I am not the most sporty person you'll meet, so it's no wonder it's taken me a couple of hundred episodes to put together something about travelling to play sport - but this episode convinced me it's a wonderful way to see the world. Any opportunity you have to travel for a "niche reason" - …
meeting the locals
Meaningful Interactions with Locals – Episode 227 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Experiencing the sights and sounds of a brand new place is wonderful. Experiencing it by chatting with a local who can tell you what really makes a place tick is even better. Sometimes interactions with locals are incidental, sometimes by design, but this episode of the podcast reminds us that they …
Encounters with Locals in Central Asia – Episode 195 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
It's a fun coincidence that this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast features countries from central Asia - two of which are ex-Soviet republics. My son is busily learning all about former USSR nations for a school project - so perhaps it's actually not by chance that these stories jumped out …