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In this episode, we talk with Kim Dinan who is an author, traveler, blogger, wife, and mother of two. Kim is the author of The Yellow Envelope, a travel memoir about her world travels with her husband. She had a 9 to 5 job, a house, and a good life in Oregon, but something deep down wasn’t being fulfilled. We discuss the meaning behind the book, world travel experiences, lessoned learned while traveling, and how it changed her lifestyle perspective. She supports people pursuing passions and living a life that they love. We discuss her journey for writing the book and her travel blog, So Many Places. We also discuss what her life is like now in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. This episode may inspire you to chase your dreams; no matter what that dream may be. Purchase The Yellow Envelope through Amazon Purchase Life on Fire through Amazon Website: kimdinan.com Blog: so-many-places.com ---- Hiking Thru Life T-shirts and water bottles: hikingthrulife.net/shop --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiking-thru-life/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hiking-thru-life/support
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We talk to Kim Dinan author of A Murder In The Woods: The Mystery Behind Shenandoah National Park's Last Homicide...(Blueridge Outdoors Magazine) about information she has gathered regarding the Route 29 Stalker cases.
At age 30, Kim Dinan gave up everything she’d worked for to chase a dream. She convinced her husband to uproot their comfortable life in Portland, Oregon, to go after something she really wanted deep down inside: to travel the world, and to write. They sold their house, got rid of most of their possessions, and set off on a journey that ended up lasting several years. All along the way, she wrote, starting with a blog called So Many Places, that began to gain a large, loyal following. In April 2017, Kim then realized another of her greatest dreams, which was to see her own book on the shelves of her favorite bookstores. Her memoir, The Yellow Envelope, chronicles her and her husband’s sabbatical journey and also how they ended up giving small charitable gifts to people they met along the way. In this interview, Kim shares with host Lisa Hoashi what went into her decision to take her sabbatical leap, how she and her husband made it happen, and how she used her break to become a professional writer.
Kim and Margaret met in Ecuador in 2012. Kim and her husband quit their jobs, sold their house and everything in it and set out to travel the world in 2012. Ecuador was their first stop. They kept traveling for five years. Throughout the journey, Kim was working on her memoir, The Yellow Envelope. Kim talks about writing her book, how writing a blog made her braver, and Margaret and Kim bond over having life coaches! Visit her website and purchase her book at kimdinan.com.
Will and Jessica Sueiro left their 9-to-5 jobs in Boston behind, pulled their kids from school and set out on an adventure wandering the world but the first 6 months of their new lives turned into a living hell. Their first stop was Costa Rica and what they quickly learned is that there was no amount of planning that could have prepared them for the transition from normal life in the States to their new lives full of unstructured chaos wandering the world. They kept pursuing their dream and didn't let the minor setbacks force them to go back on their decision to live a bolder and fuller life. Fast-Forward a few years and they've just relived that first 6 months of chaos and frustration after their kids convinced them to buy an RV and for them to wander across Morocco. "We do not learn from our mistakes but that has made all the difference in our journey." Jessica Sueiro In this episode the Sueiro's share... Pulling the kids from school without ever home-schooling them before. Telling their friends but deciding to avoid naysayers by telling them that it was just for a year. Battling the first 6 months of chaos in Costa Rica and why it was so difficult. The mistakes that they made in the transition. Balancing their new roles as Jessica's income was now supporting the family. Getting adjusted to home-schooling the kids. Creating WorldTowning.com to help others transition into pursuing the road less traveled. I would like to thank previous podcast guest Kim Dinan for introducing me to Will and Jessica. You can find Kim’s story of adventure travel re-shaped by an unexpected gift, a yellow envelope, on podcast episode #86. ----Show Notes--- Worldtowning.com Socials @worldtowning Youtube @worldtowning
Kim Dinan and her husband Brian had a great life in Portland Oregon with good jobs, a cool house and everything was going just fine when one day she thought, "there’s got to be more to life than paychecks and mortgages." That thought propelled them to quit their jobs and sell everything they owned to travel around the world and at their going away party, one of their friends handed them a gift. A yellow envelope. And in it was $1,000 dollars and instructions to give the money away to those that they encounter on their journey. “Fear is not an indication that we should stop.” Kim Dinan Now 6 years later, Kim has just published a book that details the peaks and valleys of their life changing journey. And the title of her book is, The Yellow Envelope. In this episode we discuss... Day dreaming in her cubicle about quitting her job to travel around the world. How she had to convince her husband to go along with her plan. The unexpected gift of a Yellow Envelope containing $1,000 with simple instructions. The difficulty of giving away money. How their traveling together shed light on problems in their marriage. How she wrote her book, The Yellow Envelope, and eventually got it in Target. What her life is now as a new mom. ---Show Notes--- so-many-places.com The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World Facebook So Many Places Travel Blog Twitter @KimDinan The Rickshaw Run Sponsors PrintDirtCheap.com – Rockstars in printing with over 30 categories of printing products doing it FAST and doing it CHEAP. Use promo code ‘LIFEHUNTER’ for $10 off of your print job or request a free sample of their work. Check out clickplacement.com to design your search engine marketing strategies and launch an epic PPC campaign. Support the Go Hunt Life show by making a donation to help keep the life hunter stories coming at Patreon.com/gohuntlife
Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie discusses her new album of activist "Medicine Songs" and what they have to say about our place in today's world. Then author Kim Dinan tells the story of how she quit her job, sold her stuff, and set off on a three-year round-the-world adventure — inspired, in part, by a certain yellow envelope. And listeners converse with Rick about the special concerns involved in traveling to politically sensitive countries. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
One Envelope, One Thousand Dollars, and One Life-Changing Adventure. After Kim and her husband decide to quit their jobs to travel around the world, they're given a yellow envelope containing a check and instructions to give the money away. The only three rules for the envelope: Don't overthink it; share your experiences; don't feel pressured to give it all away. Through Ecuador, Peru, Nepal, and beyond, Kim and Brian face obstacles, including major challenges to their relationship. As she distributes the gift to people she encounters along the way she learns that money does not have a thing to do with the capacity to give, but that giving―of ourselves―is transformational. Kim's writing has appeared in Parks and Recreation Magazine, Northwest Travel Magazine, Trailer Life Magazine, Go Explore Magazine and OnTrak Magazine, among others. Her popular blog, So Many Places, was named one of the best outdoor blogs by USA Today and has been featured online by sites such as Huffington Post and BuzzFeed. Her debut memoir, The Yellow Envelope, is available now. She lives in Ohio with her husband and daughter. The Book: The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World https://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Envelope-Life-Changing-Journey-Around/dp/1492635383 Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoManyPlacesTravelBlog Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimdinan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimdinan1/ Blog: www.so-many-places.com Website: www.kimdinan.com * * * This episode is sponsored by Saris Bike Racks. Someone once said that bicycles are a simple solution to some of the world's most complicated problems. Here at Saris we believe that whole heartedly, which is why we are committed to using our resources to enhance cycling on a local, state and national level. Learn more at sariscyclinggroup.com. Our products have been on the market since 1989 and are built to last. And as we celebrate our 25th year anniversary, we've shown that just like our racks we can withstand the test of time. HITCH RACKS Easy on, then you're off. That's the simple beauty of Saris Hitch Racks. Grab life by the wheels with Freedom SuperClamp, the first tray-style bike rack with locking front and rear wheel hooks. Or be amazed by the industry's lightest weight family of hitch racks, Bones Hitch. TRUNK RACKS Saris trunk-specific bike racks are as fashionable as they are functional, lightweight and easy to use. You'll love how the fluid, arcing lines of our Bones series add to the aesthetic image of your car. Or take it up a notch with the SUPERBones, the ultimate trunk rack. SPECIALTY RACKS No trunk, no hitch, no problem. At Saris, we offer a specialized rack system to fit virtually any vehicle. Our Freedom Spare Tire locks on tight, providing a low tray height for easy onboarding. Or pick up a rack especially designed for pickups or inside your SUV. For listeners of this Podcast, we have a special giveaway now through August 19th, 2017. Listen to the episode to find out how you can be eligible to win a Saris Superclamp EX. https://www.saris.com/product/superclamp-ex-2 ====================== Request to Join the FREE Meredith Atwood Community & Coaching https://meredith-atwood-coaching.mn.co/ ====================== Buy Meredith’s Books: The Year of No Nonsense https://amzn.to/3su5qWp Triathlon for the Every Woman: https://amzn.to/3nOkjiH ======================= Follow Meredith Atwood & The Podcast on Social: Web: http://www.swimbikemom.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/swimbikemom ======================= Want to Connect? Email: same24hourspodcast@gmail.com ======================= Credits: Host & Production: Meredith Atwood Intro: Carl Stover Music Copyright 2017-2020, 2021 All Rights Reserved, Meredith Atwood, LLC
Library Foundation Writer-in-Residence Kurt Dinan interviews his cousin, Kim Dinan, about how her love of travel led to her new book "The Yellow Envelope."
Today’s guest is Kim Dinan, author of the memoir, The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and a Life Changing Journey Around the World. She has backpacked to over twenty-five countries on five continents. Her love of the outdoors landed her a coveted job on Backpacker Magazine’s Get Out More Tour and has compelled her to climb mountains in the Himalayas, raft frigid rivers in Patagonia, and walk five hundred and fifty miles across Spain on her own. Her popular travel blog, So Many Places, was named one of the best outdoor blogs by USA Today and has been featured online by such sites as Huffington Post and BuzzFeed. Kim joins host Mindy McGinnis to talk about the difference between querying fiction and non-fiction and her need to write that started with a blog, and culminated with a memoir, as well as writing the truth in non-fiction even when it’s not flattering to yourself or others, and trying not to take reviews personally when you write memoir. Also, Kim’s journeys around the world and her take on active motherhood. Links: Kim's Site Kim's Blog
Travel writer Kim Dinan talks about her travels and the act of kindness, as documented in her new memoir, “The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World.” www.So-Many-Places.com.
This episode of Big Blend Radio's Champagne Sundays show aired live on April 30, 2017. Travel writer Kim Dinan discusses her memoir ‘The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World’; Dr. Elaine Richardson discusses her autobiographical album “Songs for the Struggle” and her memoir “PHD to Ph.D.: How Education Saved My Life”; illustrator Judy Clement Wall talks about her book, “Find Your Awesome: A 30-Day Challenge to Fall in Love with Your Playful, Imaginative & Colorful Self”. www.BigBlendRadio.com