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 …
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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 …
Travel Mishaps – Episode 186 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
I've confessed my most memorable recent travel mishap in a previous episode but my son regularly reminds me of it: we got stuck in central Copenhagen in our just-picked-up rental car, unable to escape since all the roads around us were closed for the Copenhagen marathon, and I didn't even know how …