Community-based tourism experiences are one of my favourite things to seek out when I travel, and this episode is a great explanation of what CBT is, illustrated with fabulous examples from Thailand, Jamaica and Australia. I first chat with Justin Meneguzzi who gives a great overview of community-based tourism as a whole, and then illustrates this with an example from an organic coffee farm he visited in northern Thailand. Jonathan Coleman of Untours then tells me some examples of small community-based tourism businesses that the Reset Tourism Fund is looking to support - Jonathan has the fabulous role of travelling around to find these businesses. Finally, I speak with Roger Smith from Echidna Walkabout, who has a great example of a way that a tour can support the local community with deliberate choices of accommodation. Links:  Justin Meneguzzi - https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com  Suan Lahu - organic coffee farm in Thailand - https://suanlahu.org/  Jonathan Coleman - Untours Foundation https://untoursfoundation.org/  Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout - https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/ 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/301 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community-based tourism experiences are one of my favourite things to seek out when I travel, and this episode is a great explanation of what CBT is, illustrated with fabulous examples from Thailand, Jamaica and Australia. I first chat with Justin Meneguzzi who gives a great overview of community-based tourism as a whole, and then illustrates this with an example from an organic coffee farm he visited in northern Thailand. Jonathan Coleman of Untours then tells me some examples of small community-based tourism businesses that the Reset Tourism Fund is looking to support - Jonathan has the fabulous role of travelling around to find these businesses. Finally, I speak with Roger Smith from Echidna Walkabout, who has a great example of a way that a tour can support the local community with deliberate choices of accommodation. Links: <ul> <li>Justin Meneguzzi - <a href="https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com</a> </li> <li>Suan Lahu - organic coffee farm in Thailand - <a href="http://suanlahu.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://suanlahu.org/</a> </li> <li>Jonathan Coleman - Untours Foundation <a href="https://untoursfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://untoursfoundation.org/</a> </li> <li>Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout - <a href="https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/301" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/301</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

301 Community-Based Tourism

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.

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 <ul> <li>Amazing Thailand - <a href="https://amazingthailand.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amazingthailand.com.au/</a></li> <li>How to be a thoughtful traveller - <a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2018/01/thoughtful-travel.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.notaballerina.com/2018/01/thoughtful-travel.html</a> </li> <li>Previous chat with Jean about her trip to Iraq - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/297" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/297</a></li> <li>Jean's site Traveling Honeybird - <a href="https://www.travelinghoneybird.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.travelinghoneybird.com/</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/300" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/300</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

300 Thailand: First Post-Covid Adventure Abroad

Travelling in some kind of van - a campervan, a caravan, an RV, a motorhome - is a unique and fabulous way to see the world. I was lucky enough to spend many months in a campervan as a child, exploring both Europe and Australia, and it was completely life-changing! In this episode I have three guests with a wonderful variety of van experiences. First up, I chat with Julie Kaplan, who is a self-described "reluctant" van traveller, but she tells a great story about a van trip she recently took with friends in Montenegro. Next, Staci Mellman explains one of her favourite ever trips, which happens to be a campervanning adventure around my own home state of Western Australia. Finally, I speak with Fran and Andrew Robinson, who talk about some wonderful family travels with their sons in a caravan around Australia - meeting some interesting characters along the way.   Links:  Julie Kaplan - https://www.juliekaplan.com/  Staci Mellman, Senior VP, Brand USA - https://www.thebrandusa.com  Fran and Andrew Robinson from Tree Chalets - https://www.treechalets.com.au  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/299 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travelling in some kind of van - a campervan, a caravan, an RV, a motorhome - is a unique and fabulous way to see the world. I was lucky enough to spend many months in a campervan as a child, exploring both Europe and Australia, and it was completely life-changing! In this episode I have three guests with a wonderful variety of van experiences. First up, I chat with Julie Kaplan, who is a self-described "reluctant" van traveller, but she tells a great story about a van trip she recently took with friends in Montenegro. Next, Staci Mellman explains one of her favourite ever trips, which happens to be a campervanning adventure around my own home state of Western Australia. Finally, I speak with Fran and Andrew Robinson, who talk about some wonderful family travels with their sons in a caravan around Australia - meeting some interesting characters along the way.   Links: <ul> <li>Julie Kaplan - <a href="https://www.juliekaplan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.juliekaplan.com/</a> </li> <li>Staci Mellman, Senior VP, Brand USA - <a href="https://www.thebrandusa.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thebrandusa.com</a> </li> <li>Fran and Andrew Robinson from Tree Chalets - <a href="https://www.treechalets.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.treechalets.com.au</a> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/299" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/299</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

299 Van Travel

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.

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: <ul> <li>Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout - <a href="https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/</a></li> <li>Jamie Van Jones - <a href="http://www.saltandbush.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.saltandbush.com.au</a> </li> <li>Anuj’s Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anujph/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/anujph/</a> </li> <li>Episode 293 - Citizen Science for Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/292" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/293</a></li> <li>Episode 292 - Ethical Animal Experiences - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/293" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/292</a> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a> </li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/292" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/298</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

298 Conservation Travel

City names like Mosul, Karbala and Basra - and of course the capital Baghdad - are familiar to us all, but not from seeing people's holiday snaps, unfortunately. Tourism in Iraq is a very small-scale affair, but I've been curious about it recently after seeing a couple of people I knew travel there - and I've interviewed two women who've recently travelled to Iraq for this episode. First up, I speak with Julie Kaplan. Curiously, Julie intended only to spend a few days in Kurdistan and on the insistent advice of friends she made there, decided to explore federal Iraq as well - and ending up spending four months there!  I then chat with longtime friend of the podcast Jean Cheney, who joined a small group tour in Iraq recently. She explained how safety issues were dealt with along with telling me about the amazing history and food of Iraq - enough to make me yearn to get there some day, for sure!   Links:  Julie Kaplan's website - https://www.juliekaplan.com/  Julie’s YouTube channel, Julie from LA - https://www.youtube.com/@juliefromla Jean's website, Traveling Honeybird - https://www.travelinghoneybird.com/  Janet's Journeys - https://janetsjourneys.com/  Episode 157 - Eva on her work trip to Iraq - notaballerina.com/157 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/297 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

City names like Mosul, Karbala and Basra - and of course the capital Baghdad - are familiar to us all, but not from seeing people's holiday snaps, unfortunately. Tourism in Iraq is a very small-scale affair, but I've been curious about it recently after seeing a couple of people I knew travel there - and I've interviewed two women who've recently travelled to Iraq for this episode. First up, I speak with Julie Kaplan. Curiously, Julie intended only to spend a few days in Kurdistan and on the insistent advice of friends she made there, decided to explore federal Iraq as well - and ending up spending four months there!  I then chat with longtime friend of the podcast Jean Cheney, who joined a small group tour in Iraq recently. She explained how safety issues were dealt with along with telling me about the amazing history and food of Iraq - enough to make me yearn to get there some day, for sure! Links: <ul> <li>Julie Kaplan's website - <a href="https://www.juliekaplan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.juliekaplan.com/</a> </li> <li>Julie’s YouTube channel, Julie from LA - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@juliefromla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@juliefromla</a></li> <li>Jean's website, Traveling Honeybird - <a href="https://www.travelinghoneybird.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.travelinghoneybird.com/</a> </li> <li>Janet's Journeys - <a href="https://janetsjourneys.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://janetsjourneys.com/</a> </li> <li>Episode 157 - Eva on her work trip to Iraq - <a href="http://notaballerina.com/157" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">notaballerina.com/157</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/297" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/297</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

297 Travels in Iraq

Making connections - either brief or lasting - with local people when you travel can often be the highlight of a trip. In this episode, three guests tell stories about people they have befriended on their travels and I hope it inspires you to be open to these kind of connections when you are next wandering the world, too. My first guest is Antonio Cala, who talks about a stay in Mexico in the first month of he and his wife's years-long journey cycling down through Central and South America. Having an open schedule meant they could say yes to some incredible opportunities. Next, I chat with Martha Waslen, who reminds us that you can also make connections on shorter trips too - again, it's about staying open to the possibilities. She and her husband made lifelong friends amongst the locals working in a Maldives resort, and she's drawn on that lesson to start her business. Finally, Sequoia Armstrong describes a stay in Cuba when she and her friend got to know their trishaw rider and got to experience some local Cuban fun! Links:  Antonio Cala - Adventure Fix - https://www.adventurefix.co/  Martha Waslen - DayAway - https://mydayaway.com/  Sequoia Armstrong - Puebla York - trips to Japan and Mexico - https://pueblayorkinc.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/296 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making connections - either brief or lasting - with local people when you travel can often be the highlight of a trip. In this episode, three guests tell stories about people they have befriended on their travels and I hope it inspires you to be open to these kind of connections when you are next wandering the world, too. My first guest is Antonio Cala, who talks about a stay in Mexico in the first month of he and his wife's years-long journey cycling down through Central and South America. Having an open schedule meant they could say yes to some incredible opportunities. Next, I chat with Martha Waslen, who reminds us that you can also make connections on shorter trips too - again, it's about staying open to the possibilities. She and her husband made lifelong friends amongst the locals working in a Maldives resort, and she's drawn on that lesson to start her business. Finally, Sequoia Armstrong describes a stay in Cuba when she and her friend got to know their trishaw rider and got to experience some local Cuban fun! Links: <ul> <li>Antonio Cala - Adventure Fix - <a href="https://www.adventurefix.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.adventurefix.co/</a> </li> <li>Martha Waslen - DayAway - <a href="https://mydayaway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mydayaway.com/</a> </li> <li>Sequoia Armstrong - Puebla York - trips to Japan and Mexico - <a href="https://pueblayorkinc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pueblayorkinc.com/</a> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/296" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/296</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

