Hello Sojourners, Here is our latest newsletter from The Sojourn Experience. Every 8 Good Things (8GT) features articles and videos on wellbeing, travel, and storytelling, the ideas that define our three brands; Picture Happiness, Sojourn Explorers, and Sojourn Media. This edition features tips on effective communication, meaningful travel inspiration, and uplifting stories to watch. To […]

Hello Sojourners, The summer is almost over in the northern hemisphere. Despite the Delta Variant, I hope you have gotten outside to enjoy the longer sunny days. Perhaps you will read this 8GT on a beach or under a shady tree. This edition features topics on wellbeing, mainly centered around taking care of your mental […]

Hello Sojourners,I am back from Botswana, and what a great adventure. After almost a twenty-six-hour delay because of weather and three negative COVID tests, I finally arrived at one of the most pristine wildernesses on our planet, the Okavango Delta. Its beauty is both humbling and soothing to an urban soul. After this past year […]

Hello! Maria Baltazzi here.I hope you all had a fantastic 4th of July. It was great to have fireworks again. I am currently in Africa checking out safari camps for future Sojourn Explorers’ adventures. As I got ready for my first international trip since we put our passports in the drawer for an unknown length […]

Hello! Maria Baltazzi here.Happy almost summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Right along with Father’s Day this weekend. Lots of daylight to celebrate if you are in the northern hemisphere. While the day will be long, this opening note will be short 😉 Happy Father’s Day to those who are! My father transitioned […]

Could Pilgrimages Be the NextPost-pandemic Trend? May 28, 2021 Could Pilgrimages Be theNext Post-pandemic Trend May 28, 2021 Hello Sojourners, I hope you have been doing okay, making sense of our new world order as things open up again. This past week, I had a progressive birthday celebration. I began celebrating last Friday by climbing […]

The Science of Hope May 07, 2021 The Science of Hope May 07, 2021 Hello Sojourners,   Recently, I watched the Nobel Prize Summit online. Their theme was Our Planet, Our Future. One of the last conversations of the day was titled “We Are the World.” It was an interview with His Holiness, the 14th […]

Forget What You Think Happiness Is April 16, 2021 Forget What You Think Happiness Is April 16, 2021 Hello Sojourners,   How are you holding up? It is a mixed moment in time. On the one hand, there is a lot of relief being felt because the coronavirus vaccine is rolling out. On the other […]