May 25 is African Day celebrating African unity around the world. As part of that celebration, Dame Julie and her friend, Craig Whitehead discuss two small areas of Africa, Kruger National Park in South Africa and Uganda. The Dame traveled to South Africa with her son, Scott. A safari into Kruger was part of that trip. Kruger is one of the largest reserves in Africa and is known worldwide for high density of wild animals including the Big 5 (lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos). Craig has spent considerable time traveling in Uganda where he has family. He has even started several small businesses there. Join the Dame and Craig as they travel into Africa.

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Dame Julie and her husband, Peter visit about their two trips to Costa Rica. One time they went only as a couple. They enjoyed their trip so much the second time they took their college-age daughter, Kayla. While Costa Rica is a small country, it has great biodiversity with rain forests, volcanoes, and gorgeous beaches. The country is extremely welcoming to tourists as well as being safe and easy to access. Join the Dame and her husband, Pete as they tour Costa Rica, one of the happiest countries in the world.

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Rhonda Marker-Hall has been a Jazzercise instructor for 43 years. Rhonda and Dame Julie have been dancing together off and on for 30 years in two different states. In this episode, Rhonda and the Dame discussion the different paths they both took to end up dancing together in their seventies in Boise, Idaho. They also discuss the positive aspects of regular exercise, difficulties of running a small business during Covid and finding joy in the little things in life like shared coffee after a workout.

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Dame Julie and fellow podcaster, Alex visit about how to spend a long weekend in San Francisco. Julie’s experience includes her children and focuses on well-known tourist sights. Alex was adult focused and he spent his time visiting museums and galleries. Both share places to stay from hostels to 5 star hotels and how to approach eating in the Golden City. The two wrap up with a review of Woman King, a grand spectacle prominently featuring black women stars and produced by women. Join the Dame and her guest for quick tour around the famous city on the bay.

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Welcome friends, Dame Julie here. In celebration of St Patrick’s day, it seemed appropriate to share with you the driving trip of Ireland I took with my sister, Jane and my daughter in March 2012. I want to remind listeners that Ireland is on an Island and is its a Democracy in the south. The Capitol is Dublin. Of the country’s we’ve talked about it’s the most like the US. You can drink the water. Uses the Euro. Ireland now has the 3rd highest domestic gross product among European nations and provides free health care to its citizens. Largely Catholic. Northern Ireland which we didn’t visit is part of England and largely protestant.

The focus of the trip was Castles throughout Ireland. Ireland is home to more castles than the rest of the British Isles combined. There are approximately 3,000 castles in Ireland. Hard to go anywhere in emerald isle without seeing a castle. Our trip was designed to be a self-guided tour and included staying in castles. With that introduction, I’d like to introduce you to my older sister Jane.

Dame Julie and her son, Scott Kozisek, continue their discussion of traveling in Egypt, October 2022. In this segment, the duo talks about cruising the Nile. This was the first time that either Dame Julie or Scott had been on a cruise. This cruise proved to be a luxurious experience. While Dame Julie and Scott were in Egypt women in Iran were galvanized about appropriate dress and choice. Egypt does not require women to wear head coverings. During Women’s history month, it seems appropriate to remember that women in many places in the world lack equality and choice. Please like, follow, or share Dame Julie if you enjoyed this discussion.

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Dame Julie and her son, Scott Kozisek, discuss their recent trip to Egypt. One of the oldest civilizations in the world, Egypt is home to Pyramids, tombs, and the longest river in the world, the Nile. Dame Julie also reminds listeners that February is Black History month. During the sixties, Black Panthers coined the word Black Power. Today we’ve unleashed white rage. The Dame suggests that we no longer have just a black/white line but a line between whites and everyone else. Join the conversation by liking or following Dame Julie at www.damejulie.com

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