A New Travel Show Centering a Plus Size Person? Ohhh Yes! “Never Say Never” with Jeff Jenkins is One to Watch!

Jeff Jenkins (ChubbyDiaries) is an award-winning content material creator that helps chubby folks journey the world. His infectious spirit and can-do angle has landed him his personal journey present, “Never Say Never”, on Nat Geo and Disney+ airing on July ninth 2023 (mark your calendars).

Jeff’s central message is that everyone can travel as they’re proper now, regardless of their measurement, race or background.

We had the privilege to talk with Jeff about his upcoming present! However earlier than you learn on and be taught extra about this huge & tall traveler, take a peek on the trailer of “By no means Say By no means.”

Inform me why you wished to make this present?

Jeff: I do know what my mission is and this was one other strategic technique to implement my message.

Why the title “By no means Say By no means”?

Jeff: I take no credit score, that was Nat Geo. I gave them 3 titles that they examined and this title received. It was truly a humble second, as a result of this title examined higher than all the opposite ones. There wasn’t even an in depth second, so it made me be like.. okay….yeah.

How did you get into touring? When was your first journey?

Jeff: The primary journey that I can really bear in mind the place I used to be like, “Hey man, I like this journey factor!” Like going from place to position, it’s truly a bit powerful story.

My mother was fleeing from Florida to Connecticut due to a home violence subject between her and her husband on the time. We took a Greyhound from Orlando, Florida all the best way to Connecticut, which was a day or two course of.

To be on that bus, to see all these timber, and all these new issues, going by metropolis to metropolis, stopping at relaxation areas and all that stuff, I used to be like, “Oh I like this! I like this lots!”

To be sincere, I used to be enthusiastic about it. I used to be like 4 or 5 years previous, so it’s not like I knew lots. I didn’t know the magnitude of what was taking place in my mother’s life on the time, however that was very important. 

So, it was your first sense of journey?

Jeff: Yeah, my mother wrapped it up like that, prefer it was an journey.

Feels like your mother is a really courageous girl.

Jeff: She actually is. I owe her a lot.

45 nations! What was your most plus measurement pleasant nation?

Jeff: South Africa. Doing the completely different experiences, there have been tons of plus measurement women and men. There have been much more lodging made for everybody. I might go to a restaurant and so they’d don’t have any arm chairs and I believed that was implausible. The completely different excursions I did, I used to be capable of do them with none problems or something.

Least Plus measurement pleasant?

Jeff: About that.. It must be someplace in Europe.

Was it extra like an angle, or such as you couldn’t match within the seats and stuff?

Jeff: Yeah, I’m going extra so in that sense. Europe has all these previous buildings. Like tiny doorways. The folks in Europe have been nice within the sense of that approach. However like arm chairs, plastic chairs, not plus-size pleasant.

Most of those South Asian nations are on the identical boat, too. And I might even say Vietnam could be, with including folks to it, could also be my least plus measurement pleasant place. Principally the stares. It made me very uncomfortable. I don’t know if it’s as a result of I used to be black or fats. However I feel it was as a result of I used to be fats as a result of there have been another black folks with us that weren’t getting stares.

Have you ever felt protected touring as a Black man? Do you do analysis earlier than touring to make sure your security?

Jeff: I truly really feel extra protected touring exterior of the nation than contained in the nation. I positively for probably the most half really feel protected. I do my analysis. Numerous occasions, I do know those that have gone earlier than me and that helps out lots.

Exterior of the Caribbean, I by no means really feel discriminated towards. I’ve gotten extra discrimination from the Carribeans. It comes from resort or service workers. I feel it’s a kind of issues, they suppose white patrons are higher, so it’s a bias.

I’ve discovered how to deal with it. There are occasions I’ve stood up for myself, too. And the second I introduced consciousness to it, they modified and gave me the expertise and the identical service that everybody else was getting. 

Do you will have a bucket record journey that you’d die to do?

Jeff: ANTARCTICA! I actually need to do it on the ship. I need to do the passage that seems like we’re about to tip over however we aren’t. Individuals have informed me concerning the absence of sound. You’ll be there and you may hear your heartbeat. Sure, that’s one thing I need to expertise! And for me to have the ability to say I’ve been to all of the continents. 

It seems to be such as you go on fairly adventurous feats through the present… What had been you most afraid to strive? 

