Take a Wander with Shebs

In this episode, I spoke to Journalist & Broadcaster, Sade. Our main topic of discussion surrounded her documentary, which was about the 60th Anniversary of Sierra Leone's independence. We talked first about Sade's education, growing up in England, and how she first fell in love with travel. We discussed her early visits to Sierra Leone as well. I also talked about her beginnings as...

This is a special edition of the show. I spoke to Masum (name changed to protect his identity), who is in Kabul, Afghanistan, about the current situation in the country. It was intriguing to listen to Masum's story as he went into fine detail about pre-2001, during the 20 years the Americans were inland and post-August 15th. He tells me what it's really like to live under the Taliban. I...

I had the pleasure of talking to travel influencer, Carolina Jiménez. Carolina is from Colombia, and she discussed with me why she leapt to leave her job in a profession where she obtained a bachelor's and master's degree. We went into detail about how she first fell in love with travelling and why she wanted to continue writing that narrative. You will see from our discussion that Carol...

I sat down and spoke to the host of one of the longest-running travel podcasts, Megan Chapa. Megan hosts the show Travel Radio Podcast. We went into detail about how she first fell in love with travelling and why she wanted to continue writing that narrative. We talked about why she started the podcast and sustained the show for more than four years. Megan and I discussed what she has done to keep...

I sat down and spoke to the founder of ecomadic, Jaclyn Yost. ecomadic is a sustainable travel platform company, launching in the autumn of 2021 to challenge significant travel booking platforms. Jaclyn spoke passionately about beaming light on environmental and social sustainability issues through travel in this discussion. I spoke in detail with Jaclyn about how she first fell in love with trave...

I had the pleasure of talking to entrepreneur, globetrotter and travel host, Scott Eddy. One of our most significant discussions was on how to run a business that incorporates travel into your work and lifestyle and how anyone can do it at the highest standard. Scott and I spoke about his early life, working in the corporate world as a stockbroker. We talked about why he left that field and what m...

I had the honour and pleasure to talk to actress, producer, director, host, and documentary maker, Drea Castro. Our main topic of discussion was based on Drea's career and how she manages to incorporate travel with her busy work life. Born in the Philippines, Drea moved across to the United States at the age of 4. She talked to me about visiting the Philippines every summer to stay in touch w...

I had the honour and pleasure to talk to travel journalist, documentary maker and broadcaster, Ash Bhardwaj. Our main topic of discussion was based on how South Asian travellers, journalists, and content creators can be seen and heard more in the media. We discussed what obstacles are being faced and the short-term and long-term solutions to improve South Asian diversity within the sector.  Ash an...

What a year! A pandemic year. A year in which I have pretty much distanced myself from everyone. Much like everyone else has! But there was one thing that I was proud to have started during 2020. That was my travel podcast, Take a Wander with Shebs.  And what better way to celebrate the first anniversary than to interview the man who has produced consecutive weekly episodes and has pioneered the s...

I sat down with Alex Schnee to talk about her travel blogging career and how she has managed to make that a success with her blog, Alex on the Map. In this discussion, we discussed how she fell in love with travelling and her journey to starting her travel blogging career. One of the topics we discussed was her struggles early on in her teenage life, as she said she struggled with an eating disord...

Simon Parker is a Telegraph travel writer, columnist and broadcaster. His show, Earth Cycle, aired worldwide. Growing up in north Oxfordshire, he said there were no shops, no pubs, and not much to do, making him eager to get away as he got older. He didn't do much travelling during his early life apart from a few holidays with family. Once Simon had finished school, he bought a one-way ticket...

I sat down and spoke to Shane Dallas, a keynote speaker, conference director, social media expert and photographer. We discussed how he fell in love with travelling at a young age and how his career started in the travel industry. One of the topics we talked about was his photography. Shane got noticed because he took photos of places on the road less travelled, which not many did back in the earl...

