Podcasts about thoughtful travel podcast

My dear friend, the Barefoot Backpacker, is a thoughtful traveller, but they often approach travel in different ways to me. We've chatted many a time about our varied styles and decided that making a collaborative podcast episode about just this would be a lot of fun. So, this episode is a combination of the two of us as hosts from Travel Tales from Beyond the Brochure and The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, and to frame our conversation we picked, of all things, a Buzzfeed quiz on the age-old (silly!) distinction of traveller versus tourist. But this did help us to discuss many of our travel ideas: what is slow travel, and can it look different? How do you get the most out of travel when you have limited time off from a "real" job? Why do people enjoy luxury service (and why don't we)? Is it still possible to travel without making plans or booking accommodation in advance? All this and much more, along with quite a few laughs! Links: The Barefoot Backpacker blog - https://barefoot-backpacker.com/ Travel Tales from Beyond the Brochure - https://barefoot-backpacker.com/category/podcast/ The Buzzfeed Quiz we used - https://www.buzzfeed.com/remeepatel/traveler-or-vacationer Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/345 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy ninth birthday to The Thoughtful Travel Podcast! To celebrate, I've gone back to three of the early guests and interviewed them again to see what's changed in their lives in the intervening years. It was so fun to do! First up, I chat with photographer Kiliii Yuyan, who first appeared way back in Episode 2 in 2016. Since that time, Kiliii has had an incredible career and been able to go on some very special adventures to create stories for National Geographic. I then speak with Kerstin Pilz, from Episode 3, who at the time we first recorded an interview was working through the tremendous grief of losing her husband and having her home and community severely impacted by a cyclone. Fast forward to today and Kerstin's had some impressive career highlights and has set up a new business that combines many of her passions, including travel. Finally, I had the chance to talk again with one of the very first podcast listeners who became a guest, Scott Antcliffe. In our initial conversation, Scott was working as a school teacher, but since then, he's had a huge career shift and yes, it involves more travel, too! Links: Celebrate the podcast's 9th birthday with a T-shirt - https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-thoughtful-travel-podcast Killii Yuyan’s website - https://kiliii.com/ An example of Kiliii’s National Geographic work - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/article/kiliii-yuyan-explorer-story Kerstin Pilz’s book “Loving my lying, dying, cheating husband” - https://amzn.to/422vCdn Kerstin’s Transformational Writing Retreats - https://transformationalwritingretreats.com/ Scott Antcliffe’s website - https://www.scottantcliffephoto.co.uk/ Scott’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scottantcliffephoto/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/343Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travellers will all have their special memories about the wonderful learnings they've had from travel: from tiny things like a new way to enjoy a favourite food, to enormous life-changing epiphanies inspired by other cultures or someone they meet. In Episode 337 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with three people about some of the ideas that have stayed with them or made them think. First up, Thomas Swick describes several moments including a long (very long!) train journey through eastern Europe, and what this still means to him decades later. Angela Correll then gives examples of some of her cultural learnings while living in and renovating a home in Italy. Finally, Daniel Troia explains some of what a unique experience riding a bicycle across America taught him about himself and the world. Links: Thomas Swick - https://www.thomasswick.com/ Thomas’s book Falling Into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer - https://amzn.to/3EmpBA8 Angela Correll - https://www.angelacorrell.com/ Angela’s book Restored in Tuscany - https://amzn.to/3Qdwu9r Daniel Troia’s doco “We Are All In This Together” - https://www.weareallinthistogethermovie.com/ - streaming on several major platforms now and picking up many awards! Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/337 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Overtourism is a buzz word of late, but not a good one. We've all read about the cities and regions being overrun by tourists, who might be damaging natural or historical sights, or making an area unaffordable for its original residents to stay in. In this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I speak with three guests with an interest in overtourism and ask for their thoughts. First up, I speak with Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura. Dylan's whole website and podcast are based around encouraging people to learn about, and visit, less popular, more obscure places, so he's been thinking about overtourism and its opposite, undertourism, for many years. I then chat with Jamie Burr, who specialises in marketing for responsible tourism businesses, and therefore also has a significant interest in overtourism and how we might deal with it. Finally, Chris Christou from The End of Tourism podcast talks about some future alternatives for tourism, speaking from the example of his home of Oaxaca in Mexico, that may be one way to mitigate the problems of overtourism. Links: Dylan Thuras - Atlas Obscura podcast https://www.atlasobscura.com/podcast Jamie Burr - https://jamieburr.com/ Chris Christou - The End of Tourism podcast - https://www.theendoftourism.com/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/333 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A huge reason many people travel is to get away from city life and into nature. In Episode 327 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast we don't just get into nature - we hear about some really rare and unique encounters with the natural world. First up, I chat with Satyajit Das, a veteran of many intriguing wildlife encounters on his travels, who explains how lucky he was in coming across the small cats of South and Central America: ocelots, margays and onchillas. Next, Paul Christie explains something of the history of the sakura or cherry blossom in Japan, and leaves me with the surprising fact that you don't necessarily have to be in Japan in springtime to see the beautiful cherry trees bloom. Finally, Iris Villarreal tells the story of her experience with a nomadic Kazakh ethnic minority in western Mongolia, and in particular, how they train and use eagles for hunting. Links: Satyajit Das - author of Wild Quests - Journeys into Ecotourism and the Future for Animals - https://amzn.to/4eMWpP9  Paul Christie, CEO of Walk Japan - https://walkjapan.com/  Iris Villarreal - https://www.instagram.com/outventurenow  'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman Who Saved Japan's Blossoms by Naoko Abe - https://amzn.to/4cR2Z6I  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/327 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Amanda Kendle, host of the Thoughtful Travel Podcast.Amanda's motto is: Why just have one career when I can do everything I love all at once? In March 2016, Amanda launched The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, one of the most downloaded travel podcasts in Australia. She speaks with fellow travel-lovers about many of the wonderful ways travel has changed their lives, but also about how we can make sure that travel is a force for good for others, too. As a passionate advocate for thoughtful travel, Amanda tries to stay immersed in this space, and this has led to her role as the Vice President of the board of the RISE Travel Institute. Amanda also offers social media and blogging training and speaking engagements, where she facilitates workshops, training sessions, and keynote addresses on online presence, digital marketing, and responsible tourism.Christine and Amanda discuss:· Amanda's podcast, The Thoughtful Travel Podcast· Amanda's travel blog, Not a Ballerina, and what it has been like to keep up a travel blog for nearly 20 years!· What Amanda loves about podcasting· RISE Travel Institute and the work RISE is doing to educate and inspire mindful travelers and travel professionals· The importance of mindful travelJoin Christine now for this soulful conversation with Amanda Kendle.

