Broadcaster and Travel Pro, Ja'Vonne Harley Launches New Show

Traveling Culturati (kəlCHəˈrädē)

People who travel in search of an immersive and cultural experience.






This week, broadcaster and travel pro, Ja'Vonne launched her new show on H.U.R. Voices, "Traveling Culturati". In addition to delivering the latest in travel news and tips for the business and leisure traveler with her signature feature "Ja'Vonne's Travel Minute", the new show features segments designed to give the listeners a more immersive experience:

What new?

• "The Culture Report"; Ja'Vonne takes you to a new culture each week, where you'll discover more about an individual, a place or even an object that's significant to that culture.
• Ja'Vonne Investigates: There are a lot of travel-related questions that you probably have, but might not know the answer to. No problem. Turn it over to the travel pro. She'll find it for you.
• Recurring Guests: Do you find it challenging to maintain a healthy lifestyle while traveling? You're not alone. Tune in to hear from healthcare professional and fellow travel culturati Yalanda Comeaux, who will periodically join Ja'Vonne in the studio. Fellow travel professional Morell Howard will also be a frequent guest on the show, providing a deeper dive into travel topics that traveling culturati want to know about.
• Be a part of the show! Ja'Vonne invites listeners to share their experiences, cultures or travel styles.

Tune in as we take off on this new and cultural adventure!

H.U.R. Voices Sirius XM Channel 141. Saturdays at noon ET, with encore shows Mondays at 6 p.m. ET, Wednesdays at 0 a.m. ET and Thursdays at 8 a.m. ET 

THE INTROVERTS GUIDE TO TRAVEL

There are different travel personalities and an introvert is one of them.This is someone who is comfortable with limited social interaction.

Proper planning can assure that the introvert and their travel companion will have a fantastic travel experience. Starting with the person you might travel with.

• Have a discussion and vet their travel personality so there are no surprises or harsh feelings.
• Opt for single rooms rather than sharing a room.
• Limit your social interactions to half days and spend the other half to yourself.
• Plan activities that you can do together but still have some alone time like a spa day or go to a museum where you can both explore on your own.
• Do a self-guided tour instead of a group tour.

Introverts like social situations but not as much as the average person and certainly not as much as an extrovert so pick and choose when these moments are right for you and be honest with the person you’re traveling with so they won’t think your distance is a reflection on them.

Happy Travels

Ja'Vonne

A Moment in Black History - Flight Attendants

Journalist and nurse Ruth Carol Taylor became the first African American airline flight attendant in the United States when she joined Mohawk Airlines in 1958.

However it was Patricia Banks who paved the way. After graduating from Grace Downs Air Career School in 1956 pursued a career as a flight attendant and was repeatedly denied employment by several airlines for such reasons as age, poor eyesight and the need for dental work.

During a subsequent interview with Capital Airlines, the head flight attendant finally told Ms. Banks that they did not hire Negroes as flight attendants. With the support of Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Ms. Banks filed a complaint against TWA, Mohawk and Capital Airlines with the New York State Commission Against Discrimination. In 1960, they ruled in favor of Ms. Banks and ordered Capital Airlines to hire her within 30 days.

Capital Airlines appealed the decision on the basis of jurisdiction stating they are registered in Washington, DC. The New York State Commission advising Capital Airlines that since they operate and hire in New York city they have jurisdiction and therefore the order stands.

Ja'Vonne's Travel Minute

Four Over The Counter and Household Product for Your Travels

Packing a medicine bag is essential to your travels. Finding some things in a time of need and especially in a foreign country can be difficult.  There are four over the counter and household products I like that can aid in a medical situation.

First, yellow mustard can be used to alleviate cramps. Mustard has acetic acid, which helps the body make more acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter that stimulates your muscles to work.

Second, a histamine blocker as a general dose works for an allergic reaction including anaphylaxis. If there is an anaphylactic shock it can slow down the reaction to an allergen.

Then there's honey, especially dark honey. It can be used to treat conditions associated with asthma. Honey soothes the mucous membranes in your airways that forms in the bronchial tubes and causes airway constriction.

Lastly, Triple Ointment, it contains key ingredients that stop the growth of bacteria and treats bacterial skin infections.

These are types of alternative treatments that can provide you relief, however, they shouldn’t be your only source of treatment in case of an emergency. In case of emergency you should always call 911 and seek professional medical attention.

Ja'Vonne Harley

THE PONY EXPRESS NEVADA

Sometimes you have to pay a visit to the road. A long stretch of pavement, be it highway or byway, that beckons for visitors from near and far. Wheels to the pavement mapping a course, retracing history, embracing the solitude, taking in the surroundings and meeting the locals at unassuming sometimes planned and other times unplanned stops along the way.



You see a "Road Trip" is not about arriving as you set out to do, rather it's about discovering, getting lost and all the in-between's.




We received the call and answered with our modern day steed (a Chevy Tahoe). With wheels to the pavement we set out to discover, "The Pony Express Nevada", along Highway 50 aka, The Loneliest Road in America. Highway 50 runs through Nevada and along side The Pony Express Nevada Trail. 

Two city girls left Chicago, flew into Reno, NV, picked up our steed, drove to our first town for a quick overnight and viola .... became two city gals taking on the west. We didn't really know what to expect. We read the history and visited the website but still had no idea what we were about to embark upon. As we rolled in and out of the historic towns that make up The Pony Express Nevada Trail, we had a Eureka moment, long before we rolled into the town of Eureka. We were experiencing a piece of a 17 million acre museum; The history of The Pony Express, The Paiute Indians and the towns we visited; The geography and archaeology; The early discovery of the west by its European settlers and let's not forget natural beauty. It all unfolded before our eyes and for that we will never view "The Road" merely as a way between two places again.

Our five day road trip following the Pony Express Trail took us from Dayton to Fernley, Fallon, Austin, Eureka and finally Ely. Actually because Fernley is closest to Reno we began there, headed west to Dayton and then back east again.

Gitty Up!
Photos by Howard Little

Ja'Vonne Harley
Tune into The Traveling Eye, Friday on WVON @ 11am Central time and Saturday on XM Channel 141 @ 11am Central Time for our show on The Pony Express.