296 Connecting with Local People When You Travel

Travelling overnight in a train is, I think, a very special experience. I've slept peacefully on overnight trains in Russia, Finland and Vietnam, and will happily do so again, for many reasons. Spending extended periods of time on trains is a wonderful way to get chatting to other travellers, a comfortable way to really see a country's landscapes, and of course, it's also more environmentally friendly than flying. My first guest on this episode is Justin Meneguzzi, who recently included overnight train travel to replace domestic flights on his trip to Thailand. It was great to hear about his experiences in both first and second class and has definitely inspired me to test out the Thai rail system on my next trip there. I then chat with Julie Kaplan, who not long ago spent four months travelling in Iraq. She took her first overnight train trip while she was there, and tells me about her experience travelling from Baghdad to Basra. Finally, I speak with Imogen Lepere about her trip across Russia on the Trans-Mongolian. As is often the case with overnight train travel, she struck up some kind of connection with the local travellers sharing her cabin. Links:  French ban on short plane trips - https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/02/is-france-banning-private-jets-everything-we-know-from-a-week-of-green-transport-proposals  12 Go Asia https://12go.asia/en - booking transport in Asia  Justin Meneguzzi - https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com  Julie Kaplan - https://www.juliekaplan.com/  Julie’s YouTube channel, Julie from LA - https://www.youtube.com/@juliefromla  Imogen Lepere - https://www.imogenleperewriter.com/  Imogen’s book The Ethical Traveller - 100 ways to roam the world without ruining it - https://amzn.to/3Pj7KO7  Trans-Siberian Train Journeys, Episode 194 - notaballerina.com/194 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/295 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travelling overnight in a train is, I think, a very special experience. I've slept peacefully on overnight trains in Russia, Finland and Vietnam, and will happily do so again, for many reasons. Spending extended periods of time on trains is a wonderful way to get chatting to other travellers, a comfortable way to really see a country's landscapes, and of course, it's also more environmentally friendly than flying. My first guest on this episode is Justin Meneguzzi, who recently included overnight train travel to replace domestic flights on his trip to Thailand. It was great to hear about his experiences in both first and second class and has definitely inspired me to test out the Thai rail system on my next trip there. I then chat with Julie Kaplan, who not long ago spent four months travelling in Iraq. She took her first overnight train trip while she was there, and tells me about her experience travelling from Baghdad to Basra. Finally, I speak with Imogen Lepere about her trip across Russia on the Trans-Mongolian. As is often the case with overnight train travel, she struck up some kind of connection with the local travellers sharing her cabin. Links: <ul> <li>French ban on short plane trips - <a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/02/is-france-banning-private-jets-everything-we-know-from-a-week-of-green-transport-proposals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/02/is-france-banning-private-jets-everything-we-know-from-a-week-of-green-transport-proposals</a> </li> <li>12 Go Asia <a href="https://12go.asia/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://12go.asia/en</a> - booking transport in Asia </li> <li>Justin Meneguzzi - <a href="https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com</a> </li> <li>Julie Kaplan - <a href="https://www.juliekaplan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.juliekaplan.com/</a> </li> <li>Julie’s YouTube channel, Julie from LA - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@juliefromla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@juliefromla</a> </li> <li>Imogen Lepere - <a href="https://www.imogenleperewriter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imogenleperewriter.com/</a> </li> <li>Imogen’s book The Ethical Traveller - 100 ways to roam the world without ruining it - <a href="https://amzn.to/3Pj7KO7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3Pj7KO7</a> </li> <li>Trans-Siberian Train Journeys, Episode 194 - <a href="http://notaballerina.com/194" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">notaballerina.com/194</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/295" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/295</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

295 Overnight Train Travel

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.

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: <ul> <li>Landlines by Raynor Winn - <a href="https://amzn.to/3WLpmDO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3WLpmDO</a> </li> <li>Thoughtful Travellers Book Club - <a href="http://notaballerina.com/bookclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/bookclub</a> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/294" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/294</a></li> </ul> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

294 Raynor Winn: Deep Dive Into Thoughtful Travel

Many of us like to “do good” when we travel, and getting involved in some kind of citizen science program when we travel is a fantastic way to do this. Citizen science might involve making observations of wildlife or flora, collecting other kinds of data or even working in a science lab, and the guests on this podcast have a variety of wonderful citizen science experiences to report. First up, I chat with Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout. After running tours in Australia for several decades, largely centred on our intriguing wildlife, he has much to say about using citizen science on their tours, and has a great example from a koala project to share. I then speak with Jamie Van Jones of Salt and Bush Eco Tours. They include some kind of citizen science aspect to all their tours and Jamie explains how travellers are contributing to helping conserve a critically endangered possum in Western Australia. Finally, Justin Meneguzzi explains his experience of citizen science on an expedition cruise to Antarctica, where he could get involved in various projects run by the scientists on board the ship. Links:  Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout - https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/ Koala Clancy Foundation, their NFP - https://www.koalaclancyfoundation.org.au  Jamie Van Jones - www.saltandbush.com.au  Swanlandia, their NFP - https://www.swanlandia.com.au Justin Meneguzzi - https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com eBird - https://ebird.org/  iNaturalist - https://www.inaturalist.org Questagame - https://questagame.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/293 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many of us like to “do good” when we travel, and getting involved in some kind of citizen science program when we travel is a fantastic way to do this. Citizen science might involve making observations of wildlife or flora, collecting other kinds of data or even working in a science lab, and the guests on this podcast have a variety of wonderful citizen science experiences to report. First up, I chat with Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout. After running tours in Australia for several decades, largely centred on our intriguing wildlife, he has much to say about using citizen science on their tours, and has a great example from a koala project to share. I then speak with Jamie Van Jones of Salt and Bush Eco Tours. They include some kind of citizen science aspect to all their tours and Jamie explains how travellers are contributing to helping conserve a critically endangered possum in Western Australia. Finally, Justin Meneguzzi explains his experience of citizen science on an expedition cruise to Antarctica, where he could get involved in various projects run by the scientists on board the ship. Links: <ul> <li>Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout - <a href="https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/</a></li> <li>Koala Clancy Foundation, their NFP - <a href="https://www.koalaclancyfoundation.org.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.koalaclancyfoundation.org.au</a> </li> <li>Jamie Van Jones - <a href="http://www.saltandbush.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.saltandbush.com.au</a> </li> <li>Swanlandia, their NFP - <a href="http://www.swanlandia.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.swanlandia.com.au</a></li> <li>Justin Meneguzzi - <a href="https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com</a></li> <li>eBird - <a href="https://ebird.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/</a> </li> <li>iNaturalist - <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org</a></li> <li>Questagame - <a href="https://questagame.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://questagame.com</a> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/293" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/293</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

293 Citizen Science for Travellers

Getting animal experiences right when we travel is something we can all try hard to do - checking ahead of time whether the ways we might be about to interact with animals are ethical and appropriate.  In this episode I have a bit of theory and practice to share. First up, we hear from Nora Livingstone at Animal Experience International, an organisation which helps travellers volunteer at ethical animal experiences around the world.  We then move on to India with my long-time listener Anuj, who recently spent time in the Gir National Park in Gujarat, India, and explains both the ethics and his incredible experiences there. Links:  Nora Livingstone from Animal Experience International - https://www.animalexperienceinternational.com Anuj’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anujph/  Gir National Park - https://girlion.gujarat.gov.in - official site, available only in India 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/292 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting animal experiences right when we travel is something we can all try hard to do - checking ahead of time whether the ways we might be about to interact with animals are ethical and appropriate.  In this episode I have a bit of theory and practice to share. First up, we hear from Nora Livingstone at Animal Experience International, an organisation which helps travellers volunteer at ethical animal experiences around the world.  We then move on to India with my long-time listener Anuj, who recently spent time in the Gir National Park in Gujarat, India, and explains both the ethics and his incredible experiences there. Links: <ul> <li>Nora Livingstone from Animal Experience International - <a href="https://www.animalexperienceinternational.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.animalexperienceinternational.com</a></li> <li>Anuj’s Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anujph/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/anujph/</a> </li> <li>Gir National Park - <a href="https://girlion.gujarat.gov.in" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://girlion.gujarat.gov.in</a> - official site, available only in India</li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a> </li> <li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/292" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/292</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

292 Ethical Animal Experiences on Your Travels

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.

I love podcasts that focus on destinations but most neglect other topics that affect travelers. But this podcasts touches on some of those topics from the perspective of women (mostly). Highly recommended!

