Ten weeks ago, for the last round-numbered episode, I first mentioned Covid-19 as I sat at home trawling through old travel journals. There were so many unknowns at that time, and I'm very relieved that these few months later, the situation here in Western Australia is much better than I would have …
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Unusual Ways to Meet the Locals – Episode 189 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
I've had many a fabulous experience when I've gone out of my way to meet local people when I travel, from fabulous homestay with widows in Moscow and St Petersburg, to learning languages from locals in Japan and Germany, and many more - but none as unusual as some of the ways the guests in this …
Getting Sick on Your Travels – Episode 188 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
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 …