I have been reading Seth Godin‘s blog for years. His recent post, Are you Interesting?, intrigued me: “Which means that being an interesting person is a choice. We can choose to show up, to care enough to contribute our humanity to the next interaction. It’s a choice, but a difficult one, because being interesting feels risky. People … Continued
September 2015 News from Lisa & We Said Go Travel: L’Shana Tova from Los Angeles! It is going to be a great new year! Wondering how you can save someone’s life? Read Shari Schnall’s story about her Liver-versary! Last week I was honored to be a speaker at the Fairmont Western Regional Marketing Conference. The Media … Continued
FROM THE JULY NEWS for We Said Go Travel: Inspiration Writing Contest winners! AND THE WINNERS ARE: First Place Winner: Stephen Fabes, Don’t Look Down in Bolivia Second Place Winner: Christina Mehriary, Marine Eyes in Iraq Third Place Winner: Sheefa Kasar, Fulwa, India Honorable Mentions: Nitya Pandy: Right across the river in Nepal Jamie Williams: Taking the Stairs in the USA Robin Bortner: Beautiful Ugly Rome, … Continued
From Rabbi Joshua Knobel: “Send forth…So begins this week’s parasha, shelach-lecha, in which God commands the Israelites to send emissaries to investigate the land. When the spies return with reports burdened by fears, they create a panic among the Israelites, who are condemned to remain in the wilderness after wondering, yet again, why they had … Continued
From Lisa & We Said Go Travel: We Said Go Travel Newsletter 63: May 20, 2015 Thank you to Mike Siegel from Travel Tales Podcast for interviewing me for his show. It was wonderful to talk about travel and We Said Go Travel with him. Enjoy the hour episode on his site. Click here to listen … Continued
April 2015 News from Lisa & We Said Go Travel: We Said Go Travel has a new look! Thanks for all the compliments on the new design. My first trip to Ireland last month was incredible. I loved being in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin. See Chris McGinnis and I on the bus … Continued
Thank you to all the writers who participated in the 2014 Gratitude Writing Contest! I hope you will choose to share your stories. The 2015 Independence Writing Contest will open in May 2015 and close on July 4, 2015. The 2015 Inspiration Writing Contest entries are being published and the winners will be announced in June. Over sixteen hundred … Continued
We Said Go Travel Newsletter 59: Jan. 27, 2014 Happy 2015! I hope your January has been filled with progress on your resolutions. My trip to Bermuda as a travel host for Orbitz and White Nile Media was picked up by Nasdaq. I like this part: “Orbitz Originals: Bermuda – Proper Fun a seven-part online video series … Continued
FALL 2014 GRATITUDE TRAVEL WRITING CONTEST submit your entry here Enter until Sunday November 30, 2014 at midnight PST! (Winter 2015 contest will open January 2, 2015) WeSaidGoTravel.com invites you to enter its Travel Writing Contest with CASH prizes and no fee for entry. The theme for the Fall 2014 contest is “Gratitude: A Place That Inspires You to Feel Strong and … Continued
NOVEMBER NEWS from WSGT: HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I am grateful for your support for me and We Said Go Travel! Thank you! WRITING CONTEST: The Fall 2014 Gratitude Travel Writing Contest is open. Free entry and cash prizes. Share your story of how you are a hero! The theme for the Fall 2014 contest is “Gratitude: A Place That Inspires You to … Continued