Interesting topics for travel lovers - Not always focused on one destination

Not just because she likes to travel the same way we do - slowly and while living as much as possible like a local. But also because she brings in many different voices to tell their travel stories, and she&#39;s one of the best interviewers I&#39;ve heard for this type of format - the people are allowed to say what they want, but at the same time, the talks aren&#39;t allowed to get too far off course.  The sound quality is very good and the topics are excellent. Highly recommended!

My favorite travel podcast

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast! This episode has some great stories about both successes and failures when trying to get something to eat or drink in a country where English is not the first language (and one where it is!). Everybody who’s travelled has struggled with this situation many times, and I got to chat with several travellers who’ve had both fun and frustrations. In this episode, I talk with Linda and Craig Martin about their tricky experience trying to order red wine in Slovakia; Stephen Henson shares a friend’s tale about trying to ask a simple question at a Taco Bell store in China, along with some of his own mishaps (even in other English-speaking countries!); and finally, Kristy Morton and I lament the difficulties she had ordering in a French patisserie as well as the lack of language learning that seems to take place in our home country of Australia. Links:  Pizza for Christmas in Japan http://www.notaballerina.com/2011/12/japanese-language-success-for-my.html Craig and Linda at Indie Travel Podcast http://indietravelpodcast.com Craig and Linda at Performance Foundary http://performancefoundry.com Journeys with Stephen http://journeyswithstephen.com Kristy at Loulou Zoo http://loulouzoo.com.au Kristy Morton Consulting http://kristymorton.com Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/01 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast! This episode has some great stories about both successes and failures when trying to get something to eat or drink in a country where English is not the first language (and one where it is!). Everybody who’s travelled has struggled with this situation many times, and I got to chat with several travellers who’ve had both fun and frustrations. In this episode, I talk with Linda and Craig Martin about their tricky experience trying to order red wine in Slovakia; Stephen Henson shares a friend’s tale about trying to ask a simple question at a Taco Bell store in China, along with some of his own mishaps (even in other English-speaking countries!); and finally, Kristy Morton and I lament the difficulties she had ordering in a French patisserie as well as the lack of language learning that seems to take place in our home country of Australia. Links: <ul> <li>Pizza for Christmas in Japan <a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2011/12/japanese-language-success-for-my.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.notaballerina.com/2011/12/japanese-language-success-for-my.html</a></li> <li>Craig and Linda at Indie Travel Podcast <a href="http://indietravelpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://indietravelpodcast.com</a></li> <li>Craig and Linda at Performance Foundary <a href="http://performancefoundry.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://performancefoundry.com</a></li> <li>Journeys with Stephen <a href="http://journeyswithstephen.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://journeyswithstephen.com</a></li> <li>Kristy at Loulou Zoo <a href="http://loulouzoo.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://loulouzoo.com.au</a></li> <li>Kristy Morton Consulting <a href="http://kristymorton.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://kristymorton.com</a></li> <li>Show notes at <a href="https://notaballerina.com/01" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/01</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

01 - Food in a Foreign Language

Encountering foreign languages when we travel is both a challenge and a joy - and some of us dream not only of learning a few phrases when we travel, but becoming bilingual. It’s definitely not easy to be bilingual but the guests in this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast show that it’s not impossible, either. Amanda starts by chatting with Leyla of Women on the Road, one of those amazing people who can speak a multitude of languages, and treats coming across a new language as meeting a new friend. If you’re considering raising your kids bilingually, then Amanda's second guest, Adam Beck of Bilingual Monkeys, is the man to listen to. He’s got a wealth of information about it and shares a few ways he’s helped his children grow up speaking, reading and writing English nearly as well as their more-native Japanese. Finally, Martin Bailey shares his journey to bilingualism which didn’t begin until adulthood when he moved to Japan to work in a lace-making factory. Links:  Leyla at Women on the Road http://www.women-on-the-road.com  Adam Beck at Bilingual Monkeys - http://bilingualmonkeys.com/  Adam’s new book, Maximise Your Child’s Bilingual Ability - http://bilingualmonkeys.com/maximize-your-childs-bilingual-ability-book/  Martin Bailey - https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com  Martin’s photography tours and workshops - https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/workshops  Duolingo language learning app - https://www.duolingo.com  Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Chat on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/26 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Encountering foreign languages when we travel is both a challenge and a joy - and some of us dream not only of learning a few phrases when we travel, but becoming bilingual. It’s definitely not easy to be bilingual but the guests in this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast show that it’s not impossible, either. Amanda starts by chatting with Leyla of Women on the Road, one of those amazing people who can speak a multitude of languages, and treats coming across a new language as meeting a new friend. If you’re considering raising your kids bilingually, then Amanda's second guest, Adam Beck of Bilingual Monkeys, is the man to listen to. He’s got a wealth of information about it and shares a few ways he’s helped his children grow up speaking, reading and writing English nearly as well as their more-native Japanese. Finally, Martin Bailey shares his journey to bilingualism which didn’t begin until adulthood when he moved to Japan to work in a lace-making factory. Links: <ul> <li> Leyla at Women on the Road <a href="http://www.women-on-the-road.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.women-on-the-road.com</a> </li> <li> Adam Beck at Bilingual Monkeys - <a href="http://bilingualmonkeys.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bilingualmonkeys.com/</a> </li> <li> Adam’s new book, Maximise Your Child’s Bilingual Ability - <a href="http://bilingualmonkeys.com/maximize-your-childs-bilingual-ability-book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bilingualmonkeys.com/maximize-your-childs-bilingual-ability-book/</a> </li> <li> Martin Bailey - <a href="https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com</a> </li> <li> Martin’s photography tours and workshops - <a href="https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/workshops" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/workshops</a> </li> <li> Duolingo language learning app - <a href="https://www.duolingo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.duolingo.com</a> </li> <li> Tweet me @amandakendle </li> <li> Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod </li> <li> Chat on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes at <a href="https://notaballerina.com/26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/26</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

26 - How to be Bilingual

Hands up if you like the planning and research part of travel almost as much - or maybe even more - than the actual travelling itself! Some of the guests on Episode 128 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast would freely admit they have something of an obsession with the planning side of travel and you can learn a lot from listening to them, I think (or, like me, you may just giggle!). First up I chat with two spreadsheet-obsessed accountants, Narelle and Shauna, who have a lot in common when it comes to planning their trips in extreme detail. Some of their tips, though, are actually pretty awesome! (Though I draw the line at their perhaps over-the-top Plan B, C and D plans?!) Next I talk to Queen about the research she did ahead of her recent move to live abroad in Mexico, and finally to Tiana who also agrees that a big part of the joy comes in researching and deciding where to go. There are also lots of planning and research tips from Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group members liberally sprinkled throughout the episode. Links:  Thanks to Awesome Maps https://awesome-maps.com/ - use AMANDA15 to get a 15% discount  Shauna Thomson - http://www.shaunathomson.com Narelle Wilson's Made Up of Moments blog - https://madeupofmoments.com  Tiana’s site The Travel Temple - http://www.tianatempleman.com/ Queen D Michele’s book Considerations: A Guide For Moving Abroad - https://amzn.to/2WWjHf0 Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/128 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hands up if you like the planning and research part of travel almost as much - or maybe even more - than the actual travelling itself! Some of the guests on Episode 128 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast would freely admit they have something of an obsession with the planning side of travel and you can learn a lot from listening to them, I think (or, like me, you may just giggle!). First up I chat with two spreadsheet-obsessed accountants, Narelle and Shauna, who have a lot in common when it comes to planning their trips in extreme detail. Some of their tips, though, are actually pretty awesome! (Though I draw the line at their perhaps over-the-top Plan B, C and D plans?!) Next I talk to Queen about the research she did ahead of her recent move to live abroad in Mexico, and finally to Tiana who also agrees that a big part of the joy comes in researching and deciding where to go. There are also lots of planning and research tips from Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group members liberally sprinkled throughout the episode. Links: <ul> <li>Thanks to Awesome Maps <a href="https://awesome-maps.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://awesome-maps.com/</a> - use AMANDA15 to get a 15% discount </li> <li>Shauna Thomson - <a href="http://www.shaunathomson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.shaunathomson.com</a></li> <li>Narelle Wilson's Made Up of Moments blog - <a href="https://madeupofmoments.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://madeupofmoments.com</a> </li> <li>Tiana’s site The Travel Temple - <a href="http://www.tianatempleman.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tianatempleman.com/</a></li> <li>Queen D Michele’s book Considerations: A Guide For Moving Abroad - <a href="https://amzn.to/2WWjHf0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2WWjHf0</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/128" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://notaballerina.com/128</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

