#006: Travel Racism And Travelling As A Refugee

10/12/22 • 16 min

This episode features a conversation with Ucman Scher and we talk about Travel racism and traveling as a refugee.
On the Show Today You’ll Learn:

Travel Racism: How to handle it
Being in environments where you stand out and you feel not included
What is the difference between metropolitan areas and rural areas? Is one friendlier than the other?
How to deal with racists
Why free walking tours are the best way to meet new people
And more

Links & Resources
Website: https://brownboytravels.blog
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/brownboytravels
The Why We Travel Podcast website: https://whywetravel.net/

Visit our website at https://whywetravel.net/

This episode features a conversation with Ucman Scher and we talk about Travel racism and traveling as a refugee.
On the Show Today You’ll Learn:

Travel Racism: How to handle it
Being in environments where you stand out and you feel not included
What is the difference between metropolitan areas and rural areas? Is one friendlier than the other?
How to deal with racists
Why free walking tours are the best way to meet new people
And more

Links & Resources
Website: https://brownboytravels.blog
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/brownboytravels
The Why We Travel Podcast website: https://whywetravel.net/

Visit our website at https://whywetravel.net/

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#005: Traveling Europe For The Perfect Dessert Recipe

This episode features a conversation with Sophia Bentaher about taking a culinary tour of Europe in search of the perfect dessert recipe.
Sophia is a French Moroccan American gal living in LA and working as a poet manager. In 2017, she ditched a 9-5 to go hitchhike across Europe and learn how to bake traditional desserts in each country. Kind of Eat Pray Love meets Anthony Bourdain. Crossed 20 countries and gathered over 23 local recipes, from kolaches to crostatas 🎂
On the Show Today You’ll Learn:

Her motivation for learning traditional desserts from each country
What exploration and movement mean to her
What it's like to hitchhike to 18 countries in one trip
How to ask for help and approach people
And more

Links & Resources
Website: https://sophia-b.co/
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On the Show Today You’ll Learn:

Traveling alone as a woman
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Traveling and dealing with depression
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Links & Resources
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammythuytran/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@travelthesky?
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Why We Travel Podcast - #006: Travel Racism And Travelling As A Refugee

Transcript

Claus Lauter: Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Why We Travel Today we want to talk about a bit of a serious, , topic about racism while traveling, but also a very exciting topic because we have someone who traveled quite extensively. So I have Ucman with me today. He has been to more than 70 countries, so he has a vast experience on traveling and also to go into places that are not completely on the normal way.
So a bit of off beaten destination. So we wanna learn more about this,