Two Dora’s in a Pod

Two Dora's became three. We are joined by the lovely guest Pelumi, best known as @black.kintsugi, she is a travel content instagrammer, tweeter and podcaster with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Stay tuned as she dishes all the tea and secrets and see if you can tell us what her social media name means

On this weeks episode our hosts decide to get off their chest what they really think about travelling. In true Two Dora fashion they keep it raw, honest and opinionated.

Two Dora's asked our followers if they used Travel agents and if not, why not? We then caught up with founder of Mintex Travel, a London based and black owned Travel agency and talked about all things travel. We asked about the business, why people still use travel agents, the benefits, customer experience and some of the challenges faced.

Two Dora's discuss @tyra_banke experience at Supa Dupa Fly Santorini, things to note before and during your stay, Supa Dupa Fly Festival experience, what Santorini is famous for, highlights and low lights (if that's even possible) and whether two Dora's will be going next year. We also give you the latest travel news, what we ate/where we ate and our disturbing London section for a taste of Greek London.

The Two Dora’s discuss their experiences partying &turning up abroad at AfroNation and Caribana. From Flights, to Prep and Packing, to finish, including Highlights and Lowlights.

Two Doras welcome their first guests of season 2. Travel enthusiasts come together to talk all things travel, business, work life balance and professional. We get up close and personal with the best travel tea and explain why collaboration is key in this industry.

We discuss our first thoughts and experience of Hostels, why we choose Hostel over a Hotel, where we stayed in Milan & Ibiza and things you must see/do, tips and tricks for booking hostels and getting the most out of your experience. Would Two Dora's stay in a Hostel again? Stay tuned and find out

Welcome to Season 2. We took our first joint one dayer to Prague. Yes that's right we went to Prague for a day with @traveleatslay. We discuss booking process, flight prices, highlights of Prague, a few foodgasms, pros and cons of group and one day travel, what we could have done differently and whether we would embark on this journey again

Episode 10 The ‘B’ Word This week Banke and Reeny discuss the dreaded B word Brexit The Two Doras explore how Brexit may or may not affect the lives of travellers and wanders. Two Dora’s In A Pod is a British travel and food podcast which teaches you how to travel, taste and explore. Contact info @Twodorasinapod @Kimikobean @Tyra_banke @cuppachocolatecassavadiary

Two Dora's bring you the latest in travel news and what is trending on Black Twitter. Disturbing London, what we ate and where we went. We discuss attitudes to black hair from child to adulthood, experiences abroad and in the work place, cultural appropriation, Burberry and Gucci capitalising on our past pain, black face and whether calling out black face is the new crying wolf

This weeks episode Banke and Reeny discuss their recent trip to the Malta. Two Dora’s in a Pod is the British travel and food podcast that teaches you how to travel, taste and explore. Contact info @twodorasinapod @kimikobean @tyra_banke @cuppachocolatecassavadiary

Our longest episode yet spilling all our love tea on our dating culture abroad, to swipe or not to swipe, valentines day ideas for the single and bruk pocket, romantic places to travel, valentine's holiday wishlist, Galentines Day, anti Valentine's rituals, National side chick day (Feb 15), fraud baes, no passport gang and beyond. We are happy to send you information on any of the discussed or future events. Welcome to DM us on our instagram @twodorasinapod our email is twodoras@outlook.com Alternatively message our personal/business accounts Cherene @kimikobean and @melaninmotion (twitter) Banke @tyra_banke or @cuppachocolatecassavadiary

Banke and Reeny discuss Reenys recent trip to Sweden, the pros and cons of booking budget flights via Ryanair, and a little taster of Swedish London for those who cannot travel. Places visited in Sweden Artilary museum Ice bar Max food outlet Abba Museum Moderna Museet Blogs/ influencers mentioned @movewithdoyin- movewithdoyin.com Johnnystraventures.com megfabulous.com Don’t forget to follow us on our socials @twodorasinapod @Kimikobean (Instagram) and twitter @melaninmotion @tyra_banke @cuppachocolatecassavadiary

