Jessica’s Work
Jessica has been building her digital nomad life since her early twenties. Inspired by her journey, she started three companies to share her love for all things travel. Besides her famous travel blog, The Catch Me If You Can, Jessica successfully launched her boutique travel agency Jet Black and the luxury lifestyle brand and product line, The Catch.
As a travel expert, she has been working as a freelance writer and public speaker and her work has been published in major digital and print publications. In November 2019 Jessica gave her first TEDx talk to share lessons that she learned during her journey to every country in the world.
Scroll down for a list of Jessica’s articles and CLICK HERE to learn more about her speaking engagements.
The Catch Me If You Can
Jessica started her blog in 2009 when she realized that travel, writing and photography continued to show up as vehicles of self expression and were essential parts of her life. She uses her blog, along with her social media channels to share her story and build community.
Jet Black
Jet Black is a boutique travel firm that offers a variety of travel-related services to individuals, governments and brands that focus on deep cultural dives and luxury travel. Every experience is curated based on Jessica’s insights from her extensive travels.
The Catch
The Catch is a luxury lifestyle brand and product line curated by Jessica Nabongo and is inspired by the world’s 195 countries that she has explored throughout her journey of becoming the first black woman to travel to every country in the world.
Published in
This $190 Serum Helped My Skin Survive 170 Flights – Condé Nast Traveler: February 2020
What Traveling To Every Country in the World Taught Me About Race – AFAR: February 2020
Oh, The Places You Can Go! – Mosaic Digital: January 2019
Exploring Wakanda: Visit the Countries Represented in Black Panther – CheapOAir’s Miles Away Blog: February 2018
What a Wonderful World: Our Top 10 Destinations for 2018 – Mosaic Digital of Morgan Stanley: January 2018
We Are All Immigrants: Jet Black’s Jessica Nabongo on Traveling as a Ugandan-American – Here by Away Travel: September 2017
My Life is Not a Vacation, It Just Looks Like It – Ebony Magazine: April 2017
Traveling While Not White in America is Exhausting – The Grio: December 2016
Escaping Trump’s America: Practical tips for moving abroad – The Grio: November 2016
Uruguay: An Escape to a South American Jewel – Upward Magazine: August 2016
How to spend your tax refund on travel – no matter how much you get back – Blavity: April 2016
Four African Trips to Take in 2016 – We Are Africa: January 2016
5 Things You Must Do In Rome – Travel Noire: September 2015
7 Tips for Planning Your First Trip to Africa – Travel Noire: January 2015
Guide to a Successful Group Trip – Travel Noire: September 2014
Love Life of a Nomad – Travel Noire: February 2014
Four Questions to Ask Yourself Before Moving Abroad – Travel Noire: January 2014
Top 4 Things to Do in Detroit – Travel Noire: December 2013