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🎧 Get ready to dive into the ultimate European travel adventure with yours truly!  🌍 As I spill the beans on Europe's hidden gems, insider tips, and budget-friendly hacks that'll make your trip truly unforgettable. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or planning your first Euro escapade, this episode has everything you need to take your journey to the next level. So grab your headphones and join us for a fun and informative ride through Europe's most enchanting destinations!    Join the Travel Tribe: www.shedarestotravel.ca Episode Links:  www.rome2rio.com travel logistics website Air Alo - Travel app for data usage through an e-sim card  This Episodes First Class Sponsor Nanaimo Airport - Connecting you to Vancouver island with more nonstop service from Kelowna & Kamloops!  www.ycd.ca 

Ariane Henry joins us from Ubud, Bali and is a luxury travel advisor and Virtuoso Member focusing on both bespoke experiential travel and cruises through her company Wanderlust Journey. While she travels the world and curates exceptional travel experiences for her clients; she was also named as one of Condé Nast Traveler’s Top Travel Specialists for 2021, 2022 and 2023. She has also been featured in both Condé Nast Traveler and Lonely Planet magazines as well as launched a successful YouTube channel in 2021 which has been attracting new, qualified clients to her growing business.  Hear all about her highly recommended luxury travel tips and places to visit in France, Bali and Canada as we dive into what it means to be a luxury travel advisor, and how she manages to work all over the globe! Subscribe/Follow and Leave a Review so others can hear about this episode too!   Episode Links: Instagram: @wanderlustjourney https://www.wanderlustjourney.ca/ Instagram & Facebook: @shedarestotravel   Thank you to our Sponsors:  Hotel Zed & Accent Inns - www.hotelzed.com & www.accentinns.com use promo code Dares2 to save 15% off your next hotel stay 

Ashley joins us from Baltimore, Maryland where we dive into the 10 year journey she’s been on to create high quality, transformative experiences for those looking to travel in an impactful way. After leaving her corporate job at a Fortune 50 company, Ashley followed her passion to start a charity called Jelani Gives - to help open up the world to youth that are less fortunate to see it.  From there Jelani Travel was formed and now celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary creating curated experiences for Black travelers, reimagining Africa and fostering cultural understanding.  The company has planned over 600 travel experiences, visited 108 countries, explored 6 continents and explored 35 states! Ashley has spoken and worked with Brands such as Google, Mailchimp, Lyft & Uber about unique travel experiences for their workforce. Jelani Travel also focuses on custom group trips for anyone looking to explore a new destination intimately. Get inspired as we talk about the beauty of Africa that the media tends to shy away from; as well as what to experience when there. EVERY trip planned by Jelani Travel, has Ashley going to that destination beforehand to get a first hand experience of what her clients will do and see.  Episode Links:  www.gojelanitravel.com Instagram & Facebook: @jelanitravel @ashleyncompany_  www.shedarestotravel.ca Thank you to our Sponsor:  Nanaimo Airport - Connecting you to Vancouver island with more nonstop service from Kelowna & Kamloops!  www.ycd.ca 

A skier since a young age in Australia, Kristen has always known that the mountains were calling - so she listened and ended up traveling across the globe to live at Silverstar Mountain Resort as an instructor, trainer & supervisor. Kristen is passionate about helping others in this industry and trying to get more females on the same level. In a male dominated sport, Kristen, has learned from mentors on mindset, grit and how to listen to her intuition when it comes to hitting the slopes. She knows that the opportunities to teach in this industry are incredible and hopes that she can inspire others to join her in the ski industry. Kristen has studied photography and Sport and Recreation management; Completed her CSIA Level 1, 2 & 3 as well as her trainer exam and in 2022; then to be selected into the L4 Academy passing her ski exam in 2023 and her teaching exam in 2024 - this will give her the Level 4 teaching certifications which is one of the hardest to get! And while under the age of 30 too! Subscribe/Follow and Leave a Review so others can hear about this episode too! Episode Links: Instagram: @chaletski @silverstarmtnresort https://kpchaletski.wixsite.com/kristenchaletski www.shedarestotravel.ca Thank you to our Sponsors:  Hotel Zed & Accent Inns - www.hotelzed.com & www.accentinns.com use promo code Dares2 to save 15% off your next hotel stay 

