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Why We Travel

Why We Travel

By: Shannon Strong
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Why do people love to travel and explore the unknown? Why We Travel is a podcast featuring guests that will answer this question through their travel related stories from around the world. These stories will cover an endless range of topics and may be emotional, thought-provoking, or just plain fun. The goal is to forge connection to guests and the places they share about, create a community of global citizens, and inspire listeners to create adventures of their own. Following each story, we will dive into discussion on a more focused travel related topic. Welcome to Why We Travel!Shannon Strong Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Season 1 Wrap Up: A Love Letter to Listeners (Solo Episode)
    Oct 6 2023

    In this episode, Shannon Strong (host), shares a quick travel story from Micronesia, where she's traveling to next, and more about the break between seasons.


    This episode is a big thank you and wrap up on Season 1 of Why We Travel!


    If you enjoyed this episode please consider giving WWT a rating or review. For more updates on episodes and guests give us a follow on Instagram, Tiktok, or Facebook. Check back in every two weeks for more episodes!


    Intro/Outro music by Jason Conforte.

    Cover art by Lauren Cordova.

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    21 mins
  • Living Abroad, Reverse Culture Shock & Travel Journalism
    Oct 3 2023

    In this episode, Ashely Liliana Gavilanes shares about her experiences navigating living abroad in different countries, including during Chile's social uprising in 2019, how to get through reverse culture shock, and her experience studying and becoming a travel journalist/content creator in today's times.


    To follow along more of Ashely's travels check out her Instagram: @itsashelyliliana or her Youtube: @AshelyLiliana.


    If you enjoyed this episode please consider giving WWT a rating or review. For more updates on episodes and guests give us a follow on Instagram, Tiktok, or Facebook.


    This is the final episode of Season 1 - check back in a couple months for a new season and episodes.


    Intro/Outro music by Jason Conforte.

    Podcast art by Lauren Cordova.

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    56 mins
  • Content Creation & Solo Travel W/ One Girl Wandering
    Sep 20 2023

    In this episode, Lindsay Mukaddam - better known as One Girl Wandering online- shares about her experience getting into solo travel in her adult life, how she got into full time content creation as her career, what she loves about Japan, and more on the group trips that she runs today.


    If you'd like to follow along more of Lindsay's travels and adventure's, follow her on all social media channels: @onegirlwandering (Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, etc.), or check out her website:


    If you enjoyed this episode please consider giving WWT a rating or review. For more updates on episodes and guests give us a follow on Instagram, Tiktok, or Facebook. Check back in every two weeks for more episodes!


    Intro/outro music by Jason Conforte

    Cover art by Lauren Cordova

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    53 mins

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