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Savvy solo travelers are all about maximizing their experiences, and knowing how to use stopovers can be a seriously powerful tool at your disposal. Who better than your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements to explain it all! What a stopover is, how to use it, who offers them—all that and more on this episode of Solo Travel Talk.

Some of the questions answered on this show include:
- What is the difference between a layover and a stopover?
- What are the limitations of a stopover?
- Which airlines offer stopovers?
- Are stopovers free?
- Can you do a stopover in Portugal?
- Do any airlines offer bonuses with their stopovers?
- Which airline has the best stopover program?

Mentioned on the show: Airwander.com

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Soulpreneur relatives, whether you are in love with public speaking and creating written content, this broadcast is packed full of valuable insight and is perfect for anyone who is looking to amp up their voice with authenticity, both remotely and in front of an audience! 

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I speak with public speaker and writer, Michelle Delima. Michelle's magical superpower is her ability to communicate effectively and authentically through written and spoken word. She owns her own business, Write Transformation, based out of Stonington, Connecticut, where she assists other passion-driven people clarify, organize, and articulate their visions for their businesses. Additionally, Michelle has tons of experience in the corporate world, as well as working with independent business owners worldwide! She is a joy and light and I am SO excited to share our interview with you all today!

Soulpreneur relatives, are you struggling to find your unique path and spark as a leader? Have you found what skills you have that make you stand our and sparkly as a business owner and entrepreneur?

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I speak with Jaleh Zandieh, an incredible woman with a distinct and humble perspective on sustainable leadership. Her multicultural upbringing has empowered her to support her clients in finding their own unique "spark" and leadership style. This allows them to grow into the entrepreneurs they dream of becoming. Jaleh's passion for sustainable leadership is both motivational and contagious, as you'll hear in this broadcast. So sit back, enjoy, and soak it all up!

Key points in this episode:

• What is sustainable leadership?
• Finding and owning your unique "spark" as a leader
• Jaleh's story growing up in a multicultural household
• How acknowledging Jaleh's family's ancestry allowed her to follow her path
• Diversity is meant to be celebrated
• Why repatterning cultural narratives is important
• Sustainable leadership retreats
• And so much more!

Soulpreneur relatives, are you ready to power up your own business? Are you curious to know how Astrid ended up in the midst of her glorious and sparkly, solo business manifestation?

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I take a different path than I do on previous talks...I'm interviewing mySelf! I can't wait to share all of the twists and turns that brought me from Switzerland to Kodiak, Alaska, as well as all of the inspirational leaps of faith I took to build my own soulpreneuer experience from the ground up! The universe works mysteriously and I want to share with you all how I came to power up my entrepreneurship, in a heart-centered and grounded way!

Key points in this episode:

• I share from my own soulpreneur experience
• How in the world did I end up in Alaska?
• Building community as a remote entrepreneur
• Benefits of living and working in a tight-knit community
• Power tips from my branding, design, and marketing background
• What lifestyle do you want to create?
• Power up by investing in yourself and your business
• And so much more!

Solo travel has been evolving quickly in the last few years, even though your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements has been going solo for some time now! As more and more people are becoming aware of all the possibilities that await the solo traveler, some of that attention can make it appear that solo travel is merely “having a moment,” making it a fad instead of a true shift in how we experience the world. On this 100th episode of Solo Travel Talk, Astrid is going to show how solo travel is where it’s at, coming into its own.

Some of the questions answered on the episode:

• Why go solo?
• What is the biggest influence on solo travel growing as a trend?
• How do women solo travelers influence the travel industry?
• How has social media influenced solo travel?
• Is solo travel really growing or is it just a perception?
• How is the travel industry responding to solo travelers?
• Is part of the growth of solo travel a fad?

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Zoom in on a map of Paris and you will notice a spiral configuration of lines dividing up the city. The Arrondissement system of neighborhoods is one of the defining elements of the character of Paris. Your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements spent time in the 16th Arrondissement and has some advice, some stories, some recommendations… the full Astrid report.

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app.

Astrid has some amazing resources for solo travelers. Check out her RESOURCES page on her website here:

https://www.astridtravel.com/resources

Just go solo!

For many of us, getting a stash of small bills is part of the pre-trip planning routine since we will be tipping all the various helpers that we encounter on our travels. However, tipping is NOT universal. Your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements has some tips and advice on how to handle gratuity with grace no matter where your solo travels may take you. How much? To whom? Where?? When to say “keep the change” and more on this episode of Solo Travel Talk.

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Soulpreneur relatives, have you ever wondered how you can manifest a life of creating and doing business remotely and on the road? Are you inspired to bring your passions and talents to places you've never been before? Or perhaps you're already working remotely and feeling overwhelmed with organizing your work and play around your unique lifestyle?

