Winging It Travel Podcast

Hello and welcome to number 84! This week I am joined by Erin Hynes who hosts the Curious Tourism: Responsible Travel Podcast. Erin's podcast is one of the leading shows in talking about responsible travel and I was delighted to get her on for an episode. We delve into sustainable travel, travel privileges, dark tourism, voluntourism, 'authentic' travel, cruise ships, Erin's personal travels (Cuba...

Welcome to the ninth episode in this Friday series and this week I catch up with you all as I feel it has been a while! I get caught up on the last four guest episodes and give you an overview of some of my favourite bits of the episodes. I also give you a run down of my recent trip to Joffrey Lakes in British Columbia. Listen to find out how you get there, how to prepare, what to expect and more...

Hello and welcome to number 83, this week I am joined by Jack + Maddie who are currently travelling Central + South America for 18 months. They have both just completed 10 months of their journey and they describe all on this episode. We cover Central America and touch on Colombia where they were when we recorded this episode. They are now in Ecuador after winning the Selina Road Trip Competition...

Hello and welcome to this Friday's special episode where I am showcasing another great travel podcast which I had the pleasure of being a guest on. Elisabeth Toufexis is brilliant speaker and hosts her own podcast named Most Memorable Journeys and I was guest this week on that said podcast. I am releasing our chat and I really hope you enjoy it. You may recognize Elisabeth as she was a guest on th...

Hello and welcome to number 82! This week I am joined by Dave Seminara who is the author of a book I read called Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed and the Quest to Reach the Ends of the Earth. I was absolutely enthralled with his book, so much so I asked Dave to come on the podcast to talk about it. We delve into many subjects such as 'wanderlust', the reasons why we travel, the science b...

Welcome to the eighth episode in this Friday series and this week I share my experience of last weekend's trip to Hornby Island which is known as the 'Hawaii' of British Columbia in Canada. I give you a three day breakdown of our trip, where we drank coffee, what beaches we visited, where we stayed, some hidden gems as well as some idyllic waves and dogs in the background of the recording. This wa...

Hello and welcome to number 81! This week I am joined by Veena Murali who travelled the world solo this year for 6 months to the most amazing destinations. As a solo female traveller in her early 20s, we get a great insight into what it is like to travel the world in 2022 as that demographic. We delve into the Stans to hear about the nervousness of travelling somewhere where no English is spoken....

Hello all, a slightly different episode today as I bring you an interview I did with my friends Linh and Karizza on the One Moment, Please Hold Podcast. We talk all things travel and specifically why I travel, where I feel home is, the reason for not setting down too many roots, what it is like to be an expat and so much more! A super fun episode to be part of, so much so I wanted to share it. Ple...

Hello and welcome to number 80 and this week I am joined by Sweet Tee and James Court from the Court Case Podcast. Being one of my favourite podcasts, I just had to the get the hosts on for a chat about travel. We cover Tee's new career as a flight attendant, some of their favourite spots, future travel plans and their five year plan to move to Hawaii. We also delve into their podcast as I fire so...

Welcome to the seventh episode in this Friday series and this week I give my reaction to Michael's mammoth episode. I talk today about the importance of sustainable travel and the travel privileges I have. Also my plan to talk more about these subjects and learn as much as possible. You will get me giving a break down of this episode with Michael. Then there will be some ad hoc subjects at the end...

Welcome to number 79 and this week I am joined by the owner of the Bhutan Wine Company, SoCal, Drinking & Knowing Things newsletter/books and a Master of Wine, Michael Juergens. A really super fun chat with so many stories, be sure to be laughing all the way through as well as being inspired. We talk extensively about Bhutan and his venture into setting up vineyards in the country for the very...

Welcome to the sixth episode in this Friday series and this week I give my reaction to Elisabeth's episode which made me feel terrible at not speaking another language. Elisabeth can speak six and I reflect heavy on this for myself. I also talk about how to make a plan to travel and putting something in place so you can leave. Another bit of reflection, I stress the need for people develop a skill...

Hello and welcome to number 78! This week I am joined by Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis who is a former travel guide and current life coach, interpreter, podcast host and Regional Director of the Global Woman Club in Cyprus. Elisabeth can speak six languages and has travelled to over 100 countries. We talk about her amazing podcast which she hosts called Most Memorable Journeys as well as being a tou...

