It's not necessarily a cheerful week (historical context for the future: much of Europe is going back into Covid-19 lockdown, and it's the US election for Trump v Biden), so I decided it was time for a particularly light and delightful episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. Many people take a …
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Visiting Cervantes in Western Australia – Episode 211 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
As I sat down to type these show notes, the weirdest thing happened: Facebook popped up with an alert, and told me that precisely twelve years ago today, I posted photos, having just returned from spending several days in Cervantes with some German relatives. The funniest part is that this …
How Travel Really Helps Us Understand the World – Episode 210 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
So a few episodes ago - appropriately, when I introduced the episode about writing retreats - I confessed that I've spent a decent chunk of 2020 writing my own book about thoughtful travel (I had to do something with all the time I've saved by not travelling!). In fact, I've been wanting to …