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Working together

Girl Gone Travel is a favorite among readers worldwide and I enjoy sharing my voice in different ways, on various platforms. Here are some ways we can work together.

MARKETING AND BRANDING

Please visit my agency, Brave World Media where we have a team of creatives and professionals in the area of photography, videography, branding, graphic design, social media marketing and more to assist with your branding and marketing needs beyond influencer work.

FREELANCE WRITING

I have been lucky to have had the opportunity to write about various topics in many different publications. This is the short list.

The Cool Girl’s Guide to Latin America – Essence Magazine

A First Timer’s Guide to Beautiful Finger Lakes Wine Country – USA Today

Best Small Cities in America to Visit – The Thrillist

This is Us Provokes a ConversationAbout Complexities of Going to Therapy – Parade Magazine

Collection of Work – Expedia Viewfinder

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

I am available for speaking engagements (in either English or Spanish). Speaking engagements have included:

New York Travel Writers (NYTW) and Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Eastern Chapter 2019
Influencers and the Changing World of Travel Media
Women in Travel Summit 2019
Keynote: Is Influencer a Bad Word? Authenticity and The Future of Our Industry
Women’s Travel Fest 2018
Diversity and Overcoming Stereotypes
Travel Con, Austin 2018
Family Travel
TBEX Ireland 2017
Destination Marketing
Women’s Travel Fest 2016
Opening Keynote
TBEX Florida 2015
Opening Keynote
We All Grow Latina Bloggers Conference 2015
Niche Monetization: creative Business Models that Work
TBEX Athens 2014
Bloggers, Brands, and Agencies: Tips from a PR Pro Turned Blogger
Social Media on The Sand 2014
Tips for a Successful Rebrand
Type-A Parent 2014
Closing Keynote Panel: Legends of Blogging
SUNY-ESF’s Symposium Towards a more diverse Adirondack 2014
Diversity: Perspective and Blind spots
New Media Expo 2014
Diversity and Blogging: Making the multicultural connection to tell your story
TBEX Dublin 2014
Multicultural Travel Bloggers
Women’s Travel Fest 2014
Creating Your Travel Fairytale
New York Travel Fest 2014
Panelist, Family Travel
Macaroni Kid Family Travel Expo and Blogger Conference
Moderator, Working with PR Best Practices
Blogher Honoring Your Culture. Celebrating Your Community.
Engage! Conference and Expo
Panelist, Marketing in the Digital Age

AMBASSADORSHIPS

Every once in a while a great company comes along with a great brand or service that I love and they need an ambassador (i.e. a face and voice to help promote their message). Please email me at carol[at]girlgonetravel[dot]com to discuss further.

As a travel and food site, I am most interested in working with brands that help me represent that. Brand Ambassadorships have included:

Expedia Viewfinder 2014 – 2017 with ongoing campaign partnerships as needed
France Wine Travels Ambassador (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) with Atout France
Embassy Suites Ambassador 2015, 2016
Canon Bring It in Brooklyn Campaign 2015
Sony Club Ambassador 2013
Travel+Leisure Global Bazaar Ambassador 2013
Residence Inn by Marriott Resident Mom 2012
MasterCard “Priceless NYC Insiders” 2012
Expedia Kids in The City
New York City Partners in Preservation / American Express

WHAT I DON’T DO

I don’t accept link exchanges.

I don’t host affiliate links.

I don’t host giveaways.

I don’t consider exposure a replacement for monetary payment.

I don’t honor blind requests for rates or media kits. 

Thank you and I look forward to partnering up with you!

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About me

Hi! I'm Carol! I am a communications professional, an award-winning travel blogger, a public speaker, CEO of a social media marketing, communications, and branding agency, a wife, and a mom of 3 sons and 2 puppies. Welcome to my blog where I share stories of my travels and professional public relations insights and advice. Thank you for reading!

