Wanderlust is such a lovely word for a feeling that's not always easy to live with (you can't always travel whenever you want). If you check out Wikipedia's discussion of wanderlust you might be reminded (as I was) that of course it originally meant the desire to go hiking (wandern) rather than …
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast: Episode 16 – On Grief and Travel
Every Tuesday morning I sit down to breakfast with my son and we listen to the new episode of my podcast together. That's the main reason I ask my guests not to swear, but it was only as we sat down this morning to listen to this episode that I realised it's not just swearing that might make my …
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast: Episode 15 – Travel Builds Confidence, So Do It!
The very first story I ever told on The Thoughtful Travel Podcast (way back in Episode 0) was a tale of a very important (yet seemingly random) moment in my travelling life when I realised that travelling had given me a massive confidence boost. This confidence is something that infiltrates into all …