The Queen of Joy’s Guide to a Happier Summer + Expert Travel Advice for 2026The Queen of Joy’s Guide to a Happier Summer + Expert Travel Advice for 2026

About this episode

Cat Googe shares insights on finding joy in summer while Elizabeth Gordon provides travel tips for the season.

Cat Googe-known as the queen of Joy- discusses how to find joy in summertime and Elizabeth Gordon gives travel tips for summer. Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com ----- music: "First Day of Spring" by David Hilowitz - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommns.org/licenses/by-sa/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

People in this episode

Host: Maria Liberati

Guests: Cat Googe, Elizabeth Gordon

Topics covered

• joy
• summer
• travel tips
• happiness
• expert advice

Keywords

• joy
• summer
• travel advice
• happiness
• expert tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Maria Liberati Show

Books & works: The Basic Art of Italian Cooking, The Basic Art of...

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