Speaking Of Travel ®

My guest today, Tess Vigeland, is indeed living her life fully! In fact, day after day she’s challenging herself with new adventures. She is definitely NOT postponing joy!  Tess Vigeland is now exploring an entirely new life, and she has absolutely NO IDEA where it’s going to take her. On her Face Book page, Tess describes herself as a journalist, author, and a wanderer at Wherever I Happen To Be Now! Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

My guest today, Tess Vigeland, is about to feel some changes. In just a few weeks, she’s setting off on an open-ended journey to explore the world. She’s putting all her stuff in storage, and leaving her old life behind to begin a new chapter. Tess was a longtime host with public radio’s Marketplace, and then walked away from a dream job a few year’s ago and has since been moving beyond the predictable boundaries of her comfort zone and testing the waters outside.She’s a woman in motion and I’m thrilled to have her on the show today!Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Talking about Narrative 4, students and teachers from Swain County High School discuss how bringing people together to hear one another’s stories helps create empathy and understanding. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Dayna Reggero of The Climate Listening Project and The Story We Want, is a savvy, smart woman who is making an impact in helping us understand what climate change means to real people through real stories. She has traveled to work, study and explore all over the world as a filmmaker and storyteller for the environment for 20 years. Learn how we can all participate in helping connect people globally and right in your own backyard! Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Nestled in 33 acres of beautiful landscape surrounded by the Appalachian mountains of Western North Carolina, Farmer Franny inspires, educates & entertains at Franny’s Farm. And she grows hemp too! A wonderful conversation with Franny! Yoga with goats? Yes! Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

J.C.Geiger, a Wildman himself, embarked on a 4,300-mile interactive cross country road trip in the ’93 Buick that inspired his novel, Wildman, and raised funds for America’s libraries. He MADE IT! Travel has continued to play a major role in his life, and everything in his author bio is true!jcgeiger.comThanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Want to have an adventure in Cuba? Travel with Jenny Cressman, the creator of JennicaCuba.com. Based in Ontario, Canada, Jenny talks to us about what's new around travel to Cuba and how Americans can travel with her. And she has some great tours coming up! Visit www.jennicacuba.comThanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

A family vacation to Poland, Prague and Germany left Bruce, Leslie and their teenage son Malcolm with many life-changing and impactful moments. Their shared memories of honoring the survivors of Europe’s past will last forever. An impactful, and uplifting, conversation. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Unfortunately, there is this perception – especially among Americans – that travel is some huge undertaking and incredibly expensive. Well, it can be, if you choose to make it that way. But travel can be affordable, if you plan for it and prioritize it in your life.Jaime Byrd and Adam Cohen have made travel a priority. They’re here to talk to us about how they saved money to travel and how it's actually been less expensive for them to travel as nomads then it is living in the states. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

My guests, Marla Tambellini, Paul Schattel and Stephanie Carson, tell us all about Iceland... The beautiful people, the amazing geography and landscapes, soaking in the hot pools and so much more. If you've ever dreamed of a trip to Iceland, tune in... this is one place that will move to the top of your bucket list!Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Tamara Lee stepped out of her familiar zone to begin a path of self-discovery, which includes travel. She recently reignited her spark for adventure after spending a month in Fiji and New Zealand. Find out how you can plan your dream trip too! Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

"Birding is popular due in part to its simplicity," says Simon Thompson of Ventures Birding Tours. He leads small groups of naturalists and birders on trips in the US and throughout the world. Destinations include the Peruvian Amazon, Belize, Galapagos, Greece, France, England and Australia. Ventures also runs daytrips throughout North and South Carolina and offers weekends and longer trips to many of the top birding sites throughout the US. Birding... you just have to listen. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Once a high school geek, Jon Levy is now a world-traveling behavior scientist and author of “The 2AM Principle,” which combines life-changing lessons with concrete science to show how to live more fully. Jon’s reputation as one of the foremost authorities on adventure is EPIC!Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Elizabeth Blair, a senior radio producer and reporter, travels for her work and loves to travel just for fun. She once lived in Paris and co-produced Le Jazz Club From Paris with Dee Dee Bridgewater. -Whitney Biennial, New York through June 11 www.npr.org/2017/03/18/520254685/from-striking-photos-to-surprising-stained-glass-a-wide-ranging-whitney-biennial -Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Roomswww.npr.org/2017/03/01/516659735/priestess-of-polka-dots-yayoi-kusama-gives-gallerygoers-a-taste-of-infinity Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Kathy Triplett tells us how experiencing places you’ve never been impacts your worldview and changes the way you view humanity. She discusses her latest trip to Iran and the warm hospitality and friendliness of the Persians! Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

In 1991, Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired at the age of 38 and took off for travels unknown. Today they are recognized retirement experts and internationally published authors. In our conversation, they talk about their travel lifestyle and how they have made it work over all these years. Learn from their wisdom and experience!RetireEarlyLifestyle.comThanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Mandy Lea has an insatiable desire to explore and document the beauty all around us through photography. She left her day job to pursue freelance photography, and she lives on the road out of her teardrop camper, and is following her dream!Mandy says: Don't Wait • Be Brave • Be Grateful • Love Our Planet • Love Each Other • Love Yourself!www.mandyleaphoto.comThanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Dustin Berra understands the world isn’t fully explored and never will be. So he’s off exploring the less explored, exotic, physically challenging, and largely unknown places of the world. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Sarah Benoit, co-founder at the JB Media Institute, recalls memories of happiness from her travels and how each journey contributes to her confidence, joy and contentment long after the trip is over.Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.

Gaby Kristensen spent 16 years working in the UK as a pilot. But she sold all her belongings, quit her job and with “Fox,” her BMW motorcycle, she hit the road looking to venture into new horizons.Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.