Elaine Lee

Elaine Lee, Esq., is a globetrotter and an award-winning travel journalist. She has visited seventy countries and completed two solo trips around the world. She is the editor of the pioneering travel book “Go Girl” The Black Woman's Book of Travel and Adventure” (1997) and its sequel, “Go Girl 2” (2024).

Her travel articles and advice have appeared in over forty national and local magazines, newspapers, and webzines, such as The New York Times, O, Essence, Black Enterprise, and Wall Street Journal. She has also contributed stories to eight anthologies.

Elaine has been featured on numerous local and national radio and TV shows. She has served as a keynote speaker, lecturer, and travel writing instructor at many national travel conferences. She coordinates an extensive international network of black travel writers for whom she has provided a free quarterly Afrocentric travel media newsletter since 2001. Her website, “ugogurl” is one of the leading portals of black travel information and resources.

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"First there was the Green Book, then there was “Go Girl,” the first black travel guide of the modern era. Elaine Lee is a legend who continues to inspire. The New Black Travel Movement owes everything to her and her work." Faith Adiele, author of Meeting Faith

“70 countries. 2 solo world tours. 1 groundbreaking legacy.

Elaine Lee has spent decades breaking barriers in travel — and lifting others as she goes. As a globetrotter, journalist, and attorney, she’s paved the way for Black women to explore the world boldly and unapologetically.” Wanderwomen

“With warmth, honesty, and an infectious passion for exploration, Elaine Lee creates a literary passport that invites readers to dream bigger, travel farther and find freedom on the open road.” BWA