Founder

@awaywithjulia

In her professional career as a leukemia nurse practitioner, after witnessing countless patients’ lives turned upside down, Julia felt the urgency of living fully in the present. Motivated by the realization that “one day” often never comes, she began traveling the world and fell deeply in love with exploring new cultures, discovering hidden gems, and seeing the world through a different lens. She has visited 25 countries across 5 continents and her favorite part about travel is seeing things through a local’s lens. She feels that immersing yourself into local life and understanding how tourism and travel impacts local communities, for better and worse, helps us become better travelers, and she is determined to change the future of travel starting with changing the mindset of travelers.

At first, with her passion for photography, she was drawn to the idea of becoming a travel influencer, but she quickly realized that the mainstream travel industry, with its focus on mass tourism and exploitation of beautiful destinations, didn’t align with her values. Rather than contribute to the pressures of over-tourism, she set out to create something more meaningful: Numinous Travels.

Numinous Travels was born out of a desire to show people that travel can be both luxurious and sustainable, off the beaten path, yet deeply respectful of local communities. Julia believes that travel should not be an escape from life but an opportunity to regain life—by connecting with other cultures, understanding the impact of tourism, and supporting the communities we visit. Numinous Travels encourages conscious travelers to explore with purpose, travel better, smarter, and more mindfully, while making a positive impact along the way.