Podcasts by Go Solo Live

EP 083: Creating Possibilities by Having the Right Mindset from 2018-06-29T19:00

There has been a huge awareness on the power of a positive mindset in the past few years. And rightfully so! When you have a positive mindset, you are able to see so much possibilities for yours...

EP 082: A One-Way Ticket to Owning Your Happy from 2018-06-22T19:00

Many women adhere very well to the roles that society has set out for them - mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend. Buried behind all these is a woman with her o...

EP 081: Reorienting Yourself by Embracing the Digital Nomad Lifestyle from 2018-06-15T19:00

Living in the urban part of the country can be frenetic. And sometimes we just need some peace and quiet. It takes courage to shift lifestyles from being the busy...

EP 080: Letting Go of your Worries about Solo Travel from 2018-06-08T19:00

I always admire women in middle age who go out there and start seeing more of the world. It takes courage to remove the roadblocks and just do it. Today’s guest s...

EP 079: Trusting your Intuition for Possibilities in Travel from 2018-06-01T19:00

When people travel, sometimes they let their worries get to them too much that they forget to enjoy their trips. They neglect to free their minds, trust their gut...

EP 078: Flashpacking and Disconnecting from City Life from 2018-05-25T19:00

Have you ever felt restless enough that you just want to disconnect for a while? Our guest for today’s episode has been in the same situation. Too much that she f...

EP 077: Sharing the Passion of Travel with Family from 2018-05-18T19:00

Today we have another Mother’s Day themed episode with Kathy Buechel. Kathy shares her goal of developing the spirit of travel in her two sons, just as her grandp...

EP 076: There is No Age Limit in Travel from 2018-05-11T19:00

Welcome to this very special mother’s day episode with my travel mentor and grandmother, Sandy Duffy.

Whenever peopl...

EP 075: Self Care and Clarity through Solo Travel from 2018-05-04T19:00

Penny Chappell has been traveling her entire life. She grew up in a family that constantly changed states. They were always eager to move and explore. There were ...

EP 074: You’re Never Really Alone When You Solo Travel. from 2018-04-27T19:00

Tam Warner Minton is a solo traveler, adventurer, and scuba diver and she is super passionate about saving our oceans! Tam went on her first solo trip in 2012 and...

EP 073: Don’t Follow the Trend, Create Your Own Destiny from 2018-04-20T19:00

Susi Kaeufer is a digital nomad, mindset coach, and visibility strategist for female entrepreneurs and nomads. Growing up in Germany, Susi never liked the idea of...

EP 072: Don’t Be Afraid to Shake Things Up from 2018-04-13T19:00

Brianne Miers is a Boston-based travel blogger who believes in sustainable travel (support local). She has been to more than 50 countries and loves traveling off ...

EP 071: Make Deeper Connections by Traveling Slower from 2018-04-06T19:00

Lisa Lubin quit her job to travel the world back in 2006 for what was supposed to be only a year. Well, after over a decade later, Lisa is still going strong and ...

EP 070: Get Your Shopping Fix in the Caribbean While Drinking a Planter’s Punch. from 2018-03-30T19:00

Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, also known as JetSetSarah, is a Miami-based Caribbean travel expert, an award-winning travel journalist, and a self-described “Carivangeli...

EP 069: The Perks of Working with a Travel Agent from 2018-03-23T19:00

Terra Lyles is a travel agent and delivers her customers a stress-free travel experience. Terra was a nurse before she got into a terrible accident. As a single m...

EP 068: How a Woman Can Travel Solo to Africa Safely from 2018-03-16T19:00

Shara Johnson first started solo traveling as an adult when she was doing animal conservation trips to various countries in Africa. Some people might have some mi...

EP 067: Why Wait for the Kids to Grow Up? from 2018-03-09T20:00

Megan Hamilton started solo traveling when she was in her mid-40s. She homeschools her two children and her husband is always traveling internationally for work. ...

EP 066: Commit to Yourself — No Matter Your Age. from 2018-03-02T20:00

Carol Guttery decided to structure her life a little bit differently when she turned 50. Her husband had just retired and she wanted to spend less time commuting ...

