Jen on a Jet Plane

New interview out on the Grow Yourself Podcast, have a listen 👇🎙️

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It’s finally here—we have a book cover!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Thank you to the talented Kristen Gully for designing this masterpiece and to my editor, @dianacgill, for writing the blurb! 🙏🙏

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I see your mushrooms and raise you mushrooms while hiking in Panama 🍄‍🟫

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I just won not one but two North American Travel Journalist Association Awards!

🥇 Gold, Travel Book, 12 Trips in 12 Months

🥉 Bronze, Travel Newsletter, The Jet Plane Crew

#travelwriter #author

Sunset helicopter flight in NYC 🌅 #newyorkcity

I used F&M Adventure Safaris and everything went smoothly, have some videos about pricing and the experience here:

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Yes, I went gorilla trekking in Rwanda for the day, was incredible. Highly recommend, you need to go prepared though. Gloves, thick clothing, hire a porter. Happy to answer any questions!

3 places I haven’t spent much time in but would like to!

Places I felt safe as a solo female traveler (non-exhaustive list):

- Jordan
- Japan
- Iceland
- New Zealand
- Panama
- Thailand

Highly recommend any of these for a 2025 trip!

#solotravel

Scenes from Frida Kahlo museum in Mexico City 🇲🇽

While in Mexico I saw the largest migration of Monarch butterflies in the world!

📍El Rosario Monarch Sanctuary, Michoacán

#travel

They were pros, there were so many balloons in the air! I was amazed at how they navigated.

For my 37th birthday, I took a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico! 🇲🇽🥳 #birthday

Am I the last person on earth that still uses a physical planner? I don’t use any online scheduling or task apps. I write things down because your brain remembers better that way.

True to my name, I like to celebrate New Year’s Eve on a Jet Plane! This year, it was on my way to Mexico City 🥂🇲🇽 #happynewyear

I love that the new iPhone has a built-in translation app! 💯

In the last week I’ve had 3 people tell me:

- They’re getting published in Business Insider because of me
- They got LinkedIn Premium free for a year because of me
- They’re attempting a 12 trips in 12 months challenge in 2025 inspired by my book

You think you don’t have an impact, but you do.

Great photo!

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate 🎁🎄✨ #merrychristmas

Did I squeeze in a national TV interview on Christmas Eve, my 29th TV interview of the year? You betcha! Santa works hard and so do I 😉🎄🌟

This year, I threw myself into New York City traffic in a poofy green dress to celebrate my book being on a billboard! A real life Carrie Bradshaw moment 🤩 #author

Did you know Angkor Wat is the largest religious structure in the world? #travel

I asked about recommendations for restaurants in Mexico City to plan a birthday dinner and someone asked me if for a couple or group of friends.

LOL neither — option C! For me to sit at a table, order fancy food, feast, and celebrate me, with me, for me. #solotravel

- I take a tour when I feel unsafe (nighttime, cocktail tour, red light district)
- I don’t wear anything of value
- I post about a hotel after I leave

#solotravel

My rules for solo travel:

- I only sleep in rooms with a deadbolt between me & the rest of the world at night
- I research (and if possible, arrange) airport transportation before I arrive at a destination
- I share my location with someone who expects to hear from me daily

Thank you! I’m pretty confident I’m using it incorrectly lol I don’t write on there but use it to share travel deals and opportunities I find like calls for pitches, jobs in tourism, grants, creator campaigns, etc.

It’s small potatoes but my Substack just passed $150/month in paid subscriptions! #writer