The Globetrotter Lounge

In this episode, traveling mama Iliah Grant-Altoro talks about how she has prioritized a life of travel for herself and three children (ages 10, 8 and 3). They have traveled to over 25 countries including Morocco, Malaysia, Thailand, Argentina and Iceland (to name a few). She chronicles her wandering lifestyle on her blog Negra Bohemian in hopes that other mothers will be inspired.  During our conversation, Iliah shares how she's redefined motherhood for herself – kicking the idea of limitations to the curb, and opening the door to a life of travel and adventure. She addresses fears that parents often have regarding international travel with kids, sharing her experiences, insights and tips. Join us as we talk about why travel with kids is worth the effort, and perhaps not as impossible as it seems.

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I talk with Katrina Morrison, a flight attendant mom and wife who home schools her three children. She's created a lifestyle that allows her family to travel whenever and wherever they want - including wonderful destinations like Morocco, Paris, Costa Rica and Jamaica. She's also the force behind the blog My Mommy Flies, where she shares her experience and tips on how to balance travel and family. Katrina provides insight into the flight attendant career and lifestyle. She also talks about her experience with homeschooling (or “unschooling” as she calls it) and how it's opened the door to more travel. And of course, she leaves us with some great tips for other traveling moms.

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Join me as I sit down with Cepee Tabibian, a United States expat who now lives in Madrid, Spain. Now that she has made her biggest travel dream a reality, she is inspiring other women over 30 to do the same via her online community and blog, She Hit Refresh. We spend time talking about her life long passion for travel, how she's found a way to move abroad, and why her community is a hit with women looking to break free of their routine and start a life of travel.

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Tina Neville's desire to travel started with wanting to reconnect to the country where she was born. Her family came to the United States as refugees from Vietnam when Tina was a child. Her life journey led her from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to graduate school at Yale, and then serving in Vietnam (and other countries) as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer.

Just when she thought her life abroad was over,  she met her husband, who was just starting his Foreign Service career. Together they lived abroad for 8 years, stationed in places like Thailand, Mexico and Honduras.  They also found that being a part of the Foreign Service community allowed them to travel extensively at minimal cost. As a result, Tina has traveled to over 50 countries. At the same time, Tina successfully founded Transcend Academy, an online business that helps students prepare for college – and allowed her to work remotely. Currently back in the States, Tina sits down with me to discuss her travel-filled life, and how she is raising her children to also be travelers and global citizens.

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Episode 12: Artist, wine industry veteran and seasoned traveler Kristen Winn shares her inspiring story of a year spent traveling. Her epic solo journey took her to Iceland, Sweden, Norway (where she worked in an art cafe), Northern Italy, Istanbul (where she worked as a nanny), and Tasmania (where she worked at an eco lodge). She also went to Oman, southeast Asia and Australia. As we listen to her story, we hear about the resources she used to make her dream travel a reality, and discover that this type of adventure might be more within reach than we think.

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I talk with Danny Rivers Mitchell who shares how a young girl from an under-served community in Alabama became a world traveler who now encourages other women of color to do the same. She does this through her travel company, and popular online community, Black Girls Travel Too - which now has over 113,000 followers. Find out how one life changing moment led Danny to want to travel more - and help other women like her travel more too.

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I talk with fellow travel hacker, Kat Weiss,  creator of World Wide Honeymoon – a blog and consulting service that helps couples turn dream honeymoons into affordable reality. A small town girl gone international, Kat is truly a budget traveler after my own heart. We have a shared love of travel hacking, and we geek out during this interview about our favorite hacks.  It makes for a great episode full of useful tricks and tips for anyone wanting to find ways to travel more.

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I talk with Annette Richmond, fashion stylist, writer, digital nomad and creator of Fat Girls Traveling – a body positive online community for larger women travelers.Not only am I inspired by all the traveling Annette is doing (and jealous of her nomad lifestyle), I’m also deeply inspired by her commitment to promoting a more diverse representation of travelers. Her community is shattering stereotypes and the notion that travel is only for thin people. It also provides a supportive environment where women can share experiences, advice and resources – and encourage each other to travel more. During our conversation Annette shares how she started traveling more herself, why she started Fat Girls Traveling, and great tips for travelers of any size.

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Episode 8: Today's conversation is with Beth Santos, the passionate and dynamic founder and CEO of Wanderful, a global network for women travelers. Wanderful is a collaborative and inclusive community of women of all ages and backgrounds which includes a homesharing platform, local chapters in countless cities, events and organized trips. Beth is also the creator of the Women in Travel Summit (WITS), an annual event for women travel influencers, bloggers and industry members. You are going to love Beth's enthusiasm and passion for empowering women to discover the world through travel.

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I interview Jessica Hansen, Global Engagement Manager for Kiva (the world's largest microfinance non-profit) and a lifelong traveler who is deeply committed to doing good in the world. It is difficult to know what impact our jet-setting has, and how much money is actually going into the local economy rather than benefiting other parts of the tourism industry. It’s also hard to know which voluntourism organizations are actually helping, versus those that (while well-intentioned) are actually hurting people or environment they seek to serve. Jessica talks about what to look for when seeking to do good while traveling, what are red flags, and which organizations are doing incredible work in regards to social impact travel. She also shares some of her own personal travel journeys, and what led her to embark on a life of international service.

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