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Liz Carlson has one-upped all of our childhood dreams. In fact, I\u2019d go as far as to say that she\u2019s redefined them. In her 35 years, she\u2019s seen more than 100 countries and had more adventures and mishaps than Indiana Jones.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s something fascinating about how every kid growing up in the 80s and 90s seemed to dream of becoming a marine biologist at one time or another.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to think it was less about a shared affinity with The Little Mermaid and more about how each of us imagined a wild future filled with adventure. Whether in the form of a career under the sea or not \u2013 I think we all longed for a chance to explore beyond the confines of our everyday lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if that is <\/em>the case, well, Liz Carlson outdid us all.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This becomes apparent when I ask Liz about her favourite travel memory. First, she tells me about the month she spent riding horses across Mongolia. \u2018I was riding with the Kazakh eagle hunters, and suddenly, everyone just started galloping together. And then they all started singing, and I was galloping with them.\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She quickly interrupts herself. \u2018There was also the first time I saw polar bears in the Arctic. ‘But going to South Georgia and the sub-Antarctic islands, too…\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She interjects with another pivot.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘There’s this one island called Campbell Island, and it has these plants called megafauna \u2013 they’re prehistoric plants, so they’re like giant purple daisies that are two metres tall. And there was an albatross, just so big, sitting among the flowers.\u2019   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together it reads like the wildest fever dream, but it\u2019s all real.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liz has built a successful career around her appetite for a life less ordinary as a blogger, author, conservationist, influencer and, most recently, Antarctica expedition guide. Still, it was no accident that this once small-town girl went on to lead such a big life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Liz says ‘I find a lot of happiness and joy in doing hard things.’ I assume this is how she felt about galloping across Mongolia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Small town, big dreams<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When a Thursday morning video call connects my office in Australia to Liz\u2019s plant-filled loungeroom in New Zealand \u2013 the country she\u2019s called home for over a decade \u2013 the memories she shares take us back in time and all around the world.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m surprised to learn this big life of travel and never-ending list of favourite memories wasn\u2019t always her reality. Quite the opposite. She tells me how she grew up in a small town in rural Virginia in the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always dreamed of seeing the world and doing big things.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We went to the beach, like, once a year,\u2019 she laughs. \u2018That was my only travel as a kid, but I always dreamed of seeing the world and doing big things. I used to rip out travel stuff from magazines and brochures and tape it to my bedroom wall.\u2019    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018But no one ever really left my hometown,\u2019 she adds.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t help but wonder, how does a girl living in a town that no one leaves not only get the inspiration<\/em> to get up and go but actually… do it<\/em>?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018People said I was crazy [for wanting to travel] and I was like, well, there’s my motivation,\u2019 Liz tells me \u2018Nothing makes you work harder than someone telling you you can’t do it.\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took her first international trip to Europe<\/a> during high school, hitting the major hotspots like London<\/a>, Paris<\/a> and Madrid<\/a>. Later, during university, she spent a year studying in Spain<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s when her blog, Young Adventuress<\/a>, started taking shape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just something to do<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Liz\u2019s big dreams and aspirations emerged alongside some equally neat storytelling abilities. And so, she tells me, \u2018I blogged in Spain, just for something to do.\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I just wrote everything I wish I had known about moving to Spain, travelling solo and being an expat. I just love writing, I love storytelling,\u2019 she says nonchalantly. \u2018And then I realised a lot of people were following me [online],\u2019 she adds. We both smile at how casually she puts it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Liz spent her second year of university studying in Spain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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She was blogging before it was trendy and long before people were making careers of it. So, she says she set out to change that. But I get the feeling it was less about making money and more about tying a source of income to her desire to get out into the world \u2013 so no one could ever tell her \u2018you can\u2019t do it\u2019 again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the years that followed, with a little strategic direction, some new passport stamps and a whole lot of passion, Liz grew Young Adventuress into one of the world\u2019s largest travel blogs, with millions of visitors each year. She wrote a lot about solo travel and how women can go it alone safely, and candidly shared everything she learnt along the way. And then, when Instagram came along, she came face-to-face with a brand-new online audience, equally enthralled by her travel tales and mishaps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, she amassed a following in the hundreds of thousands and had her powerful storytelling featured by media juggernauts like BBC Travel, The New York Times and Forbes. Conde Nast even dubbed her one of the most powerful women in travel in 2019. From here, she worked with a whole bunch of brands, including Intrepid, which sent her on her first trip to Antarctica as an influencer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at things differently<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Liz smiles as she tells me how moving to New Zealand \u2013 with its fresh air, towering mountains and epic scenery \u2013 from the States in 2013 gave her a new perspective. The change of scenery sparked an even greater interest in nature and conservation, but one defining moment shifted everything.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She recounts the day she came across a mass beaching of more than 140 pilot whales during a remote hike with a friend on New Zealand\u2019s Stewart Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It’s sunset, and we’re exploring all over these rocks. And we come around to this little bay, and we just see this stuff in the surf, and we’re like, what’s that?\u2019 She pauses before continuing. \u2018Then we realise it’s black whales rolling in the surf, right on the shore, just flipping around. And so we ran into the water, but there was nothing we could do.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It was just a really powerful moment for me to think about my work and be like, okay, I really need to focus on this sustainability and conservation side that I already care a lot about.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there, she began peppering more of her work with stories designed to bridge connections between people and nature. You won\u2019t catch Liz simply posting a pretty view \u2013 or a cool brand \u2013 online; her work urges us to think beyond what\u2019s right in front of us and consider the impacts of our travels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journey (back) to Antarctica<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Liz spent the better part of 15 years travelling, minus a covid-induced travel freeze and the launch of a successful plant shop (a story for another day). When your career, spanning almost two decades, is a chronological mash-up of adventures and accolades, and you have a longing to make a real difference in the world, where do you go from here?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liz fondly remembers her first Antarctic trip with Intrepid back in 2017.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We landed in South Georgia… And I got out of the Zodiac and just sat down and started to cry.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We landed in South Georgia, and we went to this place called St Andrews Bay, which has half a million king penguins on this beach and big glacial mountains behind it.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018There were albatross flying around, elephant seals farting and making noise in the sand, and there were just so many penguins. And I got out of the Zodiac and just sat down and started to cry.’  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the moment Liz knew she wanted more of this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming full circle, Liz recently joined Intrepid in Antarctica again. This time, not as an influencer but as a guide, sharing her knowledge of nature and conservation with a new generation of wide-eyed travellers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Liz says the polar bug is a real thing and she caught it back in 2015 on her first trip to the Arctic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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When I ask what she loves most about her role, she sincerely tells me she loves inspiring people to care, to really<\/em> care, about the places they’re seeing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It’s really cool to see everyone come on board and not know that much or just come into it like eyes wide open and then watch them leave, and they’re just so excited \u2013 every moment was important to them.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I also love seeing the whales… alive and happy,\u2019 she smiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she\u2019s not driving Zodiacs and hanging with penguins in Antarctica, Liz is working with brands aligned with her mission and sharing important messages that are helping to \u2018build an army\u2019 of conscious travellers. She\u2019s also about to write her second book (as you do). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not sure what the latest generation of kids dream of becoming when they grow up, but I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if those who follow Liz have aspirations to build a life of adventure like her \u2013 exploring wild places and ignoring the naysayers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travellers can catch Liz, alongside Intrepid\u2019s brilliant team of guides, on a selection of trips in <\/strong>Antarctica<\/strong><\/a> next season. You can also find her on <\/strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and read more on her blog, <\/strong>Young Adventuress<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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