In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine shares a soulful replay of her conversation with Shivya Nath as part of our Ethical Content Series.

Shivya Nath is a bestselling author and founder of Climate Conscious Travel. Shivya creates stories at the intersection of travel, the environment, and local communities on her blog and in publications like BBC Travel, The Washington Post, and Lonely Planet. She also launched the digital storytelling platform Voices of Rural India.

Christine and Shivya discuss:

· Climate awareness and what it means to travel for past, present, and future

· The human connection to storytelling

· Taking a moment to be present and celebrate our efforts as entrepreneurs

· How to bring values of slow, sustainable, and regenerative travel into your travel experiences

· Traveling while practicing a vegan lifestyle

· Creating content consciously

· Utilizing social media to create impact with your storytelling

Join Christine for this soulful conversation with Shivya Nath.

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To learn more about Climate Conscious Travel, visit the website at https://www.climateconscioustravel.com/.

Read Shivya’s blog here.

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Credits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor). Shivya Nath (Guest). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing, production, and content writing by Carly Oduardo.

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In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine shares a soulful replay of her conversation with Lebawit Lily Girma as part of our Ethical Content Series.

Lily is an Ethiopian-American freelance travel journalist specializing in sustainable tourism and storytelling from both consumer and business perspectives. Lily contributes to various travel publications. A former corporate attorney, Lily ditched her Washington, DC office for the road in 2008 to follow her passion for storytelling and social impact through sustainable tourism. Lily is the founder of Tourism Lens, a hub for travelers and travel industry members to gather around ideas to center nature and host communities as key beneficiaries of travel.

Christine and Lily discuss:

· Curating stories mindfully and sustainably
· The effects of the global pandemic on conversations in travel
· The work of Tourism Lens in sharing diverse perspectives and solutions from tourism advocates and leaders from all parts of the travel industry

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To learn more about Tourism Lens, visit the website! Read Lebawit Lily Girma’s Bloomberg articles here. Find Moon Travel Guides here. Connect with Lebawit Lily Girma on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Instagram, or follow Tourism Lens on Instagram.

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Credits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor). Lebawit Lily Girma (Guest). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing, production, and content writing by Carly Oduardo.

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In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine shares a soulful replay of her conversation with Elisa Spampinato as part of our Ethical Content Series.

Elisa is passionate about travelling and people. Amazed by the richness of cultures and beauty that our world still retains, she is a profound believer that Tourism can be a crucial tool for positive change in the world. Supporting and promoting Community-Based Tourism and a respectful and sustainable tourism around the world is her fundamental mission.

Through her professional services as a community storyteller, sustainability consultant and independent travel advisor, she contributes to building a really Sustainable Tourism both by working towards making changes in this industry from within and by supporting Community-Based Tourism experiences at the grassroots level.

Christine and Elisa discuss:

· How the work of community tourism helps people tell a story of two-way engagement
· The power of asking questions to find better questions
· Elisa’s powerful Community Storytelling workshops
· How ethical and responsible storytelling helps to break down stereotypes
· Ways to cultivate the stories of people and communities

Join Christine for this soulful conversation with Elisa Spampinato.

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Learn more about Elisa and Traveller Storyteller here.

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Credits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor). Elisa Spampinato (Guest). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing, production, and content writing by Carly Oduardo.

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