I am definitely an advocate of slow travel. And I will continue to talk about it until more people decide they want to try it. Have you heard my theory of very-slow-travel? When I lived in Slovakia, after two years in Japan, I came up with the idea that you need to live in a foreign place for at …
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
How Authors Travel to Research Their Novels – Episode 43 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
There are all kinds of professions which involve travel but I didn't realise until I watched a friend doing it that being a novelist was one that could give you a reason to see the world. That sparked my idea of speaking with a bunch of writers about how they travel as part of the research for their …
Great Travel Souvenirs – Episode 42 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Gone are the days - for me - when I buy dozens of crappy souvenirs of a place - but I still love checking out souvenir shops and I also love hunting for something really special to take home to remember a place. Plus I've got a young son - and kids are notorious for looking for the rubbishy …