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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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57:43

Season Finale: Helmet-to-Cheek and Other 2026 Wishes...

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2025/12/31

Happy New Year!Today, we're speaking with Dr. Anu Taranath, a speaker, facilitator, and faculty member at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she teaches about global literature, race, and equity, and directs study abroad programs on human rights.Anu is the author of Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, a book that puts our movement across the world in a larger context of systems of power. She also writes a column for AFAR Magazine.We're closing the year with a

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01:02:34

Caucasus, Bosnia, and Pakistan with the Women Behind...

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2025/12/24

How do a nomadic Costa Rican-Polish-American and a British-Pakistani raised in Saudi Arabia start a travel company together?Today, we're going to find out. We're speaking with Sibu Szymanowska and Hira Aftab, co-founders of The Hybrid Tours, a travel company that uses the power of travel and storytelling to challenge stereotypes and foster connections with activists, refugees, and changemakers worldwide.Use code GOINGPLACES to receive $100 off any of The Hybrid Tours' upcoming trips.Reminder: We are

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38:59

First Time Travel to Jordan with Travel Advisor...

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2025/12/17

Today, we're speaking with Vanessa Abbe, a travel advisor who joined me on my last group trip to Jordan. Travel to Jordan has dropped 90% in some cases in the last two years.In this conversation, I wanted to hear Vanessa's take on what it’s like to travel to Jordan for someone who’s never been, as we experienced the country largely empty of tourists together.We are running a 10-day trip to Jordan from June 5-14, 2026. We'll visit the Dead Sea, Petra, Wadi Rum, Amman, and many off-beaten spots in

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46:11

What a Stay in the Desert Is Like with Wadi Rum's...

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2025/12/10

Today, we travel to my favorite place on the planet: the desert of Wadi Rum in southern Jordan, to meet Ahmad Mara'yeh, a Bedouin man and co-founder of Rum Planet Camp.We are returning to Jordan next June! Join us June 5-14, 2026 on a 10-day trip to this country we love so much. We'll visit the Dead Sea, Petra, Wadi Rum, Amman, and many off-beaten spots in between. And yes, we will also stay with Ahmad at Rum Planet Camp in the desert. Go to https://goingplacesmedia.com/jordan for details on

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59:16

This Travel Company Tackles Violence Against Women...

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2025/12/03

One in three women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence (that’s according to UN Women). Yet, this rarely gets discussed outside of specialized circles. Today, we’re going to fix that.We're speaking with Megan Ryder-Burbidge, a global advocate for women’s equality and the co-founder and CEO of Sororal, a feminist travel company and advocacy brand reshaping how women experience the world. Megan's company is addressing violence against women by partnering with anti-violence

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01:12:10

Healing the World with Arab Jewish Mystic Hadar Cohen

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2025/11/26

If there is one episode you listen to this season, let it be this one. It revolves around these questions: how do we heal the world? How do we practice love?Today, we're speaking with Hadar Cohen, an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic, and artist whose work focuses on multi-religious spirituality, politics, social issues, and community building. Hadar comes from a 10th-generation Jerusalem family with lineage roots in Syria, Kurdistan, Iraq, and Iran.Hadar's story is one that we don’t often hear in the

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28:38

Writing a Book and Other Wisdoms: What Our Group...

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2025/11/19

Today, we're sharing a preview of the kinds of conversations we have during our monthly First Fridays group calls inside our paid Going Places members' community.You’ll hear from our paid members Dr. Anu Taranath, a University of Washington professor and lecturer on human rights, who wrote a book called Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, and Dee Flower, a former park ranger and author of Where the Wind Wills, an adventure-driven travel memoir.Our paid members come from all walks

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55:38

Yulia Gets Interviewed by Matt Bowles of The Maverick...

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2025/11/12

Today, we’re flipping the script and bringing you a conversation I recorded with a dear friend of mine, a longtime Palestinian activist Matt Bowles, for his podcast, The Maverick Show.On his podcast, Matt interviews people who work at the intersection of travel and activist spaces. On it, you’ll find interviews with people like Imani Bashir, a Black Muslim American who advocates for more Black people in the us to travel with her Passport initiative, and Mari Monsalve, who visited occupied Palestine

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01:03:05

Unpacking Morocco’s Capital City with CCCL’s Farah...

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2025/11/05

Today, we're speaking with Farah Cherif D'Ouezzan, an intercultural educator and founder of the Rabat, Morocco-based Center for Cross-Cultural Learning, which has been bringing groups of students and adult learners to Morocco for 30 years.Farah’s academic research focuses on religion, gender issues, youth participation, and cross-cultural understanding. She’s also the author of Speaking from Within, her recently published book that covers all aspects of crossing cultures and is a useful introduction

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01:02:16

On Gaza, Love, and Stereotypes with Saudi...

