{"id":10698,"date":"2021-10-01T10:53:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T17:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adventuresofemptynesters.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10698"},"modified":"2021-10-15T17:28:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T00:28:15","slug":"the-transformative-powers-of-travel","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.adventuresofemptynesters.com\/episodes\/the-transformative-powers-of-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transformative Powers of Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>In this solo episode about the transformative powers of travel, Suzanne shares how her first trip abroad as a UCLA college coed fueled her passion for travel, why she created Travel Connections, and what you can expect to hear in the coming episodes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>How did she manage to see The Rolling Stones with tens of thousands of Austrians in a football stadium outside of Vienna? 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