It's pretty common to bump into cultural differences when you travel, and even more so to uncover them if you're living and working in a foreign country - over the years I have certainly discovered a truckload of them, often about topics I never would have imagined - like how Australians wash their …
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Border Crossings in Europe, Africa and Asia – Episode 78 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Crossing a border into a new country is something that still fascinates me, having grown up in a country that doesn't have any physical borders to cross (even the state border is a two-day drive away and something I've only ever done once in my life). When I lived in Europe, border crossings started …
The Unstoppable Urge to Travel – Episode 77 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Why do I travel? Mostly just because I can't NOT travel. I really have this unstoppable urge to travel. Life gets in the way all the time - the bank doesn't take frequent flyer miles as mortgage payments; my seven-year-old likes going to school and the government want him to go pretty often; I have …