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2025/10/29

Today, we're speaking with Tasneem Alsultan, a Saudi-American photographer known for her work on gender and social issues in Saudi Arabia and the region.Tasneem is the first Arab woman to become a Canon ambassador. She has primarily worked with The New York Times and National Geographic, but as you’ll hear in this episode, she has largely stopped collaborating with Western media outletsthat continue to dehumanize Palestinian people in their coverage, headlines, and framing.What has she focused on

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09:41

Our New Season Is Here!

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2025/10/22

Welcome back to the new season of the Going Places show!In the last few years, our show has undergone a transformation. As we continue witnessing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, and the dehumanization of entire groupsin the media, we’ve questioned our role in travel media and felt powerless and hopeless to make any meaningful change.This show is our antidote to that hopelessness. At Going Places, we cultivate hope with stories of people and places that bring our shared humanity back

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15:11

September Update: What We've Been Up To

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2025/09/10

Did you miss us? We missed you!In this episode of Going Places, I share updates on the podcast's return, my work on the book proposal (ICYMI: I'm writing a non-fiction book), and why independent journalism is more important than ever. I talk about our upcoming season, in which you'll hear interviews with a Saudi photographer, a Moroccan professor, and so much more, and share our plans for future projects.BUT: we need you. All of September, we're running a Back Indie Media drive together with dozens

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14:49

Season Finale: The Privilege to Move Freely through...

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2025/07/09

Today is the last episode of the season! I hope you enjoyed spending your time with us.We’re taking an eight-week break, during which I will focus on completing my two book proposals. Wish me luck! We will be back with new episodes in September.The ability to go anywhere is something that many of us probably don't pay much attention to in our day-to-day lives. If we have a powerful passport like that of the United States, some savings or a credit card, and the ability to do flexible, remote work, we

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01:15:28

Understanding Palestine with Activist and...

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2025/07/02

Today, we’re speaking with Matt Bowles, a longtime Palestinian human rights activist.With a Master’s Degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution, Matt has over two decades of human rights and activism experience. He led activist delegations to monitor human rights abuses in the north of Ireland, co-founded an organization to stop U.S. aid to Israel, organized solidarity delegations to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and did solidarity work with the indigenous Zapatista communities in

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12:33

The Spirit that Helped Okinawa Recover from WWII

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2025/06/25

Today, I'm sharing a story I wrote for the Adventure Travel Trade Association in 2024. It's about Yuimaru, the Okinawan spirit of cooperation that helped Okinawans move on from the tragedy of World War II.Okinawa is a small subtropical island in the East China Sea, halfway between China and Japan. In 1945, it endured one of the worst battles of the war, known as the Battle of Okinawa, during which an estimated 200,000 people, most of them Okinawan civilians, lost their lives.Last November, I

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01:01:02

"Call Us a Bunch of Utopians" with Climate Activist...

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2025/06/18

Today, we're speaking with Arto Sivonen, an activist and strategist fighting FOR human rights and AGAINST the climate crisis.Originally from Finland, Arto divides his time between Nairobi, Bengaluru, and Helsinki as the founder and CEO of Måndag, a creative change agency. A lot is happening in Africa and on the Indian subcontinent regarding young people leading movements for change, and Arto has the pulse on these movements.I first came across Arto and his work when I saw one of his Instagram posts

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39:50

Tourism Leakage and the Language of Decolonization...

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2025/06/11

Today, we’re continuing our conversation with Vincie Ho, a social justice educator and leader in travel who founded RISE Travel Institute.RISE is an award-winning nonprofit with a mission to create a more just and equitable world through travel education. It is also a Going Places Founding Member. If you missed last week’s episode, be sure to catch up with the first part of our conversation with Vincie.For GOING PLACES audience: use code goingplaces10off to get a discount on all existing and future

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52:36

Decolonizing Travel with RISE Travel Institute's...

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2025/06/04

Today, we’re speaking with Vincie Ho, the Founder and Executive Director of RISE Travel Institute, an award-winning nonprofit with a mission to create a more just and equitable world through travel education. RISE is also a Going Places Founding Member. Born and raised in Hong Kong and now based in the United States, Vincie is a disruptor, nonprofit leader, seasoned educator, and woman immigrant of color with a hearing disability whose perspective is not commonly found in travel leadership spaces

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37:39

Travel, Power, and the Role of Creators in a World on...

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2025/05/28

Today, I’d like to share with you a conversation I just had last week, in New York, on stage at the WITS Summit, the largest gathering of women travel creators organized by the Wanderful community and its CEO, Beth Santos.I attended WITS to moderate a panel called Travel, Power, and the Role of Creators in the World on Fire.With my brilliant co-panelists Janine Jervis, communications director for Visit Jordan, and Dr Anu Taranath, University of Washington faculty member, educator, and consultant on

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01:04:12

Another World Is Possible with Journalist Natasha...

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2025/05/21

Today, we're speaking with Natasha Hakimi Zapata, an award-winning journalist based in Europe. She’s also the author of Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America From Around the Globe. The book came out a few months ago and has given me so much hope and inspiration for the United States.Most of us are closer to being homeless than we are to being millionaires, with only one healthcare disaster, a lost job, or another calamity sending us to the brink. Yet, we often still buy into the myth of

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