Soul of Travel: Women's Wisdom and Mindful Travel

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Avery Hale Smith. Avery Hale Smith is the Chief Experience Officer at Backroads, where she brings a lifelong passion for travel, cultural connection and guest experience. Her global consciousness and love of outdoor ad...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Eliza Pesuit. Eliza Pesuit is the Founding CEO of Global Glimpse, a national nonprofit transforming travel into a force for education, impact, and global connection. Under her leadership, the organization has served ov...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Vaishali Patel. Vaishali is an author, speaker, coach, and creator of the award-nominated Immersive India Tour, which was voted the UK’s number one city walking tour by The Times and The Sunday Times. Her book Solo Exp...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful mashup showcasing wisdom from the Women in Travel CIC community about the International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum (IWTTF). Women in Travel CIC is a UK-based, award-winning social enterprise dedicated to fostering inclusion in th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Jessica Blotter. Jessica Blotter is the visionary CEO and Co-Founder of Kind Traveler, an internationally awarded responsible travel platform revolutionizing how we travel through its signature model, Every Stay Gives...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Sarah Dusek. After selling her first travel company, Under Canvas, in 2018, Sarah Dusek launched Enygma Ventures, a US-based venture capital fund to invest in Africa’s talented female entrepreneurs and contribute towar...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by ​@journeywoman_original​ , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Hilary Matson as part of our Return to the Soul of Travel series. Hilary Matson is the founder of Yugen Earthside, a curated platform connecting mindful travelers to responsible package trips. After nearly a decade a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by ​@journeywoman_original​ , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with JoAnna Haugen as part of our Return to the Soul of Travel series. JoAnna Haugen is an award-winning writer, speaker, consultant, and solutions advocate. She is also founder of Rooted, a solutions platform at the inte...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Soul of Travel listener and past guest Becki Rupp would like to share her favorite conversation with Norie Quintos.  Norie Quintos is a consultant for the travel industry on communications strategy, media relations, custom content, and messaging. She helps desti...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Soul of Travel listener Lars von der Wettern would like to share his favorite conversation with Siham Lahmine.  Siham Lahmine is the ground businesswoman behind Morocco Travel Organizer. She is a well-known name in the world of high-end and customized travel. Th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Soul of Travel listener and guest Tara Busch would like to share her favorite conversation with Lydia Dean of Go Philanthropic. At twenty-nine, Lydia Dean left Florida with her husband John and young children for a life-changing global journey, eventually settli...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Soul of Travel listener Deborah Campagnaro would like to share her favorite conversation with Elisa Spampinato of Traveller Storyteller. Elisa is passionate about travelling and people. Amazed by the richness of cultures and beauty that our world still retains,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine shares a soulful solo episode honoring Women's History Month. If you are new to the Soul of Travel community, we extend a warm welcome to you and would love to introduce the host, creator, and connector extraordinaire, Christine Winebrenner Irick....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Siham Lahmine. Siham Lahmine is the ground businesswoman behind Morocco Travel Organizer. She is a well-known name in the world of high-end and customized travel. The fact that she started Morocco Travel Organizer show...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Allison Fleece. Allison Fleece is the co-founder of WHOA Travel, a boutique adventure travel company founded in 2013. Operating adventures and experiences on all seven continents for over 12 years, Allison has learned...

Send us Fan Mail In this special International Women’s Day episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , we are thrilled to share the inspiring wmnsWORK 2025 Demo Day presentations. wmnsWORK helps women and non-binary folks build thriving tourism businesses through education, mentorship and community. wmnsWORK is an accelerator foc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Dr. Rachel Graham. Dr. Rachel T. Graham is the founder and Executive Director of the international non-profit MarAlliance. Dr. Graham is an award-winning marine conservation scientist with over 30 years living in Centr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Zoe Shapiro. When Zoe moved to Italy for what she thought would be one year of remote work, she found herself drawn to a culture that prioritized pleasure and personality over professional credentials. She discovered a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Rebe Huntman. Rebe is a memoirist, essayist and poet who writes at the intersections of feminism, world religion and spirituality. Rebe holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from The Ohio State University and lives in De...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Beth Kruger. Beth curates wellness retreats and experiences for women over 40 that focus on the core pillars of a healthy lifestyle: nutritious food, movement, stress reduction, and relationships. Her transformative ex...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Tania Carriere. Tania Carriere is the founder and CEO of Advivum Inc., a leadership transformation company, and its subsidiary, Advivum Journeys, a global retreats company and industry leader in Transformational Travel...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Aashi Vel. Aashi Vel is the founder and CEO of Traveling Spoon, a company that is changing the future of travel by creating meaningful travel experiences. Traveling Spoon provides travelers with private, authentic food...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Laura Fernandez. Laura Fernandez has played a pivotal role in the audio industry at SiriusXM Media, a media group renowned for providing advertisers with unparalleled access to a dynamic portfolio of audio content. Thi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Ketti Wilhelm. Ketti Wilhelm is the founder of Tilted Map – an award-winning travel blog and social media brand that shares actionable, realistic advice for how to make any kind of travel more sustainable. (It doesn&ap...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original , Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Robyn DeVoe. Robyn caught the travel bug at a young age while exploring Europe with her parents and was officially hooked while studying ecotourism in Fiji and Australia. Her professional career in the travel industry...