Crazy as it might sound, it all started with the Dodgers, and how they won back-to- back World Series in 2024 and 2025. That year, with those two championships on either end, is the exact same year l became a practicing Jew. And I don’t think that’s a coincidence.
TikTok-ing with Gratitude: Niver’s News: Nov 2021
Lisa Ellen Niver
Nov News 2021 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Chanukah! I hope you are able to safely celebrate with family and friends. I wish you warmth, light, support and that all your dreams come true!
Last month, I shared how I won an award for technology reporting and had my first story in WIRED! This month, I was back in Vegas at the DEMA scuba show and started working on a social media challenge: 5 videos a day for 30 days! Click here to see my first tik tok dance and here to see my dad and his brother carving the turkey.
I have more than 60 videos so far on Tiktok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube Short Video! Please comment, like and share on your favorite platform! I appreciate all of your support. After the first 12 days, I had over 50,000 new views! I am going for 100k and then 1 million.
I have three articles from when I was in Vegas in Sept 2021 for IPW Travel Conference. You can read about my stay at the Venetian, the BrandUSA conference and all my fun from climbing walls, driving bulldozers and landing in the Grand Canyon by helicopter–17 videos of all my adventures in the playlist above:
Luxury Las Vegas: My Stay at The Venetian Resort
Thank you IPW 2021 Resorts World Las Vegas
What happens in Vegas? EVERYTHING
After Vegas, I went hiking in Park City, Utah! It was GORGEOUS!
Thank you to Carolann and Macrae for celebrating my birthday with me in Toronto! We went hiking on Bruce’s Trail which was founded in 1967 just like me! Watch it here!
Thank you Margo for inviting me back on her podcast: Her Business Her Voice Her Conversation. Listen or read about both episodes here.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.4 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,403,961 views)
Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 3,264 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 with over 150,000 followers. Please follow on TikTok: @LisaNiver, Twitter at @LisaNiver, Instagram @LisaNiver and on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com.
My fortune cookies said:
“It’s time to treat yourself to something special.” Did you buy yourself a holiday gift? Wait until you see what I got for my CAR!! I will share on social as soon as it arrives!!
“Use Your Abilities at this time to stay focused on your goal. You will succeed!” I know you can do it! I believe I can make it to DAY 30 of this social media challenge too!
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