Feel-Good Friday: Pottery, a History-Making Pilot, and a Salmon Race Worth Following
Unpacked by Afar | Travel Smarter, More ResponsiblyShow Notes
Welcome back to Feel-Good Fridays!
Every Friday through the end of June, Unpacked is popping into your feed with a brand-new series designed to carry you into the weekend a little lighter. In each episode, host Aislyn Greene and producer Nikki Galteland are joined by a different Afar staffer to share three travel stories that made them smile, tear up (in a good way), or rethink what’s possible. Funny, inspiring, heartwarming—the only rule is no downers.
This week, they’re joined by Afar’s editorial director, Billie Cohen, and the trio covers all the elements: water, sky, and land. Together, they share:
A Pacific Northwest conservation project that turns one of nature’s most epic journeys into something you can actually root for, fish by fish
The pilot who spent more than 50 years chasing a childhood dream—and just made history at one of the country’s biggest airlines
A weekend tradition in rural Minnesota where you can follow hand-painted signs from studio to studio, and the Estonian summer ritual Billie shared in a recent Travel Tale.
Chapters
00:00:00 Welcome to Feel-Good Friday
00:01:00 Rooting for Baby Salmon
00:05:00 United’s First Female Captain
00:08:30 Quirky Local Trail Season
00:10:30 Open Cafés in Estonia
(00:00) Welcome to Feel-Good Friday
(01:00) Rooting for Baby Salmon
(05:00) United’s First Female Captain
(08:30) Quirky Local Trail Season
(10:30) Open Cafés in Estonia
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