Melanin and Miles Travel Podcast

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. 

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...

Today we interviewed Ashley, founder of @MelaninOnTheMap, a minority travel APP showing travelers how to travel more, travel for less, and get paid. Ashley is a Howard University graduate, producer, and founder of Melanin on the Map. She grew up first generation American, with parents of Caribbean descent. Culture and travel has been a passion of hers from a young age, having traveled to over 10 c...

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. 

Angel is an International Educator originally from Brooklyn, NY but is now living in Costa Rica not only as an educator, but also a podcast host. He is the host of In Living Color… Abroad, a podcast where black and brown people from all over the world tell their stories about travel and living abroad. Listen to Angel tell us about his move to Costa Rica, how he started his podcast, and some of his...

In this weeks episode we interviewed Ebony who studied abroad in Bolivia. She is a graduating senior that attends Smith University and majors in Computer Science with a minor in Spanish. She did a program with SIT Multiculturalism Globalization and Social Change for her 2019 spring semester. Listen as Ebony talks about being immersed in the culture, being black and American in Bolivia, her travel...

In this episode we interview Courtney, a graduating senior at Hampton University. She studies Biology on a pre-med track and lived in South Korea for a total of 4 years. She first moved at a young age and then returned during her freshman and sophomore year of high school. Listen as Courtney talks about what it was like being black in South Korea, being a military kid, and some of her travel exper...

Tomorrow is April 22nd and the 50th anniversary for Earth Day, so in this episode we talk about sustainable travel. Travel essentially relies on burning fossil fuels everything from your flight, to accommodations, and even certain excursions can contribute to climate change and other environmental issues. It’s important that we don’t overlook these issues and take into consideration what our envir...

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.

In this episode we talk about the pros and cons of doing both group and solo travel. We also talk about some of our experiences in both situations and which type of travel we prefer. Get a complimentary Melanin & Miles enamel pin when you leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts — claim yours at http://melaninandmiles.com/pin

This is part 2 of our spring break trip to the Bahamas. In this episode Zaria and Janelle talk about the rest of the time they spent on Carnival Liberty, the island Half Moon Cay, and the time they spent in Lake Eola Park near downtown Orlando, FL. Enjoy and go back to part 1 if you missed it last week!

This is our spring break recap. In this episode Zaria and I talk about the time we spent in Florida, the Bahamas and on the Carnival Liberty cruise ship. We talk about the first half of our trip which was spent in the airport, Cocoa Beach and Nassau. Listen to find out more about our cruise, the beaches, a bar hopping tour, and more!

In this weeks episode we talk about the novelty coronavirus, our opinions, advice for travelers, and how it is impacting our travel. Listen to find out how we're staying safe, surviving social distancing and the craziness the world is today. Let us know how you're staying safe and dealing with the virus.

Neither of us has had a true college spring break. That might have been different if we had a podcast to listen to that talked about what it really takes to plan it in a cost-effective way. There are many challenges to organizing the perfect spring break, so in this episode we want to discuss tips for how to successfully plan your trip. We also talk about our upcoming spring break plans and some o...

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 c...

In this weeks episode we interviewed Josette, a graduate student at Hampton University, who grew up and lived most of her life in Trinidad and attended St. George's University in Grenada. However, she is now studying in the US at Hampton University for a graduate program in Marine Science. She talks to us about different culture shocks she faced after several different moves and what it’s like bei...

In this week’s episode we interview Lydia who studied and lived in Cameroon. Lydia is a junior that attends Hampton University and is a Strategic Communications Major and Liberal Studies minor. She studied abroad with the School of International Training's program for Cultural Development and Social Change in Cameroon, which is also her country of origin. Check out Lydia’s travel blog: https://the...

In this week’s episode we are interviewing Amari Page who is a graduating senior at the University of Southern California. In 2019, she completed a study abroad program in Hong Kong for 4 months and was able to travel all around the hemisphere to countries like Thailand, Australia and more. Amari talks about why she would want to move to Hong Kong after her experience there. Additionally, she refl...

Road trips are sometimes the best or cheapest way to travel. In this episode we talk about some of our good and bad experiences on road trips, what you should bring and how to prepare for a road trip to avoid creating stressful memories. Make sure you check out our merchandise! We have the Melanin and Miles logo on a variety of items that can be used on a regular day or for any vacation. Get your...

Today we are interviewing Nahlah who is a graduating senior at Howard University. She studies political science with a minor in playwriting and did a study abroad program in Morocco. Learn how she chose where to study abroad, and how she traveled around Africa and Europe while taking classes. We discuss her experience being a black American in Morocco and how Moroccan culture affected her experien...

In this week's episode, we get into how we take great travel photos and videos during our trips and the specific tips you can use to uplevel your travel content. Also, we get into gear we take with us and how to still enjoy your trip without being glued to your screen the entire time. Subscribe on Youtube and follow us on Instagram and Facebook too see our content. Make sure you get your hands on...

As black women, we use a lot of products for both hair and skin care. Sadly we can’t travel with full sizes of everything in our luggage when flying. In this episode, we unpack what we carry in our toiletry bags and discuss our top tips for maintaining your hair, skin and other beauty routines while traveling. Make sure you get your hands on our free Budget Babe travel guide to learn the top 10 wa...

Happy New Year! In our season 2 opener of Melanin and Miles, we want to recap Joi’s first Squad Retreat (group travel trip) to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The retreat was from December 19th to the 22nd (Thursday-Sunday) with 10 women who signed up. We enjoyed the RIU Reggae resort, ate a lot of food, had a Fros in Focus goal-setting session, a beauty excursion, a pool party, and a lot of nightlife. We a...

Happy New Year! In our final episode of the year (and season 1) we both list where we were blessed enough to travel throughout 2019. We also touch upon where we would like to go in 2020. Get ready for season 2 y'all! If you have been listening and enjoying, please leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts.

This is part 2 of our Thailand trip recap. In this episode, we discuss the day trips we went on to get some time out of Bangkok. We got to visit the beach at Coral Island after taking a car ride and boat ride to Pattaya City. Later on in the trip, we did a day trip to Erawan Waterfall to see the 7-tiered waterfall where we swam and admired nature. That day we also experienced a true THAI MASSAGE a...