Berlin. This week she talks about recent travel, train rides across the US, and life after grad school. Learn more about Sojourner on her website and instagram.
Traveling Tuesdays with Abena | EP. 89
This week we interviewed Abena, content creator and frequent solo and budget traveler that has traveled all over the world and uses her instagram and Tiktok as a platform to share her travel stories. Listen to learn more about the 6 years she spent in Ghana, 1 year she lived in France, other travel experiences in Egypt, and more about content creating as a traveler.
Solo Travel Stories with Nessa: Brazil, Holland, Mexico, and More… | EP. 84
This week we interviewed Nessa, travel and clothing business owner and full time employee. At only 25 she has traveled to over 30 countries and lived in a few different countries as well. Listen to find out more about her life as a solo traveler, life in so many different countries, tips for other travelers, and her travel business, @wearebeyondoasis.
Journeys with Kris | EP. 82
This week we interviewed Kris, a travel blogger and content creator that uses her platform to share travel tips and stories around the world. Listen to find out why she started her platform, some of her favorite trips, and her experiences as a solo traveler. Be sure to follow more of Kris’s story on her instagram @journeyswithkris and on her shared page @travelingcocoagirls.
