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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Immersing with Locals When You Travel – Episode 141 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Do I chat to locals when I travel? Just ask my son after our recent stay in Denmark. He can tell you just how annoying it was for him every time I cornered yet another of our Airbnb hosts to quiz them with all my questions about their lovely country! Yep, the more I can immerse with locals the …
Talking to Locals When We Travel – Episode 122 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
One of my favourite memories of meeting locals when I travel is of two gentlemen I met in the Latvian port town of Ventspils. We only chatted for five or ten minutes, but I've always remembered them, and as it was something that happened fairly early on in my travelling years, it's an incident that …