In episode 111 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy Collins welcomes friend and fellow podcaster Amanda Kendle from the Thoughtful Travel Podcast. Amanda shares her recent UK trip and reflects on how being a thoughtful traveller enhanced her experiences before, during, and after her journey. From attending a wedding in the picturesque Lake District to exploring the football culture in Manchester and Liverpool, Amanda provides insightful tips on planning a mindful trip. Tune in to discover how to make your travels more intentional and enriching.⭐️ Guest InformationAmanda Kendle is the host of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. Her podcast is on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Learn more about her work at notaballerina.com. ResourcesNot A Ballerina - Amanda Kendle's websiteAmanda Kendle on InstagramBook Recommendation: "The Long Field" by Pamela PetroShow notes  - Episode 111Enjoy the show? Have feedback? We love to hear from you so why not send us a text message!

This is an episode I never imagined I'd need to make; family lore was that my mum June would live to a hundred. But very sadly, after a sudden terminal cancer diagnosis in late January, my beautiful mum passed away early in February. As the biggest fan of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I knew I couldn't restart it after my time away without mentioning my mum and how she encouraged me to travel - I definitely wouldn't be here creating this podcast without her influence throughout my life. My dear friend Di Bortoletto and I sat in her spare room last weekend to record this chat about my mum's travel experiences and about some of the special experiences we'd had together as well, and I wanted to share that with you all.  Links: Dianne Bortoletto's site Travelletto - https://travelletto.com/ Di on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/travelletto/  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/320 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When I was first introduced to Gevorg Babayan and his company LikeLocal.io, which matches travellers with local experiences, I knew he'd be a good guest for The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, but as I got to know him more through interactions in the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group, I soon realised that a quick chat wouldn't be enough - we would need a deep dive! In this chat, I learn more about Gevorg's background in Armenia, his work in tourism there and abroad in places like Cambodia, and most impressively to me, some of the unique approaches to tours he offers his visitors. I loved hearing about his creativity in coming up with different ways that travellers can get to know more about a destination and its people, and I'm sure you will too. Links: Like Local - https://www.likelocal.io/  Netflix Episode with Olafur Eliasson on Abstract: The Art of Design - https://www.netflix.com/title/80057883  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Join my newsletter community at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/318 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amanda Kendle is a podcaster (The Thoughtful Travel Podcast), travel blogger (NotABallerina.com) and writer known for her thoughtful approach to travel.In the episode of the Global Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy Collins chats with Amanda about her Thoughtful Travel Framework and what we can all do to become better travellers by adopting a more mindful, thoughtful approach.Guest - Amanda Kendle Show notes - tracystravelstime.com/episode-1

