At 82, Douglas has survived cancer, is married to the love of his life, Catherine Zeta-Jones, has been in iconic films including “Wall Street” and “Basic Instinct” and grew up with the pressure of having a famous father, the legendary actor Kirk Douglas.
Five time Finalist! YAY! We Said Go Travel Summer News July 2020
Lisa Ellen Niver
Summer News 2020 with We Said Go Travel:
I am happy to report that I have GOOD NEWS!
I am honored to be a finalist for FIVE Southern California Journalism Awards, including and especially for Online Journalist of the Year. WOW!
Thank you to everyone who has supported me and to all of the outlets who published my work. Please click here for my print, digital and broadcast content which is nominated. Thank you to the Los Angeles Press Club for this opportunity to be recognized!
Thank you to Beaches Resorts for including me in their celebration of Women’s Dive Day!
Thank you to Gus, PADI, Beaches Resorts, Mike and ScubaNation TV! I loved dancing underwater on Scuba at Beaches Turks and Caicos with Gus! Thank you to Dive-In with Padi for including me and Mike for filming our impromtu underwater moment at 70 feet. Thanks also to my dive buddy, Michael, for the dramatic ending! Learn more about my travels at Beaches Resorts in Jan 2020.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyMsH0HwCl/
I started a new series called: “I Remember When” so far I have written about scuba diving, cruising and travel writing.
Thank you to Yitzi Weiner for interviewing me about 5 Reasons to be Hopeful during COVID 19!
Thank you to Ms. Magazine and Roxy Szal for publishing my article about my student, Brec Bassinger, who is now the star of DC’s STARGIRL! Congrats to Brec and the entire team on season 2! Read more in Lessons from the Newest, Youngest Woman Superhero: “Stargirl”
During COVID-19, I have now been in Los Angeles since March 9, 2020. That is 143 days! I have been focused on what can I do and have been publishing new voices on my site! Learn about these projects here.
Watch my video from my March ski trip in Utah! Read all about it: Want to Ski in God’s Armchair? Inspired Summit Adventures
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over one million two hundred thousand views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,226,000 views) Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 2,780 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe!
For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE
Find me on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com. My social media following is now over 160,000 and I am verified on Twitter.
My fortune cookies said:
“Spectacular accomplishment is never preceded by less than spectacular preparation.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Confucius
Stay safe and healthy! We will travel again….Happy Summer!
Lisa
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