Go Solo Live

Tayloria Grant traveled to Italy for the first time when she was 16-years-old. After going through a divorce and leaving her corporate career, Tayloria went back, by herself, in 2014. She has been back to Italy every year since then and at the age of 40, she decided to learn Italian. Although she didn't know it at the time, her solo travel opened a new door for her and this experience led to her starting her own travel business, One Full Life.    Key Insights: *Tayloria spent 20 years in corporate America. *By  the time 2014 came around, Tayloria had went through a divorce and was in the middle of switching careers. *Tayloria loves family and girlfriend trips, but she really, really looks forward to traveling by herself. *Why did Tayloria travel to Italy? *There's a misconception that solo travel is lonely and that's completely not true! *Tayloria is a planner, but she's learned that when you travel, you have to be more in the moment. *Solo travel doesn't mean you'll be alone the entire time. You'll meet (and

Tina Erdmann is a photographer and introvert at heart. Traveling alone first started for Tina when she moved to Colorado at a young age and began venturing out into the local area, meeting new people. This slowly opened a door for her, so she began traveling further and further away from her home state and began to explore more of the United States on her own. Eventually, she made her first international solo trip in 2008 when she was in her mid-30s. Tina says her photography has become an excellent ice breaker for foreigners and traveling alone has really helped her come out of her introverted shell. She is no longer afraid of walking up to strangers and talking with them. Traveling alone gives you time for self-discovery and to answer some much needed questions about yourself. People might see you as selfish for deciding to take space for yourself, but honestly, selfishness isn't a bad thing! You end up becoming a much more giving person when you practice self-care.   Key Insights: *Where was Tina in her li

Hello everyone! Jennifer Buchholz here. I'm so glad to introduce you to the first episode of Go Solo Live, where we introduce inspiring women who are out there living their life to the fullest. My goal for this podcast is to showcase how the world isn't really that scary of a place, especially if you know how to take the appropriate measures.  Joining me on this episode is Kelly McDermott, someone who decided to get out there and travel when she was 36-years-old. After coming out of a divorce, Kelly found herself needing more out of life. People all over the world have some pretty old-fashioned ideas about women and traveling alone and Kelly addressed some of those on our call. Despite experiencing a bit of prejudice, Kelly still wouldn't change the experience for the world.   Key Insights: *Why are you traveling alone? What an old-fashioned question! *Who is Kelly? *Where was Kelly before she decided to travel by herself? *Kelly wasn't running away. She made a concise choice to travel and recover from a bad