The Sustainable Travel Podcast

Renee Bruns is a passionate people-centric traveller and Guinness World Record holder, who also happens to be a wheelchair user. We had an incredible conversation about all things accessible travel, including why it can sometimes conflict with sustainability (and sometimes complement it), what sustainability can mean when it's people- or culture-focused, how to get started travelling as a wheelcha...

Kirsten Doyle is an autistic traveller and content creator, who specialises in creating content to help neurodivergent travellers understand better how to navigate travelling the world. In this episode, we talked about: the challenges of travelling with a neurodivergent brain, particularly the experience of the airport and different modes of transport (like trains), and what could be done to impro...

Praneetha is a wildlife biologist and conservationist, who has a lot of feathers in her cap, including environmental educator. She was the perfect person to tackle this difficult question that genuinely confuses so many tourists, even sustainable travellers. Should we be feeding wild animals and if not why not? How much of a problem does it really cause? Praneetha answers all of that and so much m...

Erin is a responsible blogger and content creator, who has been podcasting about sustainable travel for 5 years now. She is a huge proponent for repeat traveller and getting to know cultures in depth. In this episode, we talked about how travelling back to the same place can tie into sustainable travel, how sharing negative opinions about places as a tourist can be damaging (particularly as a cont...

Danielle, a.k.a. Plan for me Dani is a teacher in the US, whose passion is travelling (especially to Paris and Italy!). Despite her time limitations, she manages to do her own version of slow travel, mainly by staying overnight (or more than one night) in places where people typically daytrip. In this episode, we talk about: slow travelling on a short time frame, some of the best places where you...

Ilsa identifies as a fat, queer traveller and firmly believes that everyone belongs in the outdoors and should have the opportunity to travel! This is a topic so close to my heart as well - travel is a privilege and I hope it will become more accessible in future. In this episode, we talked about: representation and accessibility in outdoor spaces, how fat and queer communities can feel pushed out...

Serena is a cultural travel advocate, an ambassador for Planeterra (a non-profit using community tourism to save lives) and a real Morocco enthusiast. Sere has now been to Morocco 3 times to immerse herself fully in the culture and has also started learning Darija to learn more. In this episode we talked about cultural travel, common faux pas tourists can make when visiting Morocco and how to avoi...

Connie is an anthrozoologist, ethical wildlife enthusiast and the founder of Project Wild , a handbook for ethical animal projects worldwide. She has so much to say on this topic, but in this episode, we covered: some of the issues in wildlife tourism right now and what you should avoid, why you SHOULD support an ethical sanctuary if you can, and some green and red flags to look out for! Here are...

Susanna is a regenerative travel expert with a Master's in Biodiversity, who is aiming to bridge the gap between environmental and tourism research through her work on social media and her two websites ( Curiosity Saves Travel and Curiosity Saves The Planet ). In this episode we covered all things regenerative travel, what destinations are currently doing, how you can adopt this mindset yourself a...

Sam (and her partner Chris) are full time vegetarian backpackers, who have been travelling for over 4 years now to some of the under touristed places in the world! They do their best to eat vegetarian local food and have tried some bizarre and interesting concoctions! In this episode we talked about the fun parts and the struggles, where it's easy and where it's hard, some hacks to help you throug...

Arianne is a mindful traveler and adventure seeker from Aruba, who loves to engage in positive impact experiences, and has been a source of inspiration to many with her series 'Positive Impact Sundays' - she is a total powerhouse who is currently managing to juggle a full-time job in a humanitarian organisation, a content creation business to the side and weekly volunteering projects! In this epis...

If you haven't heard of plogging, it's a new movement, sweeping the planet (literally!) that combines Paul Waye's two passions: jogging and picking up litter. I had the pleasure of meeting Paul recently and though I had no idea what he was talking about at the time, I found him so interesting and inspiring, I knew I had to interview him. In this episode we covered: what plogging is, the World Plog...

Mary Kay is a midlife traveller who's on a mission to inspire people over 50 to get out there and travel as much as you can! She's been travelling since day dot and even used to ask for plane tickets as a kid. In this episode we talked about: travelling as a midlife traveller, respecting local culture, being brave enough to go to lesser known destinations (such as Venezuela), ditching group tours...

Penelope is a content creator and blogger, specialising in lesser known destinations and going beyond the tourist hotspots. She's currently living in Gibraltar and has just launched her new business, Go Here Instead. In this episode we talk about why it's important to get 'off the beaten path', and how to do that without impacting your trip too much! 👍🏼You can find Penelope on Instagram ( the_fl...

Tinaye is an intersectional environmentalist, climate activist and the founder of Kids 4 Climate, Botswana. In this episode, we talked about reframing the way that Africa should be included in the discussion surrounding the climate crisis, positive climate stories coming out of Africa right now and how you, as a visitor to the African continent, can positively contribute and help empower local peo...

Lexie is a sober and mindful slow traveller, who has just returned to the US after years of travelling abroad with her partner. Her approach to travel is to experience EVERYTHING in a sober and conscious way. In this episode, we talk about Lexie's journey to sobriety, the similarities between sober/mindful and sustainable travel, and how you can get involved with both. 👍🏼You can find Lexie on In...

Marta is the brains behind a regenerative botanical community agroforest in Leiria (Floresta das Lebres) and has poured her heart and soul into creating a space for regenerative tourism in Portugal. In this episode, we talked about the community element of the project, how you can get involved, how mass tourism is affecting Portugal and what you can try to do instead. We also talked about some inc...

Prathibha (aka Prathi!) is a professional photography who truly got me thinking about how our photography can have an impact in the world of sustainable travel. In this episode, we talk through: respecting privacy, ethical wildlife photography, 'bad behaviour' we've seen from photographers, artificial intelligence in photo editing and loads more! 👍🏼You can find Prathi on Instagram , Thatch or he...

Lizet is a train expert and enthusiast, who travels the world by cat-sitting! She prefers to think of her train journeys as train adventures, rather than a means of getting from A to B. This episode we talked about the highs and lows of life on a train, figuring out how to plan a train route, and how to find cat-sitting opportunities! 👍🏼You can find Lizet on LinkedIn , Pinterest ⁠ or ⁠her blog⁠...

Bianca is a travel-addicted New Yorker, currently overlanding South America with her pup Zeus! This episode, we talked about the importance of supporting local communities and not contributing to gentrification when you travel, along with some fun stories about nightmare travel days and how it really is to travel with a dog in South America. 👍🏼You can find Bianca on ⁠Instagram⁠ , ⁠TikTok⁠ or ⁠he...

Sivan is a vegan traveller, whose travel superpower is finding incredible local guest houses and homestays. In this episode, she talks us through all things local accommodation: how to find them, what to look out for and even how it is to spend a festival (celebrating dogs!) in a homestay! ✨ You can find Siva n on Instagram and Thatch Here are some links you might find useful after listening to t...

Lotte is a sustainable traveller from the Netherlands, who has committed to no flights for as long as she can hold out! She’s made it to some incredible destinations from the UK, including Sweden, Ireland and Copenhagen! Here we talk about all things flight-free travel and some additional ways you can start thinking about sustainable travel (particularly focusing on Europe). *While the Sustainable...