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July 29, 2019
One Million Views on YouTube: July 2019 WSGT News
July
News
2019 with We Said Go Travel:Happy Summer!
Thank you for all of your support! I now have over
ONE MILLION VIEWS on my YouTube channel!
Please visit my channel and
subscribe, like and comment about my We Said Go Travel videos!
Want to watch some of my videos? Here is a post about my most watched/top 10 travel videos from 10 different countries.
Thank you KTLA! I loved sharing about Scottsdale Arizona with you!
Here the link for my SUPERHERO SUMMER SEGMENT.
Did you read my article in TODAY.com about Scottsdale Fairmont Princess?
Here is my most recent for TODAY.com: Saving our Seas: One Staghorn Coral at a Time
VIDEO: Do You Want To Save Our Seas? Visit Angler’s Reef With Me
Thank you to Los Angeles Press Club. It was an honor to a be a finalist for the SoCal Journalism Awards for the 3rd year in a row. I was a finalist in category I-10 Lifestyle feature for Television or Film Broadcast, including online and cable TV, produced in Southern California for my segment on KTLA about Ogden, Utah.
Here is the segment: * Lisa Niver, KTLA, “Money Smart: Ogden Ski Getaway Giveaway Package”
Lisa Niver at Los Angeles Press Club Awards 2019, Photo by Liz H. KellyThank you to Lindsay Tiger for including me in her READER’s DIGEST story:
There Is No One Bikini Body
Thank you to everyone who entered our 2018 Travel Photo Award.
Here are our 24 finalists:
Katie McCormick
Chantal Gagnon
Syed Mahabubul Kader
Pranab Basak
Lorena González Sagrado
Renuka Walter
Greg Jackson
Jase Wilson
Eduardo Armas
Andric Pasillas Rodríguez
Devorah Walker
Ava Roxanne Stritt
Remi Bumstead
Michelle M Stephens
Lori Moreno
Jeana Schreiber
Maha Ram
Alex Gill
Ishaan Bhide
Donnie Sexton
Ivan Baxarias Doñaque
Tim Harris Jr.
Cassidy Bickmore
Saileene Marga Yu Mon
See their photos: Part one and Part two
Click here to see all the published entries. I plan to announce the winners in September 2019.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated and to our four judges!
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over one million views on YouTube! Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 2,279 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe!
Videos coming soon from speaking at Metro Women’s Leadership Summit, IPW Anaheim 2019 and my trip to Miami for the LE MIAMI conference.
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and social media: CLICK HERE
Lisa Niver at Star Wars Galaxy’s EdgeThank you for watching my videos, reading my stories, following along on social media and asking me about booking your travels!
Where do you want to wander? Find more information about me and my luxury travel advising as an independent affiliate of CRUISE and RESORT, Inc with Virtuoso Luxury Travel Network on my new microsite!
My fortune cookies said:
“A bold and dashing adventure is in your future”
“In being kind to others, you will receive kindness back.”
Thank you for your all of your support. Lisa
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July 25, 2019
Congratulations to WSGT Photo Award Finalists Part 2
WSGT Photo Award Finalists 2018-2019 Part 2Thank you to everyone who participated in our Travel Photo Award.
Here are 11 of our 24 finalists. See the first 13 in this Part 1 post.
Winners will be announced in September 2019.
Congratulations to our finalists:
Michelle M Stephens
Lori Moreno
Jeana Schreiber
Maha Ram
Alex Gill
Ishaan Bhide
Donnie Sexton
Ivan Baxarias Doñaque
Tim Harris Jr.
Cassidy Bickmore
Saileene Marga Yu Mon
RULES
Photos will be published with the accompanying information given with the entry dependent on appropriateness and being family friendly (G rated). If your photo information is written in a language other than English, please also send an English translation.
Travelers of all ages and from all countries are encouraged to participate. You may submit up to three photos for our 2018 photo competition.
We are looking for an inspiring travel-oriented image that shows us your experience in the world with great subject, composition, lighting, perspective and storytelling. It must be your original photo that shares the people, places or cultures you have encountered. Do not submit studio or commercial photos.
All photos, which meet the requirements, will be published on this site, WeSaidGoTravel.com. Void where prohibited.