EP 065: Let’s Take a Year off to Go on a Family Trip from 2018-02-23T20:00

Paige Totaro is a travel blogger and travel group planner with two twin girls. When her children were 12 years old, she knew it was time for the entire family to ...

EP 064: Choose You: There are Different Ways to Live Your Life from 2018-02-16T20:00

Mary Cecchini is currently based in Portland, Oregon and hosts both international and domestic trips for groups of women of all ages. Mary was burned out in her c...

EP 063: 10 Years Later: Still in Love with Japan and the Culture from 2018-02-09T20:00

Becky Gillespie was 22 when she moved to Tokyo for a year. After that experience, she was hooked. Now, she’s a permanent resident of Japan and completely in love ...

EP 062 The Biggest Lesson in Life: Just Say Yes from 2018-02-02T20:00

Leyla Alyanak has been zigzagging all over the world for the last two decades (actually, it’s been a little bit more than that). As a journalist, she’s traveled i...

EP 061 Reap the Benefits of Solo Travel in Your Own Backyard from 2018-01-26T20:00

BB Peters is one of the founders of Boom Goddess Radio and an Account Executive at Natural Awakenings Magazine. As a daughter of immigrant parents, BB was accusto...

EP 060 Let’s Do the Saigon Shuffle from 2018-01-19T20:00

Jennifer Huber won a free trip to Vietnam and got to experience a new culture like never before. She went across the world solo and even got hit by a motorbike (n...

EP 059 Make a Career out of Writing and Solo Traveling from 2018-01-12T20:00

Carol Perehudoff, also known as Wandering Carol, is a luxury travel blogger. With slightly over 15 years of experience as a travel writer, Carol has had her fair ...

EP 058 It Is Time to Start Asking for What We Want from 2018-01-05T20:00

Phylecia Jones is a budgetologist, speaker, and world traveler. Phylecia is all about living the life you want as long as you plan accordingly for it. What’s the ...

EP 057 There Is No Such Thing as the Perfect Time to Travel Solo. from 2017-12-29T20:00

Talek Nantes has a lot of experience traveling the world and makes five to six international trips every year. Her mother traveled from Cuba to New York while she...

EP 056 If You Want to See the World, Make It a Priority&Save That Money! from 2017-12-22T20:00

Leah Walker is a Texan woman with a heart for France. Leah first experienced solo travel when she went to Costa Rica as a college student. Fast forward to now, Le...

EP 055 Don't Let Fear-Mongering Distract You From Traveling to New Destinations from 2017-12-15T20:00

Clara Chorley had always wanted to travel to Africa, but due to fear mongering and stories of it being dangerous, it kept pushing her back. However, her deep desi...

EP 054 Taking a 20-Month Career Break and Finding the Answer to ‘What’s Next in My Life?’ from 2017-12-08T20:00

Katrina McGhee took a 20-month career break. Although this might seem scary and like career suicide, when Katrina came back she was rejuvenated and transformed. W...

EP 053 Quit Your Job and Go Travel The World: This Lifestyle is Real and Possible! from 2017-12-01T20:00

Before Chantell Glenville quit her job to travel the world, she was working a very, very stressful job. It was so stressful that at the young age of 27 years old,...

EP 052 If You Ever Get Lost, Just Enjoy It from 2017-11-23T17:00

Mary Beth McCabe’s first solo trip was when she was 15 years old. Since then, Mary Beth has been to every continent (except Antarctica) by herself. She has even w...

EP 051 Honor Those Uncomfortable Emotions and Then Move On from 2017-11-17T20:00

Melissa Binkley is the Founder of Intuitive Intelligence Academy, a transformation school for anyone seeking to heal trauma and grow themselves. Melissa went on h...

EP 050 I Could Have Been Dead and I’ve Never Been to Europe! from 2017-11-10T20:00

Sunni Boehme was 30-years-old when she survived a life-threatening car accident. It was so intense that she had an out-of-body experience. When she finally came to, she realized she’s...

EP 049 Getting the Full English Experience… Solo! from 2017-11-03T19:00

Alicia Rasley is an award-winning author as well as a writing coach and teacher. She loves to travel solo when she is doing research for her books because it means she can explore a n...

