I was 12 weeks pregnant the day I was rushed to the hospital in Mexico. So sick I don’t even remember if it was December 30th or 31st. I hadn’t been able to keep…
Author: Annette Richmond
Annette Richmond is an award-winning content creator, travel writer, public speaker and advocate. Richmond is an immigrant that splits her time between Mexico and the United States. The creator of the fat positive travel community Fat Girls Traveling is a native Californian. Annette got her start in the fashion industry working in trend forecasting and public relations. Her love for travel inspired her to start Fat Girls Traveling in 2017 which is where she and Amanda met. When she's not creating diverse travel, fashion, and beauty content for The Fat Girls Guide she is hosting Fat Camp retreats and fat positive tours. In her spare time you can find her speaking publicly and writing articles promoting diversity and inclusivity, recording her new podcast, or sipping a margarita on the beach. Richmond hopes to continue to inspire other marginalized people to see the world and be seen.
Here’s a look at our upcoming Spring/Summer Plus Size Travel Events. After a few years of isolation it’s finally time to start living again! Responsibly of course. Check out our upcoming virtual and IRL…
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It finally feels safe to start planning travel events again! We’ve missed connecting with our community in person so much over the past two years. After taking some time off, getting vaccinated, and weighing…
We asked members of our Facebook Community to share their favorite spooky podcasts and this is the list we received. There are currently over two million podcasts being listened to in over 60 million…
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We asked members of our private Facebook Community to share some of their creepy encounters this spooky season. Proceed with caution! I See Dead People My sister, her girlfriend, and her girlfriend’s son moved…
Ever wonder what it’s like getting vaccinated in a developing country? Fat Girls Traveling member Devon shares her story.
As #FatGirlSummer swiftly approaches our EIC and resident Fashion Stylist wanted to share summer swimwear trends and key styles. Something that was important to me while creating this list was to highlight brands that…