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September 12, 2022
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PennClubLA Summer Events in Los Angeles
Thank you to PennClubLA for an August of amazing events! I love being part of the vibrant alumni community of University of Pennsylvania! I made many of my lifelong friends while at PENN studying and I met more of them participating in this networking group!
The annual summer PennClubLA and the Wharton Alumni Club of Southern California party was held at the wonderful Mulholland Tennis Club!
The Penn Women Summer Networking 2022 hosted by The Trustees’ Council of Penn Women was SWEET! Thanks to Susan Sarich, Founder and CEO, SusieCakes and Brooke Jaffe, VP of Public Affairs and Strategy Penske Media.
AND we touched the FUTURE on a PennClubLA alumni tour at SpaceX!
Taking Flat Ben to the United Nations…My podcast with PENN, taking Flat Ben around town and speaking at HomecomingARTICLE: Thank you to Power of Penn Women, University of Pennsylvania and Momentum 2020 for interviewing me for their podcast.
ARTICLE: Taking Flat Ben, the Penn Quaker, out on the town!
ARTICLE: Penn Homecoming 2021 at AKA Rittenhouse Square
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September 11, 2022
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Sam Bradley: Travel Journalist
Sam Bradley is a travel and adventure enthusiast with a passion for scuba diving, paragliding and sky-diving. He’s travelled to four continents, lived in the Peruvian jungle, tour-guided through most of Southern Africa, run with the bulls in Pamplona and worked as a ski instructor in the States.
Sam’s day job is working for Cookson Adventures, a high-end tour operator organizing adventures to all corners of the world. His hobby is working as a freelance travel writer for various publications, and he’s worked with many tourism boards, hotels and operators on press trips, including Switzerland, Italy, France, USA, Mauritius and South Africa.
These days he calls London home, where he lives with his wife and three daughters, although he’s always looking for a chance to escape the city life for a new adventure.
Tempus Magazine (Mayfair, London, United Kingdom)Tempus print magazine is a high-end luxury lifestyle publication based in Mayfair in London. It has a monthly magazine readership of over 40 000, as well as 64 000 social media followers.
Articles: https://tempusmagazine.co.uk/news/author/Sam%20Bradley
Wanderlust travel website (United Kingdom)An adventure travel print magazine and website in the United Kingdom with a monthly readership of 400 000 readers.
Article: http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/planatrip/inspire-me/lists/the-top-5-roadtrips-in-south-Africa
Time and Leisure magazine and website (London, United Kingdom)Time and Leisure is a glossy magazine which is distributed to 365 000 monthly readers in South West London.
Article: http://www.timeandleisure.co.uk/articles/travel/4679-winter-ski-escapism.html
TNT online magazine (United Kingdom)TNT is a digital magazine which is sent to 55 000 readers. The website has 150 000 unique visitors per month and social media has another 35 000 followers.
Website: http://www.tntmagazine.com/
Article: http://digitaledition.tntmagazine.com/why-interlaken-provides-the-ultimate-hobbit-adventure/
Group Travel World (United Kingdom)Group Travel World is used by thousands of group travel professionals located in the UK, Europe, China and US, such as coach tour operators, school trip organisers, private travel clubs and large corporate employee travel clubs. It has a monthly print of 10 000 copies as well as a successful website (including an online directory).
Website: http://grouptravelworld.com/
Article: https://www.grouptravelworld.com/new-heights/
Go and Travel online magazine (co-founder)Go and Travel is an online travel magazine aiming to connect readers, writers, media publications and tourism companies. We aim to provide high quality travel articles to media publications, as well as modern and innovative marketing solutions and promotional opportunities to tourism companies and tour operators.
Website: http://goandtravel.co/
Article: http://goandtravel.co/2016/12/10/fabolous-skiing-in-foppolo-italy-without-the-tourists/
The Sunday Times newspaper (South Africa)South Africa’s biggest Sunday newspaper with a weekly readership of 3.4m people.
Website: http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/
Article: http://www.timeslive.co.za/travel/2012/01/15/delta-dreaming
Durbalicious Travel blog (founder)In the past I ran a travel blogging website called Durbalicious. This focuses on events and activities in and around Durban, while the travel section profiles different locations.