Are you looking for more ways to live a fun-filled life?! Treena is an expert when it comes to seizing the moment and truly living life to the fullest, traveling to 30 or so countries she has unique stories that will have you wanting to change up the way you travel. Join us as we chat about home swaps, getting off the beaten path, hiking in the Amazon jungle, and experiencing the world in a way that gives back to locals and leaves it better than when you found it.  Leading up to this fun legacy, Treena had a fun and rocket speed career in accounting, technology, business development, start-ups, charities, and non-profit leadership.  As a Life Fun Expert and Consultant, Treena hosts workshops on a variety of topics helping women all over the world having more fun in their lives., Treena meets the world with travel, road trip adventures, playing on the daily and getting outside her bubble.  Her vision is to inspire and show others how they can “Travel like Treena” too. One of her mantras is to live each day like it’s your last—as one day it will be. This is the root of inspiration to writing her book, Mind Doodles. (See “outside the bubble” chapter.) Mind Doodles opens your mind into Treena’s extraordinary life of curiosity, fun and adventure to inspire you to live that way too.  And you can always, always, always find her daydreaming in front of her framed world map on the wall, wondering what country she should put that next red dot on. Enjoy! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. This pesky algorithm loves reviews so that others can get to hear about this podcast too.  www.shedarestotravel.ca Episode Links:  www.minddoodles.ca Instagram & Facebook: @treena_minddoodles Thank you to our Sponsor:  Nanaimo Airport - Connecting you to Vancouver island with more nonstop service from Kelowna & Kamloops!  www.ycd.ca 

Leesa Beeson joins us from La Cruz, Mexico who is the Owner & Founder of Wanderlust Stuff - Where she connects travel lovers with unique products from all over the world. Wanderlust Stuff is an online destination for purposeful + undiscovered travel essentials and accessories - where they aspire to hep you see the world!  With over 25 years in marketing management experience as well as 14 years as a Flight Attendant for Westjet - Leesa has been busy to say the least. She’s worked in all aspects of marketing, publicity and production for several brand projects. She has also worked in an international capacity as Marketing Manager for a commercial development / entertainment facility in the Cayman Islands. Her work as a flight attendant as well as personal travels have taken her all over the world and I can’t wait to dive into what travels for Leesa have been like as of late and what it’s like to go through the Flight Attendant Training courses, how she moved into an e-commerce business and of course I have to ask her what’s the strangest thing she’s seen on a flight before - yup, it’s an emotional support rooster…. !  Subscribe/Fllow and Leave a Review! Episode Links: Instagram & Facebook: @wanderust_stuff www.wanderluststuff.com www.shedarestotravel.ca Thank you to our Sponsors:  Hotel Zed & Accent Inns - www.hotelzed.com & www.accentinns.com use promo code Dares2 to save 15% off your next hotel stay 

Allison joins us from New Jersey, USA today to share her story of leaving her career in Advertising to Co-Found a women powered adventure & hiking trip company: WHOA Travel. In 2013 this idea took off and her and Co-Founder, Danielle Thornton,are proud to have grown their team to 20 trip leaders offer 30-40 trips per year and personally have visited over 67 countries collectively while also hikng Kilimanjaro 15  times! The WHOA community is bigger and stronger than ever offering adventure trips for women of all identities to places like Antarctica, Patagonia, Ecuador, Iceland, Peru, Mongolia & others, where their motto is that strong women lift each other up, and if you want to travel, explore, hike or just dance with somebody then you’ve found a home with WHOA travel.  Allison shares inspiring insight into creating a travel company along with motivation and what it’s like hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro - wise words that you can take with you in any aspect of life, ‘just put one foot infront of the other and keep going’ Enjoy! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. This pesky algorithm loves reviews so that others can get to hear about this podcast too.  Pssst.. If you’re craving another episode about sustainable tourism check out Ep. 24 with Moyo Training www.shedarestotravel.ca Episode Links:  www.whoatravel.com Instagram & Facebook: @whoatravel Thank you to our Sponsor:  Nanaimo Airport - Connecting you to Vancouver island with more nonstop service from Kelowna & Kamloops!  www.ycd.ca 

You’ve booked a cruise - now what?! There can be a ton of questions when it comes to booking or enjoying your next cruise, but not to fear, whether you're an experienced cruiser or a first-timer, here are the best travel tips that I’ve learned over the years from personal travels and from others.  If you find yourself wondering:  What to pack?  What to focus on pre-booking?  Should you go on every excursion or out to every cruise port?  How do I get discounts onboard? Where should I book my cabin? Should I board early or late? How do I bring my own drinks? Should I tip? & more! Subscribe/Fllow and Leave a Review! I’d love to hear from you.  Until next time, fly straight.  www.shedarestotravel.ca Thank you to our Sponsors:  Hotel Zed & Accent Inns - www.hotelzed.com & www.accentinns.com use promo code Dares2 to save 15% off your next hotel stay 

