Winging It Travel Podcast

Welcome to number 70 and this week I am joined by Kate Wills. Kate is an established travel journalist who has just released a book called A Trip Of One's Own. We talk about the amazing women in history who have travelled and inspired people to do the same, today. We also talk about their struggles, their scheming ways to explore, their experiences and their impact on female travel today. In this...

Welcome to Part 6 where I give an overview of the whole trip where I tell you my favourite spots, food, drink, cafes, restaurants, views and so much more! I also share my tips from my own experience on this trip and some spicy stats. You should 100% do this walk or one similar, you won't regret it! Thanks for choosing into the series! Catch ya! Cheers! Total kms/miles walked on the Camino Finister...

Welcome to Part 5 of today's Camino Finisterre trek as we arrived into Santiago de Compostela, we did it!! A fantastic last leg which waded through the countryside and little villages/towns to Santiago. We celebrated with a few drinks in the evening hence my hungover state in the recording but it was great to recall the last day of walking. Some tips and tricks in this one as well as some shout ou...

Welcome to Part 4 of today's Camino Finisterre trek as we have arrived in Mazaricos! We really pushed it today with hitting 16 miles and a new level of tiredness hit us. I talk about our rest day in Cee/Corcubion, the weather, the first hour of the trek and some extra details towards the end of the day. Enjoy! Miles walked - 16 Patreon - www.patreon.com My Patreon Page - https://www.patreon.com/wi...

Hello and welcome to Part 3 and today I talk about our route from Fisterra to Cee. Some amazing views today as we walked in sunshine and gale force 7 winds, check out my instagram below for images to relate to this episode. I cover what Fisterra is like as a town, the vibe, the amazing views, the route, my favourite spot on the trip so far and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Tomorrow I will cover...

Welcome to Part 2 and today we walked from the tiny village of Lires to the main town of Fisterra. A bit more plain sailing today but there are a few anecdotes in there to chuckle over. Tomorrow we head to Cee! Miles walked - 11.4 Patreon - www.patreon.com My Patreon Page - https://www.patreon.com/wingingittravelpodcast What is on offer? 1. One bonus episode every month 2. Ad-free content 3. Early...

Day 1 - Gatwick to A Coruna Day 2 - Coruna to Muxia Day 3 - Muxia to Lires (start of the Camino Finisterre) For our route, search for Camino Finisterre in All Trails App starting in Muxia and ending in Lires. Miles walked - 16.3 Airbnb Coruna - https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/16921659 Airbnb Muxia - https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/21620078?source_impression_id=p3_1654897634_l4xDkX3BK8vlEcX0 Patreon - www....

Welcome to number 68 and this week I am joined by Kathleen Israel who has written the best selling book Wisdom on the Camino: A Spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life. Kathleen walked the Camino Frances which is 491 miles from St Jean in France to Santiago de Compostela a few years back. What is inspiring about this journey is that Kathleen lost he...

Hello and welcome to this week's bonus episode! Today, I have launched my new Patreon page for the podcast. Check out the links below to access Patreon and listen to this episode as I explain more about it. Essentially, you can support the podcast with a monthly subscription fee and you will get all the extra listed below. Any questions, you can contact me! Thanks for all of your support! Patreon...

Hello and this week I am joined by my good buddy from home Shaun Roberts (name not in the title due to him working as a teacher) as we talk about his gap year in 2012/2013. Robbo set off on his travels after a bit of a tough time at home to explore the world in SE Asia and then spending a year in NZ doing the Working Holiday Visa. We talk about his epic Full Moon party on Koh Pha Ngan, his trouble...

Hello and welcome to number 66! This week I am joined by the great Lex Latkovski! Lex has travelled to 83 countries and we get to hear some of Lex's favourite parts of the world! We also get to hear about his 16 month retreat as a Zen Monk in California as well as his self crowd-funded book, Passport Forward (link in the show notes). We hear great anecdotes from Lex from his time in Mongolia where...

Hello and welcome to number 65! This week I am joined by Jonny Bealby who is the founder of the Wild Frontiers Adventure Tour group. Jonny has written three books including Running With The Moon which is a cult travel classic! We guide the episode through the early years which inspired Jonny to travel in the 80s after failing to make it big with his punk rock band - The Tin Pot Gods. Then we wade...

