I've been away - and I want to tell you all about it! Cairns hosted the annual convention of the Australian Society of Travel Writers and I was excited to head along there - and see a bit of Cairns and tropical north Queensland while I was there. Have a listen (after you've looked at my idyllic …
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Languages and Travel – Episode 159 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Regular listeners will know I have collected decent German, a smattering of Japanese and a few words of Slovak (after six months of weekly classes!) from my travels - but I always wish I could speak more languages more fluently, because it really does enhance your experiences when you travel. My …
When Travel Days Go Wrong – Episode 158 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
I'm amused and simultaneously bemused that episodes I've published about things going wrong when you travel often become some of the most popular. I hope it's more that we empathise with the tale-teller than any kind of schadenfreude ... right? The reason I personally love these stories is that …