The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Cold or Sick? Adversity on Your Travels – Episode 50 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

April 11, 2017 By Amanda Kendle Leave a Comment

I've just come back from some sunny days south of Mandurah, Western Australia, staying with my dad and stepmother: my dad, who is turning 80 this year (not that you'd know it to follow him on his chores around his bush block) but what's remarkable to me is he still has never seen snow fall. He's …

Understanding History Through Travel – Episode 49 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

April 4, 2017 By Amanda Kendle Leave a Comment

I've always loved history and enjoyed studying it at school, but sometimes I notice that I'm really well-informed on some kinds of history and not others. And what that mostly comes down to is whether or not I've travelled to the place concerned! Yep, understanding history logically can be strongly …

The Grateful Anniversary Episode – Episode 48 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

March 28, 2017 By Amanda Kendle Leave a Comment

Happy first birthday to The Thoughtful Travel Podcast! I'm celebrating this milestone by chatting with some fabulous travellers who I most likely would never have met without this podcast as an excuse. If I thought having a travel blog was a great opening line to meet people, I had no idea how much …

Unusual Accommodation – Episode 394 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Where do you sleep when a trip takes you away from a standard hotel room? This episode features some of the more unusual kinds of places we can stay on our travels - some brilliant, but some pretty …

Taiwan: Chats with Locals – Episode 393 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Taiwan is starting to gain more attention as a fascinating place to visit: it's a great blend of delicious food, interesting history and culture, beautiful landscapes and above all, welcoming people! …

What You’d Tell Your Younger Travelling Self – Episode 392 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

If you could go back in time and tap on the shoulder of your younger self as you backpack around the world, what would you say? I've been pondering this question and asked several other experienced …

Enviable Travel Jobs – Episode 391 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

It's easy to be a little envious of anyone who gets to travel to interesting places as part of their work, but when the work itself is also truly fascinating, then I think it's fair that we can all be …

How To Be A Good Volunteer Abroad – Episode 390 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

The world of volunteer tourism is a tricky one. Getting the balance right between enabling people to volunteer in another country, and meeting the needs of the places they volunteer at, isn't easy, …

How Travel Transforms Our Thinking – Episode 389 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

The more I travel (and the older I get!), the more I realise how little I know, and how wrong I've been about so many things! In this episode, I chat with three guests about various ways their travel …

Iceland: Chats with Locals – Episode 388 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Iceland is a place many travellers dream of visiting; if, like me, you've been lucky enough to see Iceland, you probably desperately want to return. In this Chats with Locals episode, I talk with …

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