MT#1 - Solo Travel with Beth Santos

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this first bonus episode of Amateur Traveler, we discuss how and why to travel solo, even if you are not single. My Guest: Beth Santos is the founder and CEO of Wanderful, a global community and lifestyle brand that aims to empower and connect women who travel. She is also the author of Wander Woman, in which she shares insights and advice on solo travel, particularly for women. Beth focuses on encouraging women to explore the world independently and safely. She challenges common misconceptions about solo travel, especially the notion that it is only for single people or those without families. She emphasizes that solo travel can be a valuable and empowering experience for anyone, regardless of their personal circumstances. In addition to her work with Wonderful, Beth is known for advocating female empowerment in travel and her efforts to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for women travelers. Questions: In the podcast episode, several key questions and topics related to solo travel are addressed: What is solo travel, and who is it for? What are the benefits of solo travel? How can women travel solo safely? What practical advice is there for planning a solo trip? How do you handle loneliness when traveling solo? What are the challenges and rewards of eating alone while traveling? How can solo travelers balance planning and spontaneity? What should you pack for a solo trip? What can someone learn from solo travel? How can someone prepare for their first solo trip? https://amateurtraveler.com/solo-travel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode of Amateur Traveler is sponsored by Arelo.
0:03.3	When you're traveling outside your home country, there is an easier solution these days
0:08.1	than changing the Sim card in your smartphone. You can use an E-Sim if you have a modern phone, and it means you don't even have to worry with paper clips and trying to take out
0:17.2	sim cards. You can still use your normal phone number and still have service in the country you're traveling to. If you use
0:24.9	air-low you can go to 200 plus countries and regions and connect to local networks
0:29.8	whenever you travel. They have local, regional, and global e-Sims. They're
0:35.0	trusted by 10 million world travelers founded in 2019, not that long ago because
0:40.1	e-Sims are a new thing with a mission to provide global data connectivity to all travelers.
0:45.8	I've used them, I like them. Save time and money, no more roaming fees, no more lines in the airport
0:51.3	to purchase a local sim card, no more hassle looking for a strong
0:54.6	Wi-Fi connection at the airport. Also, using an E-SIM you get to keep your home phone number
1:00.4	active while you travel. It's a good solution. Check out A-I-R-A-L-O.
1:07.0	Install A-L-O-T-O-T-O-T-O today so you can stay connected wherever you travel and use my code amateur to get $3 U.S. off your first
1:16.7	e-Sim and thanks to Arelow for sponsoring this episode of Amateur Traveler.
1:22.4	When you listen to nobody listens to Paula Poundstone, the comedy podcast, you learn stuff.
1:27.0	I've been learning to throw a boomerang, because this is the kind of thing that really gets the listeners engaged, you know.
1:33.0	Interviews with people who will make you smarter.
1:36.0	Does the amount that you learn protect you from cognitive decline?
1:40.0	Pollard!
1:41.0	Oh!
1:42.0	Can't people just listen to the show? Klein. Join us and be a nobody.
1:55.0	I'm Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler. This is not your typical Amateur Traveler episode.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -162 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chris Christensen, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Chris Christensen and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.