Thailand was calling, and I had to go! Three and a half years after my last pre-Covid adventure abroad, I finally managed to get out of Australia for a short media trip to Thailand. I'm home again now and celebrating that trip along with the milestone of the three hundredth episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast seems very appropriate. In this episode I'll tell you a little bit about my trip to Bangkok and Chiang Rai - more to come on these destinations in future episodes - and about how I felt to be leaving Australia. I've also included an extract from a chat I recently had with my friend Jean, who took her first post-Covid trip to Iraq a couple of months ago, and had lots of similar thoughts about this "new" travel experience. Of course, I always try to be a thoughtful traveller, and like to divide ways to be thoughtful into before, during and after a trip, so in this episode I ponder how well I did with this, considering it was a trip that arose at fairly short notice. And finally, I ask our Bangkok guide Suree for her tips on how we can be thoughtful travellers in Thailand, and she has plenty of advice for travelling and, to be honest, for life in general. Disclaimer stuff: I was hosted for this trip, which means the Tourism Authority of Thailand covered my travel costs. However, my opinions - and my love of Thailand - are all my own, honest truth. Links Amazing Thailand - https://amazingthailand.com.au/ How to be a thoughtful traveller - https://www.notaballerina.com/2018/01/thoughtful-travel.html  Previous chat with Jean about her trip to Iraq - https://notaballerina.com/297 Jean's site Traveling Honeybird - https://www.travelinghoneybird.com/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/300 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are so many ways we can try to do better when we travel, and looking for tours or activities that have a conservation angle is one that, with a little research, can be surprisingly easy. In Episode 298 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with two tour operators who have been diving deep into the conservation travel area for years, and to a traveller who was impressed by a conservation project in India and made a point to visit. First up, Roger Smith from Echidna Walkabout does a good job of providing a definition of conservation travel, and then gives some great examples of what it can be and the effect it can have. It's good food for thought, too, that here in Australia, many people don't understand the value of our wildlife nor really see why it's so important to conserve it. I chat then with Jamie Van Jones from Salt and Bush Eco Tours, who has a great example of a conservation project she's been involved with centred on fairy terns, small birds which are classed as a "vulnerable" protected species. Finally, my long-time listener and friend Anuj explains more about his trip to the Gir National Park in India, where there has been a successful conservation campaign to improve outcomes and numbers for the local lions. Links: Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout - https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/ Jamie Van Jones - www.saltandbush.com.au  Anuj's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anujph/  Episode 293 - Citizen Science for Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/293 Episode 292 - Ethical Animal Experiences - https://notaballerina.com/292  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers  Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/298 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raynor Winn, bestselling author, one of my personal heroes, all-round amazingly nice person - is the guest on this deep dive episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. I discovered Raynor Winn's books thanks to the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, when one of our members, Joan, suggested we read "The Salt Path". I'm so glad she did, because it became a firm favourite amongst book club members, and we've subsequently read "The Wild Silence" and will soon discuss Raynor's third book, "Landlines", too.  In this chat, we discuss the mindset shifts from the hiking life, and what to do when you have to spend time back in "normal life"; we talk about making connections with other people on your travels; we cover the issue of homelessness, something important to both of us; we delve into how Raynor actually became a writer, and what her writing process is like now; and finally, we end with some fabulous lessons from travel.  It was such a thrill to record this chat, and I hope you all enjoy it even half as much as I did! Links: Landlines by Raynor Winn - https://amzn.to/3WLpmDO  Thoughtful Travellers Book Club - https://notaballerina.com/bookclub  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/294  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy 7th birthday to The Thoughtful Travel Podcast! This is a special episode with a few interesting tidbits about the podcast, inspired by members of the Thoughtful Travellers groups who gave me some excellent suggestions. For example, I've got the stats to show you which seven episodes have been the most downloaded over the history of the podcast; I've also got our group's version of the seven deadly sins of travel. I've also combined this seven-year celebration with a trip report on my recent experience in Kununurra, in the far north-east of Western Australia. It's an incredible part of the world and I feel so blessed to have been sent there to run some workshops, and I wanted to share a few of the highlights from my experience. But I have to return to see more!!! Links: SxSW Session Select voting - https://notaballerina.com/vote  “Why We Need Travel More Than Travel Needs Us” (until 11th April 2023) My Instagram for Kununurra pics and videos - https://instagram.com/amandakendle  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/290 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It'd be great if any time we took ourselves travelling and volunteered somewhere that it was a purely good act. The problem is, of course, that we are now getting to understand just how damaging some kinds of volunteer tourism can be. Is it all bad, though? I don't think so! But we definitely have to be very, very thoughtful any time we sign up for voluntourism. In Episode 288 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with three travellers about their thoughts and experiences with volunteer travel. First up, I speak with Eliza Raymond of Good Travel, who has a very telling story about an experience she had volunteering in Guatemala at just eighteen years of age. Next, I talk to Jonathan Coleman from the Reset Tourism Fund at the UnTours Foundation. After working with NGOs hosting volunteer groups, along with various other tourism experiences throughout his career, he's very sceptical about the ability of almost any travel volunteer experience to be a truly worthwhile one for every party involved. Finally, I chat to Kayra Martinez of Love Without Borders For Refugees. Kayra was living in Germany when she saw an influx of refugees on the news back in 2015, and tried to find out what she could do to help - this led to a seriously big commitment to voluntourism in Greek refugee camps. Links: Eliza Raymond - Good Travel - https://www.good-travel.org/  "Youth, Let's Be Good Travellers" video - https://www.good-travel.org/blog/youth-lets-be-good-travellers Jonathan Coleman - Untours Foundation -  https://untoursfoundation.org/  Kayra Martinez - Love Without Borders - http://lovewithoutborders4refugees.com/ Episode 228 - Volunteering Experiences - https://notaballerina.com/228  Episode 145 - Volunteering Experiences While Travelling - https://notaballerina.com/145  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/288 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I've always wanted to get to Hawai'i some day - but now I know why I haven't made it yet. I needed to read this brilliant book first! This episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is an interview with Annie Daly and Kainoa Daines, the authors of "Island Wisdom: Hawaiian Traditions and Practices for a Meaningful Life". It's one of those brilliant books - all too rare - which serve the function of teaching us really important things about a destination before we arrive, and enrich the experience we have once we're there. Having read this book, I know for certain I'll get so much more out of a future Hawai'i trip then if I hadn't read it. I had such a wonderful chat with Annie and Kainoa, and I've tried to edit it down a little - we couldn't stop talking! - but it's still a little longer than a regular episode. Hope you enjoy it and that if you've visited Hawai'i before, it gives you some extra context, or that it enriches a future trip if you're like me and haven't had the magic of a Hawaiian experience just yet! Links: Island Wisdom - https://amzn.to/3E2oNgO Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/285 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We know that having expectations can often set us up for disappointment - and many thoughtful travellers will also know that letting go of these expectations and just embracing whatever happens can often lead to the most memorable and enjoyable trips. In this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with three guests who prove just that. Firstly, I talk with Diana Fischer of Detours Zürich about some of her experiences of travel and how she's learnt that being humble and open-minded can teach her the most. I then speak to windjammer captain Noah Barnes who explains that both his own travel experiences and those he observes of his cruise passengers have taught him that having expectations is the enemy of fun, and that a certain amount of discomfort is actually the best recipe for a memorable trip. Finally, Nancy Edwards gives some examples of the unexpected occurrences she's faced on travels in Sierra Leone and Laos, reminding us that being prepared for anything is likely to both teach us the most and give us the best possible travel experience. Links: Diana Fischer from Detours Zürich - https://www.detours-zurich.ch/  Maine Windjammer Association - https://www.sailmainecoast.com/  Noah's boat - Stephen Taber - https://www.stephentaber.com/  Nancy Edwards, author - https://www.nancyedwards.ca - Not One, Not Even One: A Memoir of Life-altering Experiences in Sierra Leone, West Africa Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/284 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finding the right balance between travel and life can be hard. Especially as we get older there is more and more pressure to follow the traditional life path, which – let's be honest – doesn't include tons of world travel.  Amanda Kendle joins us to have an honest discussion about how we've made travel fit into our lives, while balancing work, finances, and other commitments. GUEST: Amanda Kendle is a travel podcaster, travel blogger, social media consultant and trainer. RESOURCES: Amanda's website: https://www.notaballerina.com/  Amanda's podcast, The Thoughtful Travel Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thoughtful-travel-podcast/id1269489189 SUPPORT US ON PATREON for as little as $5 a month! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR, WORLD NOMADS! Inspiration, opportunities and travel insurance to help you fuel your curiosity, find your journey and travel bravely. Check out www.worldnomads.com. Benefits limits, conditions and exclusions apply. Be sure to read your policy wording. HOW TO SUPPORT US: Alpaca My Bags is the podcast that is creating a platform for discussing travel through a critical lens and responsible travel. If you're a fan of the podcast, don't forget to subscribe, rate and review Alpaca My Bags! SUPPORT US ON PATREON for as little as $5 a month. ALSO, we're looking for more info on what you like and dislike about the podcast, and how you found us! If you have one minute today, please fill out this quick survey for us! Read Erin's award-winning blog: https://pinatravels.org/hiking-volcano-acatenango/ Follow us on social media @alpacamybagspod. Subscribe to Kattie's podcasting newsletter Pod the North, here. CREDITS Written and Hosted by: Erin Hynes Producer: Kattie Laur Music from Motion Array Logo by Christopher McCluskey

30 Best Travel Podcasts of 2023 Hear Kit's popular annual list of the best travel podcasts to check out for 2023.  There are many new ones on the list, so you are sure to find a new favorite! Listen to the podcast and see details on each podcast recommended  HERE 1. Active Travel Adventures 2. AdventuRetired Listen to my interview about full time traveling  3. Amateur Traveler Listen to my interview on the Crystal Coast of NC 4. Armchair Explorer 5. BBC Ramblings 6. Business Travel 360 7. Conde Nast Traveler Escape Routes 8. Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg 9. Frommer's 10. JUMP  11. Out of Office 12. The Atlas Obscura Podcast 13. The Big Travel Podcast 14. The Overland Journal Podcast 15. The Thoughtful Travel Podcast 16. The Travel Diaries 17. The TravelPulse Podcast 18. The Trip the Changed Me 19. Tips for Travellers 20. Travel Goals Podcast 21. Travel Tales 22. Travel Tales by AFAR 23. Travel with Meaning 24. Travel with Rick Steves 25. UK Travel Planning 26. Untold Italy 27. We Travel There 29. Women Who Travel 30. Zero To Travel Listen to my interview about taking a cheap Alaskan Cruise (by ferry!) Did I Miss One of Your Favorites? Let me know – you can reach me here.  Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!).  Get the monthly newsletter here. CONTACT KIT Resources  Promo Codes and Recommended Tour Companies Travel Insurance:  Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies Amazon Kit's Picks  Please use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account.  Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:) SUBSCRIBE to the Adventure Travel Show (the “How to's of adventure travel) SUBSCRIBE to Active Travel Adventures (fantastic adventure destinations) Join the Active Travel Adventures Facebook Group Follow ATA on Twitter Follow ATA on Instagram Follow ATA on Pinterest (C) Active Travel Adventures – All Rights Reserved