For our 2018 Best in Travel Photo Award, share your favorite shot! Why do you love it? How did you create it? Submit a photo taken in the last two years.
Thank you for your participation!
Lisa Niver, We Said Go Travel
Date: Enter from August 1, 2018 to November 1, 2018
Theme: Your Favorite Photo
Deadline: Enter by midnight PST on November 1, 2018
Fees: This competition has no fee.
Prizes
1st Prize – $200 usd
2nd Prize – $100 usd
3rd Prize – $50 usd
Winners will be selected by our judges and We Said Go Travel Team. Cash prizes will be paid through PayPal in United States Dollars. All winning entries will be promoted on We Said Go Travel.
The post Congratulations to WSGT Photo Award Finalists Part 2 appeared first on We Said Go Travel.
July 22, 2019
My Adventures at Beaches Turks and Caicos continue
More of my adventures at Beaches Turks and Caicos! See PART ONE videos 1-4, PART TWO videos 5-8
and below for videos 9 -12
click here for
all my videos of my adventures at Beaches Resorts
Video: Sesame Street Show at Beaches Turks and Caicos
Watch your Sesame Street friends in a live show at Beaches Turks and Caicos.
Grover tries to get Cookie Monster to talk about something besides, “EAT COOKIES!”
Elmo learns that: “we don’t have to all do the same thing. Being different is a big part of being friends!”
Video: I love diving at Beaches Turks and Caicos!
Beaches Turks and Caicos diving April 30 2019
Can you understand me underwater?
I am saying: “We just saw three sharks! It is so awesome here. You should be diving at Turks and Caicos!”
I loved my stay at Beaches Turks and Caicos and did nine dives in four day!
On April 30, we did two dives in Grace Bay at Cathedral and Piranha Cove. We saw three sharks, barracuda, a giant crab and a giant lobster! I found nudibranchs and a couple of lion fish.
Dolphins on the way to North PointLancelot, Lyndon and Danny were our dive crew and as usual the dive team was fantastic! We found a nurse shark, more sharks in the distance and more barracuda. I just love diving with Beaches at Turks and Caicos!
Video: Beaches Turks and Caicos: Let’s talk about the BUTLERS!
My butlers, Jomo and Harrold, took great care of me!I had afternoon snacks, late night treats and many towel animal creations! They made my meal reservations and even walked me to the restaurants! It was lovely to be so well taken care of!When Harrold brought me a rose to dinner at Sky Restaurant, I felt like a Bachelorette on the TV show! Thank you Beaches Turks and Caicos for an amazing experience!
I loved my stay at Beaches Turks and CaicosVideo: Thank you Beaches Turks and Caicos! I loved the diving and my whole stay!
Are you ready to get Scuba Certified? Beaches and Sandals resorts are ready for you!
Want to know more about their program? I am going to meet you UNDERWATER!
You do not even need to bring your own gear!
See you at Beaches Turks and Caicos!
Read my article in TODAY.com about the diving program at Beaches Resorts:
“Growing Up Diving: A Childhood Passion Becomes A Career.”
See PART ONE videos 1-4, PART TWO videos 5-8
click here for
all my videos of my adventures at Beaches Resorts
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July 20, 2019
The Real Power of Travel Photography: A Photo Essay from Uganda
VIDEO: Uganda Village ProjectPhotos, video and text by Matt Payne who traveled with James at MJ Safaris
Photographers and travel are synonymous. There is the garden variety “Eiffel Tower selfie snapper” and the waterfall chaser. The lead-line architecture photographer and the guy that skips the five-course dinner (me) and heads out with a tripod looking for that elusive last light that turns any exotic landscapes into digital paintings. Photography, though, can play a deeper and more lasting role in how you commune with the people in the environments you visit. Particularly when traveling in developing nations.
The children that do go to school walk up to six miles to and from.Perhaps you’ve seen it before. You stop in a small village and clock a handful of children watching you. At first, it is a dance. You feel compelled to take a photo of these charming little ones in their unique and unfamiliar environment- they kind of shy away, never losing eye contact. You don’t want to be intrusive. Perhaps their parents watch side-eyed with a hint of suspicion… To just whip out your camera- you feel- and take a photo, understandably might be little rude.
