Last week I wrote about feeling very fortunate to be surrounded by some amazing travel angels.
This week, it’s been more of the same.
On Sunday, I moderated a panel of women travelers for the Adventures in Travel Expo at the Seattle Convention Center. Joining me were Pam Mandel who has a personal blog at Nerds Eye View, Mary Jo Manzanares who is the Travel & Culture Channel Editor at b5Media and blogs at Fly Away Cafe, the Travel Product Guide and The Seattle Traveler and Chris MacKay from the responsible tour company, Crooked Trails.
These experienced WanderGals shared their inside tips on travel including their favorite travel gadgets, ideas for having an eco-friendly journey and ways to stay safe as a woman traveler. There were lots of questions from the audience, reinforcing the fact that we gals are hungry for information about travel! Go Girls!
Last night I spoke at Wide World Books & Maps in Wallingford about India. Despite the fact that I almost passed out because of the heat (seriously), I had a large crowd of very interested women (and a few men, too), who have either traveled to India or are heading there shortly. I’m hoping that I inspired them and helped prepare them for their journey! I know I can’t wait to get back there myself (pssst – I’m working on an itinerary to lead a group of women there next fall. I don’t have details yet but let me know if you are interested and I’ll keep you posted as the info unfolds.)
Other events on my speaking calendar include:
October 15th – I’ll be speaking about travel for women at a (relatively) private event at Eileen Fisher in downtown Seattle. I can get you on the list if you’re interested…
October 30th – Issaquah REI is hosting me for an evening of talk about travel for women as part of a larger women’s travel series they’re hosting.
December 3rd – I’m teaching a workshop at Bellevue Community College.
Hope to see all you Wanderlusters soon!
Travel Well!
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Laura Kelley says
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Vanessa says
I like the ‘wandergals’ concept! I’ve worked in travel for almost 20 years and recently started my own travel business http://www.golearnto.com which is perfect for single women travelling independently. We sell holiday/vacation courses where you learn a new skill such as surfing, a new language, cooking, how to make your own cosmetics, kite surfing, photography, horse riding and much more. Not that we need it but it gives single girls a reason to travel – you’ll meet like minded passionate travel people and take home a new skill that will last long after the vacation is over. I wanted a business that makes travel easier for singles and 95% of our courses don’t carry any single supplements so it’s perfect for those struck by the wanderlust everywhere!