AROUND THE WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE : traveling as a biracial, blended family

When Alana and Roland, a spirited Canadian couple with an insatiable desire to live life to the fullest, embark on an epic yearlong travel adventure around the world with their newborn son and ten-year-old daughter, they think they’re prepared for whatever might come their way. They soon discover that this is not entirely true. This charming family love story, sure to inspire wanderlust, is peppered with funny parenting mishaps, thrilling adventures, breathtaking sceneries, unforgettable monuments, and culinary bliss. However, as you are taken through the temples of Southeast Asia, the pyramids of Egypt, the rolling hills of Tuscany, and the African plains, you will also be exposed to the world as experienced by a biracial, blended family. Around the World in Black & White is a tale of self-discovery, racial awakening, resilience, and deeper understanding. This bold, witty, and heartfelt memoir will have you rethinking how you travel, how you see the world, and how the world sees you. When Alana Best and her husband, Roland, decided to travel for a year with their kids, she imagined soaking in sunsets over foreign lands, marveling at monuments she had only read about in books, and savoring culinary delights. And there was that . . . but what she had not prepared for was how the world would treat their biracial, blended family--or how that experience would force her to come to terms with her white privilege and prejudices.