But here’s what you might not know.
Those kids, in many cases- especially if they are eyeing you and giggling- want you to take their picture! Depending where you are in the world, some of those kiddos might not have ever seen their photograph in their lives.
Let that sink in… In the age of selfies and self-obsession, there are millions across the world who have never seen their photo.
Each time I encounter this, I’m moved. I’m touched by their unbridled enthusiasm and troubled by my own ambivalence to the privilege in my own life. To these little ones- to quote a local guide I worked with recently in Uganda- to see their photo on a screen is “magic.”
This young boy was the first not to have seen his photo.Recently, in the Busoga Kingdom of Uganda, I spent an afternoon taking thousands of pictures of wonderful children excited to have their photo taken. As always, I was slightly self-conscious of the stoic village elders watching from a distance. After a particularly severe woman attempted to speak to me in an equally severe tone gesturing towards my camera. Slowly, I began to put my camera away. Our guide stopped me. “Do not put away your camera!”
I stopped, not sure what to do.
He grinned. “She wants to see her picture too.”
This started with a photo of the little boy. His mother was eager to have her photo too.The thin woman with venerable eyes adjusted herself as I approached. I took the photo and then showed here the screen. A small crowd of adults gathered. A tiny smile in the corners of her mouth. She said something–
“She says it’s a miracle,” said my guide. Within moments, I was surrounded by adults and the photos continued.
The kids in the village brought out playing cards to incorporate into their photos.After another half hour, it occurred to me that this experience could be improved upon.
What if I let the village kids take the pictures?
It might be even more remarkable to put the “magic” in their hands.
A photo taken when the kids took the camera.
I gave them a point and shoot camera to play with and the word “magic” doesn’t really do justice to the outcome. The subsequent video- to me- is pure joy.
Continue with me on this brief journey into a world where a simple photo is still magic.
A parade of excited children performing for the camera.
VIDEO: Uganda Village Project
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July 18, 2019
Congratulations to WSGT Photo Award Finalists Part 1
WSGT Photo Award Finalists 2018-2019 Part 1Thank you to everyone who participated in our Travel Photo Award.
Here are 13 of our 24 finalists. We will share the next 11 next week.
Winners will be announced in September 2019.
Congratulations to our finalists:
Katie McCormick
Chantal Gagnon
Syed Mahabubul Kader
Pranab Basak
Lorena González Sagrado
Renuka Walter
Greg Jackson
Jase Wilson
Eduardo Armas
Andric Pasillas Rodríguez
Devorah Walker
Ava Roxanne Stritt
Remi Bumstead
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Travel Photo Award.
This post has 13 of our 24 finalists.
We will share the next 11 next week.
Winners will be announced in September 2019.
RULES
Photos will be published with the accompanying information given with the entry dependent on appropriateness and being family friendly (G rated). If your photo information is written in a language other than English, please also send an English translation.
Travelers of all ages and from all countries are encouraged to participate. You may submit up to three photos for our 2018 photo competition.
We are looking for an inspiring travel-oriented image that shows us your experience in the world with great subject, composition, lighting, perspective and storytelling. It must be your original photo that shares the people, places or cultures you have encountered. Do not submit studio or commercial photos.
All photos, which meet the requirements, will be published on this site, WeSaidGoTravel.com. Void where prohibited.
For our 2018 Best in Travel Photo Award, share your favorite shot! Why do you love it? How did you create it? Submit a photo taken in the last two years.
Thank you for your participation!
Lisa Niver, We Said Go Travel
Date: Enter from August 1, 2018 to November 1, 2018
Theme: Your Favorite Photo
Deadline: Enter by midnight PST on November 1, 2018
Fees: This competition has no fee.
Prizes
1st Prize – $200 usd
2nd Prize – $100 usd
3rd Prize – $50 usd
Winners will be selected by our judges and We Said Go Travel Team. Cash prizes will be paid through PayPal in United States Dollars. All winning entries will be promoted on We Said Go Travel.
The post Congratulations to WSGT Photo Award Finalists Part 1 appeared first on We Said Go Travel.
July 15, 2019
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