Have you combined hobbies and travelling? One of my very favourite hobbies is reading, but when I was travelling long-term, it was the early to mid 2000's, and Kindles hadn't been invented yet. (Or at the very least, ebook readers were in their infancy and not useful to me.) I loved to read - I …
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Culture Shock in Your Home Country – Episode 81 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
For me, culture shock in my home country, Australia, happened like this: I was surprised (and somewhat confused) to be able to chat extensively with the checkout operators at the supermarket, after living in Germany where that rarely happens I was somewhat saddened (though I understand it …
Travel in Africa – Episode 80 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Let's go to Africa! To date, my trips to Africa have been brief and fairly northerly ... I spent a week in Egypt near Hurghada, and a fabulous fortnight backpacking around Tunisia. But there's so much more to see. I did spend quite some time a few years back planning a trip to Africa including …