The Weekly Passport

The Weekly Passport!

What happens when travel becomes more than escape — when it becomes power?

This week, we’re visiting Chicago where Mayor Johnson is using tourism to combat authoritarian propaganda. In short, tourism as political resistance. 

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WE’RE HEADED TO AMSTERDAM!

We’re headed to Amsterdam to sail with Ama Waterways on their Soulful Experience river cruise. These cruises spotlight Black culture and history in port destinations like Amsterdam, France, Egypt, the Caribbean, and Asia. 

We’re taking it a step further! We’re filming our fashion travel show, “Your Vacation Stylist”, during the trip. From beginning to end, watch as we’re styled for Amsterdam and the river cruises!

Watch Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

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CHICAGO: TOURISM AS POLITICAL RESISTANCE

When propaganda paints Chicago as chaos, Mayor Brandon Johnson flips the narrative with data and truth.

The mayor is using the cities thriving tourism sector to battle authoritarian propaganda that wants to see military in the street of Chicago. Read below to learn how the Mayor is not having it and how they’re using tourism to fight back.

Read our story here or watch our video breakdown here!

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5 MENTAL HEALTH TIPS FROM SLOVENIA

The world feels heavy (and crazy) right now. We’ve been applying these 5 mental health tips we learned in Slovenia to get us through the days. You can check them out here. Hopefully they’re as useful to you as they are to us. 

Stay well, friends. 

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