First Time Solo Travel with Journalist and Author Sam Baker
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09/10/20 • 22 min
Sam Baker’s new book and podcast, The Shift, shine a light on all the positives she’s discovered about being a woman since turning 40, including the confidence and freedom to travel by herself for the first time. We talk about why solo travel shouldn’t just be for students on a gap year, her first experience of going away alone to a vegan yoga retreat in Spain, and feeling the joy at an Oprah convention in Atlanta. Plus, the best books to read on a Greek island getaway.
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Sam Baker’s new book and podcast, The Shift, shine a light on all the positives she’s discovered about being a woman since turning 40, including the confidence and freedom to travel by herself for the first time. We talk about why solo travel shouldn’t just be for students on a gap year, her first experience of going away alone to a vegan yoga retreat in Spain, and feeling the joy at an Oprah convention in Atlanta. Plus, the best books to read on a Greek island getaway.
Keep in touch [email protected]
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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