I'm one lucky gal. Work and being (suddenly!) the parent of a high school kid has kept me from too many big trips this year - along with the after-effects of Covid on travel - but I have been able to spend time running workshops in various parts of my beautiful home state, Western Australia. When I …
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Travels Along the LGBTQIA+ Rainbow: Episode 279 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
For many kinds of travellers who belong to some kind of minority - even large minorities! - the experience of travel can be quite different to the mainstream. The plight of travelling as an LGBTQIA+ person has been in discussion in our household of late thanks to my son's interest in soccer and his …
Languages and Connection: Episode 277 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
I'm a bit of a language geek - not that I can speak anything other than English and German, but I've dabbled in many and am a bit obsessed with improving my meagre Japanese - but the most exciting part about knowing other languages is being able to use them when you travel. Above almost anything, …