In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by JourneyWoman, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with author and visual storyteller Lola Akinmade, founder of Geotraveler Media Academy. Lola is an award-winning visual storyteller, international bestselling author, and travel entrepreneur based in Stockholm, Sweden. She is the editor-in-chief for Slow Travel Stockholm and has written for National Geographic Traveler, BBC, and CNN, among others. She has been named a 2022 Hasselblad Heroine and received the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year Bill Muster Award. In addition to contributing to several travel books, Lola authored Due North, LAGOM: Swedish Secret of Living Well, In Every Mirror She’s Black, and Everything is Not Enough. Christine and Lola discuss: Creating balance in our lives as mothers and travel professionalsOur shared value of connection and how our travel values show up in our photography, travel, and lifeThe question: Who Gets to Share the Story of a Place?An update from Lola about Local Purse, first featured in Soul of Travel Podcast Episode 26Join Christine now for this soulful conversation with Lola Akinmade. 🌎​​​​​​​​ To read our episode blog post, access a complete transcript, see full show notes, and find resources and links mentioned in this episode, head to the Soul of Travel Website. LOVE these soulful conversations? Make a difference by making a donation to Lotus Sojourns on PayPal.  Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcasts so you don’t miss the latest episodes! Visit https://akinmade.com/ and Geotraveler Media Academy. Connect with Lola on your favorite social media network. Instagram / Instagram / LinkedIn / Twitter 🌎​​​​ Looking for ways to be a part of the Lotus Sojourns community? Learn more here! Find Lotus Sojourns on Facebook, or join the Lotus Sojourns Collective. Find solo travel trips for women over 50 on JourneyWoman. Follow us on Instagram: @journeywoman_original, @lotussojourns and @souloftravelpodcast. Credits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor). Lola Akinmade (Guest). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing, production, and content writing by Carly Oduardo. Support the show