Winging It Travel Podcast

Hello and welcome to number 106! This week I am in Ljubljana, Slovenia to meet with Dr Noah Charney for a coffee and burger to talk all things Slovenia! Noah is a Professor of Art History at the University of Ljubljana and is the founder of ARCA (the Association of Research into Crimes Against Art). At the same time he is the unofficial ambassador for the Slovenia Travel Board as he hosts their of...

Hello and welcome to the fourth episode of my trip! In this one I am covering my time in Venice and Verona. We decided to stay for four nights so we could do a day trip to Verona which is fairly close to Venice by train. I cover everything from walking the non touristy streets, having the most expensive coffee in my life, meeting last week's guest Monica, annoying baristas and more! Plenty of tips...

Hello and welcome to the third episode of my trip! In this one I am covering my journey from Luzern to Liechtestein to see another micro-nation. Want some tips for a whistlestop tour in Liechtestein? Then this is the episode for you! Also I will cover my trip on the Bernina Express from Chur in Switzerland to Tirano in Italy through the Alps. The train through the Alps was sensational as we had a...

Hello and welcome to number 105! This week I am in Venice meeting Monica Cesarato at a trendy bar to talk about Venice and her podcast Venice Talks. Monica kindly agreed to meet with me for an hour to talk everything you need to know about Venice such as the best time of year to visit, restaurant recommendations, the best place to have coffee, what not to do as tourists, overtourism, how to visit...

Hello and welcome to the second episode of my trip! In this one I am covering my two days in Luxembourg and then my time in Zurich and Luzern. Luxembourg has free public transport so we made use of that to visit Vianden Castle as well as Luxembourg City. In Switzerland I cover the different vibes of Zurich and Luzern as well as some tips for budget travel there. We were shocked when we saw coffees...

Hello and welcome to number 104! This week I have a super special episode for you as I meet up with Oliver Gee from The Earful Tower Podcast for a coffee in a Parisien cafe for an in-person chat. We cover why Oliver is based in Paris, the best districts to check out in central Paris, where to go for a great coffee, his personal unique tip for the best 'off the beaten track' activity in Paris and o...

Hello and welcome to the first episode of my trip! In this one I am covering my three days in Paris including budgeting, accommodation, dos and don'ts, what we saw, trendy cafes, croissants, public toilets, The Seine and much more! During this trip, I managed to catch Oliver Gee from the Earful Tower Podcast for an interview at a trendy cafe to talk more about Paris in person, this will be out nex...

Hello and welcome to number 103! This week I am joined by Kyle and Theresa from the Mountain Town Ramblers Podcast. These guys are based in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada and today we talk about their podcast, their upcoming mountain projects, their travel philosophy, why they love the Canadian Rockies and so much more! There are so many tips in here about some awesome places to see within the Canadi...

Hello and welcome to the second episode of this series where I talk about our second part of this trip into Vatican City and Rome. I give some tips of how to do Vatican City, what not to do when visiting the Colosseum and a little summary of the whole trip. I really interesting week to test out how to travel between these micro nations and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Hopefully this will ins...

Hello and welcome to the first episode of this series where I go over San Marino and Monaco. Travelling from London, we set off to Bologna to try and see some Micro Nations in one week. The final part will be Vatican City and Rome. Should be plenty to get stuck into, enjoy! James Winging It Travel Podcast Host/Creator/Writer/Composer/Editor - James Hammond Producer - James Hammond Podcast Art Desi...

Welcome to the 23nd episode of this Friday Series and this week I finish off this extended series complimenting Episode 100 by bringing you the final episode, Part 3. This episode I finish off the 'new' guests I had on my podcast who I met last year. A big thanks to everyone coming on in the first 100 episodes and here is to the next 100! Cheers for tuning in! Be inspired! Winging It Travel Podcas...

Hello and welcome to number 102! This week I am joined by Victoria Wolf who hosts the YouTube channel gfexplorers and also lives full time in a RV with her partner Rich in the USA. Victoria came on to talk about daily life of living on the road and the decisions made to transition to this lifestyle. Thrown into the mix is the fact that Victoria is gluten-free and dairy-free. I love cooking so plea...

