Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn Ball

Imagine being able to meet and make new friends while learning how to cook! Liisa Andreassen and John Godts have a passion for cooking and travel and decided to combine the two. Their cooking classes are interactive and their intimate home setting makes people feel comfortable. Liisa, John and I have a lively conversation about food, traveling and how to make a living doing what you love to do! Th...

The Speaking of Travel Climate Listening Project Series 2018 launches the year with Dayna Reggero of The Climate Listening Project. Dayna will join me in the studio and we’ll be featuring guest experts connecting climate change and travel. Today's conversation is around climate change, travel, words, poetry and an incredible journey to Scotland with Laura Hope-Gill, founder of the Asheville W...

Kim Giovacco is the founder of Veg Jaunts and Journeys, a full-service tour company specializing in travel for vegans. The good news for vegans is there are many places accommodating to your life-style! Kim explains how to travel confidently with her small group tours and discover all the exciting new vegan places sprouting up around the world. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit sp...

Randy Fluharty, president of the Carolina Mountain Club in Western North Carolina, along with members Elaine Tennen and Carroll Koepplinger, loves to hike. There is so much to know about the physical, mental health and spiritual aspects of taking a good hike, and they explain why a good hike is good for us, where to go, what to wear and how to get going. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel...

Tebbe Davis is an artist and history geek with a Welsh lineage. His upcoming History & Mystery Tour of the Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol will uncover the history, intrigue & mysteries of the Scottish Borderlands on this exciting guided tour. Feel the thrill of standing on sacred ground where Scottish clan battles were fought, Romans once walked and ancient ceremonies were held. Mark Nic...

George Steinmetz loves to travel and has a restless curiosity for the unknown like remote deserts, hidden cultures and the mysteries of science and technology. He's a contributor for National Geographic and a TEDX speaker. George talks about his journey from his early years of knowing he wanted something more from life and leaving college, to hitchhiking through Africa with a borrowed camera,...

Susan Portnoy is known for her lush photography & unique storytelling. Susan loves life-changing experiences and is out there doing what she loves ... celebrating the magic of world travel and using her award-winning photography and original storytelling to inspire us to go have adventures and make connections wherever we go! She talks to us about some of her fabulous adventures, like taking a...

Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park in Western NC is the best of the mountains in one place! Mary Jaeger-Gale shares updated info about new hiking trails, winter specials, seasonal photo contests and more! The Naturalist Niche series, special guided hikes, are offered each month, March – December. You can start signing up to participate now. They also have winter specials at the Old Rock Café...

Wouldn't you love to come away from your vacation refreshed and re-charged and remember your vacation as a fulfilling experience and a great time of true happiness? Nina Zapala's new book helps travelers plan vacations in a way that caters to their specific needs and desires. Nina explains how her book provides a personalized travel blueprint designed to reduce stress triggers and help y...

Buongiorno! Thinking about Italy? Mark Gordon Smith founded Private Italy Tours in 2003 and has traveled across Italy for over 35 years and is the author of several books about his experiences of traveling in Italy. The heart and soul of Private Italy Tours is Mark’s unwavering commitment to providing unique and unforgettable experiences to his clients. Find out the best ways to travel around this...

Dale Stewart is a naturalist, an explorer and a savvy traveler. He explains why taking a microadventure and stepping out of your comfort zone is an excellent way to get more travel into your life! Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler. 

Larry Pearlman is a spiritual being who loves life and adventure! When a youngster, his dad piled the kids in the car traveling to unknown places leading Larry to have his own amazing journey. Although he spent most of his first 22 years in NJ and 30 years in Arizona, he has traveled to all 50 states, four continents and 16 countries. In the past five years, his bumper sticker has been, "Not...

Angie and Nelson Stegall made a total life transformation and spent six years downsizing from two houses to a 38' motor home, finding satisfaction in travel, writing, and photography. They tell us about how their Grand Canyon adventure in 2013 helped them realize they wanted to radically change how they were living and how they spent six years downsizing. Angie's recent book "Make S...

How is climate change impacting places we love to travel? Places people also call home. How can birders, travelers, communities and each of us as individuals work together for real solutions for the places we love? This birding ecotourism episode with Dayna Reggero of The Climate Listening Project and guests Kim Brand of Audubon North Carolina and Tom Tribble of Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society ope...

"Everything you carry should be light" became Evans Prater's personal mantra, a way of living after he hiked the entire Appalachian Trail. It was the first design he made and sold on stickers around Western North Carolina. And then he began to see how a company that celebrated the wonder of our world could really exist. And thus began Mount Inspiration Apparel Co. His words and stor...

Imagine what it would be like to actually go in and improve lives around the world, advance leadership skills and help increase global stability. Robertson Work is an international development practitioner and worked in over 50 countries conducting community, organizational and leadership initiatives. He shares how to become a mindful activist. His recent book is "A Compassionate Civilization...

Michele Zehr had a vision that came to her as she was completing her hike of the entire Appalachian Trail. She is a veteran, an adventurer and the visionary behind We2. Michele empowers women and always pursues those things that speak to her heart, despite hearing time and time again that she "should" consider something else. She also formed a non-profit, the Center for Earth-Based Heali...

We are continuing our Speaking of Travel Climate Listening Project Series with Dayna Reggero of the Climate Listening Project and Laura Lengnick of Cultivating Resilience. On this episode, they discuss climate change and travel and how scientists, farmers & consumers work together to cultivate resilience. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips,...

Travel+SocialGood is a nonprofit global community of travel professionals. Executive Director Kelley Louise explains how we can take action today to build the travel industry of the future. She tells us that in order to build a better travel industry, we must move sustainable tourism from niche to mainstream. And in order to shift this mindset, the best place to start isn’t while we’re traveling,...

J.R. Harris has an insatiable curiosity, a restless soul and a love of adventure. His experiences and many stories are recounted in his new book, "Way Out There, Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker." J.R. offers us hope that embracing curiosity can lead to a whole new way to live life and view the world! And sometimes what keeps us from leading a rich life where we fully realize our poten...

TBEX is the world's largest gathering of travel bloggers and other social media travel industry pros. CEO Rick Calvert shares how TBEX began and why it is the most talked about event in the industry. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler. 

Diann Schindler went from being a homeowner in Florida to a woman traveling the world with only enough to fit in a medium-sized suitcase, a guitar and her laptop. She’s an author and an adventurer. Her transformation continues to morph into more independence and a greater acceptance that her spirit needs to be free! How did she do it and why? Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit spea...

A wonderful and enlightening conversation with Layne Hanson of Semester at Sea, an academic program that allows students to travel, grow, explore, learn and build a community of global minded people. www.semesteratsea.org Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler. 

Join guests Dayna Reggero of the Climate Listening Project, meteorologist and science storyteller Paula Hennon of ScienceTango and Kathi Petersen of Climate City's The Collider as they discuss how climate change is impacting places we love to travel and the places people call home. Find out how scientists, media, businesses, organizations, communities and each of us as individuals can work to...

Welcome to Martha's Vineyard! Join Speaking of Travel's host Marilyn Ball and Nancy Gardella, Executive Director of the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, and find out why so many fall in love with this magical and special island off Cape Cod and why it remains one of the most popular and picturesque destinations in New England. Thanks for listening to Speaking of...