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December 24, 2018

Surfing in Hikkaduwa Sri Lanka

I took this photo with my Canon Powershot SX40HS DSLR. This camera has a fixed lens superzoom, so it’s great for zooming in on distant objects without the need to change lens. All I did, after I spotted this guy surfing and doing a pretty good job, was to point, zoom in, and shoot. The only alteration I did was to use Windows 10 inbuilt photo viewer to enhance it a little.


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Published on December 24, 2018 10:00

Travelocity: Taking Christmas To A Whole New Level

Lisa Niver on Viking CruisesThank you to Erin from Explore with Erin for including me in her Travelocity article about Christmas at a whole new level!

Lisa Niver in Travelocity


 


Europe Cruise

Lisa from We Said Go Travel regals me with her tales of Christmas Markets across Europe.


“I went to my very first European Christmas markets and tasted my first Gluhwein. I highly recommend the Budapest Christmas market as well as the Central market of Pest. On our morning Vienna bus tour, we saw the sights of the city and a few of the sixteen Christmas markets. We walked around the historic city, St. Stephen’s Church and explored the largest Christmas market.”


Stayed: “I sailed on the Danube River to see dozens of Christmas markets with Viking Cruises. My home for the voyage was the Viking Atla from Budapest to Nurenberg. I absolutely loved that the floors of the bathroom were heated! It felt amazing on chilly mornings!”


Favorite Activity: “My favorite thing on the ship was learning to make Apple Strudel and then getting to taste it warm with vanilla ice cream. One day, we went to an incredible gingerbread shop. There were so many holiday tastes and so many ornaments to buy! I loved sailing during the holidays.”


Enjoy the videos from my travels on the Romantic Danube with Viking Cruises:


 



6 Destinations Taking Christmas To A Whole New Level

by Erin Holmes, Gnational Gnomad




Christmas is coming! Which means now is your chance to escape the winter or embrace the snow. If you’re ready to leave behind Christmas in the burbs this year and head out somewhere really special, Erin Holmes of  Explore With Erin  has you covered. Having celebrated Christmases all over the world, here are her picks for the best Christmas destinations.


I love Christmas. I love presents and family and friends and all the food. But sometimes Christmas can be overwhelming. Sometimes there is just so much to do and so much to plan that somewhere along the way Christmas lost a little bit of its magic.


So one year the kids and I up and left. We jumped on board a Christmas cruise and spent Christmas day in the middle of the ocean in the South Pacific somewhere. It was magical.


Read the full article on Travelocity
Lisa Niver on Viking Cruises Lisa Niver on Viking Alta for the Christmas Market Cruise on the Romantic Danube
Read Erin’s interview of me in her series, Nomad No More.
Read my interview of Erin in my Travel Influencer series.
Erin Lisa and Alex at Blogher August 2016 in Los Angeles Erin Lisa and Alex at Blogher August 2016 in Los Angeles

Thank you to Erin for including me in her  Travelocity article, “10 Creative Ways To Stay Fit While You Travel:” Pack a Hula-Hoop
I was also in Cacinda Maloney’s Travelocity article about “Best Places to Visit in the USA in 2017:” Scottsdale, Arizona
Explore with Erin and We Said Go Travel at Travel Media Showcase Explore with Erin and We Said Go Travel at Travel Media Showcase

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December 23, 2018

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Asik-asik Falls, Philippines

I used Nikon D7000 with Tokina 12-24mm lens to capture this. I enhanced the sharpness, exposure and contrast a bit using ViewNX.


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Published on December 23, 2018 10:00

December 22, 2018

Kala Patthar 5,643m Nepal

I was sad I had just lost my expensive canon gears in Canada before this trip. So, I had to use my cell phone Samsung 8 to take this shot. No filters are added to this image.


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December 21, 2018

Makhtesh Ramon, Israel

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Published on December 21, 2018 10:00

December 20, 2018

Where were Lisa’s Wonderful Wanderings in 2018?

Who is #9 on the TOP 1000 Travel Blogs? We Said GO TravelWhere did I wander in 2018?
What happened this year?

Television:

I was on KTLA talking travel!
Lisa Niver Live on KTLA with Lu Parker Mark Mester Lisa Niver Live on KTLA with Lu Parker, Mark Mester, Kaj Goldberg.


My KTLA TV segment about Ogden, Utah had over 7 million Twitter impressions! Watch it here.


Did you see me LIVE on the 1pm news with KTLA? We did a giveaway getaway about Palms Springs! Watch it here.


SMT (Satellite Media Tour) about Monterey County


From NBC 12 News: Visit the Place Where Big Little Lies Calls Home


ABC Action News: Big Little Truths:  The Gems of Monterey County


Fox5 The Morning Blend: Spring Travel With Lisa Ellen Niver


Find all my video, article and social links on my LisaNiver website





I spoke at the Hollywood Improv!
My Art was in the gallery, Artworks PC, on main street in Park City, Utah! And in an art show at The Clayhouse in Santa Monica, California.

“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” @DeanKarnazes Thank you to everyone for all of your support for my #art, my #writing, my #videos and my #travels. I am honored.

