Feb 171 min read

Transformational Travel:Self Discovery, Empowerment and Embracing Change with Author Nikki Vargas

Travel is transformational. Anthony Bourdain knew it, and you probably know it too.

It changes you somehow, even if you are just visiting a new neighbourhood in your own city.

Travel is good for you too, for your spirit, your growth and even your physical health, even when it is difficult, inconvenient or downright nerve-racking.

Tune in as we chat with Nikki Vargas, author, speaker and senior editor of Fodor’s Travel, about her own journey of self discovery captured in her latest memoir, Call You When I Land: A Memoir.

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Must Mentions:

Vargas, Nikki. (2023) Call You When I Land: A Memoir. Hanover Square Press.

Sources:

“A Train Took Me 5,000 Miles From Moscow to China—and to a Whole New Life”

“Interview: Peter Hessler on His Surprising First Trip to China”

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“How Travel Changed My Life, By Arthur Frommer”

“Road Trip! Health Net Points Out the Health Benefits of Vacations”

“Then and now: 9 ways travel has changed over the past 25 years”

“Turn and face the strain: How has travel changed since the ’70s?”

“When a Vacation Reduces Stress — And When It Doesn’t”