128 - Travel Planning and Research

Many a well-travelled travel-lover experiences travel anxiety and the guests in Episode 93 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast are no exception. (And neither am I!). In this episode I chat with Kelly Dunning about her first big trip, aged 21, and a particularly pivotal moment which helped her to get over travel anxiety. I also talk to Kati Craythorn who gets anxious about flying, as many of us do, and we discuss a few different travel anxiety tips from other listeners too which I hope will help everyone with overcoming travel anxiety - because it’s worth it!    Links:  Our sponsor Travel Journal School at traveljournalschool.com - you can try the “Facts Plus One Thing” module now for free! Kelly Dunning at Global Goose - https://global-goose.com Kati Craythorn at Queensland and Beyond - http://www.queenslandandbeyond.com Episode 71 - Getting Past Travel Anxiety - https://www.notaballerina.com/2017/10/getting-past-travel-anxiety-episode-71-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html Jodi’s Gluten Free cards - https://www.legalnomads.com/gluten-free/ Fear of flying: interview with a pilot - https://www.simplefamilytravel.net/blog/fearofflying Understanding turbulence - interview with a pilot https://www.simplefamilytravel.net/blog/understandinturbulence Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/93 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many a well-travelled travel-lover experiences travel anxiety and the guests in Episode 93 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast are no exception. (And neither am I!). In this episode I chat with Kelly Dunning about her first big trip, aged 21, and a particularly pivotal moment which helped her to get over travel anxiety. I also talk to Kati Craythorn who gets anxious about flying, as many of us do, and we discuss a few different travel anxiety tips from other listeners too which I hope will help everyone with overcoming travel anxiety - because it’s worth it!    Links: <ul> <li>Our sponsor Travel Journal School at <a href="http://traveljournalschool.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">traveljournalschool.com</a> - you can try the “Facts Plus One Thing” module now for free!</li> <li>Kelly Dunning at Global Goose - <a href="https://global-goose.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://global-goose.com</a></li> <li>Kati Craythorn at Queensland and Beyond - <a href="http://www.queenslandandbeyond.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.queenslandandbeyond.com</a></li> <li>Episode 71 - Getting Past Travel Anxiety - <a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2017/10/getting-past-travel-anxiety-episode-71-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.notaballerina.com/2017/10/getting-past-travel-anxiety-episode-71-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html</a></li> <li>Jodi’s Gluten Free cards - <a href="https://www.legalnomads.com/gluten-free/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.legalnomads.com/gluten-free/</a></li> <li>Fear of flying: interview with a pilot - <a href="https://www.simplefamilytravel.net/blog/fearofflying" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.simplefamilytravel.net/blog/fearofflying</a></li> <li>Understanding turbulence - interview with a pilot <a href="https://www.simplefamilytravel.net/blog/understandinturbulence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.simplefamilytravel.net/blog/understandinturbulence</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/93" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://notaballerina.com/93</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

93 - How to Deal With Travel Anxiety

Episode 3 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about staying with locals on your travels and some of the many bonuses that come with meeting local people. It is definitely a different experience to staying in a hotel in the main tourist zone! I start of this episode chatting with Kerstin Pilz about her many experiences staying with locals, such as the time she went to Cuba accidentally alone and ended up being put up by a whole extended family wherever she travelled. I also chat to Linda and Craig Martin who have used Couchsurfing many times with great success, and made lifelong friends as well as having a roof over their heads. Finally, travel writer Tim Leffel has some good tips about staying out in the suburbs to really get a good feel for a place.Links:  Workaway https://www.workaway.info Couchsurfing https://www.couchsurfing.com Airbnb https://www.airbnb.com WWOOF http://www.wwoof.net Craig and Linda at Indie Travel Podcast http://indietravelpodcast.com Craig and Linda at Performance Foundary http://performancefoundry.com Travelpilz http://travelpilz.com Tim Leffel http://timleffel.com 5 things my daughter is getting out of living abroad - Tim Leffel https://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/guest-post-5-things-daughter-getting-living-abroad-whether-likes-not.html Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/03 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 3 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about staying with locals on your travels and some of the many bonuses that come with meeting local people. It is definitely a different experience to staying in a hotel in the main tourist zone!   I start of this episode chatting with Kerstin Pilz about her many experiences staying with locals, such as the time she went to Cuba accidentally alone and ended up being put up by a whole extended family wherever she travelled. I also chat to Linda and Craig Martin who have used Couchsurfing many times with great success, and made lifelong friends as well as having a roof over their heads. Finally, travel writer Tim Leffel has some good tips about staying out in the suburbs to really get a good feel for a place. Links:  <ul> <li>Workaway <a href="https://www.workaway.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.workaway.info</a></li> <li>Couchsurfing <a href="https://www.couchsurfing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.couchsurfing.com</a></li> <li>Airbnb <a href="https://www.airbnb.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.airbnb.com</a></li> <li>WWOOF <a href="http://www.wwoof.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wwoof.net</a></li> <li>Craig and Linda at Indie Travel Podcast <a href="http://indietravelpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://indietravelpodcast.com</a></li> <li>Craig and Linda at Performance Foundary <a href="http://performancefoundry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://performancefoundry.com</a></li> <li>Travelpilz <a href="http://travelpilz.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://travelpilz.com</a></li> <li>Tim Leffel <a href="http://timleffel.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://timleffel.com</a></li> <li>5 things my daughter is getting out of living abroad - Tim Leffel <a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/guest-post-5-things-daughter-getting-living-abroad-whether-likes-not.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/guest-post-5-things-daughter-getting-living-abroad-whether-likes-not.html</a></li> <li>Show notes at <a href="https://notaballerina.com/03" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/03</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

03 - Staying with Locals

One of my very favourite topics in the world is talking (for hours) about why travelling is good for you and all the self development and educational benefits of travelling. Happily, a lot of the guests on The Thoughtful Travel Podcast feel the same way, and in Episode 86 I chat with three women who all agree the benefits of travelling the world are many and varied. First up, I chat with Pam Lynch, who had travelled a lot with her family but really took things to the next level a few years ago when she started travelling solo. She's in no doubt of the importance of travelling in life and describes how much stepping out of her usual comfort zone has impacted her self development. Next, I talk with Anna Kwiecinska about that feeling you get when you just need to travel to a certain place, without any particularly concrete reason that you can explain - but inevitably, you end up discovering a lot about yourself by doing so. Why people travel is an endlessly fascinating question to me and what Anna articulated here is something I've been trying to explain for years! Finally, psychologist Kristen Truempy talks to me about the fear and growth process in the context of her own regular travel experiences. She says something eminently sensible about travel and your comfort zone but you'll have to listen to find out exactly what! Links:  Our great sponsor Career China - https://www.careerchina.com/ Pam Lynch’s site Travelling Bag - http://travellingbag.com.au Pam’s new book, How the Hell Did I Get Here? - http://amzn.to/2Gs4QzJ  Anna Kwiecinska’s main website - https://www.annakwiecinska.com  Paul Bowles books - http://bit.ly/PaulBowlesBooks  Brilliant Blogging retreat in Bali - http://www.villanilayabalibeach.com/art-and-yoga-retreats/art-and-yoga-retreats-at-villa-nilaya-in-2018/amanda-kendle/  Kristen’s The Positive Psychology Podcast - http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen First trips episode I mention https://www.notaballerina.com/2017/09/first-trips-episode-65-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html   Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/86 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of my very favourite topics in the world is talking (for hours) about why travelling is good for you and all the self development and educational benefits of travelling. Happily, a lot of the guests on The Thoughtful Travel Podcast feel the same way, and in Episode 86 I chat with three women who all agree the benefits of travelling the world are many and varied. First up, I chat with Pam Lynch, who had travelled a lot with her family but really took things to the next level a few years ago when she started travelling solo. She's in no doubt of the importance of travelling in life and describes how much stepping out of her usual comfort zone has impacted her self development. Next, I talk with Anna Kwiecinska about that feeling you get when you just need to travel to a certain place, without any particularly concrete reason that you can explain - but inevitably, you end up discovering a lot about yourself by doing so. Why people travel is an endlessly fascinating question to me and what Anna articulated here is something I've been trying to explain for years! Finally, psychologist Kristen Truempy talks to me about the fear and growth process in the context of her own regular travel experiences. She says something eminently sensible about travel and your comfort zone but you'll have to listen to find out exactly what! Links: <ul> <li>Our great sponsor Career China - <a href="https://www.careerchina.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.careerchina.com/</a></li> <li>Pam Lynch’s site Travelling Bag - <a href="http://travellingbag.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://travellingbag.com.au</a></li> <li>Pam’s new book, How the Hell Did I Get Here? - <a href="http://amzn.to/2Gs4QzJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2Gs4QzJ</a> </li> <li>Anna Kwiecinska’s main website - <a href="https://www.annakwiecinska.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.annakwiecinska.com</a> </li> <li>Paul Bowles books - <a href="http://bit.ly/PaulBowlesBooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/PaulBowlesBooks</a> </li> <li>Brilliant Blogging retreat in Bali - <a href="http://www.villanilayabalibeach.com/art-and-yoga-retreats/art-and-yoga-retreats-at-villa-nilaya-in-2018/amanda-kendle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.villanilayabalibeach.com/art-and-yoga-retreats/art-and-yoga-retreats-at-villa-nilaya-in-2018/amanda-kendle/</a> </li> <li>Kristen’s The Positive Psychology Podcast - <a href="http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen</a></li> <li>First trips episode I mention <a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2017/09/first-trips-episode-65-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.notaballerina.com/2017/09/first-trips-episode-65-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html</a></li> <li> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/86" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://notaballerina.com/86</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

