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Let's Go Together

Travel + Leisure
Let’s Go Together, a new podcast from Travel + Leisure, features diverse voices sharing their unique travel experiences and inspiring others to explore the world. Each week host Kellee Edwards, award-winning travel expert, speaks to guests about inclusivity, including episodes that introduce an adventurer who climbed Machu Picchu in his wheelchair and the first documented black woman to visit every country in the world. Come back every Wednesday for a new episode!
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Episodes

Looking back at LGBTQIA Travel Stories

With Pride 2021 coming up next month, we take a look back at some of our past conversations with travelers from the LGBTQIA community, including Gabi and Shanna, of 27 Travels, Matt and Brad, of Hello Ranger, and trans advocates Kam Burns and Aria Sa’id. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 19, 202135 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Bahn Mi and King Cakes in New Orleans East

On this episode, we head to New Orleans… New Orleans East to be exact, to the Vietnamese American neighborhood of Versailles, where Linh Garza’s family opened Dong Phuoung Banh Mi & Baked Goods in 1982 after arriving in New Orleans as refugees. We talk to Linh about how her family’s bakery became one of the hottest bakeshops in the city, and ask how it felt when it was named an “American Classic” by the prestigious James Beard Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

May 12, 202129 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Creating Systemic Sustainable Travel Experiences with Neil Jacobs of Six Senses

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, guest host Jacqueline Gifford, Travel+Leisure’s Editor in Chief, sits down with Neil Jacobs, CEO of Six Senses Resorts and Spas (a 2021 Global Vision Award winner), to discuss how Six Senses approaches responsible travel and sustainable living. Neil shares his beliefs in how resorts can better engage with their local ecologies and communities, as well as their responsibility in educating the next generation in sustainability. Learn more about your ad choices...

May 05, 202140 minSeason 2Ep. 5

How to Travel Safely Featuring Epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera

Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Science Communications Specialist Jessica Malaty Rivera has made a career breaking down the complexities of pandemics in ways that everyone can understand. In this episode, she sits down with Kellee to talk about all-things COVID-19, including what’s up with the vaccines and when it’ll be safe to travel again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 28, 202137 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Stories from a Female Park Ranger

Jin Prugsawan, chief of interpretation, education, and volunteers at Haleakalā National Park in Hawaii, shares her experiences as a female Park Ranger in the National Parks Service, including walking on day old land and reuniting with long lost family members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 21, 202129 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Traveling the Country to Fight COVID

Deanna Wallace is an ICU travel nurse who journeys from hospital to hospital to help fill gaps in areas where there are nursing shortages. She joins the podcast to share her experiences of working as a travel nurse and what it’s been like over the past year working on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 14, 202129 minSeason 2Ep. 2

How Houston Became one of the Nation’s Most Diverse Cities

Annise Parker, former councilwoman, controller, and mayor of Houston, sits down with Kellee to talk about the city she loves. Annise shares the story of how she became the first openly LGBTQIA person to be elected mayor of a major U.S. city, and why she thinks Houston became one of the most diverse cities in the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 07, 202140 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Encore: Built for This: Morgan Jerkins Reclaims Her Roots

Author Morgan Jerkins speaks six languages and has traveled all over the world. Most recently, she went on a journey to explore her own roots as a Black woman in America. She discusses encountering racism while traveling and how travel has helped inform her sense of identity as a Black woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 31, 202130 min

Introducing Season 2 of Let's Go Together

Season two of Let’s Go Together from Travel + Leisure is coming soon! Host and award-winning travel expert Kellee Edwards speaks to guests about their favorite destinations and the stories that shaped the people and cultures in those places. This season, the openly gay former mayor of Houston talks about building one of the most diverse cities in the nation, a female park ranger discusses striving for success in a traditionally male-dominated profession, Mr. Apollo himself explains how the Apoll...

Mar 24, 20211 min

Let’s Go Together Presents: India: Love on the Rail‪s

This week, we are sharing an episode from Passport. A podcast that helps you understand the world, one place at a time. It’s hosted by best friends Neil Innes and Andres Bartos, every week they take you somewhere new and tell you an amazing story about it. In this episode, Passport is taking a journey on the Indian Railway. These train cars are a moving microcosm of India, and the inspiration behind some of the country’s greatest love stories - on the Bollywood screen and in real life. Learn mor...

Mar 17, 202151 min

Encore: Road Tripping While Black

Writers Martinique Lewis and Lawrence Ross discuss the precautions they must take as African Americans in a country with a violent history towards Black motorists. Despite their heightened awareness, Martinique and Lawrence take us on a journey on how they discovered their love of the American landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 03, 202139 min

Let’s Go Together Presents: Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala: Nairobi

Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala (a podcast from TED) is a journey across the globe in search of the world's most surprising and imaginative ideas. In this episode, Saleem Reshamwala explores AfroBubbleGum, an art movement from Nairobi, Kenya, that challenges the narratives often seen about Africa as limited to war, poverty and devastation. But sharing this joyous art is no frivolous task — it can even mean having your work banned. See why AfroBubbleGum faces opposition and what artists, like fi...

