I've had many a fabulous experience when I've gone out of my way to meet local people when I travel, from fabulous homestay with widows in Moscow and St Petersburg, to learning languages from locals in Japan and Germany, and many more - but none as unusual as some of the ways the guests in this …
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Getting Sick on Your Travels – Episode 188 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Are some of the travel tales you regularly tell about the times you got sick abroad? Mine are: I often find myself talking about the time one of my littlest English students gave me chicken pox in Japan, or the slipped disc I had in Germany. Like any kind of "something went wrong" tale, as long as …
Historical Connections and Travel – Episode 187 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Travellers are often also fans of history, and it's come as no surprise to me to find many guests who have been drawn to particular activities and destinations simply because of historical connections. But the two in this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast are a bit special - one, because she …