86 - Travel and Self Development

Have you ever thought about living abroad? I've done it - in Japan, Slovakia and Germany - but it all just kind of happened, and I never had the intention of moving there for the foreseeable future. That's why Episode 162 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is particularly interesting to me - my guests have all travelled with the intention of finding a place to live abroad permanently or for at least a fair few years. First up I chat with Liz Green who explains how she and her husband decided to trial living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was mind-blowing enough for me to learn that lots of FIFO (fly in, fly out) workers in Australian mine sites actually fly to south-east Asia for their home base, and then I was interested to hear about how Liz and her husband scoped out whether Chiang Mai could be for them or not. I then chat with Ann Mortimore and Ian Crabtree who left the United States with the express purpose of finding a new home. Their search is narrowing and it was fascinating to hear about the pros and cons of various countries across the globe that were part of their endeavour to find a place to live abroad. Links:  Liz’s site Whiz Bang Writing - https://www.whizbangwriting.com/  Ann and Ian at Expat or Not - https://www.expatornot.com/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/162 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever thought about living abroad? I've done it - in Japan, Slovakia and Germany - but it all just kind of happened, and I never had the intention of moving there for the foreseeable future. That's why Episode 162 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is particularly interesting to me - my guests have all travelled with the intention of finding a place to live abroad permanently or for at least a fair few years. First up I chat with Liz Green who explains how she and her husband decided to trial living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was mind-blowing enough for me to learn that lots of FIFO (fly in, fly out) workers in Australian mine sites actually fly to south-east Asia for their home base, and then I was interested to hear about how Liz and her husband scoped out whether Chiang Mai could be for them or not. I then chat with Ann Mortimore and Ian Crabtree who left the United States with the express purpose of finding a new home. Their search is narrowing and it was fascinating to hear about the pros and cons of various countries across the globe that were part of their endeavour to find a place to live abroad. Links: <ul> <li>Liz’s site Whiz Bang Writing - <a href="https://www.whizbangwriting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.whizbangwriting.com/</a> </li> <li>Ann and Ian at Expat or Not - <a href="https://www.expatornot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.expatornot.com/</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/162" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/162</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

162 Choosing Where to Live Abroad

Lots of people keep a travel journal when they travel and in episode 32 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, Amanda talks with three guests about their travel diary habits. Chris Christensen of the long-running Amateur Traveler podcast kicks things off by describing the journalling habits he has learnt from his wife, a hardcore travel journal keeper from way back! After Chris, Amanda speaks with Aggie Lim, who keeps varied travel journals including sketches and all kinds of paraphernalia. Finally, Holly Galbraith talks about how her commitment to keeping travel journals has ebbed and flowed over the years, but like many, she’s happier when she’s got a great record of her travels to refer back to. Links:  Try a module of Travel Journal School Chris Christensen’s site Amateur Traveler Chris’s Amateur Traveler podcast Aggie Lim at Drawn to Explore Aggie’s new toy - the Polaroid Zip mobile printer Holly Galbraith’s website Holly’s Tourism Upgrade podcast My first travel journal aged 8 Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Chat on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lots of people keep a travel journal when they travel and in episode 32 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, Amanda talks with three guests about their travel diary habits. Chris Christensen of the long-running Amateur Traveler podcast kicks things off by describing the journalling habits he has learnt from his wife, a hardcore travel journal keeper from way back! After Chris, Amanda speaks with Aggie Lim, who keeps varied travel journals including sketches and all kinds of paraphernalia. Finally, Holly Galbraith talks about how her commitment to keeping travel journals has ebbed and flowed over the years, but like many, she’s happier when she’s got a great record of her travels to refer back to. Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://traveljournalschool.com/onething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Try a module of Travel Journal School</a></li> <li><a href="http://amateurtraveler.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Christensen’s site Amateur Traveler</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/amateur-traveler-podcast-itunes/id79424011?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris’s Amateur Traveler podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://aggielim.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aggie Lim at Drawn to Explore</a></li> <li>Aggie’s new toy - the <a href="http://amzn.to/2fzAsKp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Polaroid Zip</a> mobile printer</li> <li><a href="http://hollyg.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holly Galbraith’s website</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/tourism-upgrade-with-hollyg/id1132030357?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holly’s Tourism Upgrade podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2016/08/my-first-travel-journal-entries-a-trip-to-kalbarri-aged-8.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My first travel journal aged 8</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Chat on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

32 - On Keeping a Travel Journal

Do you dream about spending years living abroad? I've done it, and so have all my guests today, and we are all here to tell you that if you ever get the chance to try - grab it!  Living in another country is a very special experience and quite different from just taking a trip somewhere. And if you can live in several other countries (or more!) like the first guest in this episode, Kelly Dunning, then so much the better. When I spoke to Kelly last year she was living in Tbilisi in Georgia, and we chat in this episode about how she ended up spending the best part of a decade living abroad. Next I talk to Erin Holmes who left Australia with her two young kids planning to travel in Asia for six months ... and didn't come home until five years later. I can relate to that - I left for a year in Japan and spent five and a half years living in three different countries - and we talk about how this can happen! Finally, I talk to Greg Seymour who was a bit more deliberate in his plans to spend years abroad in Costa Rica - although he still didn't have any definite plans. Links:  Thanks to Awesome Maps https://awesome-maps.com/ - use AMANDA15 to get a 15% discount Kelly’s site Global Goose - http://www.global-goose.com Erin Holmes at Explore With Erin - https://explorewitherin.com/ Greg’s site Chica and Sunsets - https://chicaandsunsets.com/  Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/125 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you dream about spending years living abroad? I've done it, and so have all my guests today, and we are all here to tell you that if you ever get the chance to try - grab it!  Living in another country is a very special experience and quite different from just taking a trip somewhere. And if you can live in several other countries (or more!) like the first guest in this episode, Kelly Dunning, then so much the better. When I spoke to Kelly last year she was living in Tbilisi in Georgia, and we chat in this episode about how she ended up spending the best part of a decade living abroad. Next I talk to Erin Holmes who left Australia with her two young kids planning to travel in Asia for six months ... and didn't come home until five years later. I can relate to that - I left for a year in Japan and spent five and a half years living in three different countries - and we talk about how this can happen! Finally, I talk to Greg Seymour who was a bit more deliberate in his plans to spend years abroad in Costa Rica - although he still didn't have any definite plans. Links: <ul> <li>Thanks to Awesome Maps <a href="https://awesome-maps.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://awesome-maps.com/</a> - use AMANDA15 to get a 15% discount</li> <li>Kelly’s site Global Goose - <a href="http://www.global-goose.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.global-goose.com</a></li> <li>Erin Holmes at Explore With Erin - <a href="http://explorewitherin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://explorewitherin.com/</a></li> <li>Greg’s site Chica and Sunsets - <a href="https://chicaandsunsets.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chicaandsunsets.com/</a> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/125" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://notaballerina.com/125</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

125 - Spending Years Abroad

Amanda is always looking for great reasons to persuade others to travel more and Episode 40 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast provides quite a few of those. Amanda chats with three guests who each have had interesting experiences teaching them something important on their travels Jeff Ryan, who in previous episodes has taught us the dangers of porcupines eating the rubber parts of your car, returns to chat about how travel can teach us a much more open mindset. Following Jeff, Amanda chats with Chris Christensen who has already learnt that anything bad that happens on your travels is just a good story and not worth otherwise remembering, and he shares a great story about having trouble finding room at the inn when his children were young. Finally, Amanda gets very philosophical with Jeff Sandquist who went on a road trip and figured out some enormous changes he needed to make to his life. Links:  Jeff Ryan’s author website Jeff’s book, Appalachian Odyssey Chris Christensen’s site Amateur Traveler Chris’s Amateur Traveler podcast Jeff Sandquist’s website Jeff’s Intentionally Wandering podcast on iTunes Join our Facebook group Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Join the conversation on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amanda is always looking for great reasons to persuade others to travel more and Episode 40 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast provides quite a few of those. Amanda chats with three guests who each have had interesting experiences teaching them something important on their travels Jeff Ryan, who in previous episodes has taught us the dangers of porcupines eating the rubber parts of your car, returns to chat about how travel can teach us a much more open mindset. Following Jeff, Amanda chats with Chris Christensen who has already learnt that anything bad that happens on your travels is just a good story and not worth otherwise remembering, and he shares a great story about having trouble finding room at the inn when his children were young. Finally, Amanda gets very philosophical with Jeff Sandquist who went on a road trip and figured out some enormous changes he needed to make to his life. Links: <ul> <li>Jeff Ryan’s <a href="http://www.jeffryanauthor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">author website</a></li> <li>Jeff’s book, <a href="http://amzn.to/2bB9o8u" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Appalachian Odyssey</a></li> <li>Chris Christensen’s site <a href="http://amateurtraveler.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amateur Traveler</a></li> <li>Chris’s <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/amateur-traveler-podcast-itunes/id79424011?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Amateur Traveler podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.drjeffsandquist.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Sandquist’s website</a></li> <li>Jeff’s <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/intentionally-wandering/id1002563000?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intentionally Wandering podcast on iTunes</a></li> <li>Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the conversation on Facebook</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

