36 Hours In Bologna, Italy

Bologna was the last stop on our two-week jaunt through Italy and we had limited time to explore it. In such a short time, we fell in love with the city. Here are 8 of our fave things to do in Bologna in 36 hours.

Cuba Travel: Did Jay & Bey Do Something Wrong?

Everyone's been weighing in on Beyonce & JayZ's recent trip to Cuba. Having been myself, I understand the travel process and wanted to examine what's going on here.

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5 Places We’ve Never Been & Why We Must Go

The Traveling Brown Girls Blog Carnival is back in town and we’re excited to be hosting the festivities! We’re all vibing about the top 5 places on our travel bucket lists.

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Lodging Like A Local: Let’s Go With Oh

The best way to connect with a culture is to live where locals live. Go with Oh is a European accommodation retailer designed to help you do just that …

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5 Essentials No Travelista Should Live Without

MoTravels is the host of this month’s Traveling Brown Girl Blog Carnival and all the travelista bloggers are vibing about their must-haves. Here’s our own fab 5 list of essentials. What’s on yours?

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Culture

5 Ways To Immerse Yourself In Local Culture

To really understand a locale , we must move beyond traditional tourism and have deeper experiences with the local culture. Here are five ways — before and during a trip — that travelers can deepen the connection.

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Travel Tunes: Wayfaring & Wanderlust

Prepping for this week’s trip to Europe & needed a little “Wayfaring & Wanderlust” music to keep my head in the game. Click play & join my BGFly jam session!

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Travel Tip: Making The Best Of A Long Layover

This week one of our FB friends wrote asking about layovers. Since I’m currently planning my upcoming 8-hour layover in Copenhagen, I thought I’d share our tips here with you too.

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This is London: Travel Books For Kids

Last summer, I fell in love with the ethnic food book series for kids. Now Miroslav Šašek’s “This Is …” series has stolen my heart!

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Ode To International Friendship

When I stumbled on this picture today, it reminded me of my friend Nic and what I consider to be my most international friendship. I thought I’d share our story which spans 8 countries and 3 continents.

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Hip-Hop: Giving Voice To The World’s Voiceless

10 Hip-Hop artists from unexpected communities. Giving voice to the voiceless or just celebrating life from the artist’s cultural perspective, all have a great sound & are worth a listen.

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Say WHAT? 15 Cultural No-No’s In Africa [Guest]

Guest blogger, Kimberly Reyes, shares her tales of voluntourism in Ghana and 15 of her pet peeves fueled by culturally-insensitive moments she experienced on the trip.

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Travel Etiquette: Our Top 5+ Travel Pet Peeves

This week, the Traveling Brown Girls Blog Carnival will be buzzing about travel etiquette, with an emphasis on pet peeves. Check out our top 5+ list, then tell us yours!

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Rethinking Race In Italia: Psychotic Firenze

My fabulous evening reveling in the afterglow of fireworks, great music and local cuisine suddenly turned horribly ugly. Racial slurs, a death threat and a physical altercation left me questioning my once-favorite Italian city.

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Travel Promos & Deals

Travel Promo: $75 for every weekend stay at an IHG/Priority Club property

Intercontinental Hotel Group is at it again. Their latest “Vacation Pay” promo is a sweet offer — $75 rebate on any 2-night weekend stay. Check the deets and register ….

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People To Know, Places To Go: Miami

Each time we travel, we try to find hidden gems, unique experiences and interesting people — a penchant we picked up from our father years ago.  Here are our recommendations after a recent trip to Miami, Florida.

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