In this episode: The FAQ is: How do those from other nations view American travelers? The destination is New Zealand, South Island. The lesson learned is: getting ripped of while traveling. and the tip is to listen to other podcasts about travel, besides this one from Dr Mary Travelbest, of course.    FAQ : How do others view American travelers?   The answer is a bit uncomfortable to even ask but realistic. To those in foreign countries, they may look at Americans in a negative light, mostly because they only know what they see in the news media. America has the “World Series” in baseball, but it's all teams from the USA and Canada. Being the greatest nation in the world may not serve the needs of people in other countries, so remember that you are a representative of your home nation, wherever you go. Overall, New Zealand was one country that really liked American travelers. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/09/15/us-image-plummets-internationally-as-most-say-country-has-handled-coronavirus-badly/ Best of Independent Destination- New Zealand's South Island My friend Jenny Latto, from near Auckland, New Zealand is traveling inside of her country due to the pandemic and she's enjoying it more than ever since the tourists are almost all Kiwis these days. She's going to travel with a few friends to the South Island for a holiday, and a Multisport race. The team does running, cycling, kayaking, and more. Check the South Island map of New Zealand and how green it is. One city you may have heard of is Christchurch, where there was a big earthquake and a massacre. Christchurch is hotter than Auckland since it's not surrounded by water. When I visited New Zealand, I flew Air New Zealand and loved the service from start to finish. I flew all over the country and it was easy to get around, and lovely to see all the sheep. Once you can travel there, be sure to give yourself time to know the people as well as the beauty there.   If I had limited time in New Zealand, I would visit the Milford Sound, not far from Queenstown on the western side of the south island. One of my worldly traveled friends told me he thinks it's the best part of the earth. In many ways, this area has similar sights to Norway. The boat trip through the fjords was somewhat magical to me. The waterfalls are stunning. There's plenty more to see, so look in the show notes.   Franz Josef Glacier is where you can see the glacier firsthand and upclose. I started as a passenger in a plane on land, and minutes later I was ended up walking on the glacier. Franz Josef Glacier is one of the steepest glaciers in New Zealand, descending from its origins high in the Southern Alps deep into the lush native rainforest of Westland's National Park. It also moves faster than your average glacier. This creates some truly incredible features in the glacier such as ice caves, tunnels and crevasses; all of which are constantly changing and evolving so no two days are ever the same.    https://www.franzjosefglacier.com/   Ride a chairlift above town in Queenstown https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/   https://www.milford-sound.co.nz/about/   Be sure to listen to the North Island episode of New Zealand, too. Today's Lesson learned-Getting ripped off while traveling. When did I get ripped off? I almost never get taken when I'm traveling. Most people have been especially nice and thoughtful to me. However, here's what happened to my friend, a very seasoned traveler. She was walking in a large downtown city, a construction zone, so the sidewalk was narrow. It was nighttime, and someone walked up to her, asked her a question, and then physically took her entire backpack and ran away with it. That's the kind of story that sounds made up but it wasn't. So if you're ever in an area that may seem to be trouble, make sure that you have an escape. If you are wearing a hidden money belt, that's the safest you can be. Today's Travel Advice- Listen to other travel podcasts You have a choice when it comes to other podcasts. We hope you listen to the following, The Globetrotter Lounge with Lisette, which is an interview format with inspiring women guests who have traveled and shared their stories. Or what about listening to the history of New York through the podcast, Bowery Boys, or even listening to The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Aussie Amanda Kendle, who talks about practical and useful tips from other travelers?  https://www.notaballerina.com/podcastmenu

What happens if you just say yes? When we travel, there are times that an interaction with a local person offers us something a bit off the beaten path - an experience you won't find in a travel brochure. The three guests in this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast all said yes to invitations from locals and came away with some very interesting stories to tell! First up, I chat with Oliver Jähnke, who visited Kyrgyzstan and met a family who, on learning about his interest in horses, sent him off to the mountains with a relative to have a very unique experience. Next, Nathan Thomas tells me about what saying yes to a friend in China meant one weekend. And finally, Sophia Bentaher explains the story of having dinner in Bulgaria with a man who held rather opposing political beliefs - and the lessons she learnt from this experience. Links: Oliver Jähnke - Queers of the World - https://www.youtube.com/queersoftheworld Nathan Thomas of Intrepid Times https://intrepidtimes.com/  Nathan's new book Travel Your Way: Rediscover the World on Your Own Terms Sophia Bentaher's website https://sophia-b.co/  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/278 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether you're hitchhiking, making new friends or buying a train ticket in India, all of these things take confidence. We talk often on The Thoughtful Travel Podcast about the myriad ways travel helps you grow, and one of the biggest benefits I've had from travelling is that it's given me immense confidence - a trait that's carried through into my personal and professional life far beyond my travels. In Episode 272, my three guests tell me about incidents from their travels which have given them lasting confidence. I start with Sophia Bentaher who has a great philosophical approach to what she's learnt from travel and thinks that travelling gives a compounding benefit as you see the results of your actions and become increasingly confident in all that you do. I then chat with Nathan Thomas who describes the daily achievements in travel like buying a ticket at an Indian train station where even the scam artists are dressed in an official-looking uniform. Each of these kinds of achievements add to your confidence. Finally, I hear from Sarah Meyer who intentionally went looking for her confidence to be built on a long-term solo trip in Asia - and found it in spades. Links: Crossing cultures: Student travel and personal development - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0147176797000217  Sophia's website https://sophia-b.co/  Nathan of Intrepid Times https://intrepidtimes.com/  Nathan's new book Travel Your Way: Rediscover the World on Your Own Terms Sarah's site Last Minute Wanders https://lastminutewanders.com/  Ep 15 - Travel Builds Confidence, So Do It! - notaballerina.com/15  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/272 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you believe this - because I almost can't - that The Thoughtful Travel Podcast turned six years old recently?! Unfortunately, my household were all suffering with Covid on its actual birthday, but I've now recovered enough to put together this episode to celebrate. In particular, I'm excited to share some wonderful voice messages from friends and listeners of the podcast - collating these gave me such a thrill! In this episode I also outline a few of the last year's successes, and talk about some plans I have for the next year of the podcast. Thanks so much to everyone who listens, shares, participates in our groups and in all other ways supports The Thoughtful Travel Podcast - I am so very grateful for you all. Links: Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/271 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 3, Sarah interviews Amanda Kendle. Amanda Kendle is a seasoned professional in the social media space and has had the podcast, The Thoughtful Traveller. Amanda started a blog 17 years ago. She was encouraged to start travel blogging, initially for someone else and then her own. Her experience dates to 2010 in the social media space and she now offers support to sole traders, creatives and small businesses teaching them the best ways to promote their work on social media. As well as running workshops and masterminds, she also teaches social media at Murdoch University (where she taught Sarah in 2021).   As an avid traveller, she runs The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, something which she initially entered as a blogger writing for others about travel. “Consistency is the key to success with a podcast – it is one of the most important factors. It can be a lot of work but it is worth the consistency as the connections you build are so deep and long lasting”. “People are listening to you in their ordinary lives”.   Amanda shares some of her best tips when it comes to pitching yourself as a guest on podcasts. She suggests that you: Make sure you are aware of the podcast and its content. Listen to several episodes so you know the format and provide a sensible pitch. Pitch yourself in relation to the podcast content – how are you relevant? What can you offer to the podcasters' listeners? What is your expertise, what is unique and useful? Don't be pitching them multiple times in the same week simply because they have not replied to you. Give them a chance to respond. Check if there are pitching guidelines and make sure you follow them. If there are none, consider dropping them a quick message on socials and ask. Follow them on socials and follow them to create a relationship and connection. Know your work and how this aligns. Consider what you can share and how it can allow people to connect with you.   Here is how you connect with Amanda: www.amandakendle.com – find her podcast here facebook.com/amandakendleconsulting instagram.com/amandakendle linkedin.com/in/amandakendle twitter.com/amandakendle