Feb 17, 202133 min

Encore: Black Travelers Breaking Barriers

Jessica Nabongo, the first documented black woman to visit every country in the world, and cross-cultural communication, diversity, equity, and inclusion expert Tayo Rockson talk with host Kellee Edwards about their experiences as Black travelers and why destinations across Africa should be on your bucket list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 03, 202123 min

Let's Go Together Presents Homemade: Marcus Samuelsson on Music, Food Memories and Making a Difference

While we're busy recording new episodes of Let's Go Together, check out this episode of Allrecipes' Homemade. Chef, restaurateur, author, and philanthropist, Marcus Samuelsson, reminisces on his grandmother’s kitchen and shares how she made fish dumplings and apple jam. In this episode of Homemade, Samuelsson talks with host Martie Duncan about growing up in Sweden, traveling the US for No Passport Required, and seeing the best in people at the worst of times. They discuss the importance of Blac...

Jan 20, 202134 min

Encore: Traveling the Globe With Depression and Anxiety

Nearly one in five Americans has a mental illness, and these conditions can be unwelcome stowaways on vacation. Doug Leddin, a mental health advocate from Dublin, Ireland, hasn’t let depression and anxiety keep him from exploring the globe. He shares stories about his travels to Indonesia, Morocco, and more — and tips for how to manage your mental health while traveling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jan 06, 202124 min

An In-depth Look at Faith-Based Travel

Elena Nikolova and Rabbi Daniel Bortz are two travel influencers who are deeply devoted to their faith. As a Muslim traveler, Elena helps travelers find the Halal travel destinations and interesting Islamic landmarks and Rabbi Daniel has extensive experience finding Jewish communities around the world. Elena and Rabbi Daniel talk to Kellee about the hardships and joys of faith-based travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 23, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Exploring the World as a Deaf Traveler

Nyle DiMarco is a model, actor, activist, and the Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series, Deaf U , which takes viewers inside life at the U.S.’s only liberal arts university for the deaf. In this episode, Nyle talks to Kellee about his world travels—and how his deafness is an asset, not a limitation, when connecting with new people and cultures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 16, 202023 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Managing Diabetes as a Commercial Pilot

Bob Halicky is a commercial airline pilot who made history when he became the first Type 1 diabetic to ever fly for a major airline. In this episode Bob talks to Kellee about receiving his diagnosis, fighting to return to the cockpit, and his love of logging miles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 09, 202035 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Globetrotting as a Single Mom

Amoya Shante founder of Single Moms Do Travel and Libryia Jones co-founder of Wandering Moms Community sit down with Kellee to discuss the delicate balance of raising children as single moms and broadening horizons by taking their kids around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 02, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Encore: One-Way Ticket for One!

Professional travel blogger Gloria Atanmo offers tips for women traveling solo and explains how her once small travel blog grew into an independent business that has allowed her the freedom to travel the world, solo and at her leisure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 25, 202026 min

Reclaiming History as an Indigenous Hiker

Jolie Varela is the founder of Indigenous Women Hike, an organization that gathers a community of Native women together to explore their heritage and relearn their ancestral landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 18, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Tracing Your Roots Through Africa

Explorer Mario Rigby and Travel Writer Rondel Holder talk about tracing their ancestry, exploring multiple countries across the continent and common misconceptions about Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 11, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Traveling Together As An LGBTQ Couple

LGBTQ couple Gabi and Shanna have documented their travels on their popular Youtube channel and blog under the moniker 27 Travels, which has become a go-to resource for LGBTQ-friendly destinations. They talk about their love for travel and each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 04, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Road Tripping While Black

Writers Martinique Lewis and Lawrence Ross discuss the precautions they must take as African Americans in a country with a violent history towards Black motorists. Despite their heightened awareness, Martinique and Lawrence take us on a journey on how they discovered their love of the American landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 28, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Overcoming Accessibility Obstacles

Although Corey Lee and Hannah Gavios are two travelers living with physical disabilities, that hasn’t stopped them from taking on new challenges and new heights with each destination they visit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 21, 202037 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Traveling With a Trans Identity

Kam Burns and Aria Sa’id discuss what it’s like traveling with a Transgender identity. From navigating TSA to affirming their own identities while abroad, Kam and Aria talk through the challenges they face and the experiences they’ve had as Trans explorers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 14, 202036 minSeason 1Ep. 15

One-Way Ticket For One!

Professional travel blogger Gloria Atanmo offers tips for women traveling solo and explains how her once small travel blog grew into an independent business that has allowed her the freedom to travel the world, solo and at her leisure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 07, 202036 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Host Kellee Edwards on Being a Black Female Pilot

Editor-in-Chief of Travel + Leisure Magazine, Jacqueline Gifford, takes over hosting for this episode of Let’s Go Together and talks to our host, Kellee Edwards, about her becoming a pilot, future travel plans, and where she developed her love of exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 30, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Let’s Go Together Presents: Latina to Latina

While we're busy recording new episodes of Let's Go Together, check out this episode of Latina to Latina. On The Today Show and while covering red carpet fashion for Access Hollywood, Lilliana Vazquez has become one of the most sought-after style experts. As a first-generation Latina growing up in Texas, she assumed she’d become “an accountant, a lawyer or a doctor.” Instead, with her blog, The Cheap Chica’s Guide to Style, as a foundation, she built a fashion brand at “the intersection of aspir...

Sep 23, 202028 min

Let’s Go Together Presents: Out Travel the System: National Parks

While we're busy recording new episodes of Let's Go Together, check out this episode of Out Travel the System, from Expedia. 32,000 miles. That's how far Minh-Chau and Vu Chu, a.k.a. "The Traveling Chus" drove with their 4-year-old son, Harvey, on an epic 8-month road trip visiting 51 US National Parks. Together, they discovered the transformative power of travel as they reconnected with one another and explored their passion for nature. They join host Nisreene Atassi to share their stories and ...

Sep 16, 202023 min
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