The Globetrotter Lounge

In this episode I talk with Rita Golden Gelman - an extraordinary and delightful world traveler. Now 80 years old, she spent 30 years of her later life without a permanent residence. Author of the New York Times bestseller: Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World, she has endless travel stories and lessons to share. A prolific children's book author who wrote while on the road, Rita was a working nomad well before the current "digital nomad" trend.  She also edited and published a

I talk with Suzanne Lacey, founder and Executive Director of Museum Without Walls, which takes middle and high school students on unique trips to explore accounts of intolerance and racism at the sites where they happened. The non-profit organization's vision is to educate and inspire students to become informed, engaged and motivated leaders who promote social justice in their communities. Along with her work leading civil and human rights trips, Suzzanne also started Sterling Silver Tours, which

I talk with poet, author and speaker Libby Wagner about how she’s developed a lifestyle that blurs the lines between work, personal life and travel. Formerly a tenured university professor who never traveled, Libby now has an unusual and creative career as a corporate “boardroom poet” and leadership advisor. Her work and personal life now regularly include extensive travel (for example leading a writing workshops in Ireland), and extended stays in foreign countries, working wherever she lands. Her

In episode 3 of the Globetrotter Lounge, I talk with Jet Set Christina about her very successful career launch last year as a luxury travel blogger and influencer. Her blog was recently ranked in the top 7 travel blogs on Buzzfeed, and was featured in The Daily Mail’s top luxury Travel bloggers list. Her Instagram account was named # 1 by Travel & Leisure, Trip Advisor and Yahoo of top travel accounts to follow. She also was featured in Forbes in an article about the most beautiful Beaches according

International pet sitter Kelly Scott talks about how she has embarked on an adventure of a lifetime. She quit her job, sold almost everything, and headed out to travel the world - one pet sit at a time.  She has taken care of pets and homes in England, Switzerland, Dubai, New Zealand, Australia, with sits scheduled in Scotland, Spain and London. Find out more about this great way to see the world, and how you could do it too.Visit my website to learn more about me, and say hi on social media:

In the first episode of the Globetrotter Lounge, Katharine Harvey, project manager and Seattle native, shares the multiple ways she’s been able to spend more time at her travel destinations, immersing herself in a full cultural experience. Extended trips have become her top travel strategy – with month long stays in France, Peru, Argentina and Belize. Her story includes pet sitting, house swapping and living in Mexico for a year. She shares tips and resources - and outlines how she was able to make