Website:http://www.durbalicious.com/
Public Sector Manager (South Africa)The Public Sector Manager publication has a current print run of 15 000 copies. The government is one of the largest institutions and uses PSM as the mouthpiece to capture the audience of 13 995 senior government managers, about 53 000 middle managers, 72 members of the national executive, nine premiers and their executive committees
Website: http://www.gcis.gov.za/content/resource_centre/news_and_mags/public_sector_magazine
Article: http://www.uhurucom.co.za/Digital%20Editions/PSM/June2013/
The Mercury newspaper (Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa)My articles appear in the Goodlife section, which is printed every Friday. Sales are 31740 copies per day, with a readership of 237 000 people, mostly in KZN. The target market is mainly upper income individuals of 25 years or more. A full page colour advert costs R43 614, and an editorial article is valued at R130 842.
Website: http://www.iol.co.za/
Article: http://www.iol.co.za/travel/world/europe/alpine-escape-that-s-got-it-all-1.1533419
The Cape Times newspaper (Western Cape, South Africa)Cape Town’s daily newspaper, with a readership of 258 000 per day.
Website: http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes
Article: http://www.iol.co.za/travel/world/africa/all-aboard-for-adventure-1579687
We Said Go TravelSam traveled with Lisa Niver from We Said Go Travel on Ecoventura in December 2019. He interviewed Chef Estuardo from our Galapagos Adventure: https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/crazy-about-cooking-a-chefs-guide-to-working-on-a-luxury-yacht-in-the-galapagos-islands/
Lisa filmed Sam’s antics! Enjoy the video:
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The whales have officially arrived in #Hermanus, #SouthAfrica! Time to enjoy breathtaking ocean views, #whalewatching, art galleries, #winetours, #restaurants, and local #markets. @WindsorHotel1 has some great October mid-week and weekend rates: https://t.co/mVZDmXrnCB #travel pic.twitter.com/6WXoKdu06m
— Go & Travel (@goandtravelmag) September 16, 2020
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Remembering Sept 11
I was in New York this day 21 years ago when the Towers fell. We remember 9/11
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1549217862201400
https://911memorialmuseum.brightcovegallery.com/
Today, 21 years later, our account is dedicated to remembering our 9/11 fallen brothers and sisters. Please join us in our vow to #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/MdErUYQOvf
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) September 11, 2022
Today is one of remembrance for both victims & survivors of the #September11 attacks, when we honor the tremendous sacrifices of our first responders & recovery workers.
— New York City 311 (@nyc311) September 11, 2022
The Tribute in Light is from 3:00 PM to dawn at the @Sept11Memorial: https://t.co/4ijFknIgBz#NeverForget pic.twitter.com/RiLJw7xu59
During this time of national mourning, we also remember the attacks in New York and elsewhere in the USA which took place 21 years ago today.
— South Yorkshire Fire (@SYFR) September 11, 2022
We remember all those- including so many from @FDNY– who lost their lives that day.#911Anniversary #11September pic.twitter.com/9uvhwrI7gS
Today we remember the 2,996 people who lost their lives 19 years ago today, including the 343 New York City Fire Department (FDNY) personnel & 72 police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty.
— Mersey Fire (@MerseyFire) September 11, 2020
#911Anniversary #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/5d2KTp5VQN
SEPTEMBER 202221 years ago, the world learned a poignant lesson in compassion, generosity, and finding light & community in the darkest of moments. Inspired by the Newfoundlanders who opened their arms, hearts, and homes to strangers without a second thought, for 5 days, we will honor, commemorate, and come together to spread kindness and give back.
“On September 11th, we honor what was lost; on September 12th, we commemorate what we’ve found.”
