Planet Patrick with Patrick Hughes

After an outbreak of demonstrations in France in late June/early July, what's the state of travel into France for visitors?

Everything went wrong when a blogger spotted a major booboo in the latest Philippines Tourism video. Find out what happened in this Travel Shorts episode.

Restrictions surrounding the Australia-UK Working Holiday Visas have shifted thanks to the new Free Trade Agreement. This Travel Shorts episode find out what the changes mean for Australian visitors to the UK.

Restrictions surrounding the Australia-UK Working Holiday Visas have shifted thanks to the new Free Trade Agreement. Find out what in today's Travel Shorts episode.

With civil unrest raising concerns about safety in Paris and some other French cities, is it safe for tourists to travel to France right now? This Travel Shorts special gets to the heart of the question in 1 minute.

With a new UK ETA Visa coming into action in November 2023, how will the new restrictions impact you whether you're coming to the UK on holiday, or just transiting to another country?

It's St Patrick's Day (or Week, depending on how you calculate it)!   To celebrate, I took a notion to release a wee podcast and here it is! I hope you enjoy and here is the link for Valia's JustGiving page for Ukraine that I discuss...   https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/valia-mcdonagh?utm_term=6w6P55rBA *****  New Merch!! https://www.planetpatrick.net/merch  P...

When I was in Calgary, I thought it the perfect time to get under the hood of post-Riverdance life in the latest of the "Where on Earth" series of podcasts on Planet Patrick. You might have already met Kerry in some recent trip reports - enjoy her insights and light-hearted energy.

Podcast #008 | Podcast from a #Canadian #Snowdrift   It's time for a new podcast and this time, live from Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Colombia, Canada!   Hope you enjoy!    SUPPORT via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetpatrick   Social media links: https://www.planetpatrick.net/links/ 

I'm right on the cusp of leaving London for the start of the Riverdance Revisited series which begins in Vancouver.  Find out how the Emergency  Room nearly stopped the whole shebang, and updates on recent and planned flights. 

Patrick catches a breath at the start of 2022 in between home and life planning, getting work done and the upcoming travel vlog series, Riverdance Revisited.  Why would resolutions be a bad thing? Plus all your comments and more! 

In today's podcast, Patrick reflects on his recent European Roadtrip, plans for Canada later this month, as well as the new Irish Passport Card, Entry Requirements and the topic of Dirty Cash! Podcasts are free to Patreons, PayPal donors and all Planet Patrick listeners!  ***** Find out how to support this Podcast and the Planet Patrick YouTube channel by visiting https://www.patreon.com/plan...

So I got to thinking... when does planning choke your travel plans and when does it create the conditions for spontaneity?  Wide awake with my usual hay fever, I find that the NEAR (the gorgeous town of Warrenpoint in the North of Ireland) is as good a place to travel, film and enjoy the sites as the FAR (the French Road Trip 2021), which seems to take a lot more planning!  And yes, ther...

Join Patrick as he talks about the Two Sleeps Theory just when he can't sleep in a Catalonia hotel in Ronda, Spain.  This is the idea that humans used to have two separate sleeps every night.  Why did we lose that?  A written version of this podcast is on the Planet Patrick website at:  https://planetpatrick.net/2020/10/17/the-two-sleeps-theory/  Remember you can follow Pa...

Pamela Terry is entirely her own person, her story asking us how we (and she) define ourselves in relation to place; time; other people; the identity formed by everyday communities in which we participate.  Her story is everyday but determinedly NOT everyday. I've found her to be an exceptional person to meet. And she still is! 

In this episode, Patrick joins international business leader Sallyann Thomas at her home in Erina, New South Wales, Australia to discuss how moving to Australia opened up the possibility of major body transformation – a choice she considered carefully and which has changed her life.  Remember you can follow Patrick on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. All the links are here:  https://www.pl...