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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.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast Amanda Kendle

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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.

    321 B Corps in the Travel Industry

    321 B Corps in the Travel Industry

    For travellers like us, knowing a tourism business we are about to use is properly thoughtful, taking into account the impact we will have on the community and the environment, is important. But with an industry full of greenwashing and unsubstantiated eco-credentials, it's sometimes difficult to know what we can trust.

    Over the past few years now I've had a growing awareness of B Corps but was very keen to dig deeper, so this podcast episode is here to satisfy my own desires to know more, but also to help my listeners understand what makes a B Corp so they can make decisions about their travel with care.

    My first guest is Jonathan Coleman from Untours. When I chatted with Jonathan last year, he explained to me that Untours was, in fact, the very first B Corp back in 2007, and learning how this came about was the impetus for me to find some more people to talk to about this important topic.

    I speak next with Narelle Wilson of Volta Consulting, who knows a lot about the process of how a business applies to be certified as a B Corp, and explains it clearly! 

    Finally, I talked to Aurora Expedition's Chief Marketing Officer, Hayley Peacock-Gower, about Aurora's recent B Corp certification. She gives some interesting examples of some of the improvements Aurora is making as part of the continuous improvement that the B Corp movement encourages.

    Links:

    Jonathan Coleman from Untours Foundation - https://untoursfoundation.org/

    Narelle Wilson from Volta Consulting - https://voltaconsulting.com.au/ 

    Aurora Expeditions - https://www.auroraexpeditions.com.au/

    Aurora’s journey to becoming a B Corp - https://www.auroraexpeditions.com.au/blog/our-b-corp-journey/ 

    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/321

     
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    320 Thanks for the Travel Bug, Mum

    320 Thanks for the Travel Bug, Mum

    This is an episode I never imagined I'd need to make; family lore was that my mum June would live to a hundred. But very sadly, after a sudden terminal cancer diagnosis in late January, my beautiful mum passed away early in February. As the biggest fan of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I knew I couldn't restart it after my time away without mentioning my mum and how she encouraged me to travel - I definitely wouldn't be here creating this podcast without her influence throughout my life.

    My dear friend Di Bortoletto and I sat in her spare room last weekend to record this chat about my mum's travel experiences and about some of the special experiences we'd had together as well, and I wanted to share that with you all. 

    Links:


    Dianne Bortoletto's site Travelletto - https://travelletto.com/
    Di on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/travelletto/ 
    Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
    Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin
    Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com 
    Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/320
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    319 Homestays When You Travel

    319 Homestays When You Travel

    Staying in someone’s home is the ultimate in starting to understand the local way of life when you travel, and I’ve had some brilliant homestay experiences in the past. In this episode devoted to homestay accommodation, I first tell you my own tales of Russian homestays, with some of the delightful interactions with homestay hosts in Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Moscow and St Petersburg.

    I then chat with Nina Karnikowski who explains many of the thoughtful values of homestays, and has a great example of her own experience in India. My other guest is Iris Villarreal, who tells me about some homestays she has done in Guatemala, learning much about the local culture along the way. 

    Links:


    Nina Karnikowski - https://ninakarnikowski.com/  
    Iris Villarreal - https://www.instagram.com/outventurenow
    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/319
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    318 Gevorg Babayan: Deep Dive into Experiential Tours in Armenia and Beyond

    318 Gevorg Babayan: Deep Dive into Experiential Tours in Armenia and Beyond

    When I was first introduced to Gevorg Babayan and his company LikeLocal.io, which matches travellers with local experiences, I knew he'd be a good guest for The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, but as I got to know him more through interactions in the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group, I soon realised that a quick chat wouldn't be enough - we would need a deep dive!

    In this chat, I learn more about Gevorg's background in Armenia, his work in tourism there and abroad in places like Cambodia, and most impressively to me, some of the unique approaches to tours he offers his visitors. I loved hearing about his creativity in coming up with different ways that travellers can get to know more about a destination and its people, and I'm sure you will too.

    Links:


    Like Local - https://www.likelocal.io/ 

    Netflix Episode with Olafur Eliasson on Abstract: The Art of Design - https://www.netflix.com/title/80057883 


    Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
    Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin
    Join my newsletter community at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com 
    Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/318
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    317 Border Crossing Tales

    317 Border Crossing Tales

    Tales of things going wrong - or almost - are always popular, and I think if you throw in the trickiness of a border crossing, these stories are top-notch entertainment! In this episode, I start off chatting with Michael Jensen about a triple-border experience in northern Thailand recently - made more fun by knowing exactly the spot he was talking about as I was lucky enough to visit that same spot just last year.

    I then talk to Antonio Cala who has not one but two border crossing tales to tell from a long motorcycle trip he and his wife took from the top to the bottom of Africa in 2022. The first involves the river border between Cameroon and the Central African Republic, a tale that had me worrying the whole time about hippos. Antonio's second story takes place on the border between Algeria and Mauritania, a spot that wasn't even a tourist border crossing at all until 2019, and let's just say, that doesn't go smoothly at all.

    Links:


    Michael Jensen - Brent and Michael are Going Places - https://www.brentandmichaelaregoingplaces.com/ 
    Antonio Cala - Adventure Fix - https://www.adventurefix.co/ 
    Episode 78 on Border Crossings - notaballerina.com/78 
    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/317
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    316 Fathers on Travelling with Kids

    316 Fathers on Travelling with Kids

    I am absolutely convinced that taking kids travelling is one of the best things you can do for them, and in this episode I've gathered together the thoughts of four fathers who agree with me!

    First up, I chat with Rupert Grey, who took his daughters across the world at a young age - in particular, he tells me about their experience visiting Bangladesh in the 1990s, and the impact that their travels has had on them now that they are adults.

    Cristian Martinus tells me about the reactions from kids on his tours in Morocco, then has a great example to share about a time when things went wrong while travelling with his young daughter - but it all turned out brilliantly.

    Peter Baines then tells me about the experience of cycling with his own children in Thailand, as well as an example of a father and son pair who were recent tour participants.

    Finally, Rick Antonson takes it one generation further with his tales about travelling as a grandfather, and in particular his trip with a ten-year-old grandson in western Canada. 

    Links:


    Rupert Grey - https://rupertgrey.co.uk/
    Rupert’s movie Romantic Road - https://www.romanticroadmov.com/ 
    Cristian Martinus - Sun Trails  - https://www.sun-trails.com/ 
    Peter Baines - Hands Across the Water - https://www.handsacrossthewater.org.au/ 
    Rick Antonson - https://www.rickantonson.com
    Rick’s new book, Train Beyond the Mountains - https://amzn.to/3Zq1C8T
    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/316
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 24 分鐘

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