Carol Cain

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We are preparing for the holidays by enjoying all We are preparing for the holidays by enjoying all the things closer to home. I miss seeing my siblings and my friends but I know it is all for the best for everyone. This weekend we’re in our home in @flxwinecountry picking up our turkey and other goodies from local farmers for this week’s special dinner. In my FLX Holidays InstaStories I share all the local things to do for those stuck at home too. A reminder that we should take this time to support our communities and invest in them always but especially this holiday season. 📸 The @arnotartmuseum in Elmira, NY. I fell in love with this sweet museum, which is currently hosting a Holiday Art Market featuring local artists. I picked up some pieces to take home! It runs thru Jan. 9, 2021. . . . #myflx #fingerlakes #flxholidays #arnotartmuseum #elmirany #shoplocal #stayhome #explorehome
Back in paradise for a couple of days to prepare f Back in paradise for a couple of days to prepare for our small crew’s Thanksgiving dinner. Why come to the Finger Lakes for that, you ask? One word: farms. We’re picking up our turkey and many of our recipe items for the several dishes I plan to make from local farmers we’ve grown to love. We might even hit up a brewery, or winery, and hiking trail too! In the meantime, we’re out here in @flxwinecountry enjoying the sunset over the vineyards. . . #myflx #theflxcottage #fingerlakes #vineyard #farmhouse #countryliving #farmtotable
I was watching an episode from a show called The B I was watching an episode from a show called The Beginning of Life recently on Netflix and it made me feel awkward. There was so much information, interesting information, that I didn’t have when my kids were little. Things I didn’t know. And I started feeling regretful that I didn’t know, that I missed an opportunity to nurture this or that. I started questioning whether I missed something or messed up something. So, I turned it off. Because I’ve been a mom for 23 years now and there is no more room for inadequacy and self doubt. My entire motherhood experience was guided mainly on being the mother I never had, and the parent I always wanted, while also keeping them alive, healthy, on track to happiness of their own - however that manifests itself. I realized that my boys may grow up to be happy, successful older men and I will probably always have moments where I wonder if I could’ve done better. But the truth is it’s really all just baby steps. One day at a time. We spend so much time worrying about their future that we sometimes miss out on the present until it’s gone. I both miss my boys as littles but am also in awe of them growing up. And when I have moments of feeling like I didn’t do good enough by them, I focus on the beautiful, happy, kind human beings they are and remind myself that I helped shape that in them too. In short, a reminder to be kinder to yourself. And to accept that in fact, you are enough. And for me, to tell myself that I am a damn good mom. . . . #parenthood #motherofboys #motherhood #lifewithboys
Beautiful day for long walks and daydreams. Beautiful day for long walks and daydreams.
Limbo feels weird. So I went outside. And it made Limbo feels weird. So I went outside. And it made me feel better.
What an amazing couple of days. We weren’t even What an amazing couple of days. We weren’t even an hour into our joy when calls came in for embracing of, and kindness towards those who voted differently from us, who now find themselves on the other side of this election. As if this all boils down to a difference in politics. I agree we need to all find a way to work together and that we need to heal. But I also want to make clear that the reaching out to those whom have embraced white supremacy, violence towards my Black, brown, immigrant, and trans family and community, the threatening of our very lives - not just our right to our bodies or whom we love - is not work I am planning on investing any time on. These people are not my family, or my friends. They are not in the courtrooms pleading for asylum seekers, or incarcerated in the ICE detention centers. They are not at my table talking to my sons about how they can stay alive and safe. Especially when in the presence of the police. They are not holding the hands of my LGTBQ friends whom have spent so many years and emotions scared and at a loss. Or the hands of immigrants pleading for safety and their lives. It is true that a larger percentage of Latino men, as well as Black men, voted for all the things we fear the most, and these are tough conversations we need to have. But my devotion and my time and my energy and my love will not be spent in trying to convince someone who doesn’t value us as human beings. But instead in organizing, mobilizing, protesting, and empowering our people so that we can continue to fight and vote and push back against that which aims to harm all of us. So don’t ask me to embrace or extend kindness. That’s not my job. That’s not my uncle, or mother, or sister, or friend whose racism I’ve tolerated for years. But if it is yours, that it is your work to do. If white supremacy and intolerance and hate disguised as religious fanaticism is in your social or family circle, then focus your attention, efforts, and time there. We all have so much to do. I thank you and appreciate you all in advance for putting your best efforts where it is needed. Hopefully we will soon find ourselves a lot closer than where we started.

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