Welcome to the fifth episode in this Friday series and this week I give my reaction to Peter's wanderlust in Greece, learning about the extreme traveller community and assessing why I travel myself. Peter's book is fantastic if you want to learn about Greek Mythology and Greece. I learnt a lot about both and it has inspired me to visit Greece even more so, it has always been top of my European des...

Hello and welcome to number 77! This week I am joined by award winning UK travel writer and former Time Out journalist, Peter Fiennes. Peter and I talk about his latest book 'A Thing Of Beauty: Travels in Mythical and Modern Greece'. We delve into his trip during COVID times to Greece in search of Hope and the places mentioned in Greek mythology. Peter candidly talks about the challenges we face a...

Welcome to the fourth episode in this Friday series and this week I give my reaction to Frank's hitchhiking philosophy, how I love my trendy coffees and my exciting new venture. I talk about how Frank has inspired me to really give hitchhiking a real good go and I need to find that temple on the top of the mountain in Taiwan. I want authentic monks, views and culture. Also in the pipeline is my ne...

Hello and welcome to number 76! This week I am joined by François-Xavier Paradis-Garneau (Frank) again who talks about his hitchhiking and travel adventures in Egypt, Sudan, China, Taiwan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan + Kazakhstan. Frank travelled to Egypt a few years back and made his way south to Sudan during their political turmoil. He was surprised by the very kind nature of the Sudanese...

Welcome to the third episode in this Friday series and this week I give my reaction to Frank's amazing trips in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hitchhiking already comes with a reputation of being risky but Frank puts to bed all the myths and we even hear about this more in next week's episode. I talk about wanting to get out of my comfort zone more, the things I want to achieve when I travel next and t...

Hello and welcome to number 75! This week I am joined by François-Xavier Paradis-Garneau (Frank) who talks about his hitchhiking adventures in Afghanistan this year and also his experience of hitchhiking in Pakistan either side of his trip to Afghanistan. Frank was one of the first tourists if not the first tourist to visit Afghanistan after the Taliban took back control of the country. Whilst in...

Welcome to the second episode in this Friday series and this week I give my reaction to B's most annoying habits when she works as a flight attendant. Luckily, she agreed with all of mine and I loved firing all the different questions at her. I also give an insight this week into how I am planning my Mexico trip this year. I talk about where I start with flights, how to research best time of year...

Hello and welcome to number 74 and this week we are joined by B who is a flight attendant and also co-hosts her own podcast, The Flight Attendant Podcast. Ever wanted to know about the Mile High Club? How about the most annoying habits on flights? Do you fancy hearing about that one time B had to do an emergency landing? Do we get to the bottom of the secret code that flight attendants use? With s...

Welcome to the first episode in the Friday series and this week I give my reaction to James Basey-Fisher's love for the Swedish lifestyle. I learnt that living and working there is awesome, especially in the summer and I give my thoughts on that. On this week, I talk about why I am doing Friday solo episodes, what they will entail + what is to come. As I have had a lot of new listeners this year e...

Hello and welcome to number 73 and this week I am joined by my good ole school buddy James Basey-Fisher aka Fox. Fox is a tree surgeon and has done some extensive work in Sweden and New Zealand so we cover the awesome lifestyle he led in Gothenburg and his not so brilliant experience in Christchurch. Before that, Fox moved to Perth, Australia when he was 18 straight out of college to go on the Wor...

Hello and welcome to number 72! This week, I am joined by Irish travel blogger Adam Ryan who runs the Where In Dublin blog (link to website below). Adam is now a full time traveller and we delve into his travel history, his new travel blog and his plans for his trip. We get stories of his time in Morocco, his love for Italy, the amazing city which is Lisbon, how great Turkey is for budgeting and c...

Hello and welcome to number 71! This week I am joined by actress Juliana Dever as we discuss her award winning travel blog CleverDever Wherever, her current immersive cultural tours of Eastern Europe helping local women and of course her acting past which included the hit series Castle. We delve into the psyche of the traveler and why people like us can not stay still long and have a need to seek...