244: Lessons from 30 Years of Travel to 140 Countries with Stephanie Zito
244: Lessons from 30 Years of Travel to 140 Countries with Stephanie Zito  
Podcast: The Maverick Show with Matt Bowles
Rating: Explicit Published On: Mon Aug 07 2023
Description: Learn about living in Sudan & Sierra Leone, pilgrimages to mark life transitions, ethical travel tips & luxury travel hacks. ____________________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest travel gear I'm using, my favorite destinations, discounts for special events, etc.). Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram ____________________________________ Stephanie Zito talks about growing up in the U.S. and developing her interest in travel, as well as her early interest in finding crea.ive ways to get free stuff. She talks about connecting with her Italian heritage through multiple trips to Italy over the years and also reflects on the impact of studying abroad in China. Stephanie then talks about getting into International humanitarian work and shares her experiences living in Sierra Leone and Sudan, as well as visiting Ethiopia 5 times. She talks about founding her fair trade, women-run company “Color Cloud Hammocks” in Cambodia, and then moving it to Ethiopia. Stephanie then shares her minimalist packing tips for women, her travel hacking strategies for optimizing points and miles, and some of the most epic luxury travel experiences she has gotten for free. She then reflects on why travel will not help you find yourself, why you can only experience a place in the present moment, what it means to be an ethical traveler, why you should always talk to your taxi driver, why Stephanie marks major life changes with epic pilgrimages, how she thinks about the concept of “home”, how her lifestyle choices have evolved through different seasons of life, and the impact that 30 years of travel to 140 countries has had on her. FULL SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED AVAILABLE HERE. ____________________________________ See my Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads See my Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn  See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ____________________________________ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Please Leave a Rating and Review. It really helps the show and I read each one personally.  You Can Buy Me a Coffee. Espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes! :)