March has been a month of exciting projects, meaningful travels, and cherished moments with family and friends. My Quark Expeditions Antarctica adventure was featured on Spectrum News, sharing the magic of my seventh continent with a wider audience. At Zibby’s Bookshop, I had the pleasure of stepping into the role of interviewer, leading a conversation with Jennifer Lang—a full-circle moment as both an author and a journalist. It was so much fun to be in the other chair at a live book event!
My Ireland travel feature is now in print in Pasadena Magazine, along with my latest TV segment covering the Emerald Isle. BRAVE-ish reached another milestone, earning its 10th award from International Impact Book Awards—an incredible achievement that fills me with gratitude. I loved my interview on the The Jet Set TV with Nikki Noya to talk about my epic expedition to Antarctica. The awe-inspiring landscapes and unforgettable moments like my polar plunge, hula-hooping on the fast ice and my unintended polar plunge while Standup Paddle boarding! I am grateful to all of these outlets, events and awards for highlighting my journeys and my writing.
Beyond work, this month was about connection. Skiing in Park City with my dad was fantastic! He called us the New Zealand All-Blacks because we only skied expert black diamond runs! A college reunion in the Bay Area was a joyful return to old friendships, including standing inside a towering redwood with Faith, strolling by the water with Cindy, home cooked meals with Carl, Sonja & Izzy and being mesmerized by Anne Marie singing at the legendary Martuni’s, one of San Francisco’s last great piano bars. From icy landscapes to warm reunions, it was a month of adventure, reflection, and the kind of connections that make life richer.
Next Ave: 7 Destinations To Indulge in the Quiet Travel Trend by Robin Catalano–who quoted me: “”Some of my best trips have been quiet travel,” says Lisa Niver, author of “Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, and Feeling Fearless After Fifty.” “I think there’s this pressure, partially from social media, to come home with the best pictures or the perfect story. [The best approach] is to decide in advance your goal for the trip, and not overschedule. Make having quiet space a conscious choice, whether that’s walking through a beautiful garden, reading a book on the beach, or taking yourself to an art museum.”
I have events nearly every month–hope to see you at a live event soon–and you can invite me to speak at your conference, library, bookstore, book club live or on ZOOM!
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Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 2.3 Million views on YouTube! (now at: 2,330,000).
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People always ask me where is it best to buy my book. I recommend you go into or call your favorite local book store and ask them to order it for you and pick it up IN THE STORE! You never know what other treasures you will find. Any bookstore can order my book because my publisher is Post Hill Press and it is distributed by Simon and Schuster. My book is now in the library on Quark Ultramarine and in the store at Dubray bookstore on Grafton in Dublin, Ireland! Brave-ish is available all over the globe!
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March News Milestones: A Journey Across Continents, Awards, and Cherished Moments in 2025
Lisa Ellen Niver
A Journey Across Continents, Awards, and Cherished Moments:
March News 2025 Niver’s Newsletter 183
March has been a month of exciting projects, meaningful travels, and cherished moments with family and friends. My Quark Expeditions Antarctica adventure was featured on Spectrum News, sharing the magic of my seventh continent with a wider audience. At Zibby’s Bookshop, I had the pleasure of stepping into the role of interviewer, leading a conversation with Jennifer Lang—a full-circle moment as both an author and a journalist. It was so much fun to be in the other chair at a live book event!
My Ireland travel feature is now in print in Pasadena Magazine, along with my latest TV segment covering the Emerald Isle. BRAVE-ish reached another milestone, earning its 10th award from International Impact Book Awards—an incredible achievement that fills me with gratitude. I loved my interview on the The Jet Set TV with Nikki Noya to talk about my epic expedition to Antarctica. The awe-inspiring landscapes and unforgettable moments like my polar plunge, hula-hooping on the fast ice and my unintended polar plunge while Standup Paddle boarding! I am grateful to all of these outlets, events and awards for highlighting my journeys and my writing.
Beyond work, this month was about connection. Skiing in Park City with my dad was fantastic! He called us the New Zealand All-Blacks because we only skied expert black diamond runs! A college reunion in the Bay Area was a joyful return to old friendships, including standing inside a towering redwood with Faith, strolling by the water with Cindy, home cooked meals with Carl, Sonja & Izzy and being mesmerized by Anne Marie singing at the legendary Martuni’s, one of San Francisco’s last great piano bars. From icy landscapes to warm reunions, it was a month of adventure, reflection, and the kind of connections that make life richer.
Lisa and her Dad at Park City Mountain, Utah
My Bay Area Reunion
The Jet Set TV: Adventuring to Antarctica
ANTARCTICA with Quark Expeditions: now over 60 videos
Niver on Spectrum News
My Print Story in Pasadena Magazine: Stay in an Irish Castle!
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I have events nearly every month–hope to see you at a live event soon–and you can invite me to speak at your conference, library, bookstore, book club live or on ZOOM!
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I have students in 9 countries so far: Australia, Canada, India, Italy, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Thailand, USA! Join us on the adventure of travel writing!
THANK YOU for watching my award-winning podcast, Make Your Own Map: Are YOU ready to be BRAVE? It has now been seen and heard in 56 countries on 7 continents.
Have you heard my recent podcast episode?
Enjoy the livestream from Zibby’s Bookshop Author Event with Jennifer Lang and me– Lisa Niver!!
WATCH my podcast, “MAKE YOUR OWN MAP: ” on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Podcast, Google Podcasts, Audacy, Audible, Anchor, Pandora & iHeart Radio
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 2.3 Million views on YouTube! (now at: 2,330,000).
Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 4,540 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 me on social @LisaNiver TikTok, X Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, BlueSky and at LisaNiver.com.
EPIC JOURNEY Crossing the Antarctic Circle with Quark Expeditions. Click here to see my Antarctica videos !
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People always ask me where is it best to buy my book. I recommend you go into or call your favorite local book store and ask them to order it for you and pick it up IN THE STORE! You never know what other treasures you will find. Any bookstore can order my book because my publisher is Post Hill Press and it is distributed by Simon and Schuster. My book is now in the library on Quark Ultramarine and in the store at Dubray bookstore on Grafton in Dublin, Ireland! Brave-ish is available all over the globe!
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