Latifah Al-Hazza
Latifah Al-Hazza is a travel enthusiast, freelance travel journalist, and the co-owner of Femscapes Sojourns, a woman’s travel company.
In today’s episode, Latifah shares where her love for travel began, and what led her to start Femscapes Sojourns. Latifah’s love for travel began when she was very young, and she started traveling when she was just 3-months old. Over the years her passion only grew, and in her senior year of high school she traveled to Tanzania to create a documentary about school conditions there. It was her first time traveling to a third world country, and the experience opened her eyes to the path she wanted to take.
It wasn’t until her grad school internship with CNN Travel that everything clicked. She realized she wanted to combine her love for writing and travel to create a career that would allow her to do both.
Today, Latifah has traveled to 34 countries and counting and her reflections on what traveling has meant to her, and the impact it has had on her life, will remind you of the value in stepping outside of your comfort zone. We all see the world through a different lens, and travel helps to shape who we are and how we see ourselves and others. As Latifah shares in this week’s episode, traveling has shown her who she is. She’s a more independent person because of her travels, and it’s made her realize that she loves exploring diversity. Her words on how travel has helped her to become a more-open minded, creative, and inspired person will leave you wanting to book your next trip with Femscapes Sojourns ASAP.
Latifah and her family have always loved traveling, and together with her mother Tami she started her own traveling business, Femscapes Sojourns. Latifah and Tami started traveling on mother-daughter trips when she was a teenager. Through traveling together and seeing each other in different situations, doing unusual activities together, and stepping outside of their usual routine, they were able to see each other with a new perspective. Each trip they took made their relationship stronger, and they decided to make it a goal to make mother-daughter trips available to more people. From there, Femscapes Sojourns was born. Today they offer trips for women 40+, women in their 20’s/30’s, and mother-daughter trips. As Latifah shares in this week’s episode, the connections that she’s been able to make with other women has completely changed her life. Through taking women on trips around the world, Latifah’s wish is for other women to experience what they’ve experienced, to experience the impact of travel, and to live life outside of their comfort zone.
“Connecting with women from around the world has been incredible. We’ve met women who are struggling in different ways, or women who have overcome obstacles in life. They’re all just such strong women and it gives me so much confidence and positivity, it’s been really great.”
Tune in on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bZHrtjAzbksbLWNaak1NM
Tune in on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-of-inspiring-joy/id1510488632
To learn more about Latifah and Femscapes Sojourns visit their website https://femscapesojourns.com/ and https://www.thealhazzaadventures.com/ and you can connect with Latifah on Instagram @tifahhhh and on Facebook @femscapesojourns
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