Meet Kellee Edwards and Her Show on the Travel Channel

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Jovana N
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Fantastic Kellee Edwards is the first woman to have her own show on the Travel Channel. “Edwards uses her experience as a licensed pilot, advanced open water scuba diver and intrepid explorer to see the world from different heights, literally. Being a pilot only ups the adventure quota, allowing Edwards to fly to the remote locations, landing without the benefit of a runway or air traffic tower,” TC writes.

She offers a new perspective on exotic locations full of things to explore. You can follow her work on Instagram along with nearly 80,000 other people. Here are some of our favorite photos we found there.

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2017. The year that was monumental for me. Being described as historic, a pioneer, the first, the second, bad-ass, black excellence and defying stereotypes were put in headlines that were read across the world and I could have not been made more whole because of this. From seeing myself in my first commercial for @travelchannel to hosting MY OWN SHOW Mysterious Islands, and then getting that call to ALSO co-host The Trip 2018 on the network, one of my major career goals and dreams were accomplished and then some. I thought this was about me. I was wrong. SO wrong. YOU GUYS kept me up at night, kept me crying, kept me fighting and kept me motivated to push for more with your countless emails, DM's, social media love and telling me in person that seeing my face, that of a woman, with brown skin and short hair flying airplanes, diving, exploring and being adventurous made a difference to SO MANY OF YOU and to these Babies!!!! Glory to God, I finally know why I'm really here. Thank you all for showing me more of myself so that I may be an inspiration to many more. It is a responsibility that makes me afraid, but I look fear in the eye and stare that sucka down. Know that I appreciate you all and that I'm just getting started. Your support will not be in vain! P.S. I LOVE YOU @travelchannel you guys are the real MVP’s 🙌🏾 for giving this girl a shot! 📸: @titoherrera ❤️ • • #KelleeSetGo #TravelChannel #EveryWoman #Pilot #Journalist #Explorer #Adventurer #ScubaDiver #LiveTravelChannel #BlackGirlMagic

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I FLY. #NationalAviationDay Grateful for those who came before me, Black and Women Pilots who had to put in a hell of a lot more work to not only learn to fly, but endure immeasurable amounts of criticism, racism and sexism to get a bird in the air. Today in 2018 both of these demographics only make up for less than 5% of Pilots. Let that sink in. I smile here largely in part because I’m aware that I am my ancestors wildest dreams and my wings have yet to reach its full span, but I’m well on my way. #PilotLife #Aviator • • #KelleeSetGo #aviation #pilot #bessiecoleman #blackpilot #avgeek #trailblazer #pioneer #pioneerwoman #fly #flying #flyhigh #airplane #womeninaviation #obap #cessna #c172 #explore #exploremore #adventure

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My Grandma was has lived in Chicago all of her life. There are still parts of this city she has never seen or experienced. She can recall a very segregated Chicago, and although not as flagrant as it once was the invisible lines are still very much a part of this city. So when it’s your Grandma’s 77th Birthday and you think the world of her, you fly into Chicago for the day to take her to lunch to enjoy a view of the city she has never seen. I wanted her to feel on top of the world and this was as close as I could get today, 95 floors up ❤️. Cheers to another 77 Sweet Lo, I can’t imagine life without you. Love you more than you’ll ever know. You are my best friend and confidant. 🤗 (And wine buddy, since my Mama REFUSES. 🤣) #ThatsWhatGrandmasAreFor ❤️❤️ • #KelleeSetGo #Chicago #views #skyline #mycity #hometown #downtown #travel #usa #finedining

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#FBF The Great Wall of China…when I was a wee lad still chasing the (almost) impossible dream of being a TV Host on @travelchannel. An ex-boyfriend sent this to me today, who ironically gave me A LOT of crap about traveling solo, becoming a #pilot, and a #diver because it was all so dangerous. 🗣BRUH. 🙄. However, like most people who did and said similar things to me, have all come around and said I was right to still follow my dreams in spite of THEIR fears for me. It’s all love now, as it was then because one thing I always do and continue too throughout the noise, is BET ON MYSELF.🙌🏾 💋 -Always, first and foremost, #KelleeSetGo P.S. A clip for the vlog I did here was in the video presented to Travel Channel when I got my deal. Look at GOD! One day, you’ll get my full story. You probably wouldn’t believe half the things I’ve been through. I choose joy over heartache daily. I hope you do too. ❤️

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I believe that the Good Lord knew what He was doing when he had me fall in love with Adventure travel… Because BABY, do you see the way that pinky finger went up oh so naturally? Luxury travel is oh sooooo GOOD! But I’d be a mess. I do have a nack for enjoying nice things like everyone else but some experiences are just next level… like being on Khana Yacht Charter sunset cruise on the Chao Phraya river… passing the Rodeo Drive of Mega Malls @iconsiam and the captain pulling up to the dock and waiting so you can go in to shop. Somebody send HELP. STAT. #ThisCantBeLife #TakeMyAmexPlatinum 😩 #RichAuntieKellee #KelleeSetGo #bangkok #luxurylifestyle #travel #thailand #iamtb #luxury #travelgram #sheisnotlost #fly #style #ootd

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