Working in the tourism industry sounds like a dream, right? (Well, maybe not during a pandemic ...) But there's certainly something to be said for working in an industry where the focus is on something happy and joyful, and the three guests in this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast all have had some wonderful experiences working in tourism and travel.  I start off by chatting with Lucky Legong who migrated from South Africa to Australia to continue working in the hospitality industry. She started off spending several years on gorgeous (but remote!) Kangaroo Island and then moved to Lord Howe Island - there are definitely some perks to this work, especially the beautiful surroundings. Shelley Winkel spoke to me about her career in publicity in the tourism industry, with a wide-ranging list of appointments across the globe, though for some years now her big love has been promoting Queensland - which is how we originally met. To finish up I talk to travel writer Bev Malzard about one of the most envy-inducing parts of working in travel, the famil - I've also been on a number of familiarisation trips and they're most commonly thought of by others as a holiday when in fact they can be quite a lot of hard work - in the case of this hilarious story from Bev, it's her stomach which had to work hard! Links: Lucky Legong from the Baillie Lodges group - https://baillielodges.com.au  Lucky's previous interview about migrating to Australia to continue her hospitality work - notaballerina.com/254 Shelley Winkel from Tourism and Events Queensland - https://teq.queensland.com  Bev Malzard's blog TravelGal on the Move -  https://travelgaltravels.com  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/269   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you a fan of group trips? Or are you, like me, more generally a keenly independent traveller who needs a very good reason to decide to take a group tour of  any kind?  When it comes to group travel, I've learned over the years that there really is a group trip to suit everyone, even people like me who are highly reluctant group travellers - and often what turns us is the idea of some highly specialised group travel. In this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I speak with three people who've had experiences in specialised group travel and they make a great case for why we all should try it sometimes. First up, I chat with Evan Petrelis from Renaissance Tours, who specialise in tours connected to special interests like ballet, archaeology and gardens. He runs through some of the advantages and disadvantages of group travel and highlights how travelling with likeminded people with the same passion can be particularly rewarding. Next, I speak to Debbie Clarke, who has run tours for the LGBTQ community for many years. She has a pretty touching story to tell of the outcome of these tours for some of the participants. Finally, Vicky Sahami joins me to explain her highly specialised group trips which focus on visiting the best places in the world to observe total solar eclipses. It's a fascinating special interest which has seen Vicky experience some really far-flung parts of the globe, and in really unique ways. Links: Evan Petrelis from Renaissance Tours - https://renaissancetours.com.au/  Debbie Clarke from the Good Awaits podcast - https://goodawaits.podbean.com/  Vicky Sahami's solar eclipse tours at Sirius Travel - https://siriustravel.com/  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/267 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back for Season 2 of The Better Travel Podcast! What does “thoughtful travel” look like? What are some concrete things that we can do to ensure that we make the most of our travels while also remaining sensitive to the impact of our presence as visitors? Two guests offer their expert insight: Amanda Kendle, a travel writer and host of the Thoughtful Travel Podcast, and Emily Thomas, an associate professor of philosophy at Durham University and the author of a fascinating book on the philosophy of travel. We also have a new installment in our language lessons series! Ilihia Gionson of the Hawaii Tourism Authority joins the show to teach Paige some beautiful words in the Hawaiian language. Thank you so much for listening! Resources Amanda Kendle's blog, Not a Ballerina: https://www.notaballerina.com/ Amanda's podcast, The Thoughtful Travel Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thoughtful-travel-podcast/id1269489189 RISE Travel Institute: https://www.risetravelinstitute.org/ Website of Emily Thomas: https://emilythomaswrites.co.uk/ Emily's book: https://bookshop.org/books/the-meaning-of-travel-philosophers-abroad/9780198835400

Happy new year! It's 2022 and who really has any idea this year has in store for us - I'm sure we've now learned our lesson about having expectations. I want to start the year, in fact, by having a look back over 2021 for me: a year without travel. It's a very weird thing for a travel podcaster to not take a plane or leave the state - or barely even leave home - for a whole year, and I hope it never happens again! This episode includes an update on pandemic life in Western Australia, too, one of the last places around the world to be living a relatively Covid-free life though - it seems - not for much longer. I also let you in on some of my plans for The Thoughtful Travel Podcast in 2022. It might just be the best year yet! Links: RISE Travel Institute's Flagship Program - https://www.risetravelinstitute.org/rise-flagship-program Travelling (Thoughtfully) for Work - Episode 263 - notaballerina.com/263 Covid Thoughts from Western Australia June 2020 - Episode 190 - notaballerina.com/190 Covid Thoughts from Western Australia May 2021 - Episode 236 - notaballerina.com/236 Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/265 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I chat to host of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast and owner of Amanda Kendle Consulting, Amanda Kendle. Amanda is a leader in the Australian Travel Podcast scene. I connected with Amanda through the Australian Podcasters Collaborative, and we hit it off instantly over our shared passion for travel, and talking! Amanda has been running her social media and blogging consultancy business in Perth since it began by accident when her son was tiny. She's also a confessed travel addict and has been publishing The Thoughtful Travel Podcast for more than five years and her travel blog Not A Ballerina since 2005. In this episode you'll learn about how podcasts can have a huge impact on your personal brand, create a loyal fan base and also grow your business!