40 - Important Things Travel Teaches Us

Travel can be utterly life-altering in so many ways and this episode's three guests have brilliant stories to illustrate exactly that!  First I speak with Natascha Mirosch, with her story about a trip to a Greek Island which resulted in a completely life-changing event ... though you'll have to listen to find out what, no spoilers here! I then chat to Talon Windwalker, who brought tears to my eyes telling the story of spending six years travelling with his adopted daughter and the bonds this developed - listen out for his "Forever Day" story. Finally, Kate Toon rounds out the life-altering travel moments with a quick but amazing story about what happened when she and her friend were travelling in Thailand ... until suddenly they werent!   Links:  Travel Journal School - No more boring travel diaries! - https://traveljournalschool.com/p/no-more-boring-travel-diariesUse the discount code EARLY20   Natascha’s website - https://www.nataschamirosch.com  Natascha’s new ExtraVirgin Podcast - https://extravirginpodcast.com  Talon's blog - http://1dad1kid.com/ Talon on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/onedad1kid/ Kate Toon’s website - https://www.katetoon.com - look up Kate’s podcasts: Hot Copy Podcast, Recipe for SEO Success Podcast and Confessions of a Misfit Entrepreneur Podcast Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/119 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel can be utterly life-altering in so many ways and this episode's three guests have brilliant stories to illustrate exactly that!  First I speak with Natascha Mirosch, with her story about a trip to a Greek Island which resulted in a completely life-changing event ... though you'll have to listen to find out what, no spoilers here! I then chat to Talon Windwalker, who brought tears to my eyes telling the story of spending six years travelling with his adopted daughter and the bonds this developed - listen out for his "Forever Day" story. Finally, Kate Toon rounds out the life-altering travel moments with a quick but amazing story about what happened when she and her friend were travelling in Thailand ... until suddenly they werent!   Links: <ul> <li>Travel Journal School - No more boring travel diaries! - <a href="https://traveljournalschool.com/p/no-more-boring-travel-diaries" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://traveljournalschool.com/p/no-more-boring-travel-diaries</a> Use the discount code EARLY20  </li> <li>Natascha’s website - <a href="https://www.nataschamirosch.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nataschamirosch.com</a> </li> <li>Natascha’s new ExtraVirgin Podcast - <a href="https://extravirginpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://extravirginpodcast.com</a> </li> <li>Talon's blog - <a href="http://1dad1kid.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://1dad1kid.com/</a></li> <li>Talon on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onedad1kid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/onedad1kid/</a></li> <li>Kate Toon’s website - <a href="https://www.katetoon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.katetoon.com</a> - look up Kate’s podcasts: Hot Copy Podcast, Recipe for SEO Success Podcast and Confessions of a Misfit Entrepreneur Podcast</li> <li>Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/119" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://notaballerina.com/119</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

119 - Life-Altering Travel Moments

Which destination would you love to return to? In Episode 101 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I’ve asked some of my guests about the destinations they keep returning to. Mine, for the record, is Japan - I lived there for two years, and have been back twice since, but want to go as many more times as is humanly possible! My first guest on this episode is Lucas Peters, who currently lives in Paris - which used to be a destination he wanted to keep returning to - but he chats with me about a Moroccan town named Asilah. Next, I talk with Jim Jones about two popular tourist destinations that he likes returning to for many different reasons - Las Vegas, and Paris. I’m with him on Paris but I’ve never been to Vegas - I think he convinces me I need to try, though. Finally, fellow West Aussie Erin Holmes and I talk about the place virtually every Perth person has been to: Bali. Erin has been there many times and has plenty of good reasons as to why she keeps returning. Links:  Sponsor - Hands On Journeys https://handsonjourneys.com - use AMANDA10 for 10% off any tour My Fiji post https://www.notaballerina.com/2018/06/thoughtful-travel-empowerment-tourism-fiji-hands-on-journeys.html  Lucas Peters - author and principle photographer of the Moon Travel Guide for Morocco Lucas Peters - http://www.lucasmpeters.com/  Port XIV restaurant - https://www.portxiv.com  Jim Jones - http://travelstoriesandimages.com/ Erin Holmes at Explore With Erin - http://explorewitherin.com/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/explorewitherin Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/101 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Which destination would you love to return to? In Episode 101 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I’ve asked some of my guests about the destinations they keep returning to. Mine, for the record, is Japan - I lived there for two years, and have been back twice since, but want to go as many more times as is humanly possible! My first guest on this episode is Lucas Peters, who currently lives in Paris - which used to be a destination he wanted to keep returning to - but he chats with me about a Moroccan town named Asilah. Next, I talk with Jim Jones about two popular tourist destinations that he likes returning to for many different reasons - Las Vegas, and Paris. I’m with him on Paris but I’ve never been to Vegas - I think he convinces me I need to try, though. Finally, fellow West Aussie Erin Holmes and I talk about the place virtually every Perth person has been to: Bali. Erin has been there many times and has plenty of good reasons as to why she keeps returning. Links: <ul> <li>Sponsor - Hands On Journeys <a href="https://handsonjourneys.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://handsonjourneys.com</a> - use AMANDA10 for 10% off any tour</li> <li>My Fiji post <a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2018/06/thoughtful-travel-empowerment-tourism-fiji-hands-on-journeys.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.notaballerina.com/2018/06/thoughtful-travel-empowerment-tourism-fiji-hands-on-journeys.html</a> </li> <li>Lucas Peters - author and principle photographer of the Moon Travel Guide for Morocco</li> <li>Lucas Peters - <a href="http://www.lucasmpeters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lucasmpeters.com/</a> </li> <li>Port XIV restaurant - <a href="https://www.portxiv.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.portxiv.com</a> </li> <li>Jim Jones - <a href="http://travelstoriesandimages.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://travelstoriesandimages.com/</a></li> <li>Erin Holmes at Explore With Erin - <a href="http://explorewitherin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://explorewitherin.com/</a></li> <li>Instagram - <a href="https://instagram.com/explorewitherin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explorewitherin</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/101" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://notaballerina.com/101</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

101 - Destinations Worth Visiting Twice

In Episode 14 Amanda returns to the topic of scary tales from our travels. Frightening experiences can be entertaining, but they also teach us that most travellers simply feel the fear and travel anyway. The three guests in this episode certainly do. Annalicia Lynn is a yoga and pilates instructor who taught English in Taiwan for a year and had some really interesting experiences there - including quite a few frightening ones! Likewise, Glenn Shiell spent some time in China for a conference and ending up having quite a scary experience at the Great Wall, but he lived to tell the tale. Finally, Diane Bortoletto returns with a fearful moment from a trip to Brazil when she became separated from her travelling companion and ended up in a taxi ride through the jungle. But like all Amanda's guests, she lived to tell the tale. Phew! Links: Annalicia Lynn of Yoga &amp; Pilates Online - http://yogaandpilatesonline.com Glenn Shiell of Snowriders Western Australia https://snowriderswa.com Snowriders WA Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/snowriderswa/ Dianne Bortoletto of Travelletto - http://travelletto.com Episode 5 - Every Traveller’s Scared Sometimes - https://notaballerina.com/05 Episode 9 - The Story’s in the Scary Bits - https://www.notaballerina.com/09 Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/15   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 14 Amanda returns to the topic of scary tales from our travels. Frightening experiences can be entertaining, but they also teach us that most travellers simply feel the fear and travel anyway. The three guests in this episode certainly do.   Annalicia Lynn is a yoga and pilates instructor who taught English in Taiwan for a year and had some really interesting experiences there - including quite a few frightening ones! Likewise, Glenn Shiell spent some time in China for a conference and ending up having quite a scary experience at the Great Wall, but he lived to tell the tale.   Finally, Diane Bortoletto returns with a fearful moment from a trip to Brazil when she became separated from her travelling companion and ended up in a taxi ride through the jungle. But like all Amanda's guests, she lived to tell the tale. Phew!   Links: <ul> <li>Annalicia Lynn of Yoga &amp; Pilates Online - <a href="http://yogaandpilatesonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://yogaandpilatesonline.com</a></li> <li>Glenn Shiell of Snowriders Western Australia <a href="https://snowriderswa.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://snowriderswa.com</a></li> <li>Snowriders WA Facebook community at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/snowriderswa/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/snowriderswa/</a></li> <li>Dianne Bortoletto of Travelletto - <a href="http://travelletto.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://travelletto.com</a></li> <li>Episode 5 - Every Traveller’s Scared Sometimes - <a href="http://notaballerina.com/05" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/05</a></li> <li>Episode 9 - The Story’s in the Scary Bits - <a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/09" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.notaballerina.com/09</a></li> <li>Show notes at <a href="https://notaballerina.com/15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/15</a></li> <li> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