More #Photos: https://t.co/5HkzQUg9XV #ArtworksPC #ParkCity #ceramics pic.twitter.com/miF8NECMng


— Lisa Niver (@wesaidgotravel) August 7, 2018



Who is #9 on the TOP 1000 Travel Blogs? We Said GO Travel


Conferences: Click here to see all of the conference videos


ILTM Cannes 2018


DEMA in Las Vegas November, 2018


AdWeek in NYC with the Girls’ Lounge


Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas in August 2018


Travel Classics Montreal


AT&T Shape at Warner Brothers 


Scuba Show 2018 in Long Beach, California


VidCon: The YouTube Conference


Canada Media Marketplace in San Francisco


Google International Women’s Day


Walk with me at the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show


Lisa Niver at 2018 Press Club Awards 2018 Finalist for three categories of Southern California Journalism Awards:


SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY REPORTING: Smithsonian 


TRAVEL REPORTING: Popsugar Fitness


PERSONALITY PROFILE: Saturday Evening Post


Lisa Niver and We Said Go Travel are #4 on the Top 1000+ Travel Blogger List yay Lisa Niver and We Said Go Travel are #4 on the Top 1000+ Travel Blogger List
Travel Adventures and Videos


Videos about recent trips to Las Vegas, London and Cannes are in the works!


Philadelphia for LBBC Butterfly Ball


NYC for BIANYS walk 


Walking with Polar Bears with Churchill Wild and visiting Winnipeg and Toronto


Country #100 and my first Africa Safari with Abercrombie and Kent to Tanzania and Kenya


Meeting Wyland on the NCL Norwegian Bliss


Canada from Vancouver to Montreal and skiing in Banff


Viva Las Vegas: Staying at Cosmopolitan, Helicopter to the Grand Canyon and Cooking class with Christina Tosi


Ogden Skiing 


Park City Skiing


Sky Diving for my birthday with GoJump Oceanside!


SharkSchool 


Lisa Niver in the Grand Canyon
Lisa’s articles:


Ms. Magazine:


Reverse Mentoring with GenMaverick


Polar Bears Can’t Vote, So You Have To!


Are you Ready for the Feminine Revolution?




Scuba Diver Life Is it Safe to Swim with Jellyfish?


AARP : “How to Stay Fit on Vacation: 6 easy exercises you can do when you’re away from home.”


Wharton MagazineHow to Succeed in Hollywood Wharton students met with alumni in show business through the Wharton Industry Exploration Program


ScubaDiverLifeA Visit to SharkSchool in Playa del Carmen: When a shark attack occurs, it’s often the animal who gets the blame. SharkSchool in Playa del Carmen aims to change that perception through research and education.


American Way for American Airlines: Is Your Experience “PAWS-itive” at the Airport?


Saturday Evening Post: Live Your Own Life: The Journey of Paralympic Athlete Saylor O’Brien


Frankly Penn: What can you do with a Women’s Studies Degree?


Wharton Magazine: Shark Tank Star’s Secrets to Business Success


Robb Report:  5 Sky-High Heli-Skiing Adventures


Skiing with the National Ability Center in The Inertia


Enkereri school children in Maasai Mara. Photo by Matt Payne Enkereri school children in Maasai Mara. Photo by Matt Payne
Lisa in other people’s articles:


Thank you to Nora Roberts for including me in her Creditwalk article: “30 of the Smartest Travel Moves Ever Made”


I was highlighted as a Virtuoso Luxury Travel Advisor in the print edition of Virtuoso Life Magazine!


Women’s Health: Your Biggest Regret


Travelocity: 10 Creative Ways To Stay Fit While You Travel: learn about my hula hooping in Erin‘s article​​​​​​​


Thrillist: Why People are Weirdly Obsessed with Southwest Airlines


Five Star Holiday: Travel Bloggers Favorite Items


The Good Life Radio Show:


Talking Travel with Mike Wreyford


Nov 2018 Talking Travel with the Good Life 




My Career Advice in The Ladders


See me in the Top 10 Travel Blogs for Entrepreneurs


Nomad No More on Explore with Erin


How One Woman is Inspiring a Traveling World on Vagabondway


 


What happened in:

2017


2016


2014


More articles, TV, videos (nearly 900,000 views), social (over 140k) at LisaNiver.com


Lisa Niver at the Hollywood Improv Feb 2018 Lisa Niver at the Hollywood Improv Feb 2018

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Published on December 20, 2018 10:00

The Dead Island in the Dead Ocean Bolivia

Canon 70d, 18-35mm at: 18mm iso 100 f9.0.

Shot on a tripod horizontally with multiple images stitched together to make a portrait. Light colour correction.


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December 19, 2018

Lady in the Water in India

This is a photo of my girlfriend taken in Gokarna, India.


It was taken under water using a GoPro 3. As far as image correction goes, I’ve only added a “noir” filter to it as opposed to the original color photo.


Why do I like this photo? I consider this one of my best photos because it was such a spontaneous shot and everything turned out to be so wonderful. No fancy equipments or image corrections. Just a plain old black and white filter to do the trick. It’s also stuck to the style of my photographs, especially the ones that feature my girlfriend. I’ve always maintained a composition style that never/barely shows her face. I’ve always wanted her to be this enigmatic character in my Instagram profile. And most people always tell me, “we’ve seen so many photos with her in it, but we’ve never seen her face”. So that’s a nice feeling that somebody’s is curious to know how she looks but I’ve always been a tease of sort.


Moreover, this girl has been my biggest inspiration to wander more and explore the world. We’ve had many adventures together and I hope we have many more of such.


I’m not a professional photographer. All the photos I take either from my phone or from my girlfriends GoPro.


If this story interests you, do check out my instagram profile for more

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Published on December 19, 2018 10:00

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