Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn Ball

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...

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 globall...

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 sa...

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.com Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, trave...

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.com Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel ! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and way...

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...

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&apo...

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 t...

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 tr...

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...

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/...

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.com Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel !...