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    Oneika Raymond | Emmy Award Winning Travel Expert, Journalist & Host

    enMay 23, 2023

    About this Episode

    Hosts  Atoya Burleson and Tia Avril are back for another episode! Tia shares a funny story about her husband and his passport. Atoya has been juggling invites for bar mitzvah celebrations with her daughter and preparing for Lil Nate’s graduation.

    Next up Hot Takes, the ladies discuss the WNBA’s two game suspension of Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon. Hammon was suspended for comments she made to Dearica Hamby prior to Dearica being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in January. The WNBA also rescinded the Aces 2025 1st round draft pick. 

    Finally, Tia and Atoya are joined by Oneika Raymond, Emmy award-winning travel expert, journalist & host. The ladies discuss: (13:02)

    • 13:39 -  Oneika explains where she got her love for travel
    • 24:10 - How she became a travel influencer
    • 32:41 - Her experiences living overseas as a black woman
    • 41:27 - Travel Hacks for traveling with kids
    • 51:58 - Tips for traveling solo
    • 55:29 - Oneika’s most exciting adventures
    • 1:00:22 - Meeting her German husband in Hong Kong
    • 1:05:08: - Two Minute Drill

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