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“I think tourism can play such an essential role in telling the world about local climate solutions underway.” - Shivya
Christina welcomes Shivya Nath, a travel storytelling author who has been sharing her experiences since she ditched her corporate job and struck out on her own more than ten years ago. Since then, Shivya has visited more than 60 countries, and has both published her bestselling travel memoir, The Shooting Star, and launched The Shooting Star Academy, a course that teaches people how to tell impactful stories through travel while making a positive impact. In the episode, Christina and Shivya discuss Shivya's work as a travel writer, how her early career stop working with the Singapore Tourism Board helped inform her future career, and how her family has taken time to become accustomed to her chosen lifestyle. She shares her thoughts as someone who travels a lot on climate change, and the role of travel media in helping educate and shed light on solutions.