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Going Places

Stories of people and places near and far hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who’s worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Guided by Yulia’s years of working in the travel media industry, we meet the people living in the Middle Eastern deserts, culture writers in Hong Kong, street artists

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01:07:11

Running the Oman Desert Marathon with Writer Joe Baur

Going Places ·

2025/05/14

Today, we're speaking with Joe Baur, a Berlin-based travel, food, and adventure writer and filmmaker. We first connected on a media trip to Okinawa, Japan, last Fall.Born and raised just outside of Cleveland, Joe has now circumvented the globe, hitting the trails as often as possible in search of stories and new ways to torture himself–all of which he documents on his YouTube channel. Become a Going Places member for as little as $6 a month. Visit our reimagined platform at goingplacesmedia.com to

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55:50

The Human Right to Roam with Stockholm Archipelago's...

Going Places ·

2025/05/07

Today, we're speaking with Marie Ostblom from the Stockholm Archipelago Trail. The archipelago, larger than the famous Greek islands, is so close to Stockholm that it might just be the city’s best-kept secret.The newly opened Stockholm Archipelago Trail connects 20 of the archipelago’s 30,000 islands via a series of footpaths made by goats, sheep, and Vikings.Become a Going Places member for as little as $6 a month. Visit our reimagined platform at goingplacesmedia.com to learn more.Thanks to our

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01:06:20

Alex Reynolds Would Make a Great World Dictator

Going Places ·

2025/04/30

Today, we're welcoming Alex Reynolds, a traveler building a radically different hostel in Pakistan's Ishkoman Valley.Alex is an American travel photographer, writer, and solo female traveler whose work has been featured on Lonely Planet, BBC Travel, AP News, and more. She’s scrambled up fortress ruins in Afghanistan, galloped horses across the Kyrgyz steppe, and motorbiked from Pakistan to France. Become a Going Places member for as little as $6 a month. Visit our reimagined platform at

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12:11

How You Can Take Part in Our Movement to Cultivate Hope

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2025/04/23

Welcome back to season 12!Today, we're digging into what you can expect from us going forward, our thoughts on the kind of place we're building in our corner of the internet, and how you can join us. I'll also share 5 reasons to join our reader- and audience-supported community, including getting on a monthly group call with Yulia every First Friday of the month.Become a Going Places member for as little as $6 a month. Visit our reimagined platform at goingplacesmedia.com to learn more.Going Places

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08:26

This Season, We're Cultivating Hope

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2025/04/16

Welcome back to season 12!Going Places features weekly interviews with people near and far who make our world better. At the core of it, it's about cultivating hope. And we need that feeling of hope more than ever right now.Here's a preview of who you're going to meet in Season 12:Natasha Hakimi Zapata, an award-winning journalist who wrote a book called Another World is Possible: Lessons for America from Across the WorldAlex Reynolds, a traveler building a radically different hostel in Pakistan’s

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44:10

The Traveler Going to Jordan for 17 Years with Janine...

Going Places ·

2025/04/09

Note to listeners: our new season returns next week! Today, we're speaking with Janine Jervis, a dear friend who's worked for Visit Jordan for 17 years and who currently serves as their North American Communications Director.Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and you can get all the information by visiting here.The last day to join our trip is Friday, April 18th.Original Air Date: Jan 24, 2024.What you’ll learn in this episode:Janine’s

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13:26

In Barcelona for Vacation and Fertility Treatment...

Going Places ·

2025/04/02

Note to listeners: we're currently on hiatus, returning with new episodes in April 2025. Until then, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive each week. Today, I'm sharing with you perhaps one of my most personal stories. It was published in AFAR Magazine in 2022. Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and you can get all the information by visiting here.The last day to join our trip is Friday, April 18th.Original Air

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54:04

Fodor's Travel Editor on Writing a Book with author...

Going Places ·

2025/03/26

Note to listeners: we're currently on hiatus, returning with new episodes in April 2025. Until then, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive each week. Today, we're speaking with Nikki Vargas, a senior editor at Fodor's Travel, founder of Unearth Women, and author of "Call You When I Land." In this travel memoir, Nikki shares her experiences navigating cultures and finding love.Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and

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53:09

The Nomadic Life of a French-Algerian Language Coach...

Going Places ·

2025/03/19

Note to listeners: we're currently on hiatus, returning with new episodes in April 2025. Until then, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive each week. Today, we're speaking with Algerian-French language coach Feriel Temmar, who is based in Paris. Feriel was born in Algeria, grew up in London, West Africa, and New York, and worked in Canada before leaving it all behind and starting over in France. Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from

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01:08:04

The Colombian-American Building El Camino Travel with...

Going Places ·

2025/03/12

Note to listeners: we're currently on hiatus, returning with new episodes in April 2025. Until then, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive each week. Today, we're speaking with Katalina Mayorga, the founder of El Camino Travel, a travel community for women with a passion for culture.Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and you can get all the information by visiting here.The last day to join our trip is Friday,

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56:40

Inside the Story of a 19-Member Tribal Nation with...

