WSGT Travel Influencer: Lisa Lubin

 

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WSGT‘s next Influencer Interview is with Lisa Lubin of LL World Tour, a travel website combining unique trips with food and award-winning photography.  

Lisa 5Bio: Lisa Lubin is an established travel and food writer, three-time Emmy®-award winning TV producer, video consultant, and travel industry expert. After more than a decade in broadcast television she took a sabbatical, which turned into three years traveling around the world. She documents her (mis)adventures on her blog, LLworldtour.com. Her writing and photography has been published by American Way Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, West Jet Magazine, Sheridan Road Magazine, Smithsonian, the Malibu Times, Encyclopedia Britannica, Orbitz, Mapquest, Jetsetter.com, and Huffington Post. She recently published The Ultimate Travel Tips: Essential Advice for Your Adventures available on Amazon.

1.)Where was the first place that you traveled that made you think WOW—travel is amazing (think history book come to life or …..)

Paris. 1995. It was my first time ever in Europe and it hit me like a ton of bricks. The history, the feeling in the air. Yes, the joie de vivre. I was in awe of the architecture and the history all around me. I loved it. 

2.)If you had unlimited resources, where would you go and what would you do?

If I had unlimited resources, I would start buying real estate in some of my favorite cities — New York, Chicago, London, Paris and somewhere in a hill town in Italy. 

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4.)What apps do you use regularly that make your life easier?

I use Google Maps nearly every day. Also Podcast Republic to listen to during my runs.  

5.)What place do you wish more people have seen?

I just want people (especially Americans) to travel outside of their own country more. And to make sure they meet locals everywhere they go. 

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6.)Best advice you have been given and by whom?

I have been doing this so long, I have my own advice:

To slow down and travel slower. 

To meet and connect with locals as much as possible.

To travel alone. It’s the best thing I have ever done. 

7.)When were you surprised by the kindness of strangers on a trip?

Every. Single. Trip. From Turkey to Slovenia to Buenos Aires to New York City, people have welcomed me, helped me, and become my friends!

8.)What inspired you to travel for extended periods of time or live in a new
country?

The desire to do something big, to challenge myself and grab life by the balls and see the world!

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9.)I travel because….

it makes me feel alive. It allows me to keep learning, keep being curious, and keep intersecting with others. 

Stay up-to-date with Lisa through her website and social media outlets:

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Caitlyn O'Brien

Caitlyn is a 26-year-old Canadian with a passion for travel, futbol, and more recently kayaking in her new Patagonian home: Futaleufú. She teaches English at a local school and loves turning her daily experiences into stories.

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