Elaine’s News

I am grateful and gleeful to report that the May/June print issue of Essence Magazine has an almost 2 page feature on yours truly, my travel journeys and my travel journalism. It is such an honor to have my work celebrated in their annual travel awards issue!!! I have noooooo clue why they did not

It was a distinct pleasure being interviewed by John of Globaltravelerusa.com. His great questions brought out the best in me! What an honor and delight to be able to share my love for travel in such a unique way. A written review of the interview! The actual interview.

Good news! Elaine Lee was a featured speaker at the 2025 SF Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show which was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  On May March 15, she taught a class was entitled “Travel Writing 101: Breaking into Travel Journalism.” This beginner’s course helped the attendees get one step closer to

Imagine this! An 8-day exhilarating summer bike/boat adventure in Spain and Portugal…spending your days cycling through the glorious hills of Portugal’s Douro Valley to visit medieval towns, national/local parks, amazing vineyards, epic vistas, historic sites, magnificent churches, quaint hillside villages, and craft markets. Conjure up in your mind what would be like to spend your

Elaine Lee had the honor and privilege to take Road Scholar’s Civil Rights Trail trip in November. 2024. Here is her 2025 Black History month contribution to their organizational blog. Civil Rights Movement #2 – What if there is a need for one??? With voting rights and women’s reproductive rights being hacked away with remarkable

Globetrotting journalists, Elaine Lee & Evelyn C. White gave  a presentation on Black travel in the US & abroad in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, which gave African Americans the right to travel more freely in the USA. The event was entitled: “Freedom is a Mighty Fine Thing: African American

Good News, Black Enterprise Magazine is featuring a story on “Go Girl 2” in a recent edition of their publication! Special thanks to writer, Jeroslyn Johnson, for a job well done.BLACK ENTERPRISE is the premier resource for black entrepreneurs, black-owned businesses, and career, tech, and money content for black people.

Wanderful, the leading women’s travel media organization, is featuring Elaine and Go Girll 2 in the most recent edition of their newsletter. Wanderful is a global lifestyle brand and community that helps all women travel the world by connecting them to their biggest asset – each other. Their website is https://sheswanderful.com/

On 4/6/24, I had the honor, privilege and delight to share my love for travel with AISHA DUYEN of BAC Global on her radio show, A STYLE WITH AISHA DUYEN, which celebrates Black Women in the Creative Industries. Her show airs the first and third Saturdays at 12:00 Noon on WOL-DC 1450 AM RADIO. I

Boldjourney.com is featuring Elaine and Go Girl 2 in the 5/16 edition of their magazine! Boldjourney.com is a online and print magazine that believes that we learn best from each other via storytelling.

The 4/24/24 edition of the East Bay Express Newspaper featured a special on black travel that highlighted my work and that of Martinique Lewis, President of the Black Travel Alliance and author of the ABC Travel Green Book.It is such an honor to have our work lifted up in praise by EBX writer, Lou Fancher.