EP 048 A Solo Road Trip in a Camper Van from 2017-10-27T19:00

Rachel Archelaus did not come from a household that openly welcomed wanderlust, but she has always wanted to see the world. In fact, she chose a location-independent career so that she can alway...

EP 047 Plan Your Dream Life Three Years into the Future and Then Go! from 2017-10-20T19:00

Linda Beach did something bold when she found herself unhappy with her life — she decided to sell her business and move to Belize, a country she had never even been to before. This story is the ...

EP 046 Doesn’t Matter Where You Are, Unexpected Things Happen; Just Breathe from 2017-10-13T19:00

Janet Hanpeter is a globe-trotting Baby Boomer and has over 80 countries logged on her passport. Janet was bitten by the travel bug at a very young age by her wanderlust mother, who was also a p...

EP 045 Solo Travel and Spiritual Work Are More Aligned Than You Think from 2017-10-06T19:00

Jeni Dehn was married to her husband for two years when she decided it was time to take a solo trip. At 44 years old, Jeni left to go to Spain — a place where she knew nobody she personally knew...

EP 044 Solo Trips, vs. Trips with Company, Variety Works from 2017-09-29T19:00

Traca Savadogo has traveled with her family ever since she was a young girl but had never left the United States. When Traca moved from her hometown in Illinois to Seattle, that’s when new doors...

EP 043 A Budget Traveler’s Search for Deals, Deals, Deals from 2017-09-22T19:00

Kathy Pulkrabek’s first solo trip didn’t start off to be that great — she had no hotel, was lost in a foreign country, and she got food-poisoned — but when it end...

EP 042 Reconnect with Nature, Reconnect with Yourself from 2017-09-15T19:00

When Renée Rivard was going through her second divorce, something clicked inside her. She was living in San Diego at the time and she was just working to make a living. She decided it was time f...

EP 041 Road Trip with Your Favorite Furry Friend! from 2017-09-08T19:00

Velva Lee Heraty is a certified Jungian Depth-Psychotherapist and has an MSW degree from Loyola University of Chicago. Solo travel not only opened Velva Lee’s mind and transformed her, but she w...

EP 040 Feeling Lonely When Traveling Solo? There's an App to Fix That! from 2017-09-01T19:00

Ellen Saksen and her sister Kate Nichols were prolific business travelers. They travelled frequently, often solo, and they were very, very lonely. It was difficult finding and connected with ama...

EP 039 Build the Lifestyle You Want — a 9-To-5 isn’t the Only Answer from 2017-08-25T19:00

Amy embarked on her first solo trip when she was 28 years old. When she came back home nine months later, she was a different person with a new perspective on how she wanted to live her life. Ne...

EP 038 Share Travel with Your Kids from 2017-08-18T19:00

Rosemary Nickel’s first solo trip was to Cape Town, South Africa. As someone who usually travels with her family, Rosemary was amazed by how badly she needed a solo trip! On the show, Rosemary d...

EP 037 Travel: A Beautiful Form of Therapy from 2017-08-11T19:00

Helen Suk moved to the UK shortly after she graduated university. What she told her mother was only supposed to be a summer trip, ended up being two years away from home. Helen was hooked with t...

EP 036 Pick the Road Trip over the Plane Ride from 2017-08-04T19:00

Charlene Burke is 53 years old and has plenty of experience getting in her car and going somewhere for a day or a weekend. In fact, Charlene prefers to drive than take a plane, because you’re ab...

EP 035 Incorporate Your Career with Travel from 2017-07-28T19:00

Kimberly Ramsawak knew that a traditional job, with a cubicle, just wasn’t for her. Counting down the days, so she can take enough vacation to escape, just seemed counterintuitive. Kimberly had ...

EP 034 Build a Maintenance-Free Lifestyle and Travel the World… Regret Free! from 2017-07-21T19:00

Donna Cravotta took her first solo trip when she was 5 years old. This adventure at such a young age sparked a huge desire and passion in Donna to travel the world, and she did! When Donna had h...

EP 033 Take a Bus in Taiwan, Get a Little Lost from 2017-07-14T19:00

Amy Hogan took her first solo trip when she was 34 years old, to Taiwan. It was a completely new experience for her, and she was pleasantly surprised by how welcoming and kind the locals were. T...

