Podcast #45 - Before the Passport Bros: The Golden Age of Black Men’s Travel

In this episode of HOMEBOY AND THE PYRAMIDS, we look back at the golden age of Black men’s travel—before Covid, before the algorithms, and before the Passport Bros label changed the conversation.I break down the signs that era is over: tighter visas, overexposed destinations, and a new wave of creators who were never really taught how to travel—but still teach millions of people where to go and how to act.We talk about old-school travel secrets, the English-teaching expats who kept things low-key, and early YouTube travelers like No Joke Howard and GS350JPN, who showed life abroad without turning every spot into a circus.You’ll hear why some of the best locations really were better in the past, why travel has become a strange online subculture, and how the Passport Bros discourse has complicated things for Black men who just want to see the world.Most importantly, we get into what to do next: how to choose your next spots, why you shouldn’t broadcast everything, and how the film “The Beach” warned us about what happens when “secret” places go viral.If you’re a Black man thinking about living abroad, teaching, or just traveling smarter, this episode is a blueprint for the post–Golden Age era. Get full access to HOMEBOY AND THE PYRAMIDS - BLACK MEN TRAVEL GUIDE at www.homeboyandthepyramids.com/subscribe