The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Secret Thailand: Phrae and Nan – Episode 111 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

October 2, 2018 By Amanda Kendle 2 Comments

I've had such a wonderful travelling year and I'm excited to bring you this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast about my recent experiences in Thailand. But it's not just about Thailand, but secret Thailand! - the parts that western tourists haven't really discovered in any numbers …

10 Thoughts I’m Thinking About Thoughtful Travel – Episode 110 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

August 28, 2018 By Amanda Kendle Leave a Comment

One of my favourite podcasts, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, has a special episode every ten episodes, where they do something different. I suddenly realised that after Episode 90 was a special celebration of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast's two year anniversary, and Episode 100 was different just …

Travellers Taking Photographs – Episode 109 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

August 21, 2018 By Amanda Kendle Leave a Comment

I have owned a "proper" DSLR camera since 2006. It was only a few weeks ago - yes, 2018 - that I finally started to learn how to use it properly! (Although even using it on auto has snagged me a few decent shots over the years ... thank goodness). It's something common to many travellers, I …

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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