Two Dora's discuss what side of the feminist fence they sit on, how feminism and travel go hand in hand, benefits of feminism from a travellers point of view. Top 10 worst and best places for women to live. Travel Ettiquette from an Afro carribean perspective, family expectations and assumptions. Travel Ettiquette when staying with the locals, family or friends, personal experiences and lessons learned. Follow us on all the Socials Instagrams @twodorasinapod @kimikobean @cuppachocolatecassavadiary @tyra_banke Twitter @melaninmotion Our email is twodoras@outlook.com

Episode 4: Winter wanderlands This weeks episode Reeny and Banke discuss; Winter holidays Hacks and tips for booking your winter get away. How to pack for winter travel Top winter destinations Follow us on all the Socials Instagram @twodorasinapod @kimikobean @tyra_banke @cuppachocolatecassavadiary Twitter @melaninmotion Our email is twodoras@outlook.com

We touch on the history of BHM, what it means to us and our followers, asked ourselves and followers if we would scrap BHM. Two Doras explore places of interest in the UK and abroad. We are happy to send you information on any of the content discussed or future events as part of our winter warmers All welcome to DM us @kimikobean : instagram @melaninmotion :twitter @tyra_banke : instagram @cuppachocolatecassavadiary : instagram our email is twodoras@outlook.com

Solo YOLO. This weeks episode Banke and Reeny discuss their experiences travelling solo including travel hacks and advice for those who also want to embark on a solo journey Contact info @twodorasinapod @kimikobean @cuppachocolatecassavadiary Apps mentioned Travefy, mytaxis, BlaBlaCar, Uber, The Currency App, Google Maps, Google Translate, BlaBlaCar, My Taxis, Culture, Tourlina Disturbing London Sip and paint Instagram @neffyfrofro Supa Dupa Fly Instagram @supadupaflylove

In honour of October's mental health awareness month, we explore mental health, how travel and food can affect it, places of interest to avoid or frequent, our interpretation and how we maintain our personal mental health Breakdown of episode: 01:30 A Mental Health Networking Event and Support Group Contact @Ed_du2 for The mental health support group on instragram 03:40 Why we are talking about mental health 05:29 How Travel affects our mental health 09:40 Allowing time in your schedule for travel 10:50 Studies, evidence and countries with higher rates of depression, anxiety and bipolar and possible reasons why 13:30 Geneva, quality of living, vibes, legal weed, and iconic rooftop Spa 16:00 Places of interest with positive or negative effects on mental health 23:00 Places to avoid during periods of low mood 26:00 Positive affirmations, routines and activities to lift and improve mood/mental health. - SAVERS (Silence, Affirmations, Visualisation, Exercise,Reading, Scribing) from the book The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod 34:50 Lunch Break activities to support mental health 38:42 Foods to help with stress, anxiety and low mood 44:00 Recommended Applications (Apps) 48:27 What does optimum mental health mean to us and what one piece of advice would we give to anyone affected 49:00 SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) 51:00 Foods revisited 51:40 Winter Warmers to combat winter blues and keep you warm inside and out Useful information - We are happy to send you information on any of the events discussed or future events as part of our winter warmers - welcome to DM us on our personal/business account Instagram -@twodorasinapod Instagram- @kimikobean Twitter - @melaninmotion Instagram - @tyra_banke & @cuppachocolatecassavadiary Email - twodoras@outlook.com - Recommend Places Pulteney Bridge, Bath Thermae Bath Spa, Bath Roman Baths, Bath Bain Bleu, Geneva - Type in "walking meditation" in YouTube for the best videos - Apps mentioned Calm Headspace Aura Stop Breathe and Think Smile Mind - Services Mentioned BAATN -The Black, African, Asian therapy network. Www.BAATN.org.uk Local GP Mind Samaritans CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)