Young Black Travelers

Orin talks with Asshur about his move from St. Vincent to the United Kingdom for the British Navy. He shared tips and tricks for anyone from the commonwealth who may be interesting joining. Also, he echos a point we have said a few times on the podcast, about how easy and cheap it is to hop around Europe. Happy listening

Forbes 30 under 30 and tech innovator Ashleigh (IG: @akainsley) joins Krisan to give us the run down of what he’s up to and his recent travels to Cape Verde. Tune in to learn more about this little gem from the Motherland and advice on how to make it your next trip!

Simone speaks with Kev The Educator on all things education, traveling and being a global citizen. Take a listen to learn about where Kev has travelled, how he brings those experiences back to the classroom and how to impact the youth and our communities by encouraging them to travel with empathy!!

Botswana's national Kuda tells Asshur about what to expect when traveling to her home nation. From her advise of making sure that you eat beaf, as was also recommended by Steve Harvey. To the advice of checking out a few other southern African countries before or after visiting Botswana. Maybe a perfect itinerary would be flying into South Africa, Johannesburg and then head on up to Botswana.  You...

Motherland Adventures founder Dave joins Asshur and Valone to talk about what you can expect on a visit to Kenya. He shares tips on various places you should consider if you are planning to visit Kenya. This east African country is famed for its scenic landscapes and vast wildlife preserves, and he shares all the info about what you should expect to see before visiting.  Dave shares that Kenya is...

Hannah Swift, Country Manager of Virgin Atlantic in the Caribbean, joins Valone and Asshur of YBT to talk about Virgin's inaugural flight to SVG! Volcano Hannah, her new pet name, talks with us about her excitement heading over to SVG after the Volcano eruption. She also shares the excitement on the plane as it made its voyage to SVG! Hannah talks about her favorite destination in SVG, which every...

Asshur, Krisan, and Valone talk about what they are looking forward to this season on the YBT podcast? Very interesting was Krisan’s recommendation to checkout some colder destinations this year. We generally highlight warm seaside destinations as get aways, but she thinks that we should give some of her snow scape destinations a try. BTW don’t forget to listen to the YBT playlist recommendations!...

Asshur, Krisan, Valone and Simone wrapped up Season 5 with a bang. They talked about all their favorite episodes, including Deanna 12 trips in 12 months to carnival coming back again with Joseph. We hope y’all enjoyed this season as much as we did. We are so excited about the upcoming year and the new and exciting travel stories we will discuss in the new season. Stay tune!!

Stella and Joseph talk about all things carnival costume design. We shine light on Joseph’s start of becoming one of the best carnival costume designers in Toronto, Ontario. Joseph shares his best moments, collaborations, challenges and future plans to take over the costume design world for the biggest cultural event in the world, CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL!

Janelle from Melanie and Miles speak with Asshur and Krisan about some of her travels to Europe. Particularly her experience in Spain. Listen and hear her response to paella and many more.

On this episode of the Young Black Travelers podcast. Our guest Kelli and Maisha talk with Asshur about their experience being racially profiled while booking an Airbnb in the Hamptons. We were also joined by other guests such as Taurean who shared his experiences and also talked about the fun time we all had while celebrating a friend in the upscale, summer vacation town of New York. Find the res...

Deanna joins Asshur in talking about her year of travels. Travels that brought about self reflection and growth. A year where she recognized that she needs to put herself first, just like she has been putting others first. Deanna‘s experience is a testament of what it means to put one’s self first so we can become better and grow.

Asshur talk to KiKi and Saf about their trip to Florida. They visited some theme parks, such as Aquatica. They talked about the wait times and cost to enter the park, etc. They explored a few other topics about Florida and most ironic was when Kiki, who lives in St. Vincent, described Florida as hot. Also we talk a lot about St. Vincent and started off the conversation with a recap on the volcanic...

Simone and Krisan talk about Simone’s expat experience on her native island of Barbados. Listen for some tips and tricks! A conversation recorded earlier in the year around the eruption if St. Vincent’s volcano.

Kevin and Asshur talk about Kevin’s experience in Salvador Brazil. They start to reminisce on Kevin and Asshur’s experience studying abroad and then move to talk about Kevin’s Trip to Brazil. Kevin sums up the conversation by saying that Salvador Brazil is his new favorite city in Brazil. Listen to hear why.

Visiting the less Traveled islands in Greece. And going from Corfu to Albania. What an experience that was!

And it’s a wrap on Season 4. So many enriching conversations. We delve deeper into some, like Juran’s and close out on others. While we take a break, do come back in October for Season 5!

Krisan drop gems with Ashley about her epic and adventurous 1st international solo travel to Panama and Costa Rica! Take notes!

Asshur, Jessica William talk about there trip to Vegas while in Covid! This is a hilarious episode! You gotta check it out!

A chat about Asshur’s recent trip to Quito and Guayaquil. JetBlue was the star of the show as Asshur talks about his Buddy pass experience. Asshur would not recommend Guayaquil but he certainly will Quito. Enjoy.

Asshur and Latoya talk about their experience in Medellin Colombia. They chat about how Medellin caught them off guard. It was a really good time. Check it out.

Latoya, Asshur and Krisan talk about Toya and Asshur’s trip to Cartagena!! Ohhh the fun they had working remotely. They talked about their stay at airbnb Edificio Altamar and eating at the local restaurant near by, Barril y Cocina, amongst so many other topics from Cartagena! Listen, learn and enjoy!!

Asshur and Krisan talk about Asshur’s digital nomad experience in Colombia. They chat about the necessities of WiFi to currency exchange, to Airbnb vs. Hotel. And oh, let’s not forget Asshur’s revoew of Google Translate vs. Apple Translate. So if you are looking for a destination to work remotely, maybe Colombia is it. Enjoy.

Asshur and Krisan talk about the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano in St. Vincent And The Grenadines. As well as share how you can contribute to YBT and UVCG Relief drive for SVG. ( Updated: To clarify in the episode, reference to Haiti is for the earthquake in 2010)

Asshur and Valone talk with Jam'It Bistro about the impacts food has on culture. Jam’It shed some light on their Resturant operation through Covid as well as help us understand how food connects us to travel. Happy listening!