A Dialog with Afrostylicity — TripIt Weblog

Going Locations is a brand new sequence from TripIt that highlights frequent vacationers to showcase their distinctive journey types and insider suggestions. 

Each traveler has their very own preferences in the case of taking a visit. Some favor to journey in a gaggle; others favor their very own firm—and the liberty to roam as they please. However in the case of touring as a pair, Pleasure and Hugh Zei—AKA, Afrostylicity—have discovered a balancing act that works for them. 

Whether or not it’s tackling their ever-growing bucket checklist or brainstorming concepts for their Instagram, this Dallas, Texas-based duo works collectively to create content material—and recollections—on each journey they take. 

Companions in life, enterprise, and journey

Earlier than Pleasure met her husband, Hugh, she took largely solo journeys. She discovered that she actually loved that type of journey over, say, group journeys.

“Generally group journey will be irritating as a result of individuals wish to sleep in, or not benefit from the quick period of time you’re in a vacation spot,” shared Pleasure. “There will be lots of competing priorities in the case of group journeys, so I discovered I most well-liked the liberty of solo journey.”

However now, Pleasure favors touring with Hugh over some other sort of journey.

“We now have the identical journey type—we each prefer to plan forward; get up early; maximize the expertise,” she mentioned. 

“After we journey, we’re additionally creating as a lot dope content material collectively as doable,” added Hugh. “We plan forward, however we’re additionally spontaneous about creating our content material—and that’s what makes it a lot enjoyable.”

For those who hadn’t guessed, Pleasure and Hugh are journey content material creators and bloggers. Their aim is to unearth hidden gems throughout their travels to allow them to report again to their followers and followers about the most effective issues to do when visiting a vacation spot. They cowl all the pieces from offers on flights, lodges, and actions to critiques of the locations they’ve visited. 

Their prime tip for planning a visit? “Let flights cleared the path. Discover an awesome flight deal first—all the pieces else comes later.” 

Plan, put together, produce content material, repeat

Flights – examine! Now what? 

“We use TripIt to maintain us organized each step of the best way. It takes away the overwhelm of planning a visit,” mentioned Pleasure. “It’s our model of a each day planner. We use it to create journey itineraries and hold monitor of the locations we wish to write about for our weblog.”

“TripIt takes away the overwhelm. It’s our model of a each day planner.” 

Once they’re on the go, Pleasure and Hugh depend on TripIt’s flight and gate change alerts to remain on prime of any modifications. 

“Throughout our journeys, we leverage TripIt to plan our days. We will simply view the reservations we’ve already booked and forwarded to the app, after which we fill within the gaps from there,” mentioned Hugh. 

After their journeys, the duo additionally makes use of TripIt to replicate again on the place they’ve traveled and what they’ve performed in order that they simply recap their experiences for his or her followers.

The islands are calling…

From the sounds of it, Pleasure and Hugh are specialists at maximizing their time whereas touring. So, what’s one place they suggest everybody ought to go to? 

“Kauai, Hawaii,” mentioned Pleasure. “It has this pure magnificence that feels untouched. It’s an entire completely different vibe.”

Hugh agreed. “It’s a spot we may go to again and again, and nonetheless uncover one thing new every time. For anybody who desires to go to Kauai, we encourage you to only get on the market and discover. There’s actions for everybody.”

Planning their return journey to Kauai apart, what different locations are on Pleasure and Hugh’s radar? Bora Bora, Bali, Ghana, Maldives, Nigeria, Paris, and Turks and Caicos—for starters. 

As for what’s subsequent for this travel-loving pair: “We’re headed to San Antonio, Texas! And after that, we’ll let our curiosity about different individuals, nations, and cultures information us,” they mentioned. 

Wish to sustain with Afrostylicity, try their journey suggestions, and study in regards to the hidden gems they’ve unearthed alongside the best way? Comply with them on Instagram and their weblog for his or her adventures close to, far—and all the time collectively.

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