JOIN US FOR 5 DAYS OF GIVING BACK AND COMMEMORATING.MONDAY, 9.12: PAY IT FORWARD DAYPAY IT FORWARD 9/11Join Kevin T’s ripple effect by doing 3 acts of kindness in and around your community. Then, pay it forward by inspiring others to do the same. Join Kevin’s mission to do 22,000 good deeds for 2022 and the 11 Days of Kindness & Unity campaign from September 1-11.LITTLE WORDS PROJECT
Little Words Project® aims to inspire and encourage people to be kind to themselves and to pay that kindness forward, one bracelet at a time. Members of our Broadway company made custom Come From Away bracelets to pay forward to people in New York City.DAY OF SERVICE
As we do each year, Come From Away will join 9/11 Day of Service in their ongoing mission to transform the anniversary of 9/11 into a worldwide day of unity and doing good, and to encourage millions of people to remember and pay tribute each 9/11 through good deeds.The Broadway company will be performing the song “Prayer” at the NYC meal packing event. Tune in to this performance on our Facebook Page.Click here to learn more about Day of Service volunteer opportunities in your area.HEART 9/11 PRESENTS THE 2ND ANNUAL 9/12 TRIBUTE
An evening of reflection and resilience to tribute to New York’s 9/11 recovery mission workers and the pandemic’s frontline heroes to benefit HEART 9/11 featuring a special performance from members of Come From Away’s Broadway Company.TUESDAY, 9.13:SMALL ACTS OF KINDNESS WITH KINDNESS.ORG
Thanks to Kindness.org’s recent research looking at which kind acts matter most, we’re excited to share some ways you can choose kindness this week — and feel good knowing just how meaningful the impact is.Engage in small acts of kindness throughout the day:
– Give up a seat on the bus or train for someone
– Take care of someone who is sick
– Help someone cross the street
– Be there for someone if they are in trouble
– Buy lunch for someoneCOME FROM AWAY THE CONCERT IN NEWFOUNDLAND
We are honored & humbled to bring Come From Away back to The Rock as part of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Come Home celebration! Come From Away in Concert will be presented in Gander Sept 13-15 and St. John’s Sept 19-20.WEDNESDAY, 9.14:LOVE LOT WITH FELT
Share in our gratitude! Just as the Come From Aways thanked the Newfoundlanders, join us is showering them in thanks! Download the Felt app and send a card to Gander Town Hall through the Come From Away Love Lot. All cards will arrive at once.THURSDAY, 9.15:STOP THE WORLD, TAKE A PICTURE & GIVE BACK
Today, we want to encourage you to take a moment to capture the beauty of community while also taking time to reflect on your own. Take some time today to be mindful and then share your photos and tag our partners to spread the word & give back to important causes.Early Childhood Literacy with Dolly Parton’s Imagination LibraryAnimals From Away with Gander SPCAFRIDAY, 9.16: WHAT WE FOUNDJoin us at The Schoenfeld and receive a daffodil bulb to plant in a park and further the project’s mission following the performance in partnership with our friends at New Yorkers for Parks’ Daffodil Project.NY4P’s Daffodil Project is the largest annual volunteer effort in NYC history. It is a living memorial to the victims of September 11 and Covid-19, a platform for citywide parks stewardship and civic engagement, and a celebration of the New Yorkers championing parks equity in their communities. Established in 2001, the Daffodil Project is now in its 21st year.
Learn more about the Come From Away Projects here.
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September 5, 2022
The Bittersweets of Traveling: Life as an Emirates Cabin Crew Member
For four years, I traveled around the globe visiting 70 countries as a cabin crew member with Emirates. Based in Dubai, every flight I embarked on was with a different crew so my day at work was always going to be a mystery since my colleagues were often strangers. Going to work was always unfamiliar territory—even before I landed in a new city!
Emirates was certainly glamorous. We turned heads walking through airports like a pack of intimidating, exotic animals. The famous red hat distinguished us from any other airline and I was always proud to be part of a community of mysterious world travelers.
Of course, there was the not-so-glamorous reality of being a cabin crew member. I was often awake for more than 24 hours, had a poor immune system from the pressurized cabin, and slept through my days off waking only to pee and eat a croissant.
