Hi there, I'm Lale Aricoglu and welcome to women who travel. For our new listeners,

I'm an editor at Condonass Traveller based in New York City and the host of this podcast. Though travel

and adventure has historically been publicly claimed by men, women have always

been part of those narratives. Each week, I shine a light on some of those stories, interviewing

female identifying guests about their most unique travel tales, sharing my own experiences from

around the globe, and tapping listeners to contribute their own memorable stories.

This is a podcast for anyone who is curious about the world and is excited to explore places both near and far from home.

It's been a challenging couple of years, but we are moving around the world once again.

I wanted to do a trip where I challenged myself,

and that meant going to the Southern Hemisphere.

I went to Patagonia, where I was hiking through the wilderness.

Sometimes you can spot some condors over there.

I'm also going to be talking about pushing myself to learn a new sport slightly closer to home

over the weekends in Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York, and actually trying to stick with it.

We'll also be hearing from some of you about your new outdoorsy challenges.

I decided to hike the Camino de Santiago in Galicia, Spain.

When I told my husband, I was going to take part in a 24-hour endurance vaguerta.

We, especially my mom, were so glad we pushed through the fear and uncertainty.

But to do it in December, during the rainiest, coldest part of the year, and I decided to do it alone.

He looked at me as if I was going crazy.

We hiked 9.8 miles, 25,310 steps down Furen alp.

And trust me, we felt every single one of those steps.

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