EP 032 Celebrating the 1-Year Go Solo Live Podcast Anniversary from 2017-07-07T19:00

We’re going to be doing something a little bit different on this episode as a way to celebrate the the Go Solo Live podcast anniversary! My dear friend, Sarah Reed, will be interviewing me on my...

EP 031 You Never Know What Doors Will Open When You Solo Travel from 2017-06-30T12:22:07

Cindy Lane Ross has been traveling the world since she was 13 years old, and is looking forward to retirement at the ripe age of 38! Cindy and her husband are teaching fitness classes...

EP 030 Sometimes You Just Have to Be Willing to Go with the Flow from 2017-06-23T14:54

Some pretty traumatic things happened to Angie Conquer in 2016. She had hip replacement surgery, her father died, there were some health scares with her grandson, and even her daughte...

EP 029 It’s Your Turn to Live Your Life from 2017-06-16T15:08:57

Debbie Ross was a single mom, and going crazy. She wanted to get away, and being in the travel industry, she searched for a women’s group tour that she could temporarily escape with. ...

EP 028 Become Their Sister, Become Their Friend, and Become Their Daughter from 2017-06-09T13:58:20

Beth Whitman is just an awesome human doing awesome things! She’s a traveler, blogger, podcaster, and 95% vegan. Beth has made a name for herself as the women’s travel expert, having ...

EP 027 What's the Ultimate Trip to Do as a Solo Woman? Experience and Walk the Camino De Santiago in Spain from 2017-06-02T15:13

Sherry Ott is a digital nomad and travel blogger. Sherry believes it’s absolutely necessary to break out of your routine and go traveling. It not only resets you, but it helps you dis...

EP 026 Busting the Myth That ‘Black People Don't Travel’! from 2017-05-26T14:34:30

Kimberly James grew up believing that ‘black people don’t travel’. At 24, she went to Europe with a friend, and instantly got bit by the travel bug. When she turned 25, she moved to M...

EP 025 Getting Paid to Travel and Write! from 2017-05-19T14:18:20

Carol Cain is a full-time travel blogger, but lives in New York City. She travels the world solo and writes about her adventures; often times they’ve been sponsored by companies. Oh, ...

EP 024 Let’s Travel Solo, Together! from 2017-05-12T13:47:22

Debra Asberry is the owner of Women Traveling Together, a company built on her own personal frustration when she could not find a travel partner to do a once-in-a-lifetime trip with h...

EP 023 Sacred Places Can Lead to Profound Healing from 2017-05-05T15:46:22

Gloria Coppola began her first solo trip to Saint Lucia after going through a divorce. The experience was humbling and enlightening. It made her realize that the time to really do thi...

EP 022 Baby Steps Leads to Big Adventures from 2017-04-28T14:46:14

Laura Kay is an introvert by nature. However, Laura found herself becoming a much better person for her family, every mini solo trip she took. Finally, she decided to take the plunge ...

EP 021 I Was The Perfect Everything, Now I’m The Perfect Me from 2017-04-21T13:32:57

Susan Marean’s first solo trip came from a tragic accident at the age of 25 years old. Susan took a plane ride by herself so that she could grieve a very sudden family loss. Now, fast...

EP 020 A Solo Vacation Is the Best Form of Self-Care from 2017-04-14T11:28:24

Lisa England embarked on her first solo trip at the age of 19, to Nepal. When Lisa visited the country, Nepal was going through a civil war at the time! Lisa just knew in heart that s...

EP 019 Fun Solo Travels in Europe (Before the Internet)! from 2017-04-07T14:11:06

Jen April has been traveling solo for the last two decades! Her most memorable and fun trip was when she embarked on a solo journey to Europe (back when the internet wasn’t a thing). ...

EP 018 Set Your Own Solo Agenda and Travel at Your Own Whims from 2017-03-24T14:32:13

Leticia, also known as Tish, Ward has been a solo traveler since 1998, but her mother always knew she had wanderlust, ever since she was a young girl. Tish is about to turn 40 this ye...

EP 017 When You Travel Far Enough, You Meet Yourself from 2017-03-10T16:18:37

Melissa Berg took her first solo trip, at the age of 39, to a yoga retreat in Mexico. Melissa’s husband and children were shocked she was even going, but when she came back after reco...