Moreover, during my time in the sky, I was faced with the safety and security threats of flying that we hoped would only exist in training college. I handled medical cases at 38,000 feet, swung from curtains in the cabin as I clung for safety during severe turbulence, and prepared the cabin for a diversion to Vienna from Los Angeles after one of our engines failed. We were all OK though! We landed safely and after the issue was fixed, we got to fly the empty aircraft back to Dubai the next day which was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I got to sit in the flight deck for takeoff and landing, watched movies in business class, then slept for the duration of the flight.
Subsequently, my experience at Emirates had many perks and many obstacles. I learned about patience, and that I have none! I learned how to administer first-aid, how to restrain, how to build a life raft, how to control a cabin of 500 hungry people, how to fight fire, how to fight sleep, how to do my makeup with no mirror, how to be a social butterfly, and how to not get lost in a new destination. My recollections are plentiful.
However, the experiences etched the most in my memory are the conversations with my colleagues on the jumpseat in the galley flying over oceans and mountains, and the pleasures we embarked on as a group on our layovers.
One particular multi-sector trip to Cebu-Clark in the Philippines is my absolute go-to memory when I think of my time at Emirates. After most flights, once we checked in to our hotel, many crew would drag their feet and suitcases straight to their rooms to sleep while others pushed themselves to stay awake and explore their new surroundings. But this trip was different.
After a nine-hour flight from Dubai, we landed in Cebu. The collective energy and giddiness among the crew were both contagious and palpable as it surged through the crew bus from the airport to the hotel. Each one of us built a bond with each other and without our uniforms, we looked like a group of best friends, not colleagues. The rarity of this meant all of us wanted to explore together—even the more seasoned crew whose energy was usually low from over 10 years of flying.
Everyone from the Captain and First Officer all the way down the chain of command to the most junior cabin crew wanted to go wild in Cebu! For five days, 17 Emirates crew flew from Dubai to Cebu to Clark and back to Dubai again embarking on all kinds of adventures along the way.
As we hopped out of the bus at the Radisson Blu hotel, the heat was heavy despite it being night and there was a distinct smell of fruit and trees. I loved it! The friendly staff greeted the herd of red hats and loud suitcases that came through the lobby, unintentionally drawing attention.
After explaining the hotel’s amenities and advising us of the time of our wake-up call the next day, the concierge checked us in and we hurried up to our room while agreeing on a time to meet again in the lobby. After a quick shower and checking our phones for messages, we all met back downstairs for dinner. When you meet crew after a flight, you have to be vigilant when searching for them in the lobby sans uniform because many of us look completely different. Hair is down, makeup is off, hidden tattoos are exposed, and septum piercings are pulled down from the nostrils. The real us are often hard to find.
We ate at the Feria restaurant in the hotel where they served a range of cuisines like local Filipino dishes, sushi, Indian, and Western food for pasta and burger lovers. Since I’m a vegetarian, I devoured a build-your-own pasta and inhaled a few local San Miguel beers. During dinner, we planned a trip for the next day and only two crew decided not to join us in order to catch up on some much-needed sleep.
After a decent rest, we arose at 4 am for the four-hour bus drive to Kawasan Falls with our energetic, local tour guide, and that’s when I really saw Cebu. Deep in the vegetation and local streets, I saw farmers, families, stray animals, workers, scooters, and tuk tuks galore. I heard birds I’d never heard before, listened to back and forths between locals, and passed many signs of the Christian faith that I didn’t know had been worshipped in Cebu for 500 years.
Eventually, we arrived at Kawasan Falls, one of the most famous waterfalls in the Philippines, and embarked on a three-hour canyoneering trek through the jungle. Part of it included jumping off cliffs into the water which I was apprehensive about due to my fear of heights. However, to my surprise, I volunteered to be the first to jump 35 feet agreeing to put my colleagues’ fear at ease before my own!
Most of the crew jumped but two walked down a rocky slope to meet us at the bottom—one of whom was the First Officer who also had a fear of heights. The irony! But later, we came upon a small cliff that the FO agreed to jump off. We all cheered him on and I still remember how proud he looked afterward.