Hello! On this episode I talk a little about aspects of environmentalism, including direct action, clean water, plastic bottles, cliff erosion, and the UK rail network. While writing the script I realised there were a whole myriad of related subjects like palm oil, deforestation, agriculture, motoring, sustainable travel, and lifestyle changes that would better be served being in their own podcast. Think of this pod therefore as being 'Part One' - Part Two will be episode 51, in three episodes time. Topics discussed include: * Why this pod is three weeks late * How to dress for an awards ceremony when you're a cynical hippie * Why is pod isn't about London * Climate Activism and Direct Protest * Clean water around the world is less common than you think * Water in plastic bottles and plastic sachets * It all feels that something's not qu(wh)ite right * Recycling in the UK * Cliff erosion on the Norfolk Coast Path * Short flights are sometimes necessary, and sometimes not * This should be the age of the train ... * ... but not every train is a good train There is one contribution in this episode; several clips from an interview-type chat I had with Amanda Kendle, of the Thoughtful Travel Podcast. A PDF transcript of this episode is available. As always, if you have anything to say about the topic, or indeed about my podcasting in general, leave a comment or let me know. The pod has a Facebook group you can join, too. I also have a Patreon - if you like what you hear, and want to access exclusive content (or just to show your appreciation), then head on over. Until next time, bye for now. :)

Why do you podcast? Yes, plenty of selfish reasons are important if only to keep you podcasting. But does it go deeper than that? I asked the community and was blown away by the responses I received. Garret Godfrey says his show, Good Patron, explores “...how we can better support the bands & musicians we love.” Dr. Carrie Gillon says her show, Vocal Fries, exists ”...to highlight the fact that judging language is judging humans in racist, sexist, classist ways, and more.” Susan Ni Chriodain says: “Over 80% of people are disengaged in the workplace. In Life Beyond the Numbers, conversations are about how to have a more fulfilling work-life.” Travel podcaster Amanda Kendle says that her podcast, The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, “...connects to my whole kind of life/career purpose, which is sharing the value of travel as a tool both for personal growth and to make the world a better place.” Martha Lawton of Squanderlust says her show's purpose is: “To help people overcome fear and shame around how they have managed their money, so they can face where they are now and change it for the better.” Neil Hedley of The Snooze Button says his show is “... an effort to save people from the hucksters who would capitalize on ignorance by pushing ridiculous solutions that don't actually help people.” Gary Arndt sums up the purpose behind Everything Everywhere Daily with: “I'm trying to combat ignorance. Too many people just don't know much about the world around them. How it works and how it came to be.” And Andrew Clews says the Motoring Podcast wasn't started for a goal, but that: “As we've gone on, we have found ourselves fighting misinformation/lack of understanding…” Again, there's no requirement to do that. Podcasting just for fun can certainly be quite fun. But if building something bigger with a true community around it, it's probably worth your time to figure out the bigger mission your podcast plugs into. ----- Boostagram Corner Thanks to James Cridland for the Satoshis! Links in the next section. ----- Links: • Getting more than 10K downloads per episode? Talk to https://gumball.fm/?utm_source=sponsorship&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=podpont (Gumball.fm)!  • Pam Slim - https://pamelaslim.com • She Podcasts LIVE - https://www.shepodcasts.com/live/ • The Tweet that started it all: https://twitter.com/evoterra/status/1452845830721785858 • Garrett Godfrey - https://twitter.com/musciguy • Good Patron - https://utrmedia.org/podcasts/good-patron-podcast • Dr. Carrie Gillon - https://twitter.com/carrie_gee • Vocal Fries - https://vocalfriespod.com • Susan Ni Chriodain - https://twitter.com/S_Ni_C • Life Beyond the Numbers - https://www.beyond-thenumbers.com • Amanda Kendle - https://twitter.com/amandakendle  • The Thoughtful Travel Podcast - http://www.notaballerina.com/podcast • Martha Lawton - https://twitter.com/marthalawton • Squanderlust - https://www.squanderlustpod.com/ • Neil Hedley - https://twitter.com/GetYourSnoozeOn • The Snooze Button - https://thesnoozebutton.com/ • Gary Arndt - https://twitter.com/EverywhereTrip • Everything Everywhere Daily - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast •  Andrew Clews -https://twitter.com/Clew_less • Motoring Podcast - https://www.motoringpodcast.com • James Cridland - https://twitter.com/JamesCridland • Podland - ​​https://www.podland.news/ • Podnews - https://podnews.net/ • Join the Advancing Podcasting community - http://advancingpodcasting.xyz • New Podcast Apps - http://newpodcastapps.com • Give value for value for the show! - https://podcastpontifications.com/value-4-value • Now booking sponsorships for 2022! - https://podcastpontifications.com/sponsor ----- A written-to-be-read article and a full transcript of the audio of this episode can be found at... Support this podcast

In this special collaborative episode, I chat with Jeremy Bassetti of the Travel Writing World Podcast. We talk about our most memorable and influential travel reads, what's important about travel literature and why we enjoy it. (So many reasons!) We also compare our podcast experiences, including talking about writers we've enjoyed talking to (spoiler: we only say nice things!). And of course, readers like us are very often also writers, so we chat about the future of the travel genre and our own experiences of writing books, and some of our hopes for the future of the industry. Links: Travel Writing World - https://www.travelwritingworld.com/  Info about the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club - https://www.notaballerina.com/bookclub Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers  Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell - https://amzn.to/3a0oBwD Around the World in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh - https://amzn.to/2Rvqlrw All the Way to the Tigers by Mary Morris - https://amzn.to/3cfiEzY A Beginner's Guide to Japan by Pico Iyer - https://amzn.to/3oXYz5y Mountains of the Mind by Robert Macfarlane - https://amzn.to/3BfmTFW  Video Night in Kathmandu by Pico Iyer - https://amzn.to/3A0DDPZ  Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul by Taran Khan - https://amzn.to/3B4oyhK  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/257   NotABallerina.com is participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program linked to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Some of the links on this page are affiliate links, which means we may get compensated at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase through a link. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been 18 months without travel. We joined Amanda Kendle from the Thoughtful Travel podcast to have an honest and vulnerable discussion about what life without travel has been like. We talk about how Canada and Australia have handled the pandemic differently, share lessons we've learned throughout the pandemic, and talk about how we're coping without travel. The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels. Learn more about Amanda and The Thoughtful Travel Podcast: https://www.notaballerina.com  --------------------------------------------------------------- Alpaca My Bags is the podcast that is creating a platform for discussing travel through a critical lens and responsible travel. If you're a fan of the podcast, don't forget to subscribe, rate and review Alpaca My Bags! SUPPORT US ON PATREON for as little as $5 a month! We're looking for more info on what you like and dislike about the podcast, and how you found us! If you have one minute today, please fill out this quick question survey for us! Follow us on social media @alpacamybagspod Join our Facebook Group: Alpaca YOUR Bags. Written and Hosted by: Erin Hynes Producer: Kattie Laur Music from Motion Array Logo by Christopher McCluskey

The first stop on our Australia series tour is the largest state of them all, Western Australia! Taking up more than a third of this enormous continent, WA has a lot of space and it needs a lot of time to explore. Luckily we have Perth local Amanda Kendle to help us tackle this mammoth location! Emma has also been to the lovely state of WA three times, so the two had wonderful chats about exploring the gorgeous and less frequented spots around the state. From tree top walks, to sunsets over the beach. From the most Westerly and Southern point, to the tippy top! We cover as much as we can. We'd love to hear your stories too! Make sure to join the conversation in the Lovelly Travels Community on Facebook.

