Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn Ball
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Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn Ball
Rachel Durchslag Is A World Trekking Adventurer Following Her Dreams
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Rachel Durchslag shares the challenges and obstacles she had to overcome while trekking some of the world’s most magnificent mountain ranges, along with her new sense of inner joy. Her new book, “While I Walk,” is Rachel’s personal journey to becoming a better person. The book is part trip guide to some of the best hikes in the world and part travel-log of Rachel’s personal journey to becoming a better walker... technically, spiritually, and mentally.
Rachel shares how she first fell in love with hiking and what made her decide to hike the world's most beautiful hikes. And discover what it is about solo hiking and travel that truly move her. Rachel opens up to what struggles she faced while abroad and how have they helped her grow.
Also on Speaking of Travel is Craig Honeycutt, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Friends of Jockeys Ridge to share how Jockey's Ridge State Park on North Carolina’s coast was saved from destruction and how the Friends of Jockey’s Ridge nonprofit organization was established to support and maintain the premier spot for kite flying, sand boarding and enjoying beautiful sunsets,
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