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The literal globetrotter
Travel Buff
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Savvy Traveller: In 2017, Cassie de Pecol became the first woman to travel to all the countries of the world. At the time, there had already been around 200 people to do it. Also, no one with only an African passport has been able to do it yet. It would be great to showcase the need to make access more equal and thus exposure. Savvy Traveller: My travels will be impactful because I am able to connect 50 underprivileged students to scholarships and psychosocial support as well as supporting 10 interns to mentorship and coaching. Already, we are supporting six really amazing and talented interns and we have three volunteers on 197 Education and Incubator Foundation.<br>
I believe education is the first form of travel. It’s hard to ask the youth to forge forward if they do not have access to education. Therefore, for the rest of my travels, I will be fundraising for 197 Education and Incubator Foundation on 197fund.org. Savvy Traveller: That it is for the lucky few. It is not. It is for everyone. If you have enough interest, you’ll find a way.
Savvy Traveller: Get some cash in the local currency, find a place to sleep and a place to eat. In that very order. Savvy Traveller: It is so confusing with all the tests and quarantine periods. We will have to wait and see.
Savvy Traveller: I have been to 49 countries thus far. My favourites have been Greece, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liechtenstein, Mexico, St Lucia, Dominica, Jamaica and Cuba. I’d return to these any time. Mostly, I want to go back to DRC and marvel at the lava lake on Mount Nyiragongo. Do you know they have self-service stores in Liechtenstein? You go in, pick what you like, pay and pick any change you might be owed. Imagine that level of ethics. Jamaica is home to some of the most powerful women I personally know and some of the most beautiful landscapes, rivers, beautiful accents, music, and it's also home to Kamala Harris and Bob Marley! Savvy Traveller: I have learned that they complement each other. In fact, my first travels were for environmental reasons. Also, almost all environmental issues are transboundary. For example, Lake Turkana is affected by Ethiopia’s decisions with River Omo. Ivory trade policies in different countries affect elephant poaching everywhere and thus the need for consensus with most environmental decisions. I try to learn and share as much as possible on different solutions to climate change and greener living that different countries are implementing. Rwanda, for example, banned the use of plastic bags more than a decade ago. They also communally clean up their neighbourhoods one Saturday every month. The cycling culture and subsequent allocation of cycling lanes in most European cities really helps reduce the need for driving. More countries in the Caribbean are banning Styrofoam (for packaging) as it takes 500 years to biodegrade.
Ban Styrofoam; no generation needs that kind of pollution.