14 - Feel the Fear and Travel Anyway

Solo travelling is one of those things that you might fear before you try it: but if you take the plunge you will find that the life of a solo traveller is insanely rewarding. In Episode 148 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I talk to three people who have done a lot of solo travel in all kinds of parts of the world and they all agree that including some solo travelling in the mix is absolutely worthwhile. My first guest is Alastair Humphreys who has done some very adventurous solo travel and finds it both soul-searching and rewarding. We talk in particular about one of his solo trips walking across India. Next up I chat with Justin Watson who, like me, thought at first that solo travel might be difficult; when he finally tried he was very glad he did. Finally, I speak with Michela Fantinel about one of her first solo travel experiences in New York City - since then she has gone on to do numerous solo trips and would thoroughly recommend it. Links:  Alastair Humphreys - https://www.alastairhumphreys.com/  Alastair’s new book My Midsummer Morning - https://amzn.to/2JWNjDe  Justin - blog at Justin’s World http://www.justins.world  Michela at Rocky Travel - https://www.rockytravel.net/  Join our Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes - https://notaballerina.com/148 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Solo travelling is one of those things that you might fear before you try it: but if you take the plunge you will find that the life of a solo traveller is insanely rewarding. In Episode 148 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I talk to three people who have done a lot of solo travel in all kinds of parts of the world and they all agree that including some solo travelling in the mix is absolutely worthwhile. My first guest is Alastair Humphreys who has done some very adventurous solo travel and finds it both soul-searching and rewarding. We talk in particular about one of his solo trips walking across India. Next up I chat with Justin Watson who, like me, thought at first that solo travel might be difficult; when he finally tried he was very glad he did. Finally, I speak with Michela Fantinel about one of her first solo travel experiences in New York City - since then she has gone on to do numerous solo trips and would thoroughly recommend it. Links: <ul> <li>Alastair Humphreys - <a href="https://www.alastairhumphreys.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alastairhumphreys.com/</a> </li> <li>Alastair’s new book My Midsummer Morning - <a href="https://amzn.to/2JWNjDe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2JWNjDe</a> </li> <li>Justin - blog at Justin’s World <a href="http://www.justins.world" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.justins.world</a> </li> <li>Michela at Rocky Travel - <a href="https://www.rockytravel.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rockytravel.net/</a> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Show notes - <a href="http://notaballerina.com/148" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/148</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

148 - Solo Travelling

Gaining confidence from your travels is just one more great reason to get out there and travel often. In Episode 15 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast Amanda talks to three guests who all agree that travelling has increased their confidence substantially and helped them out in all kinds of ways, including life beyond travel.First up, Amanda chats with Jeff Sandquist of Intentionally Wandering, who only started travelling relatively recently and learnt so much from it - travelling gave him a brand new kind of confidence. After that she speaks with Annalicia Lynn who spent a year living and working in Taiwan and was particularly able to notice how much her confidence had grown when her family came to visit. Amanda's final guest is Candace Rardon, and when they spoke, Candace was spending a couple of months in Norway writing a book about a trip she took to India, which was the kind of trip which pushed her far outside her comfort zone and therefore boosted her confidence significantly.   Links:    Jeff at Intentionally Wandering - http://www.intentionallywandering.com Jeff’s Intentionally Wandering podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/intentionally-wandering/id1002563000?mt=2 Annalicia Lynn of Yoga and Pilates Online -http://yogaandpilatesonline.com Candace Rose Rardon at The Great Affair - http://www.candaceroserardon.com Candace’s book: Beneath the Lantern’s Glow - http://bit.ly/LanternsGlow 10 refections on having family visit us abroad on My Meena Life - http://www.mymeenalife.com/reflections-family-visit-us-abroad/ The Slow Home Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/slow-home-podcast-brooke-mcalary/id985005895?mt=2 Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/15   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gaining confidence from your travels is just one more great reason to get out there and travel often. In Episode 15 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast Amanda talks to three guests who all agree that travelling has increased their confidence substantially and helped them out in all kinds of ways, including life beyond travel. First up, Amanda chats with Jeff Sandquist of Intentionally Wandering, who only started travelling relatively recently and learnt so much from it - travelling gave him a brand new kind of confidence. After that she speaks with Annalicia Lynn who spent a year living and working in Taiwan and was particularly able to notice how much her confidence had grown when her family came to visit. Amanda's final guest is Candace Rardon, and when they spoke, Candace was spending a couple of months in Norway writing a book about a trip she took to India, which was the kind of trip which pushed her far outside her comfort zone and therefore boosted her confidence significantly.   Links:   <ul> <li>Jeff at Intentionally Wandering - <a href="http://www.intentionallywandering.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.intentionallywandering.com</a></li> <li>Jeff’s Intentionally Wandering podcast - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/intentionally-wandering/id1002563000?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/intentionally-wandering/id1002563000?mt=2</a></li> <li>Annalicia Lynn of Yoga and Pilates Online -<a href="http://yogaandpilatesonline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://yogaandpilatesonline.com</a></li> <li>Candace Rose Rardon at The Great Affair - <a href="http://www.candaceroserardon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.candaceroserardon.com</a></li> <li>Candace’s book: Beneath the Lantern’s Glow - <a href="http://bit.ly/LanternsGlow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/LanternsGlow</a></li> <li>10 refections on having family visit us abroad on My Meena Life - <a href="http://www.mymeenalife.com/reflections-family-visit-us-abroad/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mymeenalife.com/reflections-family-visit-us-abroad/</a></li> <li>The Slow Home Podcast - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/slow-home-podcast-brooke-mcalary/id985005895?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/slow-home-podcast-brooke-mcalary/id985005895?mt=2</a></li> <li>Show notes at <a href="https://notaballerina.com/15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/15</a></li> <li> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

15 - Travel Builds Confidence, So Do It!

Where does wanderlust come from? It’s a question that’s intrigued Amanda ever since she discovered that some people don’t like travelling, others love it despite their parents never mentioning it, and others still (like Amanda) have been led to a life of travel by their parents’ example.In Episode 17 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast Amanda talks to three travel lovers who have had their wanderlust sparked by very different things. For Bethaney Davies of Flashpacker Family, it was a childhood babysitter who started it all - after which she became a teenage Lonely Planet addict!The next guest on this episode is Diane Bortoletto of Travelletto, who was somewhat influenced by her parents - although she didn’t take her first overseas trip until the age of 24. Lastly Amanda speaks to Ava of My Meena Life who is a really interesting guest because her wanderlust has only hit her recently - but it’s hit her hard!Links: Bethaney at Flashpacker Family: http://flashpackerfamily.com Dianne Bortoletto of Travelletto: http://travelletto.com Ava Meena of My Meena Life: mymeenalife.com Travel genetics on Not A Ballerina: http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/travel-genetics-parents-influence-love-travel.html Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Chat on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where does wanderlust come from? It’s a question that’s intrigued Amanda ever since she discovered that some people don’t like travelling, others love it despite their parents never mentioning it, and others still (like Amanda) have been led to a life of travel by their parents’ example.In Episode 17 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast Amanda talks to three travel lovers who have had their wanderlust sparked by very different things. For Bethaney Davies of Flashpacker Family, it was a childhood babysitter who started it all - after which she became a teenage Lonely Planet addict!The next guest on this episode is Diane Bortoletto of Travelletto, who was somewhat influenced by her parents - although she didn’t take her first overseas trip until the age of 24. Lastly Amanda speaks to Ava of My Meena Life who is a really interesting guest because her wanderlust has only hit her recently - but it’s hit her hard!Links:<ul> <li>Bethaney at Flashpacker Family: <a href="http://flashpackerfamily.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://flashpackerfamily.com</a></li> <li>Dianne Bortoletto of Travelletto: <a href="http://travelletto.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://travelletto.com</a></li> <li>Ava Meena of My Meena Life: <a href="http://mymeenalife.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mymeenalife.com</a></li> <li>Travel genetics on Not A Ballerina: <a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/travel-genetics-parents-influence-love-travel.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/travel-genetics-parents-influence-love-travel.html</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Chat on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes at <a href="https://notaballerina.com/17" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://notaballerina.com/17</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

17 - What Sparks Wanderlust?

Episode 59 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about having conversations with locals when you travel. Meeting local people is such a fun and rewarding part of travelling and it’s something Amanda always tries to do, even if she has to push herself a bit beyond her comfort zone to do it. In this episode, Amanda start off by chatting with Alicia Nelson about some great lessons she learned from speaking with her Spanish friend and her family on a trip to Spain when she was younger. Her friend’s father Miguel uttered some of the wisest travel-related words I’ve ever heard! She then chats with Joe Baur about some of the local people he’s met while he’s researching or filming for travel stories, including interesting guides in Berlin and El Salvador, along with chatting about some of my experiences talking about tricky issues with locals in places like Japan. Finally, Alex Cwalinski tells Amanda a great story about a time in Argentina when having conversations with locals turned out to be much harder than he expected - but it makes for a great story! Links:  Alicia’s site Prairie Style File Alicia’s new book, “North Dakota Beer: A Heady History” Joe Baur Without A Path podcast Trivago podcast, co-hosted by Joe Alex’s podcast Go Amanda's post about meeting the locals in Ventspils, Latvia Join our Facebook group  Tweet @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow Amanda on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 59 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about having conversations with locals when you travel. Meeting local people is such a fun and rewarding part of travelling and it’s something Amanda always tries to do, even if she has to push herself a bit beyond her comfort zone to do it. In this episode, Amanda start off by chatting with Alicia Nelson about some great lessons she learned from speaking with her Spanish friend and her family on a trip to Spain when she was younger. Her friend’s father Miguel uttered some of the wisest travel-related words I’ve ever heard! She then chats with Joe Baur about some of the local people he’s met while he’s researching or filming for travel stories, including interesting guides in Berlin and El Salvador, along with chatting about some of my experiences talking about tricky issues with locals in places like Japan. Finally, Alex Cwalinski tells Amanda a great story about a time in Argentina when having conversations with locals turned out to be much harder than he expected - but it makes for a great story! Links: <ul> <li>Alicia’s site <a href="http://prairiestylefile.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Prairie Style File</a></li> <li>Alicia’s new book, “<a href="http://amzn.to/2rBRVUW" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">North Dakota Beer: A Heady History</a>”</li> <li><a href="http://joebaur.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Baur</a></li> <li><a href="http://withoutapath.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Without A Path podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trivago-podcast/id1230532088" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Trivago podcast, co-hosted by Joe</a></li> <li><a href="http://gothepodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Alex’s podcast Go</a></li> <li>Amanda's post about <a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2015/06/meeting-the-locals.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">meeting the locals in Ventspils, Latvia</a></li> <li>Join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">our Facebook group </a></li> <li>Tweet @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Amanda on Facebook</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

