The People You Meet: Travel, Growth & Coming Home with Melissa Rodway

from Women Like Me Stories & Business · host Julie Fairhurst

Send us Fan MailWhat if the most important travel skill isn’t packing light—but knowing when it’s time to come home?In this episode, we sit down with author and traveler Melissa Rodway to explore the deeper side of adventure: travel ego, judgment on the road, solo travel for women, and the quiet courage it takes to leave, and to return.Melissa shares how travel strips away identity labels and reveals who we really are. We talk about backpacker one-upmanship, solo dining, solo female travel safety, boutique group travel, and why brief connections with strangers can feel more intimate than long friendships at home.You’ll hear how a winter alone in Quebec City became a five-week masterclass in presence, the moment a long trip shifts from joy to job, and how endings matter—not just in travel, but in life.We also discuss: • Solo travel vs small group travel • Travel and aging (including hikers in their 70s and 80s!) • The emotional friction of life on the road • How to create adventure when money or time are limited • Turning raw travel emails into a published bookMelissa is the author of The People You May Meet, a powerful reflection on identity, connection, and growth through travel.If you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or restless, this conversation will remind you that sometimes the next adventure begins with a simple one-hour walk.Listen now, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs a nudge toward their next chapter.Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/fly_travel_media/Website and radio/podcast interviews: https://flyrodway.com/Amazon: http://bit.ly/44s5JX9If this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website

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