Ten Black Travel Instagram pages that will keep your wanderlust alive

Ten Black Travel Instagram pages that will keep your wanderlust alive

To appease my wanderlust at times when I’m not out exploring the world, I follow a number of travel pages on Instagram.

However, I found that a lot of the pages I was following only showed one type of traveller.

I rarely, if ever saw someone who looked like me. Someone that I could relate to.

That’s why I think it’s so important for black people to follow black travel Instagram pages. Although we may not (or rarely) be included in the mainstream pages, we have been able to create our own mainstream.

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My unexpected solo trip to South-East Asia

My unexpected solo trip to South-East Asia

Hey Wanderlusters!

So 2017, was definitely a year that I really challenged myself and forced myself to get out of my comfort zone.

I solo travelled for the first time in January 2017 and I have now been to seven countries on my lonesome.

Looking back now, I realise that I probably wouldn’t have tried solo travelling last year if it wasn’t for my goal to visit 25 countries before I turned 25 (check out the countries I visited and the pictures).

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Seven reasons why you should solo travel at least once

Seven reasons why you should solo travel at least once

A few years ago, my friend told me that she was going to Paris on her own. Being the good friend that I am, I obviously had to invite myself, as everyone knows it’s not safe for a woman to travel alone after all!

Fast forward to today, and I have now solo travelled to seven countries and in two weeks, I will be off to Lisbon on my first solo trip of 2018. I am challenging the limitations that I once placed upon myself.

Thankfully, my friend Maria got to finally have her own solo trip last September, since I hijacked her first attempt. Sorry about that! ?

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