I’ve been reflecting on how much I love travel and what it’s done for me at different stages of my life. When I was a child, travel opened my eyes to the big world. In my teens, I learned to be independent and adventurous. In my mature years, travel has given me better health, greater self-confidence, and a chance to contribute.
Culture Vulture: Underground Journeys in Sardinia, Britain, and South Africa
Luxury Travel For Less: Cruising from Southampton Around Britain and Beyond
On this week’s podcast, I interview Sahara Rose De Vore and share the details of our June 10th webinar on making money and finding great fulfillment as a Travel Coach. Is it for you? Find out on the latest podcast.
Never stop traveling
Cheers,
Adriane
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P.P.S. Something New:
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This Week’s Highlights
On Our Podcast
The Travel Coach Certificate Program
My special guest on this week’s podcast is Sahara Rose De Vore, Founder and CEO of The Travel Coach Network.
Our discussion guides you through The Travel Coach Certification Program, the world’s first and only ICF-accredited program designed to help folks use travel as a tool for healing, self-discovery, transformation, wellness, reaching life goals, and having FUN! Listen Here
There’s a secret world below the streets of Cagliari, home to a network of religious crypts, tunnels, caves, and WWII bomb shelters. The underground tour visits the candlelit Salesian School tunnels and the stone cavern of Santa Restituta, a 5th-century martyr. The cave sheltered locals during the WWII bombings of Cagliari. The Area Archeologica di Sant’ Eulia is the underground section of a museum where you can see a Roman toilet (you read that right) and other Roman ruins.
An hour and a half from Johannesburg lies the origin of our species. The first humanoid, Lucy, is said to have tripped on a rock, missed an animal trap, and fallen through a prehistoric floor into a cave. She was not alone. After her death, many millennials moved on and marched on. Hence, the cave is called the Cradle of Humankind. I had the privilege to spelunk there last August. I did a credible job, as the only person over 50 to take the slippery route…BUT IT CAN BE DONE.
From South Africa, we move to Castleton, England, the Black Plaguetown that offers underground experiences to look for Blue John, a stone found only in the area’s caves. The stones are very fragile, like opals, and come in saturated blues. Jewelry stores dot the main streets of the town. Two cave excursions offer both spelunking, walking through caves, and a boat through a cave. You can take an excursion to polish your own Blue John.
Luxury Travel for Less
I’ve sailed in and out of Southampton or Tilbury more times than I can count— I took my first voyage in 1981. These are not your ordinary cruises. I’ve sailed to places that stay with me—Orkney Islands, the Channel Islands, and even gone as far as Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, Russia. I enjoy a Ceilidh in the Hebrides.
The colorful Isle of Mull and Ireland’s Aran Islands offer rugged beauty, deep history, and moments that make you stop and say, “This is why I travel.”
If you are already familiar with Stonehenge, visit the Orkneys to meet hard-working archaeologists and their students excavating mysterious ruins, with no fences to get in the way of seeing them. On Cunard, where I am an enrichment speaker, I enjoy the transatlantic crossing for which they are so famous.
