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Black Millennials Take The Ultimate Luxury Trip To Antigua Bougie & Abroad Ep1 Blavity
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8/24/2023
Welcome to Antigua! Meet 9 beautiful Black travelers as they get ready to live their best lives in Antigua on Bougie & Abroad.
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Going abroad, seeing the world, and living your best life has taken Black Millennials by storm.
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Black travel, Black luxury, Black VIP experiences.
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Want to see what's behind these lush places you've seen all over the internet that almost seem like a fairy tale?
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We'll show you.
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Welcome to Bougie and Abroad.
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We provide an exclusive look at what the Black luxury travel experience looks like
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from five-star resorts, carnivals, fests, yacht parties, community service, and so much more.
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And the most inclusive, all-inclusive international trip.
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This is Bougie and Abroad.
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First stop, Antigua.
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Antigua is known for its beautiful beaches.
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365 of them to be exact.
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There's a beach for everybody.
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Antigua is also filled with some of the tastiest foods of the Caribbean.
00:47
I could literally gush about this island's beauty all day, but let's get into our cast.
00:52
This season, we're with CDE, a lavish travel group that brings dope Black Millennials
00:57
to the Caribbean for an unforgettable experience.
01:00
These curated travel excursions are the best way to meet new people in a new place.
01:06
Meet Colin, entrepreneur and travel tastemaker and the founder of CDE.
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A tourism ambassador and dual citizen, Dr. Colin Williams meticulously curates an all-inclusive adventure
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immersing guests in culture, cuisine, and entertainment found in Antigua and numerous Caribbean islands.
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Renee is our lifestyle, travel, and fashion queen.
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Having traveled to over 65 countries, she's no stranger to the CDE experience.
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Sydney knows how to work hard and play hard.
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She's a journalist and reporter, currently serving as the deputy editor at Travel Noir.
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Teo is an artist who's steadily curating a museum of emotions.
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Through his photography, he loves to celebrate human life and experiences.
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He especially loves capturing the essence of Antigua.
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Iris is our international party girl and single hottie.
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She's adopted a new way of life outside of the U.S.
01:57
Meet Yannick. He's a techie and a rising DJ with serious skills.
02:01
Yannick believes that it's not where you go, but how you move.
02:04
He's always ready for his next adventure.
02:06
And me, I'm Scylla, a producer, writer, director, and actress hailing from the East Coast.
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I'm always on an international trip, and I love finding time to relax and find inspiration for my next project.
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[Music]
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Today, the cast is arriving.
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Thank you!
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We're staying at the beautiful Antigua Royalton Resort and arriving to a welcome toast from the gracious staff.
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Cheers!
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We'll meet with Colin and then with our travelers for our first night to begin.
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Oh my God, this is stunning.
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[Music]
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What's going on, y'all? My name is Dr. Colin Williams.
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I am from New York City by way of Antigua.
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I lived in Antigua until I was five, spent the rest of my time in Brooklyn and Queens.
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I grew up in New York where a lot of people from the Caribbean,
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but they know people know the big islands like the Jamaicas and the Trinidads.
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And I often said Antigua and people were like, "Oh, where is that?"
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I've even had somebody ask me if that's Antigua Bay in Jamaica.
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So the best for me really is just that recognition, that understanding of Antigua and people appreciating it.
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The hospitality, all of that really, really touches me.
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People are here right now in Antigua for CDE, a small trip that I did in 2015 when I got my doctorate
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to come celebrate with my family down here, with all my friends from the States.
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One of my friends said, "Can I feature you in a story?" I said, "Sure."
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And that went from a 30-person one-time celebration to...
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[Music]
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Now that we've met the founder of CDE, we're meeting up with our travel crew
03:57
to hear why they love traveling together before they head out to the welcome party.
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So this is actually my second time to CDE. I feel like I had the best first experience.
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I came in 2019. There was a few hundred of us, and it was insane.
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I met so many amazing people, literally made friendships that have lasted since.
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People that I literally still see in Los Angeles. Incredible experience. I am so happy to be back.
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The goal of this trip is to actually vacation, have a good time, and really just enjoy myself
04:25
with a lot of folks who are here to have a good time, too.
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Definitely, I'm DJing about three or four times during the trip, so I'm trying to set the tone.
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There are a lot of first-comers on the trip.
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I absolutely am high energy. I'm first on the dance floor, last one off.
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My mood right now is living life. That's my game plan.
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Just catching a vibe.
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And Teagans are known to party all night to the music of the island, including soca, reggae, dancehall,
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and of course, the top hits in black culture.
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This nightclub turned out to be the official welcome party for the group, and that it was.
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[music]
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I'm just here to have a good-ass time.
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[music]
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Atita, we are going to have a good time. I plan to sweat out my afro and start all over again tomorrow.
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So let's go.
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Night one.
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Next up on Bougie and Abroad.
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Keep watching, fam, because we've got a lot more fun and excursions to share and travel goals to reach in Antigua.
05:30
We've got a soca dance class and a beach party to come.
05:33
Thanks for watching Bougie and Abroad. See you next time.
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