Travelling to the Far East is on the bucket list for many people but what are the experiences like for black women?

Ever wanted to explore the Asian continent but unsure where to start? Are the stares and photograph taking stories true or is that old news in 2019? Is Bali overhyped? Is it safe to travel solo? Hostels, Hotels or Airbnb?! Hear all this and more at our next networking event!

Mingle with other travellers and listen to their tales. Be inspired by their journeys and share your own dream destinations.

Being a black woman travelling the globe can be tough – we hope this evening will shape and inspire your future journeys for the year!

The night will include a panel discussion, Q&A and networking!

Speakers and Panel:

Char of Memoirs & Musings | @char_x.o

Travel, Lifestyle and Beauty Blogger

Char is a London-based travel, lifestyle and beauty blogger with a 9-5 and a take on travel that is luxury on a budget. She loves white wine, 6 AM flights, cancelled plans and 90s R&B. Char is also co-host of The Hustle Hotline podcast where she discusses millennial lifestyle, side-hustles and memes.

Davida of Wonders of Wanders | @wondersowanders

Travel Content Creator

Davida’s path to travel began with her grandmother’s tales under the starry nights of a Ghanaian childhood. She is a London-based writer, editor and destination marketer with a bulging bag of travel stories and an insatiable appetite for enriching moments. Her blog, Wonders of Wanders, is an ode to some of the people, places and palates that have shaped her travels, with plenty of laughs and lessons along the way. Among many things, she is a food lover who has walked the streets of Paris on a thundery night in search of her favourite food, waakye, and a climber of stairs to get the best panoramas of the places she is lucky enough to visit.

David of Baba’s Flight Club | @justcallmebaba @babasflightclub

Group Travel Specialist and explorer

Meet the Flightbae™ himself. David is the founder of Baba’s Flight Club, who specialise in curating unique trips to incredible destinations for young travellers. Travelling shouldn’t be stressful – they organise yearly official group trips as well as bespoke group experiences, so you can keep making new friends, lifelong memories, and the stories you’ll be telling at every party for years to come! Destinations include Japan and the Philippines with Thailand next up in November.

Ricki of Club Melanin | @club_melanin

Founder of Club Melanin

Ricki’s travel journey started with a last minute solo trip to Switzerland. After seeing how expensive last minute travelling was, but still wanting to see the world, she hustled her way on to an expenses paid journey round the world. Find out more about her travels to 32 countries in the space of 7 months and what she discovered both travelling in Asia and working in Shanghai. Ricki’s current venture is Club Melanin – a platform that enables black people to find and book hair/beauty stylists wherever they may be, worldwide; A huge challenge she faced when leaving London, and one she’s working hard to resolve for others.

Tickets are £12.50 (single) or £20 (bring a friend) from eventbrite