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I speak with artist and online blogger/entrepreneur, Raine Boyd! Raine owns an online business and blog called Lime Tree Fruits and is an illustrator and designer! We're going to dive into some of the challenges she's overcome in regards to her remote-living lifestyle, as well as obstacles she's faced as an artist and creative mind!

In this episode, Raine shares her process in feeling grounded and at home with herself, as she's moving from place to place, and working remotely all over the world! She offers some amazing tips and tricks for those of us who may be feeling intimidated by new spaces and lack of organization. She also explains how she supports herself in feeling confident and inspired while on the road!

Key points in this episode:

• Raine's background and how she manages to make a living as an online entrepreneur
• Challenges Raine has faced living the nomad lifestyle
• The importance of flexibility
• Finding ways to make yourself comfortable in a new location
• 3 Power tips for small business owners
• Advice for those who want to start working remotely
• And so much more!

The whole point of traveling somewhere is to do activities that are fun or interesting or enriching or otherwise give you the experience of your destination when you get there. The queen of pre-trip planning (who also just so happens to be your solo travel advisor) Astrid Clements has some thoughts and recommendations about setting an itinerary. This episode has a lot of focus on timing, such as when to start planning; how to organize your travel time effectively, including what to plan when. Solo travel procrastinators, don't worry: Astrid has some suggestions for you, too. This episode also marks the launch of Astrid's Resource page on her website! Find the resource page here: https://www.astridtravel.com/resources/

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Soulpreneur relatives, are you feeling congested by things that no longer serve you? Perhaps you're feeling like you want to start peeling away the dead layers of your life but you're unsure how?

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I speak with Yola Mehmeti, a space healing facilitator, energy practitioner, and space holder extraordinaire from New York, New York! Yola is one of the magical coaches that I've booked and personally have worked with; so I'm incredibly grateful and excited to share this segment with you!

In this segment, Yola graciously shares, through her life experiences, ways in which we can declutter our lives, both internally and externally. She understands that underneath our reality is an undercurrent of energy that influences every aspect of our lives. She assists her clients in taking what serves them from their life experiences, and helps them dissolve the attachments to that which does not serve them. Therefore, her clients are able to trust themselves and give themselves permission to step into their Truth. Tune in to catch Yola's inspiring journey and to connect with her modality of healing!

Key points in this episode:

• The importance of rebellion and rule-breaking
• The internal vs. the external work
• Taking what serves you and leaving the rest
• How energy work can support life transitions
• The beauty of simplicity
• Removing all of the layers in order to give yourself permission to feel spacious
• And so much more!

When you trust yourself, you help yourself allow yourself be who you are. Tune in to hear how Yola is helping her community do just that! 

We like debunking preconceived ideas about solo travel here on Solo Travel Talk, and your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements is just the person to do it. Are there cities that are truly better for solo travel than others? Is solo travel better if you are a certain age? Everyone should try solo travel? These are common ideas that surround discussions of solo travel, and Astrid has a take on all these ideas (and more!) True? False? Somewhere in the middle? Let’s find out from Astrid as we play a game we’re calling True False Solo Travel.

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Soulpreneur relatives, have you thought about taking your business to the next level, but are feeling overwhelmed by all of the financial decisions you may face in the process? Do you dream of raising capital and feel lost as to how you might get there?

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I chat with Delilah Panio, Vice President of Capital Formation for TMX Group and founder of consulting firm, Stiletto Dash. Delilah is an expert in savviness, as she assists business owners, specifically women, in raising financial capital for their businesses! Additionally, she teaches the fundamentals of taking one's business to the next level, as she supports individuals in busting down their blockages and the barriers that keep them and their business from their fullest potential!

Key points in this episode:

• Why there's never been a better time in history to be an entrepreneur as a woman
• The importance of educating women to become investors
• Remote challenges and possibilities for women entrepreneurs
• Investing for people who don't have investment opportunities
• When is it a good time for you, as a business owner, to start raising capital?
• Asking for capital from friends & family
• Bootstrap mechanisms of finance
• And so much more!

This week, we're getting to the nitty gritty with Delilah! Her qualifications and foresight make her the perfect person to speak with about the perceived intimidations of the financial world!

Soulpreneur relatives, if you have a passion for social justice and are looking for ways to jumpstart your online/remote business, today's episode is going to be a treat for you! We're going to be talking all about creating remote online work out of thin air!

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I speak with Kelly Ann Collins, owner and operator of Vult Lab, a social media consulting company based out of Morgantown, West Virginia! Kelly Ann is a fired up, remote entrepreneur with a passion for changing the world from the ground up! She joins us today, sharing her wisdom and experience around how she created an online empire, and how she uses her privilege and platform in order to advocate for others in the social justice world! Tune in this week because you're not going to want to miss Kelly's juicy, inspiring story and advice for all of us soulpreneurs out there! She's creating a world you'll certainly want to be a part of!

