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World Footprints
by Tonya & Ian Fitzpatrick
World Footprints is a multi award-winning socially minded travel media company that has a mission to build community, share our common humanity and foster a “cross-culturalist” mindset. World Footprints also aims to create a sustainable consciousness for our planet’s natural resources and heritage treasures.A constant theme that World Footprints shares through its multimedia platforms and live presentations is the transformative power of travel on individuals and communities. Through powerful and authentic storytelling, World Footprints captures the essence of a destination and inspires mea
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LIFE DOWN UNDER IN THE LAND OF “OZ”
Today we’re going to explore the land down under – Australia. As an extra bonus we will also enjoy a listener’s favorite travel memory. What is it about Australia that captures our imagination? We had hoped to explore parts of Australia until COVID-19 forced a change in all of our plans. So we…
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Escape from India during COVID-19 – Part 1
What was meant to be a four-week writing assignment to Nepal and India for veteran journalist Anietra Hamper, turned out to be an absolute nightmare for her and her traveling companion, Ian Henderson. In March 2020, Anietra and Ian set out in search of the goonch--a very rare catfish also know as...
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Perspectives on American History and Culture
Imagine a bi-partisan dinner with U.S. Senators and Representatives at the Library of Congress with leading contemporary historians and a billionaire patriotic philanthropist. Then image an evening of enlightened discussions about American history without the presence of media or political...
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Considerations for LGBTQ+ travelers and Life as a Digital Nomad
Join World Footprints as we interview a friend and Knight Wallace Journalism Fellow about the challenges facing LGBTQ+ travelers and hear from a digital nomad about her life on the road. First, travel journalist, Michael Luongo, has researched and written about the role travel journalism plays in...
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Brooklyn’s Hasidic neighborhood and Ecuador’s Huaorani people
You have probably seen the men with black coats, black panama-style hats and long curly sideburns (payots) and wondered who they are. These men (and women) in black are members of the Hasidic Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in 18th century Eastern Europe. The...
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Exploring the Green Book trail and Rochester’s African-American Heritage
World Footprints will uncover the stories behind the story of the Green Book and we’ll explore Rochester, New York’s rich African-American heritage. In an era of segregation, the Green Book directed African-American travelers to safe havens as they traveled through inhospitable and outright...
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Kansas City’s African-American Heritage
Explore the richness and depth of Kansas City’s black history from sports and jazz to food and social advancement on World Footprints with Ian and Tonya Fitzpatrick. First, we’ll talk to Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Bob says that the Negro Leagues…
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Traveling to Puerto Rico and Cuba
The island of Puerto Rico was still recovering from the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria when a Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the island. As of this taping, Puerto Rico was hit by a 5.3 quake. Yet, despite these natural disasters Sarah Ratliff, owner of Purple Coqui tours and a resident of...
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Two Surprising 2020 Travel Trends: Nakations and Space Tourism
For 2020, nude travel and space tourism are two of the top travel trends that we’ll see emerge. Surprised? Don’t be. Nakations, otherwise known as nude recreation and nude travel represents a $550 million global industry. Jeff Baldasarre with the American Association for Nude Recreation, an...
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Preparing to Live and/or Study Abroad
Being well traveled doesn’t prepare you to live in another country. In addition to learning a new language there is subtle cultural differences that require some adjustment. Susan Haskins and Dan Pressure, International Living writers and authors of the new book, Live Richer, Spend Less, moved…
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Voluntourism and Galapagos Islands Conservation Practices: The Need for Caution
Join World Footprints for thought-provoking conversations that examine voluntourism and the impact that conservation practices and tourism have on the Galapagos Islands. First, voluntourism aka volunteer travel projects are helpful to communities in need. But, intercultural educator Lena...
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Satisfying Wanderlust during COVID-19
This mandatory pause that’s been imposed on us because of COVID-19 is very challenging; especially for those of us who travel frequently. But a fellow travel journalist, Terri Marshall of Tripping with Terri says that technology has offered us ways to feed our wanderlust at home. Terri writes a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
World Footprints is a multi award-winning socially minded travel media company that has a mission to build community, share our common humanity and foster a “cross-culturalist” mindset. World Footprints also aims to create a sustainable consciousness for our planet’s natural resources and heritage treasures.A constant theme that World Footprints shares through its multimedia platforms and live presentations is the transformative power of travel on individuals and communities. Through powerful and authentic storytelling, World Footprints captures the essence of a destination and inspires mea
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Tonya & Ian Fitzpatrick
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World Footprints is a multi award-winning socially minded travel media company that has a mission to build community, share our common humanity and foster a “cross-culturalist” mindset. World Footprints also aims to create a sustainable consciousness for our planet’s natural resources and heritage...
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