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Adventure Has No Age Limit: Slow Travel, House Sitting, Solo Hiking (feat. Belinda Coker)
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What if adventure didn’t have an expiration date?
In this episode of Travel Time Stories with Shannon, Shannon and Ann sit down with Belinda Coker — lifelong traveler, solo hiker, and creator of Soul Treader — to explore what it means to keep choosing adventure across every season of life.
Belinda began traveling in the 1980s, long before smartphones, social media, or easy online bookings. As a young woman, she worked on a solar power project in the remote mountains of Ladakh, northern India. Over the decades, her journeys have included multi-day solo hikes across Australia’s Red Centre and a solo crossing of Greenland’s Arctic Circle.
Now in her 60s, Belinda travels full time, building her life around slow travel, multi-day hiking, and deep connection to place. Through Soul Treader and The House Sitting Collective, she shows how adventure can be sustainable, affordable, and deeply meaningful — without rushing or burning out.
In this conversation, we talk about:
🥾 Solo hiking and trusting yourself in remote places
🌍 Traveling before technology — and what we’ve lost and gained
🧭 Slow travel vs. checklist travel
🌱 Sustainable ways to see the world without draining savings
✨ Reclaiming adventure at midlife and beyond
This episode is for anyone who feels the pull to explore — whether that means crossing continents, hiking solo, or simply listening to the quiet voice inside that says there’s more.
🎧 Available on podcast apps and YouTube
📌 Belinda’s blog and resources
https://soultreader.com/
https://housesittingcollective.com/
Use Promo Code hstravel for 10% off The House Sitting Collective Courses.
So grab your favorite beverage, get comfortable, and join us for a reminder that adventure doesn’t fade with age — it evolves.
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