Brown Sugar Wanderlust Podcast

We back AND guess what, friend?! We did the forbidden! We traveled during a whole pandemic. Catch up with us in this latest episode as we tell you all about our recent travel escapades and our new found feelings about travel during a pandemic.

We know you probably having the travel blues at this point and we are here to share with you that its okay, friend! Charmaine shares a few tips to get you through. In this episode we remind you that a little therapy never hurt nobody.

If you listen to our podcast just to hear our crazy travel stories, you are in for a treat today, friend. This episode is one big hodge podge of travel memories.

Its a fine time to support black business owners. In this weeks episode we chit chat about some black owned hotels/resorts, bookstores and restaurants around the U.S that are worth supporting.

This week we take a break to discuss the recent news surrounding George Floyd, Black Lives Matter and how we are keeping peace.

In this week's funny, yet pointed dialogue, we give our two cent on some recent travel related questions / comments posed by some black travelistas.

This week we are doing some myth busting about Arkansas, our home state. Are you one of those people that believes Arkansas is nothing but country and that the people don't wear shoes? Please listen to this episode and let us know if we change your mind.

When do you think you'll get on a plane again? Not going to lie, but we are a bit indifferent. This week we present to you our redefined travel goals. Go back and listen to our episode about or 2020 travel goals and see how much they have changed.

This weeks episode is perfect for your quarantine Netflix or Firestick sessions. We give you a spirited rundown of movies that we love which inspire travel.

What better thing do we have to do other than reminiscence about our past travels and what better destination to talk about other than our favorite US city: Chicago!? Listen to us chat about our fave tourist recommendations; but, wait - also come back later for part two because Charmaine is about to be a whole local. Let's see if her recommendations switch up on us.

Charmaine is bidding Texas farewell fairly soon, but before she heads out she is going to give us the run down on her Texas must dos! She also takes us down memory lane the tender age of 22 and to Houston all star weekend -- so you know this episode is JUICY!

In this weeks episode we discuss a few of our travel predictions for when THIS is all over. Will people wash their hands more and finally buy some travel insurance? Also, Ariel admits that she agrees with the orange man on two issues. Quarantine life got your girl delusional. Stay safe, stay home and wash your hands y'all!

This week we are back with a little coronavirus / spring break travel kee-kee. Is this impacting your spring break travel plans or are you booking all the deals?

In this week's episode, we walk through some of the more common TSA violations. How many rules have you broken? We also end the episode with a heated discussion on the controversial topic of reclining seats on airplanes.

Roses are red, violets are blue, we back from our week delay like you never even knew. Bars! No really, we are back y'all ...and funny story, this week we are chatting it up about travel delays.

Every episode it seems like we are preaching to y'all about making copies of your passport, right?! Well now we are going to breakdown all of the other important items you don't want to forget on your travel checklist. In this episode, Charmaine, our certified travel checklister and organizer extraordinaire, gives us the only travel packing checklist that we will ever need.

Grab a pen and some paper because we are giving you all the deets on DC. We discuss everything from traffic tickets to 6:30am wake up calls in order to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Where are you headed in this new decade? We headed everywhere, but for the sake of this episode, we are going to focus on our top 10 destinations for 2020. If you are looking for somewhere to travel this year and aren't quite sure where, you'll want to listen to this episode.

Charmaine is going to convince us why we all need travel insurance every single time you travel. We share some deets on some major travel insurance companies through a fun guessing game. You going camel riding in Dubai? We got you covered.

As we enter into this new decade, we take a step back and look at some travel history. Basically, we are going to prepare y'all for the travel category on that 2030 episode of Jeopardy you might go on. Just run us our 10%. Happy New Year!

It's a wrap on 2019! Turks and Caicos, Ghana, Los Cabos, NOLA....we had so many great travels in 2019 and shared so many great stories. In this episode we wrap up 2019 by revealing our top 3 trips of the year. Did we accomplish our travel goals for the year?

If you're indecisive about where to go and what to do for that upcoming girls trip - this episode is everything you need. We give you the deets on two domestic and international locations and discuss how to travel on a budget or how to travel boujee on a budget with a group of your favorite travelistas.

What grinds your gears while traveling? In this hilarious episode of Brown Sugar Wanderlust, Ariel and Charmaine share their top 5 travel pet peeves.

Are you down for a cross country road trip or a rainforest retreat? This week we discuss travel goals that we have established for 2019 and beyond.

With this weeks episode, we talk about the steps we take to be the best versions of ourselves, especially through the act of traveling.

We are here to provide you with the Holiday Travel Starter Pack. It comes equipped with advice on selecting your mode of transportation, packing versus shipping gifts and navigating your auntie's opinion of you at the Thanksgiving table.

Don't let these Instagram couples fool y'all! This week we dish on the reality of baecations and share stories from our own personal experiences.

Apparently, Justin Bieber and the Kardashians frequent Turks and Caicos. Do you think we ran into them at Thursday's island fish fry? This week we are back from Turks and Caicos and chat about bonding on our first trip together, turbulent flights and mosquito bites.

Can you imagine spending $11,800 on an Airbnb that did not exist? No, neither can we. This week we discuss some hilarious, but also some serious, travel headlines we've read about over the past few weeks.

This week we take off to Los Cabos. Ariel shares her thoughts on some must do activities and makes accommodation recommendations. Also, Charmaine is back from Seattle this week and she explains why she thinks you should always purchase travel insurance.

This weeks episode of Brown Sugar Wanderlust is all about traveling on a budget! We discuss creating said budget, choosing accommodations and packing for our trips. We also share some of our best tips for budgeting in some fun and our favorite discount websites.

On Episode 2 we discuss Charmaines travel experience to Ghana! She tells us all about navigating beyond her downtown Accra accommodations, experiencing slave castles at the Cape Coast and making friends at Labadi Beach.

Brown Sugar Wanderlust is a weekly podcast featuring Ariel and Charmaine, two Black women sharing their wanderlust with the world. Follow us on Instagram: @brownsugarwanderlust as we document our travel experiences. On Episode 1 we discuss Solo Travel! Join us as we cover the benefits and safety of traveling solo...let's take off!