We Said Go Travel

11/11/2025

Each concert, a story. Each song, a memory. The Hollywood Bowl always brings it all together.

The Sounds of Summer: A Century of Music, Movies and Memories at The Hollywood Bowl

By Lisa Niver

Summer at the Hollywood Bowl is ritual and refuge: dinner-in-a-box, friends beside you, the canyon air cooling, and the first note lifting like a collective breath.

Every summer night at the Hollywood Bowl feels like a love letter to music, friendship, and Los Angeles itself. Surrounded by the people I adore, I’ve watched the stage light up with legends — and those moments have become part of my heart.

11/07/2025

Last night, under twinkle lights and ocean breeze on the Third Street Promenade, I stepped into a world where your eyes can’t always be trusted—and that’s exactly the point. The Museum of Illusions has officially opened its Santa Monica location, and the VIP grand opening felt like stepping into a playful alternate reality.

Stepping into a world where your eyes might be lying to you… and it feels like magic. The Museum of Illusions just opened in Santa Monica — their 66th location, right here at the end of historic Route 66, just steps from the pier. More than 80 interactive exhibits where you don’t just look at ...

11/05/2025

I’m thrilled to be returning to the DEMA Show this year in Orlando to sign my book, BRAVE-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, and Feeling Fearless After Fifty, in the Author’s Corner. This marks my second time signing at DEMA, after an unforgettable experience in New Orleans in 2023.

I’m thrilled to be returning to the DEMA Show this year in Orlando to sign my book, BRAVE-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, and Feeling Fearless After Fifty, in the Author’s Corner.

11/04/2025

At this year’s Advertising Week Future Is Female Awards, one moment stood out with clarity, purpose, and power: the presentation of the Lilly Ledbetter Lifetime Achievement Award to Madeline Di Nonno, President and CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.

At AdWeek 2025’s Future Is Female Awards, we celebrated women leading lasting change — including Madeline Di Nonno, President & CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. She received the Lilly Ledbetter Lifetime Achievement Award, renamed to honor the legendary equal pay advocate whos...

11/04/2025

Martinique doesn't just sit in the sea; it rises from it. Born of fire, carved by water, rooted in earth, and shaped by the wind. I came for the water, for the diving, but what I found was more layered and endlessly compelling. The island speaks through its elements. Each holds a story.

11/03/2025

BRAVE-ish at AdWeek: The Power of Community, Conversation, and The Female Quotient’s Book-SHE-lf

Lisa Niver, author of BRAVE-ish, Shelley Zalis, founder of The Female Quotient, Orlando Reece, Head of Global Sales, Insider Inc.

Returning to The Female Quotient Lounge at AdWeek to sign BRAVE-ish was a powerful reminder of how women’s stories create courage, connection, and real community. Honored to be part of a space where voices are celebrated and change begins with small steps.

11/02/2025

I grew up in California, where natural disasters arrived without warning. Earthquake drills were part of school life — duck under the desk, hold on, wait it out. There was never a countdown, never preparation, never time to anticipate. Earthquakes simply happen.

Help Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa through The Sandals Foundation and IsraAID, two organizations already on the ground assisting families and communities as they rebuild.

10/31/2025

Turning the Page into 5786: Brave Enough to Begin Again

This season has always held the feeling of beginning for me.The month of Elul, leading into Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur… the return to intention, reflection, and renewal. And after so many years in classrooms, September still carries the energy of fresh notebooks, new ideas, and the sense of stepping forward into something possible.

From book events and speaking stages to hiking in Utah and nights under the Hollywood Bowl stars, this season has been full of meaning, movement, celebration, and connection. With Brave-ish turning two and my own birthday marking another personal New Year, I’m grateful for where I’ve been — an...

10/28/2025

Exterior of the NH Collection New York Madison Avenue Hotel. (Photograph by John Muggenborg.http://www.johnmuggenborg.com)

Confession of a longtime New York Stater: I love to visit New York City, but I don’t love to stay there. Why?

The hotels. Sure, if you’ve got deep enough pockets, you can enjoy a top-notch experience at a luxury hotel.

A firsthand look at the staying at the hotel NH Collection New York Madison Avenue, a midprice hotel in a quieter section of New York City.

10/25/2025

There’s nothing quite like returning to New York — a city that celebrates ambition, creativity, and connection at every corner. This visit was one of those rare trips that felt like a full circle moment: honoring milestones, reuniting with friends, celebrating creativity, and being reminded—again—why I fell in love with travel storytelling in the first place.

From celebrating my Telly Award–winning TV segment on Ireland to marveling at The Summit’s breathtaking views of New York City, this trip was a joyful blend of art, connection, and reflection. ✨ From Broadway brilliance to warm stays at The Gardens Sonesta ES Suites, it was a reminder of how t...

10/23/2025

Athena and I on our first dive together with Kids Sea Camp in Bonaire.

Like many people who have been certified in diving b.c. (before children), my passion for the underwater sport took a back seat once I had my kids. I went from making dive spots a key requirement for any travel destination, to diving only once in a decade.

Lost Girl Holly Corbett takes her daughter to Kids Sea Camp, a family dive travel operator that offers programs for kids as young as four—and Junior Open Water PADI certification for children starting at age 10. Here are 5 things that sets Kids Sea Camp apart from other family travel groups.

10/21/2025

Hotel Valencia Riverwalk takes its name from its spectacular location above San Antonio's famous Riverwalk. (Image courtesy of Hotel Valencia Riverwalk.)

I’m a frequent visitor to San Antonio, where my sister’s family has lived for a couple decades.

Robin Catalano's honest review of Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, right in downtown San Antonio along its scenic Riverwalk, and close to many attractions.