It's the semiquincentennial episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast (and listener Justin, who features in this episode, told me about that crazy word in the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group) - in any case, it's Episode 250, a round-numbered episode and time for something totally different! One of the most fabulous parts of running this podcast for over five years is the people I've met - some of whom have become good friends who I can't imagine not knowing! I feature as selection of them in this episode - just a handful out of many - and I'm so grateful that running this podcast gave me the chance to get to know them. From the UK, I feature Ian Oliver (who now runs his own podcast, Travel Tales from Beyond the Brochure), and Penny Wincer, who is originally Australian but now resides in England. Out of Europe I mention Eva Westerling who lived in Germany when we first chatted but has spent more time in Morocco of late, and also Erin Gustaffson of Oregon Girl Around the World, an American currently based in Denmark. And finally, I talk about Justin Watson, a fellow Aussie and a friend I made through the Thoughtful Travellers group, who's now my cohost of the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club. All in all, it's a mix of a behind the scenes episode, and a wave of gratitude for all the fabulous people I've got to know over the last five years - thank you all of you! Links: Ian from Travel Tales from Beyond the Brochure - https://barefoot-backpacker.com  Penny Wincer - pennywincerwrites.com  Eva from Not Scared of the Jet Lag  - notscaredofthejetlag.com Erin from Oregon Girl Around the World - oregongirlaroundtheworld.com Justin's blog - http://www.justins.world  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/250 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Konnichiwa! Whether you love Japan or are planning your first visit, you need to listen to this episode! We have not one, but two guests, both of whom have lived in Japan. Amanda Kendle, travel writer, social media lecturer and podcaster at The Thoughtful Travel Podcast was an English teacher in Japan, while Jane Lawson, cook book author and travel writer who also lived there, now leads tours to the country. In this fun, tip-filled episode we discover their favourite places to visit, eat and stay and how to navigate the sometimes confusing cultural mores of this fascinating country. 