Alex decided to cook us all ratatouille. This show aimed to discuss what types of food we both ate on our travels and why we love to try different cuisines worldwide. Food is a big part of my travels, and this talk will serve up an appetite. This was the second talk I had with Alex, as our first talk was also live on Instagram. Unfortunately, I don't have access to that footage due to Instagr...

I had the pleasure of speaking to Mad Nomad, adventurer, writer and author, Elias Vrohidis. Elias and I discussed how he fell in love with travelling and what drove him to want to explore the world on a motorcycle. We started the discussion on his education and what degree he obtained. From there, he realised when he began working in front of a computer that this was a life he did not want to cont...

Jules Hatfield and Christine Williams spoke to me about how they started a successful blog, Don't forget to move, a podcast, Not So Bon Voyage together, and evolved into brilliant entrepreneurs. Jules is from Melbourne, Australia, and Christine is from San Fransisco, California, USA. They both now live in San Fransisco. I asked them where their initial love for travelling started and how that...

Katherine spoke about how she started off her writing career and how she became successful within a couple of years. I discussed where her initial love for travel started with Katherine, and I spoke to her about some of her transformative travel experiences. Katherine used to be based in New York but moved across to Wyoming during the lockdown. She does state it was temporary. Even though she coul...

Stephanie and I spoke about her life and career up to the present day. Stephanie worked as a television reporter for nearly a decade covering the news and being a weekend anchor until she decided to leave the role in September 2020. We spoke about where her initial love for travel came from. Stephanie became fluent in Spanish and then went on to live in the Dominican Republic and Colombia. She als...

I had the honour and privilege to sit down and talk to Ryan Pyle. Ryan and I had a comprehensive chat about his life and career up to the present date. Ryan spoke to me about how he initially fell in love with travelling. He told me that his mother was a travel agent, and his household always had magazines such as National Geographic, which got him curious about travelling at a young age. Ryan spo...

Mike and I sat down and talked about the year, which was 2020. We discussed what took place for Mike on a creative level, his journey in the travel space and what he has installed for 2021. Mike and I met through a panel we were both involved in at the end of 2020. During that discussion, we spoke about the importance of diverse storytelling within the travel industry. During our one-to-one talk,...

Ravi spoke to me about his early life in India before getting the opportunity to move to the United States of America. He talked to me about his education and his early desire to travel. We spoke about the travel industry and the impact the 2020 pandemic has had on the travel industry. We talked about what airlines, hotels and hostels may do going forward. We also discussed potentially carrying a...

I had the honour and pleasure to sit down and speak to photographer, Roberta Marroquin about how she got into photography, travelling, and her secret to sustaining her long career. Coming from Monterrey, Mexico, we discussed what it was like growing up in Mexico. We discussed her education and why photography was such a passion for her from an early age. Roberta discussed going to university and s...

What is it like to talk to someone who has conquered all 7 continents and not even turned 30 yet? Well, I got the chance to speak to Hope Weaver, someone who had embarked on a boat to Antarctica a day before her 27th birthday to complete this achievement. Hope is someone I travelled with all over Morocco back in March 2016, as we met on a group tour. Since then, we have remained friends, and I tho...

I had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking to entrepreneur and TV personality, Paris Norriss. In our discussion, we talked about his education, work, travel and becoming a host of his own travel show, Guy in Dubai. Paris discussed with me what it was like growing up and having a few family holidays. This left him wanting to travel more. He went through to university, studying Business studies...

Chloe Ennis spoke to me about her life and travel experiences, as well as talking to me about her condition, which has affected her life since she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Chloe spoke to me about where her love for travel initially started from. We talked about how that initial experience moulded her into the person that she is now. We also spoke about her life, in general, growing up and...

I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking to Italian travel blogger, Diana Bancale. Diana and I discussed her initial love for travel and how it all started for her in the travel blogging world. We discussed Diana's education and when she moved to Miami to learn English. When she returned to Italy, we spoke about how working in an office environment was the catalyst for her decision to p...