Design Her Travel
Do you feel most alive when exploring new parts of the world? Do you dream of living a life filled with adventure, connection, and purpose?
If so, you’re in right place! Design Her Travel is the podcast that inspires you to turn those dreams into reality.
Hosted by global nomad Kim Anderson, this podcast is your weekly source of travel tips, fascinating stories, and actionable advice. Whether you’re dreaming of your first solo trip, planning your next family adventure, or searching for ways to design an intentional life full of travel, Design Her Travel has something for you.
Each episode takes you behind the scenes of extraordinary journeys, from travelers who’ve walked the globe, rowed across oceans, written best-selling books and created success as digital nomads and travel entrepreneurs.
Through a mix of guest interviews and solo episodes, you’ll get real-world tips, heartfelt stories, and the kind of inspiration that’ll have you turning your travel dreams into reality.
Meet Kim:
Her solo travels have taken her to over 40 countries and across countless oceans, and her unique experiences—like sailing the world despite not seeing the ocean until age 12—prove that transformation happens when you step out of your comfort zone. Her passion for adventure and community led her to create Design Her Travel group trips for like-minded women, offering you the chance to explore the world with a built-in travel tribe of lifelong friends.
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Design Her Travel
How to Plan a Meaningful Travel Experience: Learn and Grow on Every Trip w/ Erica Forrest #123
Ready to be inspired by a woman transforming travel into a deeper learning experience?
This week host Kim Anderson chats with Erica Forrest, a travel education specialist, published author, and founder of Trip Scholars. With over 30 years of experience in education and travel, Erica helps people make their trips more meaningful through her LEARN through travel method.
In this episode, Erica shares how she combines her passion for travel and education to help others connect with destinations on a deeper level.
You’ll learn how she uses travel as a tool for personal growth and as a key component in her kids homeschool education. Erica also shares insights into heritage travel and the unique ways she helps others create transformative journeys.
Whether you’re interested in deepening your travel experiences or looking for practical tips to enrich your adventures, Erica offers actionable advice you won’t want to miss. From travel coaching to cultural immersion, this episode is full of ideas to elevate your next trip.
Ready to make your travels more meaningful? Tune in now to be inspired by Erica’s unique approach to learning through travel!
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
- How to create a meaningful trip
- Travel coaching - what is it and do you need it?
- Reconnecting to your roots through ancestry travel
- The ways travel makes you feel alive
RESOURCES:
Connect with Erica: Trip Scholars Website, Instagram
⚡ ROUND BOOKS:
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
EPISODE DETAILS:
5:38 - Travel not only shows us just what a small piece we are in the world, but it also shows us just how significant we are.
13:15 - Travel coaches can help you when you are planning asignificant trip.
18:45 - If you find yourself with a long list of fears about a trip, it might be holding you back, then grab a pen and a journal, and list out all of the fears that you have.
21:47 - If you are looking for a meaningful trip, consider taking an ancestry trip.
31:03 - One of the best reasons to travel is that it allows you to feel keenly awake and keenly alive in each moment.
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