Talk
Courage that catches on
Four minutes were enough at the Speaker Slam in Mastershausen to take a jury and 130 people along. That's how stories that stick work.
TRAVEL – GROW – LIVE
Excellence Award · Speaker Slam 2026
Traveling is my home. Encounter is my work.
For fifty years on the road between Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, Iran and Switzerland. I speak about courage, about self-assured women, and about what happens when you replace your fear with a real encounter.
- Years traveling
- 50
- Continents
- 6
- Homes
- 2
Way of life
At home in the Porini
Between the Maasai steppe and Switzerland. A life made of leaving and returning — and of people who become family.
Engagement
Stiftung Zuversicht
For more than ten years involved in building the Orthodontic Center of Osh in Kyrgyzstan — the region's leading treatment center for children with cleft lip and palate.
The book
Travel – Grow – Live
Alone through Iran as a woman — without a plan.
A two-month journey by VW bus from Switzerland to Kyrgyzstan. Since 12 October 2026 the story is in bookshops — it premiered at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October. It's about encounters that change the picture of a whole country, and about the question: what do you find when you set off alone?
Speaker
Stories that inspire courage — on your stage.
Keynotes for companies, associations, women's events and travel communities. Topics: courage, trust, solo travel, intercultural encounter, change in the second half of life.
- Excellence Award at the International Speaker Slam Mastershausen, 23 April 2026
- Direct follow-up booking for a talk in New York
- Authentic stage presence, in German and English
Press
In conversation
Press releases, photo material and bio texts for editorial teams.
To the press section
Video
Now on TVTele Züri · Talktäglich
Alone through Iran: courage, freedom and great doubts
Yvonne Frei in conversation with Patricia Zuber – about courage, freedom and the great doubts on her solo journey. Watch the episode online now.
Watch the video
Video
InterviewExperts TV
Yvonne Frei, author & travel expert
In her Experts TV interview, Yvonne Frei talks about her three-month solo van journey through Central Asia and Iran – about real encounters, surprising hospitality, and how travelling becomes inner growth.
Watch the interviewAargauer Zeitung · 25 August 2026
Training in New York for her appearance at the Frankfurt Book Fair
From solo traveler to speaker and author: the Aargauer Zeitung follows Yvonne Frei in New York – between Lee Strasberg training, her Kyrgyzstan project, and the anticipation of the Frankfurt Book Fair in October.
Mastershausen · 23 April 2026
Yvonne Frei wins Excellence Award with a courageous Iran travel story
In front of around 130 spectators and an expert jury, the Swiss speaker won over the International Speaker Slam with her authentic story of a solo trip through Iran as a woman.
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Travel letters from the road
An honest letter from Yvonne Frei: stories from the road, memorable encounters and live updates from new journeys. Once a month, straight to your inbox – more often when travelling.
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