Riding Across American Life Lessons from a Tandem Bike Journey (feat. Teri M Brown)

What happens when you follow curiosity — on the road and on the page? In this episode of Travel Time Stories with Shannon, Shannon and Ann sit down with author Teri M. Brown to talk about adventure, storytelling, and the courage it takes to dream big — even when the road is long. Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat and now calling the North Carolina coast home, Teri has lived a life shaped by movement and curiosity. In 2020, she and her husband rode a tandem bicycle across the United States from Astoria, Oregon to Washington, DC, raising money for Toys for Tots — an experience that became the inspiration for her book 10 Little Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure. In this conversation, we explore: 🚲 What a cross-country tandem bike ride teaches you about trust and partnership 📚 How travel influences storytelling and historical fiction 🌍 Writing daring women across time — from WWII to Appalachia ✨ Turning life experiences into meaningful stories 💛 Giving yourself permission to keep evolving and dreaming big We also talk about Teri’s latest children’s book, Little Lola and Her Big Dream, and why it’s so important to encourage big dreams — at every age. If you love thoughtful travel stories, creative journeys, and conversations that remind you it’s never too late to begin again, this episode is for you. 🎧 Available on podcast apps and YouTube 📖 Learn more about Teri and her books: www.terimbrown.com I would love for listeners to buy 10 Little Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure, Daughters of Green Mountain Gap, An Enemy Like Me, Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women, and Little Lola and Her Big Dream as well as sign up for my newsletter where they will receive the list of "10 Historical Fiction You've Never Heard of That Will Bring You to Tears." In addition to going to my website, they can also purchase the books on Amazon. ✨ Grab your favorite beverage and travel this story with us. #healingjourney #authors #traveltimestorieswithshannon #travelpodcast #tandembike #bicycletouring #newpodcastepisode #tunein #podcast #publishedauthor #terimbrownauthor #podmatchhttps://www.traveltimestories.com/