Send us a text In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Madi Rifkin. Madi Rifkin is the founder and CEO of Mount, a platform that connects travelers with hidden gems and local experiences around the world. She started Mount at just 12 years old with a mission to change how people explore and engage with the places they visit. Today, her community of over 170,000 travelers is redefining sustainable and meaningful travel through authentic connections and off-the-beaten-path adven ..read more

Send us a text 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 ..read more

Send us a text In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Akvile Marozaite, Founder and CEO of Expedition Cruise Network. Born in Lithuania, Akvile moved to the UK in 2007 to pursue her career in travel. In 2011, she joined a luxury cruise brand where she discovered a passion for expedition cruising. Having traveled to some of the remotest corners of the world and worked in various roles in the sector, in 2023, Akvile co-founded Expedition Cruise Network, a B2B organization that ..read more

Send us a text In this special replay episode, we revisit one of the most popular episodes of Soul of Travel Season 4: Women Influencing Change.⁣ Christine shares the possibilities of redefining solo travel with Tess Millhollon, Founder and CEO of Her House and author of Sherbet Skies: A Woman’s Solo Journey to Find Adventure, Fun, and God. Tess explains that her time solo traveling was the most confidence-building, healing time in her life, and that no job experience compared to the transformation she experienced while traveling. Her House is an app that makes it easy for solo women travel ..read more

Send us a text In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Jalisa Whitley. Jalisa creates the containers and processes that bring people together to connect, collaborate, imagine, and create the places, spaces, and structures that will get us free. The current iteration of that work is as Founder of BOOKED Trips, a travel company that connects curious and community-minded women through book-inspired experiences. She believes that books create bridges across differences and offer a ..read more

Send us a text In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Shayna Zand. As WeTravel's Director of Partnerships & Enterprise Sales, Shayna Zand brings with her 12+ years in the tour operator space and working with various partners in the travel industry. She joined the team in May 2022 to build relationships with existing and new partners. She also is the Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors for Tourism Cares and is based in Toronto, Canada. She loves to travel and has had the ..read more

Send us a text In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Mia Taylor, Senior Travel Writer and Associate Editor at TravelPulse. Mia Taylor is a California resident, a lifelong avid traveler, and an award-winning journalist who has worked as a staff writer for some of the country’s and the world’s top publications including BBC, Parents, Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, Fortune, and other major publications. Her work has also appeared in Travel + Leisure, U.S. News and Wor ..read more

Send us a text In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine shares a soulful celebration with past guests. This episode features clips from the most-listened-to episodes in every season of Soul of Travel, plus accolades from guests and Soul of Travel supporters! Featuring: Season 1 - Gabi Stowell, ATTA (Episode #1) Season 2 - Beth Santos (Episode #53) Season 3 - Nora Livingstone (Episode #86) Season 4 - Shay Sane (Episode #131) Season 5 - Dawn Booker (Episode #153) With Celebratory Commentary From: Becki Rupp, Tr ..read more

Send us a text In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Lila Fox. Lila is a Louisiana native and former Civil & Environmental Engineer turned internationally recognized travel consultant after parlaying her love of travel writing into travel planning in 2012. Lila predominantly arranges leisure travel and is known for customizing immersive ‘country and town’ experiences around the world, where real tradition & culture can still be felt. As a lifelong learner, she enjoys ..read more

Send us a text In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with guest Zina Bencheikh, Managing Director EMEA at Intrepid Travel. Regarded as a leading advocate for gender equality, Zina is on a mission to make the world a more inclusive and just place through travel. Based in Morocco, Zina has overseen record business growth in key markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and has driven opportunities through tourism for women across the world. She is a seasoned speaker and co ..read more