The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Amanda Kendle
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The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

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.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    341 Virtual Travel

    Confession time: I'd long assumed that virtual travel was a very inferior cousin to in-real-life travel. But then Covid hit, I experienced a couple of virtual tours, and really did feel transported to Thailand and China for an hour or two. Those kind of virtual tours are just the tip of the virtual travel iceberg though, and in this episode I speak with three people approaching virtual travel in different - and wonderful! - ways.  First, I chat with Chiara Barbera about her "Assaggio" platform, which gives us a window into Italian culture that would be hard to get even as the average tourist visiting Italy in person. I then speak with DayAway founder Martha Waslen, who points out many ways that virtual experiences can truly be thoughtful ones. Finally, my conversation with Chris Magnuson about his Streetview Vagabond videos shows me just how well you can connect with people without setting foot in their country. Links: Chiara’s Assaggio platform - https://experience-assaggio.com/ Martha’s DayAway platform - https://mydayaway.com Chris’s website - https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/  Streetview Vagabond on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/341 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 min

  2. 3 MAR

    340 Australian Podcasters for International Women’s Day 2025

    Since 1911, International Women's Day has been a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. To celebrate International Women's Day on 8th March 2025, I've gathered some of my favourite women travel podcasters in Australia for a conversation about impactful women in travel, and some of the most important lessons we've learnt while travelling, plus we have a few laughs, too!  Thanks to the wonderful Australian women podcasters who joined me for this important conversation. Please go and listen to their fantastic podcasts! Dianne Bortoletto and Monique Ceccato - And Away We Go F1 Podcast https://www.andawaywegof1podcast.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/and-away-we-go-f1-podcast/id1783230663  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4zhYpuRy3mL6y44ZERI0X6?si=a76c6836c5a4495e  Caro Ryan - Rescued: An Outdoor Podcast for Hikers and Adventurers https://lotsafreshair.com/rescued-an-outdoor-podcast-for-hikers-and-adventurers/  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rescued-an-outdoor-podcast-for-hikers-and-adventurers/id1681010405 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5dyHkSOQIWtFJl2BNDj3or?si=8d8e82e94b4f4328  Natascha Mirosch - ExtraVirgin Food & Travel   https://www.extravirginfoodandtravel.com/  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/extravirgin-food-travel/id1434543470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KhJiQtjqODps9Skb4UvXw?si=3062ddc946cd42cc Kirstie Bedford and Belinda Jackson - The World Awaits https://www.theworldawaits.au/  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-world-awaits-travel-tales-to-inspire-your-wanderlust/id1689931283 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RcDD9u7ZyvBmA3yFxJAGv?si=2c605e497a2846ba Carolyn Schönafinger - Holidays to Switzerland Travel Podcast https://holidaystoswitzerland.com/podcast/  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holidays-to-switzerland-travel-podcast-plan-your-swiss/id1531062307 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NF2vkH3A54xOdHW3Xg75n?si=4020dad92e5441aa Links: Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/340 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    48 min

  3. 24 FEB

    339 Living Abroad

    Living abroad by choice can be such a wonderful experience - I was lucky enough to be able to spend time teaching English in Japan, Slovakia and Germany and these years were truly life-changing. In this episode, three guests share some of the fun, struggles and intriguing moments from their time living in Italy, South Korea and Poland. It's a real mixed bag of stories and I'm sure you'll enjoy it! First up, I chat with Angela Correll, who bought an apartment in Tuscany with her husband, thinking it would just need a little fixing up - but it turned into a major renovation project, and taught them so many lessons (and a lot about Italy!). I then speak with Christine Newell, who accepted a job with a theatre company in Seoul before she knew much about South Korea at all. Of course, her time in Seoul had its ups and downs but she came away with a real love for it and many great life lessons. Finally, Thomas Swick tells a fabulous story about his attempts to extend his visa when living in Poland in the late 1970s. Let's just say it didn't work out as he'd hoped and you'll have to listen to find out more! Links: Angela Correll - https://www.angelacorrell.com/  Angela’s book Restored in Tuscany - https://amzn.to/3Qdwu9r  Christine Newell - https://www.christinenewell.com/ Christine’s book Five Seasons in Seoul - https://amzn.to/4hHQmhb Thomas Swick - https://www.thomasswick.com/  Thomas’s book Falling Into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer - https://amzn.to/3EmpBA8  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/339 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    24 min

  4. 17 FEB

    338 Staying in Hostels

    Hostel life can be great fun and easy on the travel budget, too. I'll always remember my Dad, in his 50s or 60s, explaining to me that hostels weren't just for young people anymore, and anyone could stay there - a philosophy I have long enjoyed and used. In this episode, we chat about many sides of staying in hostels, starting with Jamie Burr and his description of why he loves to book hostels when he travels. I then chat with Will Hatton who loves them some much he actually built his own - Tribal hostel and co-working space in Bali. Finally, I speak with my good friend Christina Koullas about a particular hostel experience she had in Barcelona, when it all went wrong - I feel like all of us who've spent time in more than a handful of hostels can tell a story like this, and as it happens, I also explain to Christina what went wrong for me in a Taipei hostel. Links: Jamie Burr - https://jamieburr.com/  Will Hatton - The Broke Backpacker - https://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/ Tribal Bali - https://www.instagram.com/tribal_bali/  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/338 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    22 min

  5. 11 FEB

    337 Wonderful Learnings from Travel

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

    24 min

  6. 4 FEB

    336 Meeting Interesting People on Your Travels

    Encountering new and interesting people is part of the magic of a good trip. Chatting with a stranger on a train or making a new friend at a hostel or bar is often what you remember above the sights you've seen. In this episode, I start by chatting with Carol McQuaid, who tells of a special person she met while working on a cruise ship. Next, veteran writer Thomas Swick shares tales of several of the fabulous people he has come across on his many travels. Finally, Bex Thomas explains just what happened when she followed her aunt's command to "go and visit John", a family friend, when she was travelling in New Zealand. (It's a wonderful case of "you'll never guess what happens next"!) Links: Carol McQuaid - https://www.theillustratedvagabond.com/   Carol’s World Voyage Sketchbook - https://www.theillustratedvagabond.com/shop/p/illustrated-vagabonds-world-voyage-sketchbook-pre-sale  Thomas Swick - https://www.thomasswick.com/  Thomas’s book Falling Into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer - https://amzn.to/3EmpBA8  Bex Thomas - https://feelgood-getaways.com/  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/336 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    22 min

  7. 29 JAN

    335 Mindful Travel with the Curious Tourism Podcast

    I'm excited to share this episode of Curious Tourism, a fabulous podcast about responsible travel, which I recorded recently with host Erin and producer Kattie, who generously agreed I could also share it here in my feed. We start off by chatting about some recent visa news for visitors to Europe and the UK, as well as the outrage in Australia to see our passport is the most expensive in the world. Then we get seriously deep by covering a bunch of thoughtful travel topics: how we can be more intentional in our travels at the same time as de-centring ourselves; how social media is often not helping when it comes to travelling better; the sometimes tricky issue of wildlife tourism; and our plans for 2025.  Links: Curious Tourism website - https://pinatravels.org/curious-tourism/ Erin on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pinatravels  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/335 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 1m

  8. 24 JAN

    334 Taking Your Nieces and Nephews Travelling

    Want to know how to be the favourite aunty or uncle? This episode about taking your nieces and nephews travelling will give you plenty of ideas! Mike Day, a wonderful uncle, starts off by explaining how he really hoped he could give his nephews something special by giving them the gift of travel. It seems to have worked as he has a wonderful story to tell about the impact a trip over a decade ago had on one of his nephews. I then chat with Dianne Bortoletto, a fabulous aunty, about her recent experience in Italy with her niece. To alleviate teenage boredom, Di came up with a very special (and delicious) challenge and surely is now her niece's very favourite aunty! Links: Mike Day - https://www.mikedaytravels.com/ Mike’s book "The World Has a Big Backyard" - https://amzn.to/42sIg7b Dianne Bortoletto - Travelletto - https://travelletto.com/ Di’s new podcast And Away We Go F1 Podcast - including F1, travel and lifestyle - https://www.andawaywegof1podcast.com/  Sherry Ott’s Niece Project - https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/the-niece-project/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/334 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    21 min
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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.

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