Hello and welcome to number 64! This week, I am joined by Ted Cragg who hosts the Travel Podcast the World podcast. Ted has travelled extensively in his life but we concentrate on Canada this week as Ted is Canadian and wants to showcase this amazing country to the world! We cover hidden gems in Newfoundland + Labrador, Nova Scotia, The Rockies in Alberta, Vancouver, Prince Edward Island, Quebec,...

Hello and welcome to number 63! This week, I am joined by Angela Santos who runs the blogging website 'Blonde Around The World'. Angela is from Portugal and she begins this week with telling us some of the best spots to see in her home country. Then we crack on to her experience of travelling solo in India in March 2020, right on the cusp of COVID. She was one of the last people to receive a touri...

Hello and welcome to number 62! This week I am joined by Jenny and Jaimie from the JetsetHer's Podcast which is also another travel podcast! We talk about their experiences of starting a travel podcast, what they have learnt from guests in terms of places to visit and also about their key message for their podcast. We have some funny stories about living in an apartment by the beach in Panama Beac...

Hello and welcome to number 61! Eric Spitz from the Juxtaposed Journeys Podcast joins me this week to talk about his epic aim of running a marathon in every state in the USA. Eric has travelled to 45 states within the USA for travel and has ran a marathon in 16 of those states. We also delve into Eric's first experience abroad in Australia as well his experiences in Europe. Eric plans to travel to...

Hello and welcome to number 60! This week I am joined by one half of the Greg and Felicity Adventures as Greg joins me for a chat. We talk about their amazing travel documentaries in Romania, Scotland, Isle of Man, Mexico + Turkey. Greg explains how they stumbled across a great video documentary of their honeymoon in Mexico. He also describes how their latest documentary in Scotland is providing s...

Hello and welcome to a birthday treat from myself. This week I have decided to do an episode swap for the first time and give you a travel story episode from Marie at the Culture Cult Travel Show. The details are below for Marie's show, make sure to check her podcast out, rate it, review it and follow her on all socials. Thanks! Be inspired! Today’s travel stories feature my cousin and guest, Dala...

Hello and welcome to number 59! This week, I am joined by Marie Walker from the Culture Cult Travel Show. We delve into Marie's life in LA as well as her past, where Marie talks about growing up in Alabama and gives us some tips on what to see! Marie talks about her love for Thailand and how much she loves the people there as well as the party scene. We also get to learn a lot about Mexico City an...

Hello and welcome to number 58! This week I am joined by Howard + Stephen from the Whisky 7 Project Podcast. We have a blast this week as Stephen tells us about his encounter with spiders in the Panama jungle, Howard reveals the healing powers of Crater Lake after dislocating his hip on a hike + Howard tells us about Stephen's seven hour hike for beer. You will hear plenty more stories and get to...

Hello and welcome to number 57! This week my good friend Scott comes back on to talk about solo travelling in the Middle East. We cover travelling down the Nile, road tripping + camping in Oman, utilizing the Jordan Pass, discovering the magic of Jerusalem and what visiting to Palestine is really like. Dubai gets a small mention towards the end. An absolute plethora of tips, stories, information a...

Hello and welcome to number 56! This week I am travelling with Emma Thomson who is a multi award-winning travel journalist who most recently was named Travel Writer of the Year in 2019 by the British Guild of Travel Writers and won National Consumer Feature of the Year at 2019 The Travel Media Awards. Emma is a regular contributor to National Geographic Traveller, The Telegraph, The Times and Wand...

Hello and welcome to number 55! This week I am joined by my friends Marisa and Michael who embarked on a year sabbatical trip to cycle through South East Asia + Europe in 2018. We met those guys quite early on in their year in Vietnam and today they are going to share their experiences of that journey. There are so many stories, tips, happy accidents (explained in the episode), highs, lows, reason...

Hello and welcome to number 54! Today I am joined by Ashley Chen and Joni Herison from Druk Asia who are here to talk all things Bhutan! They are also the co-authors of the Bhutan Travelog book and will be telling me everything about this magical place. We get to dissect some facts about the country, when to travel there, the dos and don'ts, best time of year to travel, the best food, the best dri...

Hello and welcome to number 53! Today we have Conor Kelly from the ComebaCK Podcast for the second time. We delve into Conor's life in Vietnam and the life of a teacher in Ho Chi Minh City as well as some of the best bits of travel he has done in Vietnam. Then we talk about Conor's plans to travel in South East Asia to Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore and other areas of interest. Finally, we ta...