My definition of thoughtful travel has come a long way since I named this podcast over five years ago; I've also been excited to see a lot more people giving thought to the question of what thoughtful travel means. Episode 245 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast gathers the ideas of many more people to help us consider this important question. I chat with four guests about what they think thoughtful travel means, starting with Henry Gold. He emphasises respecting others, especially because you are visiting their home or country. Next, we hear from James Mwenda who focuses on the impact our travels have. Helena Fox talks about being present in the place you go to, and also discusses ideas of respect and slow travel. My final guest, Vince Dickson, talks about being more open to different experiences, as well as considering the impact our travels have. Links: Henry Gold  founder of TDA Cycling - https://tdaglobalcycling.com/ James Mwenda - Jemu Expeditions - https://www.jemuexpeditions.com Helena Fox - https://helenafoxauthor.com - her recent novel is “How It Feels to Float” Vince Dickson, from Hunu - https://www.wearehunu.com/  The book mentioned by Vince is “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari - https://amzn.to/36tSZjw Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin or direct to https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13984484/  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/245 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we travel, we are sometimes wary of strangers - but should we be? The stories in Episode 242 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast suggest we shouldn't be. First up, I chat with Vince Dickson about one of his early travel experiences in Europe. He ended up almost penniless in Paris and that's when he came across a helpful stranger. I then talk to Pam Mandel who also had a wonderful experience with a stranger in Nepal when she was needing a way to cook her dinner! Finally, I hear from Tim Tricker about what I can call a reverse kindness of stranger  situation in Barcelona - a fabulous story! Links: Vince Dickson of Hunu - https://www.wearehunu.com/  Pam Mandel's website - https://www.nerdseyeview.com Pam's book The Same River Twice - https://amzn.to/319lwbq  The Kindness of Strangers on Your Travels - https://notaballerina.com/76  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/242 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some travel is for fun; other travel is for a huge range of reasons. And some travel turns out to be really emotional - that's the kind we are looking at in Episode 241 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. First up, I chat with Henry Gold. He's the son of two Holocaust survivors and tells the story of visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp with his mother when she was in her late seventies, when she could show and tell Henry and other family members about some of the horrid experiences she had there. It's quite a story. Next, I speak with Carolanna Lisonbee and our emotional travel story centres on Hiroshima in Japan. Carolanna also travelled there with her mother and they both found it a very important trip. Finally, I talk to Tim Tricker about the emotional aspects of irresponsible animal tourism, when he tells me about some difficult and distressing parts of a visit to Bangkok a few years back. Links: Henry Gold, founder of TDA Cycling - https://tdaglobalcycling.com/ (Tour D’Afrique) Carolanna Lisonbee - her poetry collection is Wisp of Fog Moment - https://amzn.to/3p9HiHl Why I’m Glad I Visited the Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps - https://www.notaballerina.com/2014/05/visiting-auschwitz-birkenau-concentration-camps.html  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/241 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a round-numbered episode so time for something different: this time I'm the one getting interviewed, and I answer questions about what happens behind the scenes of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, gathered from listeners through the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group and other social media sites. It's three years since I did the first Behind the Scenes episode and so much has changed. This time round, travel writer Catherine Marshall interviews me with discussions about the ideas I have for podcast topics, what makes a good interviewee, any disasters I've had and an overview of the technical aspects of how The Thoughtful Travel Podcast comes together. It was fun to chat about these topics and I hope listeners will find the result interesting, too. Links: Episode 100 - the first Behind the Scenes - https://notaballerina.com/100 Catherine Marshall’s Time to Wander site - https://www.timetowander.com.au  Cait Flanders’ new podcast Opting Out - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/opting-out-with-cait-flanders/id1560688606    Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/240 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's nearly a year since I recorded an episode about how Covid-19 was affecting us here in Western Australia, and what I thought about travel then and for the future: so it's time for another one.  In this special solo episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast - inspired by a visit to the airport! - I talk about the Covid experience in Perth, Australia, over the past twelve months, and also share my thoughts and feelings about travel in the near future. You might want to listen back to Episode 190 first and then follow on with this, so you can see what's changed over the past year. Links: Episode 190 - Covid-19 Thoughts from Perth, Australia - https://notaballerina.com/190 Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/236   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Things inevitably go wrong when we travel and I know from experience that listeners of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast quite enjoy hearing these tales! In Episode 235 I have three guests sharing some travel slip ups - some of their own making and some quite out of their control. My first guest is Bob DiMenna who was travelling in Peru with two friends when they had an issue with, well, punctuality - but not what you might expect! I then chat with Kayla Ridley who has a sorry luggage tale to tell from a cruise ship trip she took as a high school student.  Finally, Patti Buff shares her story of a mishap when she and her cousin were exploring the coast of one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. Their excursion doesn't end how she would have liked it to! Links: Bob DiMenna from The Travelers Blueprint podcast - https://thetravelersblueprint.com Kayla Ridley of Kayski Creations - https://kayskicreations.com/  Patti Buff - https://pattibuff.wordpress.com  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/235 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Much of the fun of travelling is about bumping up against other cultures and habits - and these days as thoughtful travellers, we usually try to be prepared for this and learn what we can before we arrive. But cultural faux pas or "gross moments" happen to the best of us and there are some great examples to be found in Episode 234 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. First up, I chat with Bev Malzard who tells me a series of fabulous tales about her own unfortunate cultural moments during the course of many years of travels. Some hilarious, some serious - all things that Bev would do differently the second time around! I then speak with Pam Mandel about a common cultural blunder - dressing inappropriately. Some years back Pam ended up unintentionally in Pakistan - unprepared and ill-informed - and made a cultural blunder she didn't intend to. Links: Bev’s blog TravelGal on the Move - https://travelgaltravels.com/  Pam Mandel’s website - https://www.nerdseyeview.com Pam’s book The Same River Twice - https://amzn.to/319lwbq  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/234   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opportunities for university or college students to study abroad - during non-Covid times, of course - are very special. While I didn't get an opportunity to study abroad for any part of my university education, it's something I definitely want to encourage my son to do and putting together Episode 233 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast reminded me of many reasons why. First up, I chat with Jennifer Johnston who spent time in the United States studying abroad as part of her Australia-based university degree. She speaks of many of the advantages of study abroad programs and the huge changes they can make in the students who take them. I then speak with Tinsley Rios about her shorter study abroad experience in Peru - a reminder that it doesn't need to be a long program to have a lasting impact. Finally, Patti Buff tells me about her experiences as a college exchange student in Dublin, Ireland - and we chat about some of the many extra-curricular parts of being on a study abroad program which are just as valuable as any time in the lecture hall. Links: Jennifer Johnston - Travel Bug Within - https://travelbugwithin.com.au/  Tinsley - Travel with Tinsley - https://travelwithtinsley.com/  Patti Buff - https://pattibuff.wordpress.com Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/233 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's party time!! The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, in the past week, has both turned five years old (ready to start school now!!) and download numbers have hit half a million. It's been a very exciting week in our household! In this special celebration episode, I start off with a quick chat about podcast statistics and where The Thoughtful Travel Podcast fits into download numbers in general (remember, I like statistics - I love maths!). But then I digress to chat about how I've reached this stage, and reference psychologist Angela Duckworth's book Grit, which I'm currently re-reading - it's an interesting thing to consider how passion and persistence can work hand in hand and then suddenly, I have a five-year-old podcast and a much clearer vision of what else I want to do with it (and thoughtful travel in general) in the future. Finally, I give in to a directive from my son who, on listening to some older episodes, instructed me to tell more of my own travel stories. I've linked them to this fifth anniversary in a typically quirky fashion but just bear with me and enjoy the tales!   Links: Average podcast stats - https://www.thepodcasthost.com/planning/whats-a-good-number-of-downloads-for-a-podcast/ Grit - Angela Duckworth - https://amzn.to/3fneKr3  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/232 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have some kind of unconscious bias - or a few! - some stereotypes or misconceptions that we think deep down, even if in our conscious minds we don't think we do. It's human nature, but yet another marvellous part of travelling is it often helps us identify and confront these unconscious biases, and the examples from the guests in Episode 231 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast demonstrate this perfectly. First up, I chat with Tonya Fitzpatrick who first tells me one of her own experiences in recognising and confronting an unconscious bias, and then explains another example from a traveller she'd interviewed on her own podcast. I then speak with Pam Mandel, who's travelled more than usual within her home country of the United States in the past few years, and found she also needed to confront and overcome some unconscious biases about her homeland. Links: Tonya Fitzpatrick of World Footprints - https://WorldFootprints.com  Pam Mandel’s website - https://www.nerdseyeview.com Pam’s book The Same River Twice - https://amzn.to/319lwbq Pam’s project The Statesider - https://statesider.us/  Harvard’s Implicit Association Test - https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ Article critiquing the IAT - https://www.thecut.com/2017/01/psychologys-racism-measuring-tool-isnt-up-to-the-job.html  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/231 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travelling abroad is an amazing experience but living abroad takes this to an entirely new level. It's not for everyone but if you've been fortunate enough to call new countries home or you're wondering whether you'd like to, Episode 229 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is for you. I chat first with Flip Byrnes, a bit of a serial ex-pat who has plenty to say about how living abroad compares to travelling; we decide that "living" somewhere equates to twelve months or more (it's our arbitrary ruling!) and then Flip turns the tables and asks me a few pertinent questions about my experience of living abroad. Following that I speak with Seana Smith, another serial ex-pat who decides perhaps she's not actually a very good traveller, but she's more suited to living abroad for extended periods. Finally, Penny Walker talks to me about some of the main differences she's identified from living abroad in France as compared to simply visiting, and also has some great tips for anyone planning to make such a move. Links: Travel journalist Flip Byrnes - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theadventuremamma/  Seana Smith - Hello Sydney Kids  https://www.hellosydneykids.com.au/ Penny Walker of Adventure Creators https://www.adventurecreators.com  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/229 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irish Bootstrapper interviews Amanda Kendle, a self-employed Australian who runs the Thoughtful Travel Podcast and Blog NotABallerina.com. We talk about the life lessons learned from travel, the Australian bushfires, favourite places in the world and some good book recommendations. Tune in and enjoy!Audio here >>> link.chtbl.com/sor5o7AsGo follow @amandakendle on Instagram, Twitter and check out her Travel Blog at NotABallerina.com and podcast, Thoughtful Travel Podcast where you listen to podcasts.Follow the rest of The Bootcast on irishbootstrapper.com/pages/bootcastWe would be delighted if you could leave a review, rating and comment or share this podcast with your friends or family, whether on Spotify, Apple, Youtube.www.irishbootstrapper.comBecome The Journey#Adventure #Travel #IrishBootstrapper #TheBootcast #Australian #ThoughtfulTravelPodcast #AmandaKendle #NotABallerina #Entrepreneur #BecomeTheJourneyFOLLOW @TheBootcast on Insta.

We're back from Japan!  In this episode, Robyn and I cover "The Thoughtful Travel Podcast", which provides advice to travelers.  Topics include:Language barriersCulture ReligionCuisineTop tipsEnd song: Tokyo NightsGenre: Tokyo Night EDMArtist: Kyle Neufeld

We "met" Amanda online (how all good relationships begin these days), when she reached out and asked us to be guests on her podcast, The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. Of course we said yes, and bonded instantly with Amanda. She's lucky enough to live in gorgeous Australia (accent envy!) and we chatted across the miles in this episode. She also encouraged our obsession with animals by showing us the #quokkaselfie hashtag on Instagram.