Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn Ball

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...

You can experience the world in an easy, hassle-free way with Small Footprint Travels. Benjamin Porter shares why traveling with a small group is so special and provides some great travel tips too.smallfootprinttravels.com Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler. 

Greg Shapiro, author of 12 Hours in Havana, tells us how travel impacts his life choices and how he looks at the world. His early experiences, including a cruise to Alaska in 8th grade and a birthright to Israel trip, began a love of traveling. Greg took a a semester off during college for a 3-month group backpacking trip through Bolivia and Peru and was a guide on the first cruise to Cuba from th...

A family road trip is a great way to have fun and create memories. And my guests today are here to tell us about how they make the road trip journey the adventure and why you should consider a road trip for your next family vacation! For the Kunst family, road tripping is a tradition and reached epic proportions when their oldest daughter sat in the driver’s seat on their latest cross-country trip...

Vero Beach is an unspoiled beach paradise! Their motto, “Sunrises, not High-Rises,” is a promise to everyone who visits this 26-mile paradise on Florida’s east coast. Joining me on Speaking of Travel to tell us all about a different kind of Florida is Allison McNeal, Director of Tourism for the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce and Amanda Aucoin, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Costa...

Doc Lawrence of Down South Today shares colorful insights and a deep history of tailgating. There are countless folks out there showcasing food and beverages with a genuine hospitality to celebrate! Tailgating Down South is first and foremost about travel, with over 30 cities covering the entire South plus Penn., Mass., NY, Ind., Missouri and Texas. Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Vis...

Rick Fornoff is addicted to travel, traveling to 14 countries and every state except Montana and South Dakota. Based on his experiences, he provides some useful tips and resources for travel planning, including couch surfing ideas, the pros and cons of taking a fixed tour vs planning your own, and so much more! Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips...

You know South Africa is on your bucket list, so why wait? Get planning with Outdoor Africa, a custom photographic safari & adventure company. Toby Brown tells us what we need to know to get going! 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 2015, Tess Vigeland left most everything and bought a one-way ticket abroad to see what life was like away from all she knew. Tess has learned a lot in the last 2+ years spent traveling throughout SE Asia and beyond. She has learned about herself, about traveling, and about the world in general. Some of the things she's learned are funny, others have a deeper meaning and helped Tess put he...

On this episode of Speaking of Travel, we catch up with Tess Vigeland, an expat journalist living in Bangkok. Tess talks about her past 18 months of travel, the joy of loving a place for what it is, and how people are people everywhere she goes. In late 2015, Tess left pretty much everything in her life and bought a one-way ticket abroad to see what life was like away from all that she knew. Follo...

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...

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 predic...