Bani Amor is a queer travel writer who explores diasporic identities, the decolonization of travel culture, and the intersections of race, place and power in their work. They’ve been published in CNN Travel, Teen Vogue, and Bitch Magazine, among other outlets, and is a four-time VONA/Voices Fellow. Bani’s been anthologized in Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity and the upcoming Where We Stand: Black and Brown Voices Speak the Earth. Follow them on Twitter @bani_amor.
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Thanks for the follow on the starving writer blog. You have an amazing site here. Keep on traveling and writing.
will def do
thanks for checking out my blog, glad you liked the pics. Enjoying yours too! J
just love your style. Both lyrically and attitude. Looking forward to reading on a regular basis.
that means a lot. thank you so much! i’m just an amateur writer tryna make magic in this weird travel industry.
thanks for liking my post! I admire your courage for traveling alone.
thanks for dropping by. traveling alone appeals to some folks, repels others and works really well for the rest. i like traveling alone for a lot of reasons, and yes, one does need courage to follow those pursuits. but would doing something that doesnt require courage be worth while?
Liking it cuz I like it! Your photos are fantastic, and I love the quirk. Will look forward to checking back. best, Expatted
thanks expatted, i like ya cuz i like ya too!
Damn! Right on, and wow. I’m looking forward to your posts already finding inspiration in what i’ve read. Glad to have found your blog.
if folks find anything even seemingly inspiring from my writing here, i’d be suuuper honored
Haha no need to be modest my friend. You have a naturally motivational voice, so keep up the momentum 😉
Hi Bani Amor, thanks for introducing yourself by following our site–we love your style and look forward to exploring your site further! Is India on your list? Check out the RAXA Collective facebook page to see what we’re up to here! Cheers.
awesome. 2015 maybe?
Do let us know! Until then, happy trails!
Thanks for liking my blog! I’m just getting started on blogging about Ecuador but I’m looking forward to it.
Can’t wait to bounce around your site and check out all your adventures!
Ashley
chevere
Your blog is absolutely lovely. As an ex-zinester myself I am so happy to see you putting on the ritz old school style. Good luck!
aww. why not get back into zines?
I think I should!
Hi, Bani – you’re truly an adventurous spirit! If you ever feel like exploring my other stamping ground, Indonesia, I’d be happy to give you tips.
of course man, asia 2014! maybe!
Thanks for stopping by and liking our blog. That gave me the opportunity to check out your blog which is great. I remembered reading your post in Matador and was glad to run into your writing again. Ecuador is on my travel list so I’ll be following your blog to learn more. Good luck! Anita @ No Particular Place To Go
Thanks for liking my blog… u r a great photographer 🙂
muchas gracias
Thanks for liking my blog. I see we share of love of travel and South America. 🙂
an incredible continent
Ola tudo bem? Thanks for liking my poem about São Paulo! I like your work too. Abraços
muito obrigado!
Hey There- thanks for reading my radio interview. Nice to know there is someone out there other than my relatives reading my stuff. Liking your blog. Just getting into it this evening.
Cheers Jennie
word
LOVED LOVED the zine! Huzzah for Junot Diaz.
THANK YOU THANK YOU you’v got the best radio show on the internets.
Thanks a lot Bani for dropping by and liking my post. Always nice to have a like from a fellow traveler and blogger. Hope you find time to go through some more of my posts. You have a great blog here. Will come here more often.
Thanks for liking my blog. I am looking forward to reading your posts! Love your adventurous spirit.
thanks for your visit & pushing the Yasuni story forward
Of course, the word needs to get out about it. Thanks!
Very cool blog… and I love love your name 🙂
Good stuff! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Love your new avatar picture Bani!
ha, thanks!
I see what appear to be a lot of kindred spirits stopping by on your blog. You, girl, apparently go. 🙂 Thanks for visiting mine. I’ll be bahhhhk…
awesome, thanks!
Hi Bani! Thanks for dropping by my blog, and for the follow. Can’t wait to see more of your posts! 🙂
Hey, thanks for following my blog. I really like the vibe and style of yours so will also keeping tabs on yours. Wishing you a fabulous journey!
Thanks!
You do some very creative work with your camera…very enjoyable to view…)))
Bani–thanks so much for the follow. Your writing, your photos, your perspective, your style is something I strive for! Keep up the great posts–it’s an understatement to say your words inspire wanderlust.
Thanks yo!
So glad you liked my post so I would stumble across your blog 🙂 looking forward to reading more! xx
Loving you’re blog, look forward to reading more 🙂
Gracias
Hey! We, the bloggers of Unexpected Wanderlust, really admire how you always manage to keep traveling consciously and alternatively, we love your posts and your interviews so we’re nominating you for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award. You can read about it here: http://unexpectedwanderlust.com/2014/07/26/very-inspiring-and-very-inspired/
Kee rocking!
Thanks! That’s awesome. I’ll find the time to pay it forward soon!
Haha, wow. I came by this page to tell you the same thing, and see it has already been done by the folks at Unexpected Wanderlust. But anyway, I’ll take this moment to say I love the blog and your voice and the content. High five for thoughtful travels! Here’s my link if you feel so inclined to participate (but no pressure): http://wentlooking.com/2014/09/10/well-tell-all-about-sunrise-and-about-sunset/
Hi Bani,
Great blog! I just wanted to let you know I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! More details can be found here: http://agoodlittlenothing.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/one-lovely-blog-award/
Best of luck,
Jill K
Hi! Thanks for checking out my post! Will definitely check your adventures! Cheers!
What an amazing blog. I’m looking forward to reading your posts.
🙂
I think you are a force of nature!
Thanks for the ‘like’.
Blessings, Alison
Mulher voce e linda, por dentro e fora! Adoro o seu trabalho. Tudo do melhor.
Peace and Love
: )
Thank you for your blog. I always learn something meaningful when I read one of your articles or interviews. Keep up the great work.
This is a terrific, valuable site. Thank you for your commitment to bringing voices to the fore that are getting shamefully overlooked in the “travel writing” world. And thank you for helping me reconsider how I approach both travel and the way I write about it.
Best wishes, and shout if you ever get down to New Orleans.
All the good songs,
Nick Fox
Thank you! So glad this all resonated with you. Feel free to leave a comment on anything you had thoughts or questions on.
Thanks so much for the follow! What an amazing page! LOVE.
Thanks for this blog, Bani! I found it at a time when I have been looking for ways to help explain to others in the specialty coffee industry how their visits to farms and producing countries, and they way they share these on social media, reenforce their privilege and perpetuate stereotypes. I’d love to work with you on creating training for baristas and coffee roasters before they travel so that they have these issues in mind and hopefully avoid the classic mistakes of privilege, appropriation and stereotyping.
Word, my e-mail address is above. And just wanna reiterate that privilege isn’t a ‘mistake’ it’s just something people have and need to acknowledge.
Very excited to have found your space!
Really insightful articles! Can’t wait for more.
Yay!
Loved your piece in Bitch mag….we publish feminist entrepreneur mag….always looking for contributors…www.liisbeth.com.
We are new…less than a year old
greetings! i saw the article online about Ovarian Psycos and the critiques are exactly on point. The transphobic language and our overall very undeveloped analysis around sex and gender has really pushed us to be self critical and more intentional, educating ourselves to really think about the impact and the changes we need to make. I would love to speak with you further, if you’re interested. Thanks!
Hey Xela, thanks for reaching out! I really admire you and your work. If you wanna keep talking, feel free to hit me up at heyitsbani@gmail.com. Abrazos.