SOLO TRAVEL, FEMINISM, WOMANHOOD & THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
Today, we are celebrating a feminist holiday: #NoHijabDay. Feminists have long fought against gender policing, patriarchal violence and mandated hijab. You’re not a feminist if you refuse to support women who take off the hijab. I had to quit my job because they knew where I worked. I had to sacrifice health insurance and work […]
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I launched GabarIskuFilan to document Black liberation from the perspective of a solo female traveler. So far, I’ve traveled to Trinidad & Tobago and Colombia with the intention to learn about the universal struggle for Black liberation and self-determination.
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to GabarIskuFilan—a radical feminist solo female travel blog. Recently, I posted about my upcoming trip to Trinidad & Tobago.
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This is the rudest question I am asked right after, “ Why do you travel by yourself?” These questions exude jealousy and project covert power dynamics.
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to GabarIskuFilan, a radical feminist solo female travel blog. This blog post will be about my unpopular travel opinions—the solo female travel edition.
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Stop asking me why I travel solo. People love to inundate solo female travelers with horror stories, cautionary tales, and terrifying scenarios. Stop it!
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Colombia is an incredibly rich country and has the third largest Black population after Brazil and the U.S. I received a lot of attention there because Black female solo travelers aren’t very common.
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