{"id":1280,"date":"2024-08-12T12:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trvlbg.com\/?page_id=1280"},"modified":"2026-08-26T19:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:56:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trvlbg.com\/?page_id=1280","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size wp-states-d293da18\">about<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8e0ea242 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-right:var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal));padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-left:var(--wp--style--root--padding-left, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal))\">\n<div style=\"height:calc( 0.25 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)))\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2380\" height=\"2963\" data-attachment-id=\"1653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/trvlbg.com\/?attachment_id=1653\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trvlbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/screenshot_20180914-000851_instagram.jpg?fit=2380%2C2963&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2380,2963\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot_20180914-000851_Instagram\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trvlbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/screenshot_20180914-000851_instagram.jpg?fit=964%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trvlbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/screenshot_20180914-000851_instagram.jpg?resize=2380%2C2963&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1653\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">I&#8217;m Jewel McFadden, founder of TRVLBG. Thank you for stopping by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">I have been lucky enough to traverse 50+ countries over 6 continents. Travel is transformative and I am grateful to have seen so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Yet before each trip, I found myself running through a list of anxiety-inducing questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0;text-indent:0px\">\u2022 Am I safe to travel here with my partner?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0;text-indent:0px\">\u2022 How does this country view Black people?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0;text-indent:0px\">\u2022  How does this country treat women?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">My intersecting identities were never adequately addressed in countless videos, forums, and travel guides I consumed over the decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Hence, TRVLBG<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Traveling While Black &amp; Gay.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">While not a cure-all, we hope to 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