Collecting Moments Across The World

There are people who travel to check countries off a list. Then there are people like Lisa Nichols. who co-founded the ALLMYNE app along with Tom Pegues.

When I sat down with her to discuss ALLMYNE and her travels for this week’s Fireside Chat, I expected to hear stories from someone who has visited 152 countries. I figured we’d talk about airports, bucket lists, and passport stamps.

Instead, we talked about people.

Travel Is About People

Lisa’s journey started with a simple conversation. Her grandfather casually mentioned he had visited 55 countries. Lisa counted her own list and realized she wasn’t far behind.

That simple moment turned into a personal mission, not to collect passport stamps, but to experience more of the world.

Along the way she discovered something many travelers eventually learn.

The places are incredible. The people are unforgettable.

How One Conversation Changed Everything

Whether she was eating a 25-cent meal in India, enjoying authentic pizza in Naples, or chatting with postal workers around the world, Lisa wasn’t looking for perfect vacations. She was looking for stories.

That’s a mindset endurance athletes understand.

Most of us don’t remember every mile of a marathon or every aid station during an ultramarathon. We remember the volunteer who made us laugh, the stranger who helped us through a tough stretch, or the conversation that stayed with us long after the finish line.

Building Memories Instead of Albums

Those experiences eventually inspired Lisa to help create ALLMYNE, a travel journal app designed to organize trips, preserve memories, and make sharing adventures easier.

What stood out to me wasn’t the technology.

It was the reason behind it. The app wasn’t built to replace travel.It was built to help people remember it.

Why Shared Experiences Matter

One feature Lisa described allows friends traveling together to build a shared journal. Instead of everyone keeping separate photos and memories, the trip becomes one collective story. That’s a beautiful idea.

Because the best adventures are rarely solo experiences. They’re shared.

Lessons Every Everyday Athlete Can Learn

Travel and endurance sports have more in common than most people realize.

Neither is really about the destination. They’re about the person you become while getting there.

Collect Experiences, Not Just Miles

As endurance athletes, it’s easy to focus on numbers like pace, mileage, finish times, elevation gain.

Travel can become the same way if we’re only counting countries.

Lisa reminded me that collecting experiences will always matter more than collecting statistics. The memories stay longer than the medals.

The Finish Line Is Only Part of the Story

By the end of our conversation, I wasn’t thinking about 152 countries.

I was thinking about curiosity. About slowing down enough to notice color, music, food, and people.

Because whether you’re lining up for your first 5K or boarding a flight to somewhere you’ve never been, the goal isn’t simply to arrive.

It’s to come home with stories worth telling.

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