Jeff: Climbing a 70 foot rock cliff. Sure, like actually base climbing. Fingers and toes, that’s it! You’ll have to attend and discover out if I make it up the mountain, but it surely was positively a feat.

The extra you went up, you solely had a bit piece of rock, such as you wouldn’t even suppose you might get a grip on it. It’s truly making me a bit nervous now occupied with it.

Are you afraid of heights?

Jeff: I’m afraid of falling. I really like heights if I’m safe. It’s the concern of falling.

Completely get that! What was probably the most enjoyable?!

Jeff: I bought to Sumo wrestle with a former world champion. I skilled like a Sumo, the entire thing. The entire function was to liberate the considered disgrace which may come from being a bigger individual.

I really like the time period you employ, “Isolation fears.” How can your common chubby traveler guarantee they may be capable to partake in an exercise whereas touring?

Jeff: I all the time say, do your analysis. Lookup the tour and discover out the scale, name forward, the web site would possibly even let you already know if they’ve one thing you should use, or modifications.

I feel this present and my message have been that I used to be one of many first or largest folks to do a few of these excursions, and these tour operators came upon they’ll simply make a modification. So, we’re hopefully with the ability to present different tour operators that they’ll do it, too.

Was there any journey that you simply couldn’t do resulting from lack of lodging?

Jeff: TV is wonderful. And it performed to what I already knew what people had been able to doing. Lots of people say plus measurement folks can’t do that tour due to security. However people are inventive.

I imply, there are airplanes, skyscrapers, it’s all about being revolutionary. Disney does a fantastic job with that, it’s extra plus measurement pleasant than every other theme park, it’s a must to be inventive and have plus measurement folks in thoughts when constructing out an tour.

Was there any exercise you refused or would refuse to do?

Jeff: Bungee leaping is off the record. 

What’s probably the most distinctive meals you’ve eaten whereas touring?

Jeff: In Japan, they put the entire rooster on the stick, each piece. They’ll grill it and barbecue that unhealthy boy. It was actually unhealthy… not good. The guts, liver and pores and skin weren’t good, however each different a part of the rooster was nice. The rooster toes truly weren’t unhealthy, however the organs didn’t work for me.

I additionally ate a scorpion in Thailand. It tasted like a popcorn kernel. Those that get caught in your enamel, it’s that texture and crunch. It wasn’t meaty in any respect, so it was simply hole. I ate it as soon as and referred to as it a day.

Do you usually solo-travel? In that case, why?

Jeff: Majority of the time it’s solo or with a digital camera individual. Generally my spouse will get to come back with me. Though my job is amazingly enjoyable, it’s nonetheless my enterprise. It’s positively work.

What’s your favourite journey accent?

Jeff: It’s not likely a journey accent, however this cellphone is my life. I used to journey earlier than iPhones had been out. I needed to search for Rick Steves books and Lonely Planet simply to get my itinerary or to know the place to go.

So, to have the ability to achieve this a lot, from transportation, to instructions to rattling close to every thing, I’ll by no means depart house with out it.

Additionally, a life straw is all the time a good suggestion. And I really like my transportable speaker.

Will there be a season 2?

Jeff: We don’t know but. We’re nearly attending to a spot the place we’ll discover out quickly.

The place do you hope to go from right here?

Jeff: Make extra dope content material and I’d like to be in a spot to make my very own exhibits. Give different folks alternatives that I’ve had.

I really like your slogan, “Reside Life Now!” Do you will have any encouraging phrases to depart with the readers?

Jeff: Numerous occasions it’s nearly committing. There are most likely so many belongings you’ve considered doing, it’s been in your bucket record, now it’s time to decide to it and go for it!

Be certain that to take a look at Jeff Jenkin’s present, “By no means Say By no means” on July 9, 2023 on Nat Geo!

How cool is that this present going to be?! We will probably be tuned in… will you??

Once we take into consideration plus measurement illustration on TV, “By no means Say By no means” is a cool new addition to what we can have entry to. We’ve highlighted various plus size groups on FB centered around travel, and most lately Hiking communities, too!

I hope that this present evokes a brand new wave of plus measurement folks taking that journey they’ve all the time wished to, particularly after watching “By no means Say By no means!”

Sooooo, watch occasion anybody?