Sober Travel: We Didn't Get Sober for a Smaller Life | Teresa Bergen

What if giving up alcohol didn't mean giving up adventure?Travel is supposed to expand our world. But what happens when the very places we travel to seem to revolve around drinking?A hotel minibar. An airport bar. A champagne toast. A business conference where networking happens over cocktails. A cruise where drinks seem to follow you everywhere.For travel writer Teresa Bergen, traveling alcohol-free isn't about living a smaller life. It's about finally being free to experience a bigger one.In this conversation, Michael and Teresa explore the unexpected challenges of sober travel—and the freedom that comes from learning how to navigate the world on your own terms. Teresa shares what she's discovered through 15 years as a travel writer specializing in outdoor adventure, wellness, vegan and sober travel, and why she believes we didn't get sober to have little lives.Her new book, Sober Travel Handbook, offers practical strategies for navigating airports, hotels, conferences, family gatherings, cruises, and unfamiliar cultures without alcohol becoming the center of the experience.But this conversation goes deeper than travel tips.It's about what happens when we stop allowing other people's expectations to define how we experience the world.Because the goal isn't simply to travel without alcohol. It's to discover how much more life there is to experience when you don't need it.Find us on Apple, Spotify or your favorite listening platform; visit us on our YouTube channel Find everything "One More Thing" here: https://taplink.cc/beforeyougopodcastWant to be a guest on One More Thing Before You Go? Send Michael Herst a message on PodMatch, here: PODMATCH Proud member of the Podmatch Network of Top Rated- PodcastsThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy