Travel Writing Podcast

The Travel Writing Podcast

The Travel Writing Podcast by Intrepid Times is the go-to podcast for wanderers, writers, and passionate travelers. Every other Friday, we share new episodes that include everything from in-depth interviews with renowned travel writers, conversations centered on sharing tips and tricks for your own travel writing, and behind-the-scenes insight into our most popular travel stories. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

  1. 3d ago

    Thomas Swick on Why Bad Travelers Can Make the Best Travel Writers

    Paul Theroux called Thomas Swick 'the ideal travel writer,' but he's the first to admit he hasn't always been the ideal traveler. He moved to Poland in the late 1970s as a young aspiring travel writer in love with a local woman, whom he would eventually marry. As he learned the (formidably challenging - I should know!) Polish language and gained his first published clippings, he also spent much of his travels in a state of high, anxious alert. Shouldn't a travel writer be cooler and less fazed by the ordeals of a journey? As Thomas would come to realize, no, one shouldn't. In fact, it's this very hyper-alertness that causes the travel writer to notice and be sensitive to things more relaxed travelers may miss. Thomas Swick joined the travel writing podcast to talk about his extraordinary career, sharing his top tips for travel writers, and discussing his immensely readable and instructive memoir, Falling Into Place - A story of love, Poland, and the making of a travel writer, which features a foreword by Pico Iyer.

    Thomas Swick on Why Bad Travelers Can Make the Best Travel Writers

  2. Jul 24

    Paris Norriss on Grit, Travel Media, and Being the 'Guy in Dubai'

    Dubai is associated variously with dizzying luxury, superficial excess, and, recently, geopolitical disruption. According to Paris Norriss, who has lived in the city for a decade and stars in the TV show "Guy in Dubai," none of these stereotypes capture the full truth of a deeply layered and complex city. Paris Norriss is a self-made media figure who created a name for himself through hard work and charisma. He is summoned to stages internationally to speak on the subject of grit, a concept larger than perseverance or hard work, and one which all writers, travel or otherwise, can benefit from on long journeys and through the grind of getting published and building a name as creators and communicators. Paris joined the Travel Writing Podcast to talk about his career, what the labels miss about Dubai, and how he forged his own name as an independent travel creator. Learn more about Paris Norriss: https://www.parisnorriss.com https://www.instagram.com/parisnorriss https://www.instagram.com/guyindubai/?hl=en

    Paris Norriss on Grit, Travel Media, and Being the 'Guy in Dubai'

  3. Jul 17

    James Merriman Visited 160 Countries - Before He Realized That Wasn't the Point of Travel

    Some view travel as a competitive sport, tallying up countries like points on a board. James Merriman began his travel life like this, relentlessly collecting passport stamps for years. He had fantastic adventures from Afghanistan to Venezuela, and almost everywhere in between. At the same time, he gradually came to realize that his approach may not have been giving him the best of what travel has to offer. As James pivoted to learning travel writing, graduating from the Intrepid Times Craft of Travel Writing Certificate and beginning his forays into publication, his attitude to travel started to evolve. He continues to visit difficult-to-reach places, but his focus is more on the people there than on the stamp in his passport. Learn more about James at his website: https://www.jamesmerriman.co.uk/

    James Merriman Visited 160 Countries - Before He Realized That Wasn't the Point of Travel

  4. Jul 10

    Katherine Parker-Magyar is Optimistic About the Future of Travel Writing

    By the time she was a teenager, Katherine Parker-Magyar had explored the Arctic Circle and visited every one of the United States. As time went by, her travels never slowed down. She has now traveled to over 100 countries, often on paid assignments, and has shared the resulting stories with publications as diverse as the Daily Beast and Architectural Digest to Forbes and National Geographic Traveler. Katherine's focus on human connection and culture insulates her, she feels, against competition from the likes of ChatGPT. Only a human can meet a stranger, look them in the eye, and gradually tease out the kind of story that will endure. Between her time driving husky sleds in Lapland, sailing the Brazilian Amazon, and tracking rhinos in Kenya or Tigers in Nepal, she is based in New York City. Katherine joined the travel writing podcast to share her passion and energy, and provide a well-needed moment of uplift and optimism for those of us chipping away at this craft and art form that we love so much. Follow Katherine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherineparkermagyar/?hl=en Discover more on her website: https://www.katherineparkermagyar.com/about

    Katherine Parker-Magyar is Optimistic About the Future of Travel Writing

  5. Jul 3

    Neil Squires Ghostwrote Books for Famous Athletes - Then Suddenly Became One

    Sports journalist Neil Squires was used to rubbing shoulders with athletes at the top of their game. He ghostwrote the memoir of England rugby legend Johnny Wilkinson (for our American listeners, that's like being the personal writer of Tom Brady) and covered sport for the national papers. Yet Neil never expected to be a famous athlete himself, and certainly did not imagine becoming one in middle age... until a WhatsApp message out of the blue changed that. Laid off from his journalism job, Neil and a group of friends traveled 5500 miles to Hokkaido, Japan, to participate in a bizarre yet strangely compelling sport: Mölkky, also known as Finnish skittles. Neil and his teammates represented Britain and became unlikely media celebrities in Japan. The result of this odyssey is the endearing and charming book The Fall and Rise of the Mölkky Bar Kids: A Sporting Underdog Story, which is out now. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fall-Rise-M%C3%B6lkky-Bar-Kids/dp/1837733163

    Neil Squires Ghostwrote Books for Famous Athletes - Then Suddenly Became One

  6. Jun 26

    Travel Blogger of the Year Victoria Watts Kennedy on Family Travel and AI's Impact on Writing

    Victoria Watts Kennedy's family travel blog, Bridges and Balloons, has twice won her prestigious awards. Last year, she picked up the Travel Blogger of the Year Trophy from the British Guild of Travel Writers, and just this week, she was named 2026 Travel Blogger of the Year at the TravMedia Awards in London. This success comes at a tumultuous time for bloggers as AI upends the playbook for how blog articles are not only discovered through search engines, but also how they are written. Victoria joined the Travel Writing Podcast to talk about her writing and blogging career, the joys and challenges of travel with kids, and how some bloggers, like her, are managing to ride through the AI storm with their audiences intact. Learn more about Victoria: https://www.instagram.com/bridgesandballoons https://bridgesandballoons.com https://www.victoriawattskennedy.com

    Travel Blogger of the Year Victoria Watts Kennedy on Family Travel and AI's Impact on Writing

  7. Jun 19

    Sarah Tucker on Edward De Bono, Silent Travel, and the Travel With Kids

    If you've heard or used phrases like 'lateral thinking' or referenced the six thinking hats, you have been influenced by the work of Edward de Bono. The philosopher died in 2021, but not before Sarah Tucker had the chance to get to know him. Sarah's book, Edward De Bono: Love Laterally, came out in late 2024 with a foreword from Baroness Kennedy This is just one chapter in Sarah's own exciting story. She has written numerous books, including novels, collections of essays and poetry, and guides to parenting on the road, including 'Have Toddler, Will Travel,' a subject very close to my heart for reasons listeners will be familiar with. Sarah joined the Travel Writing Podcast to discuss how she got to know De Bono and the influence of his work, traveling as a parent, the concept of 'silent travel,' and her extraordinary life of adventure and literature. GUEST BIO: Sarah Tucker is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, travel writer, lecturer and broadcaster. Amongst her works are Love Laterally, the biography of Edward de Bono, who invented the concept of lateral thinking, the bestselling audiobook Playground Mafia; and award winning The Last Year of Being Single. more recently, she has turned her attention to The Boardroom Bard. Discover Sarah’s latest project at https://www.theboardroombard.com/ Her book on De Bono https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/edward-de-bono-love-laterally-sarah-tucker/7761107?ean=9781913641481&next=t https://www.amazon.com/Edward-Bono-Laterally-Sarah-Tucker/dp/1913641465

    Sarah Tucker on Edward De Bono, Silent Travel, and the Travel With Kids

  8. Jun 12

    Martin Hesp on Travel Journalism from Coal Fires to AI

    When Martin Hesp's father was working as a journalist in England's southwest, he would hand-deliver his copy every day to the local bus driver. Martin began his career as a travel writer and journalist in a world where colleagues would still have to wake before dawn to light coal fires in the offices. He is still writing today, 50 years on, and has embraced the worlds of blogging, podcasting, and even, with due caveats, generative AI. Martin joined the Travel Writing Podcast to trace his journey. He tells the story of how he got 'the best journalism job in the world' as a feature writer for the Western Morning News, his extensive travels in Greece and beyond, how the audience for travel writing has changed, and how changing tech has transformed the journalist's life. Learn more about Martin at https://www.martinhespfoodandtravel.com/

    Martin Hesp on Travel Journalism from Coal Fires to AI
See All (111)

Ratings & Reviews

4.5
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

The Travel Writing Podcast by Intrepid Times is the go-to podcast for wanderers, writers, and passionate travelers. Every other Friday, we share new episodes that include everything from in-depth interviews with renowned travel writers, conversations centered on sharing tips and tricks for your own travel writing, and behind-the-scenes insight into our most popular travel stories. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Information

  • Creator
    The Travel Writing Podcast
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    111
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Travel Writing Podcast

You Might Also Like