59 - Conversations with Locals

It’s all about Japan in Episode 36 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. It’s rare that Amanda chats about a single destination but she's made an exception for Japan, because a bunch of my guests have talked about it and she's just come back from a fabulous week exploring one of her favourite countries in the world. Photographer Martin Bailey moved to Japan 25 years ago to work in a lace factory and has now lived there most of his adult life. He has lots of wisdom to important about all things Japanese and yet they end up talking about toilets! Aggie Lim joins Amanda next to speak about issues of nudity. For a very modest society, Japan is very forward when it comes to bathing with strangers and we Aussies have a hard time adjusting to the onsen way of life. Finally, Joe Baur reminds Amanda of some of the challenges of getting by in Japan without fluent Japanese and we also chat about the amazing transport system. Links:  Martin Bailey Martin’s photography tours and workshops God in the Toilet on Wikipedia God in the Toilet song on YouTube Aggie Lim at Drawn to Explore Joe Baur’s website Joe’s Without A Path podcast 5 reasons I’m excited to return to Japan Onsens and nudity in Japan Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s all about Japan in Episode 36 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. It’s rare that Amanda chats about a single destination but she's made an exception for Japan, because a bunch of my guests have talked about it and she's just come back from a fabulous week exploring one of her favourite countries in the world. Photographer Martin Bailey moved to Japan 25 years ago to work in a lace factory and has now lived there most of his adult life. He has lots of wisdom to important about all things Japanese and yet they end up talking about toilets! Aggie Lim joins Amanda next to speak about issues of nudity. For a very modest society, Japan is very forward when it comes to bathing with strangers and we Aussies have a hard time adjusting to the onsen way of life. Finally, Joe Baur reminds Amanda of some of the challenges of getting by in Japan without fluent Japanese and we also chat about the amazing transport system. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/workshops" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin’s photography tours and workshops</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_no_Kamisama" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God in the Toilet on Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2VoEN1iooE&amp;list=PLJ6KZ4GYtEw9Raj_Wz6iQ-Q_hsO7s_okm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God in the Toilet song on YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="http://aggielim.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aggie Lim at Drawn to Explore</a></li> <li><a href="http://joebaur.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Baur’s website</a></li> <li><a href="http://withoutapath.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe’s Without A Path podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2016/11/5-reasons-excited-japan.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5 reasons I’m excited to return to Japan</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2012/09/onsens-and-nudity-in-japan.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Onsens and nudity in Japan</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

36 - Reasons to Love Japan

Travelling to other countries is one (amazing) thing - actually living abroad for an extended time is quite another altogether and it’s an experience my three guests in Episode 92 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast all share.  I’ve been lucky enough to live abroad in Japan, Slovakia and Germany and each experiencing was completely life-changing. In this episode, I speak with other travel lovers who have also taken the plunge to live in another country and had all kinds of different and fascinating experiences. First up, I speak with Sandra Muller who has spent a lot of time in Asia, but particularly living in South Korea. I’m rather envious of her experiences but you’ll have to listen to see why! Next I chat with Cheri Shanti, an American who spends a lot of time based in Cuba these days. Cuba seems exotic and so different to me, from down here in Western Australia, so I was fascinated to chat with Cheri about her expat experiences there.  Finally, I talk with Sarah Ridout, a fellow Australian whose expat experience includes a well over a decade living in Europe, covering both France and Ireland. These experiences also proved completely life-altering for Sarah and I loved the chance to speak with her about them. Links:  Our sponsor Travel Journal School at traveljournalschool.com Sandra Muller - www.sandralmuller.com  Sandra’s new project is The Smarter Writer www.thesmarterwriter.com Cheri’s site The Breath of Cuba -  http://www.thebreathofcuba.com Sarah Ridout’s website - http://www.sarahridout.com.au Join our Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/92 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travelling to other countries is one (amazing) thing - actually living abroad for an extended time is quite another altogether and it’s an experience my three guests in Episode 92 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast all share.  I’ve been lucky enough to live abroad in Japan, Slovakia and Germany and each experiencing was completely life-changing. In this episode, I speak with other travel lovers who have also taken the plunge to live in another country and had all kinds of different and fascinating experiences. First up, I speak with Sandra Muller who has spent a lot of time in Asia, but particularly living in South Korea. I’m rather envious of her experiences but you’ll have to listen to see why! Next I chat with Cheri Shanti, an American who spends a lot of time based in Cuba these days. Cuba seems exotic and so different to me, from down here in Western Australia, so I was fascinated to chat with Cheri about her expat experiences there.  Finally, I talk with Sarah Ridout, a fellow Australian whose expat experience includes a well over a decade living in Europe, covering both France and Ireland. These experiences also proved completely life-altering for Sarah and I loved the chance to speak with her about them. Links: <ul> <li>Our sponsor Travel Journal School at <a href="http://traveljournalschool.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">traveljournalschool.com</a></li> <li>Sandra Muller - <a href="http://www.sandralmuller.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sandralmuller.com</a> </li> <li>Sandra’s new project is The Smarter Writer <a href="http://www.thesmarterwriter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thesmarterwriter.com</a></li> <li>Cheri’s site The Breath of Cuba -  <a href="http://www.thebreathofcuba.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thebreathofcuba.com</a></li> <li>Sarah Ridout’s website - <a href="http://www.sarahridout.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sarahridout.com.au</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/92" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://notaballerina.com/92</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

92 - Expat Life on Three Continents

As a fairly hard-core extrovert, tackling the topic of “introvert travel” is something I have definitely had to leave to my guests, but Episode 103 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about their experiences of travelling as an introvert and I found it all fascinating! First up, I chat with Samantha Fisher who surprised me by saying she’s an introvert - she’s from the US but I met her when she attended my travel writing course here in Perth and seemed far from introverted. Our chat reveals just why that is and it was fascinating. Next I talk to Michela Fantinel, an Italian friend of mine who has done a lot of solo travel, especially around Australia. As an introvert travelling alone most of the time, Michela has some really interesting observations about how people treat her. Finally, Lindsay and Marshall from the Tumble podcast discuss their differing approaches as introverts moving to a foreign country. You definitely have to listen to find out the strategy of an “aggressive friend-making policy”! Links:  Hands On Journeys - https://handsonjourneys.com - use Amanda10 for 10% discount on any tour Sam on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/highhopestravel/ Michela at Rocky Travel - https://www.rockytravel.net/ Michela’s new group tours - https://www.rockytravel.net/group-tours/ - Australia and Italy Lindsay and Marshall at Tumble Travels - http://tumbletravels.com/ Lindsay and Marshall’s Tumble podcast - science for kids - http://sciencepodcastforkids.com/  Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/103 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a fairly hard-core extrovert, tackling the topic of “introvert travel” is something I have definitely had to leave to my guests, but Episode 103 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about their experiences of travelling as an introvert and I found it all fascinating! First up, I chat with Samantha Fisher who surprised me by saying she’s an introvert - she’s from the US but I met her when she attended my travel writing course here in Perth and seemed far from introverted. Our chat reveals just why that is and it was fascinating. Next I talk to Michela Fantinel, an Italian friend of mine who has done a lot of solo travel, especially around Australia. As an introvert travelling alone most of the time, Michela has some really interesting observations about how people treat her. Finally, Lindsay and Marshall from the Tumble podcast discuss their differing approaches as introverts moving to a foreign country. You definitely have to listen to find out the strategy of an “aggressive friend-making policy”! Links: <ul> <li>Hands On Journeys - <a href="https://handsonjourneys.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://handsonjourneys.com</a> - use Amanda10 for 10% discount on any tour</li> <li>Sam on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/highhopestravel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/highhopestravel/</a></li> <li>Michela at Rocky Travel - <a href="https://www.rockytravel.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rockytravel.net/</a></li> <li>Michela’s new group tours - <a href="https://www.rockytravel.net/group-tours/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rockytravel.net/group-tours/</a> - Australia and Italy</li> <li>Lindsay and Marshall at Tumble Travels - <a href="http://tumbletravels.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tumbletravels.com/</a></li> <li>Lindsay and Marshall’s Tumble podcast - science for kids - <a href="http://sciencepodcastforkids.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sciencepodcastforkids.com/</a> </li> <li>Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li> <li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li> <li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li> <li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li> <li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/103" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://notaballerina.com/103</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

103 - Travelling as an Introvert

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