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BLACK TRAVELLERS YOU ARE NEEDED


Why Travel Needs Black And Brown Faces

 I was compelled to start this blog for two reasons:

1) After coming back from South East Asia reality hit and I was sat in a job interview. One of the interviewers asked about my travels abroad as well as talking about plans for her own backpacking trip to Cambodia/ Vietnam the following summer. She was black. Time wasn't on our side so I was unable to inform her of what I knew of Cambodia. She asked if I had a blog - I didn't and I really regretted not having one.

2) Seeing two black men in their early twenties in a London Underground station with backpacks on. I approached them and we spoke for a bit, they told me they were off to Thailand. Seeing black male travellers while in Asia/Australia was non existent so I felt really excited seeing these two young men on home soil setting off. Their Shaded Road began and mine did too with this blog. 
​Where will yours begin.

3) And finally, I know the title says of this short article says 'black travellers' but this blog is for all travellers of an ethnic background. YOU are needed. I can count on the one hand the the number of ethnic backpackers I came across. Lets change this so we become the norm.

Are you seeing more ethnic travellers on the road- when will it become the norm? Comment below

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  • Start Here
  • Travel Stories
    • Black Travellers You Are Needed
    • Living Abroad On A Remote Island - St Helena
    • Remembering The Margate Of Old
    • Travelling Black In Italy
    • Motorbike Rides In NSW
    • Brexit! What You Need To Know
    • Vegan x Travelling
    • Living Black In Australia
    • Russia And Racism
    • Volunteering Abroad - Career Break
  • Archaeology x Travel
    • Kenyan Archaeological Dig
  • Destinations
    • Barcelona City Guide (Kind Of)
    • Taipei Solo Travel UPDATED 2019
  • Travel Videos
  • Travel Resources
    • Working Holiday Visa 417 Australia UPDATED 2019