Going Places ·

2025/03/05

Note to listeners: we're currently on hiatus, returning with new episodes in April 2025. Until then, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive each week. Today, we're speaking with Chicago-based journalist and photographer Karthika Gupta. Her work has been featured in Vogue, BBC Travel, USA Today, Condé Nast Traveler, Fodors, AFAR, Travel & Leisure, Robb Report, and more. Karthika is also the founder of Culturally Ours, a platform dedicated to promoting cultural understanding

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01:00:48

Between Karachi and NYC with Journalist Sarah Munir...

Going Places ·

2025/02/26

Note to listeners: we're currently on hiatus, returning with new episodes in April 2025. Until then, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive each week. Today, we're speaking with Sarah Munir, a journalist and tech executive who split her time between Karachi and New York before moving back to Karachi full-time.Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and you can get all the information by visiting here.Throughout

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47:16

The Power of Asking "Why Not?" with Lola Akinmade...

Going Places ·

2025/02/19

Note to listeners: we're currently on hiatus, returning with new episodes in April 2025. Until then, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive each week. Today, we're speaking with Lola Akinmade Åkerström, an award-winning storyteller, travel photographer, writer, creator, TED speaker, and multi-book author. She's a Hasselblad Heroine and she runs the Stockholm-based travel consultancy, Geotraveler Media and the Geotraveler Media Academy.In this episode, Lola shares how the

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48:58

The Privilege of Travel with Journalist Emy Rodriguez...

Going Places ·

2025/02/12

Note to listeners: we're currently on hiatus, returning with new episodes in April 2025. Until then, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive each week. Today, we're speaking with Emy Rodriguez, a freelance journalist from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. His writing has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Fodors, and many more magazines. Emy currently lives in Barcelona, Spain, which is how we initially connected.In this episode, Emy shares his

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41:04

Seeing Jordan for the First Time with Travel Advisor...

Going Places ·

2025/02/05

Today, we're speaking with Vanessa Abbe, a travel advisor who joined me on my trip to Jordan last October. In this conversation, which we had live on Instagram recently, I wanted to hear her take on what it’s like traveling in the country right now.Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and you can get all the information by visiting here.Throughout February, you can save $150 off your booking by using code GOINGPLACESFEB when you join our

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41:56

Five Places You Shouldn’t Miss in Jordan (Plus: Is It...

Going Places ·

2025/01/29

Today’s episode is a field guide for traveling to Jordan in 2025. We’ll answer urgent questions about travel safety in Jordan, look at some of the most incredible places in Jordan you shouldn’t miss, and hear from our past travelers who went to Jordan with me last fall.Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and you can get all the information by visiting here.Throughout February, you can save $150 off your booking by using code

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21:00

Enemy of the Sun: Disrupting Colonial Narratives with...

Going Places ·

2025/01/22

Today, we're meeting Dana Barqawi, a multidisciplinary artist and urban planner based in Amman, Jordan. Dana’s stunning multimedia work challenges colonial narratives and explores Indigenous identities and aspects of womanhood and community.Growing up with women who painted, sewed, designed, and made art, Dana has a long-standing fascination with detail. She works from a workshop studio in Jabal al Weibdeh - one of my favorite neighborhoods in Amman – fusing elements of painting, photography, and

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38:08

A Hidden Cave of Treasures with Calligraphy Artist...

Going Places ·

2025/01/15

Today, I’m sharing with you a conversation that is going to be quite different from anything we’ve done on the show to date. We’re going to do a studio visit to meet a dear friend, a renowned calligrapher, artist, and designer Hussein Alazaat who lives and works in Amman, Jordan.Hussein is the founder of Elharf Studio, a platform showcasing rare books, design products, and sources of Arab visual inspiration. Most recently, Hussein worked on a project of re-designing the Jordanian currency.Hussein

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36:09

The Exciting Work of Imagining a New World with...

Going Places ·

2025/01/08

Today, we’re continuingpart two of our conversation with Justine Abigail Yu, a Filipina-Canadian storyteller, community builder, and activist.Justine is the founder of Living Hyphen, a community and multimedia platform that explores what it means to live in between cultures as a hyphenated Canadian – that is, an individual who calls Canada home but has roots elsewhere.Get 20% off of any issue of the Living Hyphen magazine with code GOINGPLACES at the Living Hyphen online store. The beautifully

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42:20

Living In Between Cultures with Changemaker Justine...

Going Places ·

2025/01/01

Welcome back to the show and welcome to 2025! Thank you for being with us all throughout this season.Today, we’re talking with Justine Abigail Yu, the founder of Living Hyphen, a community and multimedia platform that explores what it means to live in between cultures as a hyphenated Canadian – that is, an individual who calls Canada home but who has roots elsewhere.Justine is a Filipina-Canadian and in our conversation, we discuss identity and belonging in the diaspora communities, radical

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