Favorite quote
We Can Get There From Here
About
Sonya Joseph is an experienced Tour Director and WorldStrides Trainer specializing in California. With a background in education, creative writing, and experiential learning, she has a passion for bringing destinations to life through storytelling, history, culture, and shared experiences. She is also the creator and author of Navigating the Road to Joy and works as a grief coach. Her work explores the intersections of grief, authenticity, and joy, and her belief that even life's most unexpected detours can lead us somewhere meaningful.
Hobbies & Interests
Public Speaking, Singing, Sewing.
Fun Fact
I have an uncanny sense of direction, can do a pretty good Patsy Cline impersonation, and will cross a street through traffic to talk to a dog I've never met.
Destination Experience
Domestic Travel Experience / Destination Knowledge
California Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Central Coast, Coachella Valley, Redwoods
Pacific Northwest Seattle, The Cascades, San Juan Islands, Skagit Valley, Mount Rainier, Olympic National Forest,
Portland, Oregon Coast, Columbia River Gorge, Ashland (Resident 12+ years)
Tennessee Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Smoky Mountains, Dollywood (Resident 2
years, Frequent visitor)
Arizona Phoenix/Scottsdale, Tucson, Flagstaff, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Slot Canyons, Petrified Forest, Painted
Desert, Verde Valley (Resident 20+ years)
New York, New York Manhattan, Central Park, Ellis Island, Times Square, Greenwich Village, Brooklyn. (Resident
2+ years, Frequent visitor)
Washington D.C. All Monuments, Museums, Mount Vernon, Monticello
Oahu, Hawaii Honolulu, Waikiki, Kailua, North Shore (Family residence, Frequent visitor)
International Travel Experience / Destination Knowledge
Canada Vancouver, BC: Stanley Park, Downtown, Gastown, Chinatown, Little India. Vancouver Island: Victoria,
Nanaimo, Tofino. Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton, Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff (Summer resident 5+ years)
Ireland Dublin, Galway, Clare, Cork
Australia Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide (Family residence, Frequent visitor)
New Zealand North: Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Lake Taupo, Marlborough. South: Queenstown, Christchurch,
Stewart Island, Fiordland National Park, (Family residence, Frequent visitor)
India Mumbai, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa (Country of Origin, Frequent Visitor)
South Africa Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, Port Elizabeth
Availability
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
Availability is generated from Sonya's own submission; make sure to confirm directly before planning around it. Last updated November 5, 2026.