If you’re familiar with Dhani Jones, then you already know that he’s a superstar athlete, an artist and an entrepreneur. A modern day Renaissance man, if you will.

The Cincinnati Bengals linebacker and Maryland native is also a world traveler, and has been since a fairly young age. Whether he’s cris-crossing the planet for his sports/travel show, Dhani Tackles the Globe, or embarking on a personal trip to relax and unwind, Dhani sees travel as a way to both educate and become educated.

Read on to get Dhani's thoughts on travel, the importance of global citizenship and more. When you're done, check out how he, in his own words, describes his love for accents and London.

As a person of color, are there any countries you’ve traveled to where you felt ‘out of place’?

Plenty of places I didn’t even seen anyone of color until a couple of days into the trip and at …

Baltimore called B-more,Bawl-amore,Charm City,Mob Town,and The Monumental City: Baltimore.

Its home to Harbor Place, the National Aquarium ,Camden Yards, over two hundred and fifty distinct neighborhoods but let's put it on the table Baltimore is the real life basis for The Wire and The Corner. It is also the birthplace of my father so even having spent my summers sitting on marble steps at my grandparents I was prejudiced by the media. Even viewing the city through eyes of childhood nostalgia I saw Baltimore as a once a bright port town now down on its luck. To me Baltimore was cursed as the backdrop to a video diary of America's drug and gang blight. My Dad's old neighborhood was blamed for starting the no snitching mantra.

Having transplanted to the west coast I hadn't visited Baltimore except for funerals and to settle family affairs. But this visit proved I was wrong. Baltimore is greater and stronger than the sum of one of is parts. Baltimore is on the rise once again. Not surprisingly with Barack and Michelle Obama in the Whitehouse there is a nationwide resurgence in Black heritage, culture and pride. …