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 This Travel Startup Is Making Solo Travel Safer for Women w/ Vanessa Karel #160
Solo female travel just got a serious upgrade, and this game-changing startup is leading the way.
In this episode, host Kim Anderson chats with Vanessa Karel, the founder of GreetHer—a groundbreaking travel startup designed to help women travel safer and with more confidence. Named one of the 100 rising Latinx startup founders to watch, Vanessa shares how her own travel experiences inspired her to create a solution that connects female travelers with local women, known as Greeters, who provide guidance, support, and insider knowledge in destinations worldwide.
You’ll hear Vanessa’s incredible journey from feeling stranded and vulnerable in a foreign country to launching a global platform that’s empowering women everywhere.
If you’ve ever hesitated to travel solo or wished for a safer, more personal way to explore new places, this episode is for you.
What You’ll Learn:
- How Vanessa turned a personal travel struggle into a global movement
- Why local female connections can make all the difference in travel safety
- The biggest misconceptions about solo female travel—and how to overcome them
If you’re a woman who loves to travel, a solo adventurer, or someone passionate about making travel safer and more empowering for women, this episode is for you.
RESOURCES:
Connect with Vanessa on LinkedIn
Learn more about GreetHer: Website, Instagram
⚡ ROUND Book: The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
EPISODE DETAILS:
7:10 - 90% of women
19:15 - Finding ways to spend our money
21:45 - Outside our comfort zones
22:44 - Are you getting rejected enough
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