S2 E14: Following Your Joy Into Travel Journalism with Michaela Trimble

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In this episode, I speak with Michaela Trimble, a writer and photographer based in Mexico City.

Michaela Trimble is a Latin America expert for publications like T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, and Travel + Leisure. Her favorite assignments include documenting the wilds of northern Chile and exploring new high-altitude paths through the Andes Mountains of Peru. When she’s not traveling for various publications, she reports on her city’s vibrant art and design scene. Michaela has a passion for mentoring and envisions a future for herself where she’s actively supporting others entering the travel media industry. She recently finalized her debut fiction novel: a thriller exploring the intersection of architecture and shamanism in Mexico City.

In this episode, you will hear about Michaela’s journey through the travel journalism industry. She shares both high and lows, and how she continues to find and create joy in her work. Michaela has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share and I’m excited to have her on the show as our first guest in Season 2!

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“You and I could both walk into the same building and notice totally different things. If it’s an architecture story, you could gravitate towards the colors and I could gravitate towards the carvings. There is a whole world of perspectives out there.”

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

  • [05:12] How Michaela discovered storytelling

  • [10:27] The importance of your interests and how they have a tendency to come back later in life 

  • [18:59] Art should be joyful, not regarded as a struggle

  • [22:12] How Michaela decided to pursue travel journalism 

  • [24:53] The power of perspective in identifying your path in life

  • [29:24] Finding alignment in exploring other countries and their cultures

  • [33:22] The key thing to navigating your career in travel journalism

  • [37:06] What it’s like to return to “normal life” after time spent traveling

  • [42:00] Learning to navigate competitiveness in travel journalism

  • [48:55] How keeping your vision for the future close to heart will bring you success

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  • Follow Michaela on Instagram | @michaelatrimble

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  • Find more info on Michaela’s website

  • Have a question for us? Submit your question here and we will answer it live in a dedicated episode at the end of the season!

  • Check out our membership community, The Circle, the place where brilliant womxn creators in travel media go to claim their dreams, get support, take action, and build their dream creative lives

  • Check out our travel journalism masterclass, Storytellers In Action, in which we help womxn creators get a footing in the travel media space, dream big, work through our fears, and take action.

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