Welcome to the 22nd episode of this Friday Series and this week I compliment Episode 100 by kicking off the second part of three where I share what every guest has taught me and inspired me with when they have been guests on the podcast. This episode is starting to delve into the guests who were asked to come on or reached out to me for an interview, so a lot of people I hadn't met before. This wa...

Hello and welcome to number 101! This week I am joined by Merrill Charette who currently lives on a sailboat full time and is the founder of Shipshape and MIDA. Merill hosts the Shipshape Podcast which concentrates on subjects and issues within the Marine Industry. We talk today about life on a sailboat, Merrill's journey thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, the Marine Industry and some cool travel...

Welcome to the 21st episode of this Friday Series and this week I compliment Episode 100 by kicking off part one of three where I share what every guest has taught me and inspired me with when they have been guests on the podcast. This episode is very friend heavy as in the early days of the podcast, I got my good friends from around the world to come on and talk about travel. It was super fun and...

Hello and welcome to number 100! This week I am joined by the unofficial co-host of this podcast, Rachel Fox. For the umpteenth time, Rachel joins me on the podcast but this time she is the host! For this very special episode Rachel barks the questions at me as we reflect on the past 99 guest episodes with some fun and tough questions to boot. We cover some of my most inspirational guests and epis...

Welcome to the 20th episode of this Friday Series and this week I share some details of my tour with 100 Rotas to Lebanon in March. I give an update for my content creating and new live date for my Youtube channel. Lastly I list some priorities for travelling, what is the priority in terms of content creation and if I think it is possible to do it all. Enjoy and be inspired! Winging It Travel Podc...

Hello and welcome to number 99! This week I am joined by Mikkel Thorup who is the owner of Expat Money and has travelled to 110 countries. Mikkel has also lived in 9 countries today and currently resides in Panama City in Panama. We talk about his childhood in Canada and how that inspired him to go travelling for the last 20 years. Of course I had to delve into some countries out of that 110 so we...

Welcome to the 19th episode of this Friday Series and this week I share my packing list for my trip (I actually forgot to add in my three pairs of shorts, how could I?). I also tell you my reading list for the first part of the travels, my podcast list, how I intend to interview in Europe and my reaction to the latest guest episodes. Enjoy and be inspired! Winging It Travel Podcast Discovery Car H...

Hello and welcome to number 98 as we have our first guest of 2023! This week I am joined by Angela Santos for a second time as we discuss her trips to Jordan and Pakistan in 2022. Angela runs the blog Blonde Around The World which details all of her previous trips so please check it out below with the links. I loved this episode as Angela discusses her favourite parts of each country and why you s...

A special episode for you as I lay out the plans for our travels in 2023 and what is to come on the podcast! As mentioned at the start of the episode, we have decided to quit our jobs, leave Vancouver and go travelling. Super exciting and super nerve wracking. I talk about why we have made this decision, what happens to the podcast and of course some plans we have for our travels. This is actually...

A short episode this Monday to wrap up 2022 with some stats from the year (I love a stat), share some goals for 2023 and of course thank every single one of you for supporting the podcast. Thanks so much to all my guests who have come on in 2022 and made the content so awesome! We have covered a serious amount of countries and different styles of travelling this year, there is plenty there to insp...

Hello and welcome to number 97! This week I am joined by Julia Masselos who is also known as Jetsetter Julia on social media. Julia has been a full time traveller for years now and we discuss this in depth with the highs, the lows, tips on how to do it, how she made the leap, current state of society, the digital nomad community and so much more! Originally Julia reached out to me as she was trave...

Hello and welcome to the third and last installment of my Greece Series as I travel around Greece for a few weeks. In this episode, I share all on my road trip to Ancient Corinth, Nafplion and finally back to Athens. I describe as best as I could the amazing views from the Fortress of Palamidi and Acrocorinth. There will be some tips for transport in Greece. Naturally at the end I give some final...

Hello and welcome to number 96! This week I am joined by Athina and Vincent who run the blog, The Karpathos Guide for Karpathos Island. At the time of recording, I was travelling on Karpathos Island so I got in touch with these guys for an interview for the podcast. After a very long while, this is an interview in person! They welcomed me into their home with two amazing coffees as we chatted abou...