EP 016 I Suffer from Wanderlust from 2017-02-24T16:06:48

After ending a three-year relationship filled with vacation compromises, Rebecca Thompson decided, no more! She went on her first real solo trip to Aruba, to start 2017 off w...

EP 015 Experience the Grand Canyon! from 2017-02-10T15:45:21

Tatiana Bredikin always believed she’d go to the Grand Canyon, but as she got older and older, she started to think that the Grand Canyon just wasn’t for her. Well, as an avid and pas...

EP 014 Solo Travel on a Group Bus Tour - No Fear! from 2017-01-27T16:25:04

Cindy Ladder was 56 when she decided to take her first solo trip to New York. A 30-year marriage had ended and even though she has two grown boys, Cindy was lonely and wasn’t sure how...

EP 013 Married Women Travel Solo Too! from 2017-01-13T15:33:04

Terri Levine is a married woman who loves to *gasp* travel alone. When some people hear this, they might think she’s trying to run away from her relationship, but that couldn’t be fur...

EP 012 Tips on How an Independent Woman Can Travel Alone (and Safely!) in India from 2016-12-23T15:22:23

Anki is the founder and owner of the blog Anki On The Move, a 3 time award-winning blog and vlog that focuses on bridging the gap between travel, fashion, and adventure! Orig...

EP 011 Overcoming the Fear of 'Not Being Good Enough' Through Solo Travel from 2016-12-09T14:17:31

Anna Lardinois began her career as a teacher who, as she admits, lived a very limited life with fear. However, through solo travel, so many doors have opened for her, that the feeling...

EP 010 Work on You; the Universe Will Pay You for It from 2016-11-25T14:15:25

Channon Dade has been working for an airline, part-time, for the last 17 years. This gives her the freedom to travel whenever she wants and pursue a career in acting. She is currently...

EP 009 Finding the Real Person on the Inside at the Age of 31 from 2016-11-11T15:22:26

Traci Bogan was living in Hawaii when she had her ‘aha’ moment. Although some may think she had her life made, by living in such a tropical place, Traci personally felt she had exhaus...

EP 008 Traveling Alone Can Come at Any Age from 2016-10-28T15:06:26

Victoria Cunha was born to travelers and has traveled all throughout her life. She was certainty born to it, but that doesn’t mean you can’t adopt the same habits she has. Victoria is...

EP 007 Questioning ‘What’s Right for Me’ After Hitting All the Career Milestones from 2016-10-14T14:44:59

Ivana Ventic grew up hitting every goal she set for herself and became a lawyer. But once she passed the bar and got a high-paying job, she realized that the lifestyle she chose for h...

EP 006 Come Prepared Every Step of the Way from 2016-09-23T13:13:32

Having visited more than 20 countries and over 300 cities worldwide, Paige Engle is a world traveler, as well as the author of, The Ultimate Guide to Safe Travel for Women, a...

EP 005 No Man? No Problem from 2016-09-09T13:16:35

Walker Thornton is a sex educator, writer, and speaker with a Masters in Educational Psychology, and she speaks extensively on midlife sexuality. This episode dives full in on what it...

EP 004 You Can Be as Alone as You Want to Be from 2016-08-26T13:43:33

Danielle Birdeau took her first solo trip in 2011 to the Grand Canyon, and has been hooked ever since. Danielle admits that she has struggled with her physical condition for quite som...

EP 003 Open New Doors and Find Your True Self in Italy from 2016-08-12T16:46:09

Tayloria Grant traveled to Italy for the first time when she was 16-years-old. After going through a divorce and leaving her corporate career, Tayloria went back, by herself, in 2014....

EP 002 Step out of Your Introverted Shell through Solo Travel from 2016-07-22T13:49:20

Tina Erdmann is a photographer and introvert at heart. Traveling alone first started for Tina when she moved to Colorado at a young age and began venturing out into the local area, me...

EP 001 What's a 36-year-old American Woman Doing Traveling Alone? Duh, She's Living Life! from 2016-07-12T04:03:33

Hello everyone! Jennifer Buchholz here. I'm so glad to introduce you to the first episode of Go Solo Live, where we introduce inspiring women who are out there living their life to th...