Author Archives: imblacknitravel

About imblacknitravel

Greg Gross is a New Orleans native. Southern California resident. Award-winning journalist. Lifelong writer, traveler, dreamer.

Passports: the Six Months Rule and the price of citizenship

Posted on 02/03/2012 by imblacknitravel

Americans have one of the lowest percentages of passport ownership in the developed world — so quite naturally, the cost of getting one is going up. Nor is that all. Every time I get within hailing distance of my backlog … Continue reading →

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OT: Don Cornelius

Posted on 02/01/2012 by imblacknitravel

“OT” stands for “Off-Topic.” Today’s OT is about the death of Don Cornelius and suicide. If it’s true that, in the words of country singer Rascal Flatts, “life is a highway,” then it’s also true that we sometimes find ourselves … Continue reading →

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We have a winner!

Posted on 02/01/2012 by imblacknitravel

Congratulations to travel journalist and IBIT reader Lola Akinmade Åkerström for winning not one, but TWO gold medals for her work. For those of you who haven’t met her yet, Lola Akinmade Åkerström is a Nigerian expat living in Sweden. … Continue reading →

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LA Times Travel Show, wrap-up

Posted on 01/31/2012 by imblacknitravel

All images by Greg Gross and property of I’m Black and I Travel unless otherwise identified. All rights reserved. The Los Angeles Times Travel Show is history for 2012. Lots to tell you about. It’s been a busy January — … Continue reading →

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LA Times Travel Show, Day 2

Posted on 01/29/2012 by imblacknitravel

The Los Angeles Times Travel show wraps up today at the LA Convention Center. Check here through the day for a running account of the happenings down on the floor. 10:18a Sundays are usually slower than Saturdays at these shows, … Continue reading →

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LA Times Travel Show, Day 1

Posted on 01/28/2012 by imblacknitravel

The Los Angeles Convention Center becomes a vortex of travel knowledge this weekend. Check here through the day for a running account of the happenings down on the floor. It’s going to be hectic. Day 1 always is. And it … Continue reading →

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LA travel wars, Round 2

Posted on 01/27/2012 by imblacknitravel

Los Angeles is set to kick off its second major travel trade show in two weeks. They’re gonna make me lose my MIND up in here! You’ve heard of Star Wars, Storage Wars, Shipping Wars, even Monster Bug Wars. To … Continue reading →

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Black America: Taking to the skies

Posted on 01/26/2012 by imblacknitravel

On Bessie Coleman’s birthday, in the week that Red Tails is blowing up at the box office, I get to tell that the world’s largest airline has named a black man as one of its chief pilots. Today is a … Continue reading →

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To Splurge or to Scrimp, that is the question

Posted on 01/26/2012 by imblacknitravel

Travel expert Pauline Frommer was in Long Beach for the recent Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show. What follows is from her public presentation at the show. If the name Pauline Frommer rings a bell with you, it might be … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE: Pauline Frommer

Posted on 01/25/2012 by imblacknitravel

Pauline Frommer recently sat down with IBIT in Long Beach for an exclusive, brief but wide-ranging interview. Her father, the famed Arthur Frommer, will be at the Los Angeles Times Travel Show this weekend: Q. With this being an Olympic … Continue reading →

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