Briana Gervat’s Journey Along The Great War’s Western Front
In 2022, Briana Gervat left the United States to hike the 500‑mile Western Front Way in France, completing the trek solo in 36 days. She became the first recorded woman to walk the entire World War I front line alone and chronicled the experience in her memoir "There Will Come Soft Rains." The book examines how landscapes retain collective memory and how travel can intersect with history. Gervat discussed the journey on the Travel Writing Podcast, highlighting her self‑publishing process and the broader relevance of battlefield tourism.
The Anxious Traveller Files #6: Pip Sutton on Humanity, Empathy and Travelling as a Transfemale
Pip Sutton, a former police officer and University of Portsmouth academic, explains how crisis training and empathy have made her an unusually resilient traveler. She recounts trips to conflict‑zone Egypt, a turbulent landing in Schiphol, and routine bureaucratic irritations, noting...
Holly Budge Skydived Off Mt Everest and Built a Global Charity for Female Rangers
Holly Budge became the first woman to skydive from the summit of Mt Everest, turning a historic adventure into a platform for conservation. She founded How Many Elephants, a global charity that equips and supports female rangers protecting Africa’s most vulnerable...
Jen Ruiz Left Law to Write Travel Books – This Is Her Journey From Self-Publishing to Traditional Contracts
Jen Ruiz left a legal career to chase a personal challenge: visiting 12 countries in 12 months. The experience sparked a pivot to travel writing, leading her to self‑publish two guidebooks that quickly found niche success on Amazon. Leveraging that...
Amy Aed on Taiwanese Tea, Travel Blogging, and Self-Publishing a Travel Book
Amy Aed, who launched the travel blog Wandering Everywhere as a teenager, has turned her fascination with Taiwan’s tea culture into a self‑published book, Leaf by Leaf. The book delves into tea traditions, farmer stories, and legends, and she will...
When Her Old Life Fell Apart, Tanya Fraser Chose to Travel – And Write.
Tanya Fraser abandoned a conventional home, marriage and career after a personal crisis, turning to travel and writing as a path to renewal. She discusses her journey on the Travel Writing Podcast, emphasizing self‑discovery in her 40s and the communal...
Chiloé: South America’s Island of Sorcerers and Ancient Forests
The Intrepid Times piece spotlights Chile’s island of Chiloé, famed for its volatile weather, UNESCO‑listed wooden churches, and vibrant craft markets. Travelers encounter resilient locals, from textile designer Marcia Mansilla whose award‑winning workshops sustain dozens of families, to fishermen‑turned carpenters...
Caroline Mills on ‘Solastalgia’ and Making Slow Travel Work as a Professional Travel Writer
Caroline Mills joins the Travel Writing Podcast to explore the concept of solastalgia and advocate for slow travel as a sustainable practice for professional writers. She explains how lingering in one place can deepen storytelling, contrasting the traditional stamp‑collecting mindset....