Key points in this episode:

• How Kelly Ann manifested her remote social media consulting company
• Finding and Creating online work for yourself
• Kelly Ann's involvement with social justice program, "Witness" (Previously named and mentioned as "Humanize" in the podcast)
• Overcoming challenges and making boundaries with working remotely
• Communicating with clients via technology 
• Tips to help you succeed in jumpstarting your remote business
• Following your passion and intuition to accomplish your dreams
• And so much more!

Your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements is a big proponent of familiarizing yourself with a culture before you visit a destination. How does this advice come into play for one of her very favorite places, Paris? For years, visitors to France seemingly have endless tales about so-called rudeness or other cultural faux pas. Astrid has some thoughts on this trope: first off, attitudes are a-changing plus, with a few helpful do’s/don’ts you can easily have a tres bien solo Paris adventure.

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Paris! If you’ve listened to Solo Travel Talk before, then you know your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements loves Paris. In fact, Astrid is right on the cusp of returning to the City of Lights. On this solo travel podcast episode, Astrid not only covers Paris and some significant features, but you'll also hear themes about mood, revisiting a city (over experiencing somewhere new), and (of course) many insights about solo trip planning.

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements knows what makes a city “solo friendly.” If you want some inspiration for your solo adventure, and want some suggestions of some cities to contemplate—listen on. Astrid has 20 cities she considers solo friendly for your consideration.  Be sure to stay tuned to the end when Astrid discusses a couple of major cities that folks might assume are solo friendly that don’t quite get Astrid’s recommendation and why.

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Astrid is thinking about 2019 and on this episode of Solo Travel Talk, we get to hear about where she is dreaming of visiting next year. If you need some travel inspiration, if you want to think about ultimate solo travel trips, this episode is for you. Your solo travel advisor Astrid Clements is going to profile four trips—trips she actually plans on taking: assessing why they have made the cut, what Astrid is looking forward to, and even the “solo factor.”

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Soulpreneur relatives, this feature is especially geared towards all of you with a passion for writing and traveling.

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I speak with Shelby Deering, who is a lifestyle writer based out of Madison, Wisconsin. Shelby is all about sparkle and authenticity and today we are blessed to receive her story, as well as some words of advice for freelance writers everywhere!

This feature focuses on the power of authentic communication and the benefits of working with one's local community in order to manifest success as a writer. Listen in to soak up all of Shelby's valuable insight!

Key points in this episode:

• Looking for gigs to write for
• Writing for local publications
• Drawing on the things that are in your immediate reach
• What is the story that you're wanting to tell?
• Knowing your audience
• Authentic communication & the attractiveness of transparency
• Social media as the modern-day "camp-fire"
• And so much more!

Listen to see how you can start to make your dreams and wants into reality. By making your thoughts happen, you will begin to feel lighter, like a hot-air balloon! You will start to shine like light and continue to thrive in your life.

When you start dreaming of upcoming travel, Astrid often suggests assessing your mood or thinking about what you want to "accomplish" with your trip. On the new episode of her solo travel podcast, Solo Travel Talk, Astrid takes us live into her own planning. Get real-world considerations, suggestions, and inspiration. This is part one; next week in part two, Astrid will profile exactly where she is going to go in 2019, and why.

We love sharing the most innovative and informative content to get you out there solo. Astrid, your expert Solo Travel Advisor-- has an amazing packing list available for download. Get it at her website, AstridTravel.com. Follow Astrid on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or with your favorite podcast app. Just go solo!

Soulpreneur relatives, do you struggle with balancing the logical side of life with your dreams and visions for your future? Are you someone who is under large amounts of stress for a long period of time? Are you looking for ways to expand past limiting beliefs of yourself?

In today's Astrid Mueller Talks feature, I speak with Jodi Flynn, author of Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing and founder of Women Taking the Lead. We'll be diving into the juiciest parts of Jodi's book and hearing about how she's learned to navigate and transmute copious amounts of stress while staying true to herself at the same time!

This episode hones in on harmful behavioral patterns often expressed during times of stress, and tips on how to overcome them. Press the play button, relax, and listen in for a truly magical broadcast.

Key points in this episode:

• Jodi's journey from corporate to women's empowerment coach
• Unpacking the Type-A, logically-oriented, high achieving, perfectionist personality
• Recognizing when stress is affecting our personality and behavior
• How to shift thought patterns around opportunities when they present themselves
• The importance of challenging limiting beliefs
• The benefits of exploring the narrative one creates for themselves
• And so much more!

Listen in to this week's episode to gain valuable insight around your own psyche and how you can shift your behavioral patterns by first shifting your thought patterns!