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!

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Intro/Outro music by Jason Conforte.

Cover art by Lauren Cordova.

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.

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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.

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:

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Intro/outro music by Jason Conforte

Cover art by Lauren Cordova

In this episode Karin Borovcova, a traveling tattoo artist shares about her adventures around the world while tattooing stick n poke tattoos in exchange for gifts or money. She shares about different traditions of tattoos, gifts she's received in exchange, and the people that she has met that have led her to unexpected places. In addition Karin shares more about her time on sailboats and surfboards and what she has learned from her experiences.

To follow along Karin's tattoo art and her travels and to potentially get a tattoo from her connect or follow her on Instagram to see where she is around the world next: @pine_tattoo

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Intro/Outro music by Jason Conforte.

Cover art by Lauren Cordova.

In this episode Hap Cameron shares about his journey working jobs in all 7 continents all before he turned 30. Hap shares an overview of the jobs and places he experienced over the 9 years, the great moments and sometimes scary ones, and what he learned through his experiences that has led him to where he is today - the owner of a New Zealand style ice cream shop based in Denver, CO called Happy Cones.

If you want to connect with Hap, try some ice cream, or learn more, check out his website: https://happyconesco.com/ or look up Happy Cones on Instagram and Facbook. To buy his book, "Hap Working The World", you can shop in person at Happy Cones, reach out to Hap directly to have it shipped through the previous links or it's available on Amazon.

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Intro/Outro music by Jason Conforte.

In this episode Julie B. Rose shares how she quit her job and sold her house to travel the world living a nomad lifestyle. Julie dives more into minimalism, how she got into blogging, what it's like traveling with her Miniature Aussie pup, Penny, and she openly shares about finances and lessons learned through her time traveling. In addition, she shares stories of singing and dancing, and living life in beautiful Mexico.

To follow along Julie's travels check out her website: juliedevivre.com ,and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, or Youtube.

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Intro/Outro music by Jason Conforte.

In this episode, Ailsa Dixon takes us on an adventure involving a dragon and clever heros all through the power of storytelling. As the youngest professional storyteller in Scotland and an avid musician, Ailsa shares traditional Scottish stories throughout the UK.

You can expect to learn more about storytelling origins, the similarities and differences of stories around the world, and hear a few stories and songs throughout the episode. Step into Scottish culture for an hour and get a little wanderlust fix through the tales of Scotland.

To hear more stories from Ailsa, you can follow her on Facebook. Or, you can check out one of her in person events for those in the UK.

Fringe Shows - Sunset Stories - Land Under Wave - Hear Us and Hasten

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Intro/Outro music by Jason Conforte.

In this episode, Kristin Secor, an accessible travel blogger shares about her adventures around the world using a wheelchair. Kristin shares about her experiences connecting with people through her travels, improvements that can be made to accessibility, where she has been and where she is headed next, and how people can join her on her adventures!

To follow along more of Kristin's travels and to learn more about accessible travel, check out her blog: https://worldonwheelsblog.com, or follow her travels on Facebook and Instagram.

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