From the Corporate world with degrees in Law & History; Aukje ceased to be inspired by the industry she was in and discovered a true passion for adventure when cycling from Tanzania to the Netherlands. Hear her incredible story of resiliency while pushing through this 11 month journey that had her making a career change once home.  ​Knowing that tourism is her passion she moved into the role of Director of the Respect the Mountains Foundation which brought the message of ecotourism and live events to the European Sustainable Mountain Tourism market. Then in 2018 Aukje started working for Rewilding Europe where she managed the in-house travel company and was in charge of Wildlife Tourism development & training in the different rewilding areas.  She co-created the rewilding tourism training program in 2020, which trained over 200 travel & tourism professionals. In 2023, Aukje poured her heart and soul in yet another challenge: starting MOYO Training Foundation and making a Nature Positive impact on the travel, tourism & training industry. Also hear about her travels & an awe-inspiring moment in Abruzzo, Italy where she was hiking in the night with wolves and how moments like these are what motivates her to spread the word of sustainability and nature positive impacts in tourism.  Enjoy! Subscribe, share, and leave a review. This pesky algorithm loves reviews so that others can get to hear about this podcast too.  Pssst.. If you’re craving another episode about cycling across Africa head over to Episode 06! www.shedarestotravel.ca Episode Links:  https://www.moyotraining.com/ Instagram: @moyotrianingfoundation Thank you to our Sponsor:  Nanaimo Airport - Connecting you to Vancouver island with more nonstop service from Kelowna & Kamloops!  www.ycd.ca

So you’ve booked your time off work & you want to go on a trip with sun and sand - you open up the Google and start to search for beach destinations and start to get conflicting reviews; and then the overwhelm sinks in – now what?!  This episode is all about how to narrow down where you want to go for your next trip, figure out what’s important to have on your holiday and what to do leading to catching your flight as well as what to do when in destination.  Helpful travel hacks on how to: Narrow down what destination you want to go to Decide when the best time to book your trip is Understand how airlines price their fares Find out if you need a Visa to visit Upgrade your airport transportation Use the best travel apps for currency conversion, transportation & inexpensive data charges Get upgrades at the resort or hotel  & more! Subscribe, follow along and leave a review! I’d love to hear from you.  Until next time, fly straight.  www.shedarestotravel.ca Thank you to our Sponsors:  Hotel Zed & Accent Inns - www.hotelzed.com & www.accentinns.com use promo code Dares2 to save 15% off your next hotel stay   

Sarah Coote is a woman who has followed her love of the ocean and passion for travel to fully immerse herself in travel in every career she’s had. She’s currently working and living on Christmas Island, an incredible island located 350km south of Indonesia.  If you haven’t heard of Christmas Island, well just remember that every day is a gift when waking up on Christmas Island. From giant rubber crabs migrating, to eco lodges or bird watching the frigatebird to swimming with humpback whales with what seems to be a never ending sunset on the horizon - the more layers you discover of Christmas Island, the more you will want to go back every year.  Sarah has toured guests from her first job as a dolphin instructor to living abroad most of her life and bringing her family with spouse and 4 children along for the ride! With over 18 years of experience in tourism and over 15 years experience in business, project management, tourism & destination marketing, photography and cinematography  she has gotten to promote destinations on land and underwater around the globe. Be inspired as she shares how she’s decided to lead her life with travel first and being surrounded by the ocean - your jaw will drop like mine did when hearing about her encounter with dolphins while pregnant 2 days after her due date! Unreal experience. Hear about this incredible island, what to expect and what to do as well as what their Christmas tradition is on Christmas Island (population of 1400) and my favorite question - why is it even called Christmas Island?! Another destination to add to the never ending bucket-list! Until next time, fly straight.  Subscribe, share, follow along and leave a review! I’d love to hear from you.  www.shedarestotravel.ca Episode Links:  https://www.christmas.net.au/ Instagram: @thewonderfullylost  Thank you to our Sponsor:  Nanaimo Airport - Connecting you to Vancouver island with more nonstop service from Kelowna & Kamloops!  www.ycd.ca

Julie-Ann Chapman is a reminder that when you put your mind to something you can accomplish it - with hard work, discipline and a whole lot of fun. From a professional snowboarder in 2004 to a complete snowmobile rookie, Julie-Ann, has learned what it takes from the ground up to start a business in tourism and dominated in it! She is sponsored by Polaris & Klim, has been published in over 20 snowmobile magazines and been awarded from the House of Commons in Canada - BC Snowmobile Federation Snowmobiler of the Year. She has ventured through the backcountry and started She Shreds snowmobile clinics for women back when there weren’t many women in the industry at all. She Shreds now offers not only clinics, but also avalanche courses, occupational training (for Search & Rescue, RCMP, forestry employees etc.), snowmobile rentals and guided adventures. Based on out of Nelson & Pemberton BC she has also travelled all over BC to teach - Revelstoke, Golden, Valemount and out to Quebec and the USA. She’s a mom, a partner and lover of animals with 1 dog and 3 horses to keep her busy and being able to share her passions to her family is nothing short of rewarding.    Join us as we talk about the industry as a whole, what it was like being in a male-dominated sport and how she has persevered through it all to grow one of the best clinics in Canada. This episode is full of inspiration and incredible advice if you’re interested in the tourism industry and want to hear from one of the best.    www.shedarestotravelpodcast.ca Instagram/Facebook/Tiktok: shedarestotravel   Episode Links:  Follow Along and Share your thoughts on Instagram & Facebook: @shedarestotravel    Thank you to our Sponsors:  Hotel Zed & Accent Inns - www.hotelzed.com & www.accentinns.com use promo code Dares2 online to save 15% off your next hotel stay