Then we came across a 50-foot waterfall that terrified us all. It was optional but our adrenaline levels were high so about 10 of us took the leap of faith. After trudging through rivers, jumping off waterfalls, and cascading down slides made from eroded rock, we ended the excursion by paddling under a heavy waterfall on a wooden raft. Many of us couldn’t handle the loud noise of this giant waterfall but nonetheless, we were in awe of Mother Nature’s powerful characteristics. Here I was with 14 strangers from 14 different countries, decked out in life jackets and helmets, volunteering for daredevil activities, and having the time of my life.
We were all worried that we wouldn’t make it back in time for our wake-up call since the bus ride was so long. We chatted about scandals we all heard of crew going on tours during layovers and not making it back to the hotel in time for pickup and they got fired so we were all hoping that our bus driver got us back in time for our flight to Clark.
After driving flat to the mat, we made it to the hotel with less than an hour to the wake-up call which gave us time to shower and get ready for the hour-long flight to Clark. At this point, it didn’t feel like I was going to work. It felt like hanging out with friends. We arrived at the Widus Hotel in Clark which resembled a Las Vegas resort with a huge casino adjacent to the lobby. As soon as we checked in, we met downstairs for dinner and drinks in Salt Restaurant. We sat at a long table to fit all the crew, and to other patrons, we must have looked like the most eclectic group of friends. We were of various ages from different countries with colorfully diverse accents speaking in aviation lingo.
On this trip, I learned so much about Filipino culture, customs, landscape, food, and humor. I drank fresh coconut water from a coconut that fell from a tree in front of me, visited the stunning Taoist temple in Cebu city, and chatted with locals to learn about their heritage. However, I experienced something else on this trip that wasn’t related to the destination. I met a version of myself that I wasn’t familiar with but that I liked—social, fun, daring, inquisitive, and adventurous. I also discovered the power of human connection and the vivacious energy that my team bounced off each other.
For many travelers, the somber beauty of traveling is missing the destination when you return home. While this is true for me too, it was the people that galvanized the excitement on layovers. Once the passengers disembarked the aircraft, we posed for a group photo not to post on Instagram, but to remember the faces of the people that made our travels that much more enjoyable.
We were strangers that morning in the briefing room in Dubai, but we became best friends by the afternoon as we flew over the Bay of Bengal. The sad unspoken truth between us all lingered as we knew that once we landed back in the U.A.E., we would never all be in the same room with each other again—and we never were. We would move on to the next flight with a different set of crew and new faces and do the same thing all over again.
Sophie Dunne is a writer, editor, and podcast host. She co-hosts shifting her experience | she. with her wife, Tiana, and is the author of Company Alone and reflect. When she’s not writing or traveling, Sophie is usually researching women in history and their stories that are often overlooked.
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August 31, 2022
#3 Travel Influencer: Niver’s News: Aug 2022
August News 2022 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:I hope that this summer you have been able to get outside and recharge. I am grateful for all of the good things that have happened in August.Thank you Afluencer! I am honored to be your #3 Travel Influencer of 2022.View this post on InstagramThank you to the Jewish Journal for including me in print 23 times since Sept 2021–when they started in print again!Thank you to PennClubLA for three incredible events this summer!A post shared by Lisa Niver
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The annual summer PennClubLA and the Wharton Alumni Club of Southern California party was held at the wonderful Mulholland Tennis Club!
The Penn Women Summer Networking 2022 hosted by The Trustees’ Council of Penn Women was SWEET! Thanks to Susan Sarich, Founder and CEO, SusieCakes and Brooke Jaffe, VP of Public Affairs and Strategy Penske Media
AND we touched the FUTURE on a PennClubLA alumni tour at SpaceX!
What is my favorite SUMMER CELEBRATION? The Hollywood Bowl! I went THREE TIMES to see:Ricky Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” with my parents in his Hollywood Bowl debut with Los Angeles Philharmonic and Conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
John Fogerty-who was INCREDIBLE and even performed with his entire family including his dog!
We also saw BACK TO THE FUTURE!
I loved returning to the Pantages Theater for Moulin Rouge! Thank you to Lisa Block for going with me!
I love when Rabbi Naomi Levy and the Nashuva Band celebrate Summer Shabbat at Santa Monica Beach!
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.6 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,648,000 views)
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August 8, 2022
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