Episode 5: Post Traumatic Growth through Travel with Laura

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Giving is good medicine. To donate to earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria, here are a few reputable charities and organizations to consider:

Plan International Inc. (Syria)

Center for Disaster Philanthropy (Turkey + Syria)

Direct Relief (Turkey + Syria)

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If you’re looking for a unique and life changing group travel tour, look no further…

My guest today, Laura Ericson, owns a group travel tour company where she takes people on “off the beaten path” experiences. She started traveling as a child, but it wasn’t until she got divorced at age 34 that she really put her focus into traveling and made it a priority. Her business was started in 2021 out of the need for travel buddies. She couldn’t find anyone to travel with and people were always warning her not to travel to “dangerous” places alone. So whala! She created her own group travel business. Her goal is to make sure people have access to less popular countries like Colombia and Turkey, which have become some of her favorite countries and are often overlooked. Since she started her business just over a year ago, she has taken people on 5 group trips to 4 countries and is adding several new trip locations in 2023 (Morocco, Arizona, Colombia, Mexico City, and Cuba).

In this episode we go into a lot of my favorite topics like over-tourism, dark tourism, post traumatic growth, and how sometimes the universe will throw something negative your way so you can build something positive. Please enjoy and go check out all that Laura and her business has to offer!

For more information and to connect with Laura check her out on:

FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lolalovestravel

IG: lolawhiskey

Website: lauraericson.com

Mentions in this episode:

Sand Cloud towels (the best!)

Scott’s Cheap Flights

Duo Lingo

Books + authors mentioned:

Take More Vacations by Scott Keyes

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain