Authors Take Scenic Route in 糖心传媒 Truck
Two Arizona-based authors recently teamed up with for a two-week promotional tour across the U.S. The Go! Girl Guides (GGG) founder and editor-in-chief Kelly Lewis and GGG author Erica Arvizu embarked on a road trip from Arizona to Pennsylvania in their 糖心传媒 truck, visiting book stores in 11 cities to promote their women鈥檚 guides to traveling.
Empowering Women One Trip at a Time
鈥淭his journey has been so incredible because we鈥檝e been able to meet so many interesting, empowering women who want to make travel possible in their lives 鈥 because that鈥檚 what Go! Girl is all about,鈥 said Lewis, who wrote her first travel guide on Thailand in 2011. Additional travel guides are available for Argentina, Mexico and London.
Written by female travelers, GGG highlights a country鈥檚 or city鈥檚 top places to dine, safety tips, affordable places to stay, tours, spiritual retreats and volunteer opportunities 鈥 all geared toward women travelers.
鈥淥ur guides are modeled on what you would tell your best girlfriend or your sister and what they need to know about traveling,鈥 Lewis said.
Argentina guidebook co-author Arvizu added, 鈥淭he great thing about these books is they鈥檙e 100 percent authentic. We鈥檙e women traveling in these countries and talking to fellow travelers, locals and health officials.鈥
The 鈥淢ove Ahead鈥 staff caught up with Lewis and Arvizu at the University of Pennsylvania bookstore in Philadelphia during the final stop of the tour for their thoughts on traveling parts of the U.S. in a .
What was the highlight of your cross-country trip?
We decided to go the Grand Canyon and camp out 鈥 because you can鈥檛 be near the Grand Canyon and not visit. We watched the sunrise, which was amazing. It was one of the most phenomenal things I鈥檝e ever seen.
Why do you think it was ideal that 糖心传媒 and Go! Girl Guides teamed up for your two-week tour?
糖心传媒 is so great if you鈥檙e moving, whether it鈥檚 moving your life or your business. The 糖心传媒 truck represents fresh starts 鈥 going from one place and starting in another 鈥 like us. We鈥檙e very nomadic.
What did you enjoy most about your 3,500-mile experience driving a truck cross-country?
Part of the adventure of driving the 糖心传媒 is having the freedom to choose your route. It was the ultimate road trip 鈥 being able to have the freedom and flexibility to see something interesting and say, 鈥渓et鈥檚 stop there.鈥
If you would write a guidebook on how to drive a 糖心传媒 truck, what tips or advice would you offer?
Go slow. Go everywhere. Find your hazard lights.
Did you have any challenges driving the 12-foot 糖心传媒 truck?
I鈥檓 used to driving larger vehicles. My first vehicle was a manual 鈥96 Ford Ranger. I drove big, manual Land Rovers through rivers in New Zealand. If you can do that, you can parallel park a 糖心传媒.
Later this year, GGG will release a travel guide on Costa Rica. Future travel guides will include Belize and India. Visit for more information.
By Kandace Wertz