The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics li...
Hostel life can be great fun and easy on the travel budget, too. I'll always remember my Dad, in his 50s or 60s, explaining to me that hostels weren't just for young people anymore, and anyone could stay there - a philosophy I have long enjoyed and used. In this episode, we chat about many sides of staying in hostels, starting with Jamie Burr and his description of why he loves to book hostels when he travels. I then chat with Will Hatton who loves them some much he actually built his own - Tribal hostel and co-working space in Bali. Finally, I speak with my good friend Christina Koullas about a particular hostel experience she had in Barcelona, when it all went wrong - I feel like all of us who've spent time in more than a handful of hostels can tell a story like this, and as it happens, I also explain to Christina what went wrong for me in a Taipei hostel. Links: Jamie Burr - https://jamieburr.com/ Will Hatton - The Broke Backpacker - https://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/ Tribal Bali - https://www.instagram.com/tribal_bali/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/338 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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337 Wonderful Learnings from Travel
Travellers will all have their special memories about the wonderful learnings they've had from travel: from tiny things like a new way to enjoy a favourite food, to enormous life-changing epiphanies inspired by other cultures or someone they meet. In Episode 337 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with three people about some of the ideas that have stayed with them or made them think. First up, Thomas Swick describes several moments including a long (very long!) train journey through eastern Europe, and what this still means to him decades later. Angela Correll then gives examples of some of her cultural learnings while living in and renovating a home in Italy. Finally, Daniel Troia explains some of what a unique experience riding a bicycle across America taught him about himself and the world. Links: Thomas Swick - https://www.thomasswick.com/ Thomas’s book Falling Into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer - https://amzn.to/3EmpBA8 Angela Correll - https://www.angelacorrell.com/ Angela’s book Restored in Tuscany - https://amzn.to/3Qdwu9r Daniel Troia’s doco “We Are All In This Together” - https://www.weareallinthistogethermovie.com/ - streaming on several major platforms now and picking up many awards! Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/337 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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336 Meeting Interesting People on Your Travels
Encountering new and interesting people is part of the magic of a good trip. Chatting with a stranger on a train or making a new friend at a hostel or bar is often what you remember above the sights you've seen. In this episode, I start by chatting with Carol McQuaid, who tells of a special person she met while working on a cruise ship. Next, veteran writer Thomas Swick shares tales of several of the fabulous people he has come across on his many travels. Finally, Bex Thomas explains just what happened when she followed her aunt's command to "go and visit John", a family friend, when she was travelling in New Zealand. (It's a wonderful case of "you'll never guess what happens next"!) Links: Carol McQuaid - https://www.theillustratedvagabond.com/ Carol’s World Voyage Sketchbook - https://www.theillustratedvagabond.com/shop/p/illustrated-vagabonds-world-voyage-sketchbook-pre-sale Thomas Swick - https://www.thomasswick.com/ Thomas’s book Falling Into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer - https://amzn.to/3EmpBA8 Bex Thomas - https://feelgood-getaways.com/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/336 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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335 Mindful Travel with the Curious Tourism Podcast
I'm excited to share this episode of Curious Tourism, a fabulous podcast about responsible travel, which I recorded recently with host Erin and producer Kattie, who generously agreed I could also share it here in my feed. We start off by chatting about some recent visa news for visitors to Europe and the UK, as well as the outrage in Australia to see our passport is the most expensive in the world. Then we get seriously deep by covering a bunch of thoughtful travel topics: how we can be more intentional in our travels at the same time as de-centring ourselves; how social media is often not helping when it comes to travelling better; the sometimes tricky issue of wildlife tourism; and our plans for 2025. Links: Curious Tourism website - https://pinatravels.org/curious-tourism/ Erin on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pinatravels Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/335 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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334 Taking Your Nieces and Nephews Travelling
Want to know how to be the favourite aunty or uncle? This episode about taking your nieces and nephews travelling will give you plenty of ideas! Mike Day, a wonderful uncle, starts off by explaining how he really hoped he could give his nephews something special by giving them the gift of travel. It seems to have worked as he has a wonderful story to tell about the impact a trip over a decade ago had on one of his nephews. I then chat with Dianne Bortoletto, a fabulous aunty, about her recent experience in Italy with her niece. To alleviate teenage boredom, Di came up with a very special (and delicious) challenge and surely is now her niece's very favourite aunty! Links: Mike Day - https://www.mikedaytravels.com/ Mike’s book "The World Has a Big Backyard" - https://amzn.to/42sIg7b Dianne Bortoletto - Travelletto - https://travelletto.com/ Di’s new podcast And Away We Go F1 Podcast - including F1, travel and lifestyle - https://www.andawaywegof1podcast.com/ Sherry Ott’s Niece Project - https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/the-niece-project/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/334 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels.
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