Winging It Travel Podcast

Hello and welcome to number 52! This week I am joined by Sophia Zell from the Away She Goes Podcast which is part of the Her Adventures group. Sophia travelled Europe by camper van for six months in 2021 with her dog, Nox. We talk about this epic trip and the highs and lows. We cover Sophia's Interrailing trip from Greece to Spain along the Mediterranean Coast. Then we dive into Sophia's coach tra...

Hello and welcome to number 51! This week Matty Dyas from the Travel Bubble Podcast and the 4th best tour leader in the world with Intrepid Travel talks about his travel history to date. We discuss Matty living in Haiti for 6 months, how he has completed 17 ultramarathons, the dream of living in Bangkok for 3 years, his jobs teaching English in Spain and Slovakia and details of one of the most uni...

Hello and welcome to number 50! To celebrate this milestone, Mark Tisshaw, a well known journalist in the car industry and a friend of mine for 20+ years joins me to talk about some of our epic trips. We concentrate on three big trips which have a sporting twinge to them. We talk about our first long haul trip to Australia to watch The Ashes in 2010/11. Then we move on to our road trip from London...

Welcome to number 49! Today Karizza and Linh join me to talk about their own individual experiences of migrating from their country of birth to Canada. Karizza talks about the differences between the Philippines and Canada. Then Link talks about the differences between Vietnam and Canada. They talk about their challenges, reasons for moving and how they see themselves settling in Canada going forw...

Hello and welcome to number 48! A solo episode this week as polled on Instagram which voted overwhelmingly in favour of recording a solo episode about my trip to the Yukon, Canada over Christmas. This week, I cover the costs of renting a car, our awesome Airbnb cabin, the logistics of booking this trip in the winter, what we saw, what we did and some great tips. We saw the Northern Lights, went do...

Hello and welcome to number 47! This week I am joined by Meagan + Mike who discuss with me their love for travel and share some of their amazing experiences to date! You will love the passion for travel in this one as they both recall their stories and provide some great travel content. They tell us stories about riding through Vietnam on their motorbikes as well as providing some great tips along...

Welcome to number 46! Today I am joined by Lee Huffman from the We Travel There Podcast and Bald Thoughts blog. Lee talks about the premise of his podcast, what he has learnt about the various cities on his episodes and also some lessons learnt about running a podcast. We also discuss the USA, international travel, how to budget your travel and also some of Lee's favourite places he has travelled....

Welcome to the last episode of 2021! Today special guest and co-host Rachel Fox joins me for the third time to talk over some statistics from my podcast in 2021. We will also cover some lessons learned, some of my favourite quotes, three clips from this year and I will be asked the famous quick fire questions at the end. There will be a stunning confession from Rachel, some great travel tips and o...

Hello and welcome to this bonus episode in time for Christmas 2021! I think it is important to talk about being an expat away from home at Xmas so I have released a small podcast episode to highlight the pros and cons. I hope this can give some comfort to everyone who misses home during this festive period. There will be my experiences in there from Australia, New Zealand and Canada for being away...

Welcome to Episode 43! Today my good friend Adam Bamford (Bambi) brings a friend with him namely Godders so they can talk about their gap year experience in South East Asia. Godders also talks about his time living and working in Australia and gives some great advice. This is a brilliant anecdotal episode where each of us rekindled some memories we had forgotten about. This is the whole point of t...

Welcome to Episode 42! The Cook Islands are re-opening on Jan 13th 2022 so I thought I would share my experience of my trip there in 2018. My partner and I went for two weeks in April/May and had a glorious time! There will be tips of places to visit on Rarotonga as well as Aitutaki. There are some details on the accommodation we stayed at, cafes/restaurants we ate and drank at, stories of nearly...

Hello and welcome to Episode 41! Today I am joined by a couple of backpackers, Emily and Rachel who host the Gap Year Diaries Podcast. They join me in discussing their travel podcast, hilarious anecdotes of their trip in 2010 (which the podcast is based on), chocolate bars, losing passports and some good ole inspiration. This episode was so fun to make and I really think you will love it! Please r...

Welcome to Episode 40 where Dr Angel Iscovich (Dr I) joins me in discussing the relationship between our daily routines and travel. Check out Dr I's book 'The Art of Routine' where he writes about how important routine is to our lives and how it can prolong life with happiness. In this episode we discuss those relationships against travel as well as other aspects of the book. We cover travel bubbl...

Welcome to Episode 39! We have a cracking episode today as Pete from The Travel Wins Podcast joins me to talk about business travel, his podcast guests, stories on how high performing people deal with travel affecting performances and also his personal travel experiences. There is some great content in here for any budding podcasters, people who travel for business and for understanding the value...

Hello and welcome to another episode with Rachel Fox. In this episode we talk about some hilarious travel stories such as Rachel speaking to a horse in Spanish, Rachel shouting the wrong kind of help in Portuguese and the obvious hiking dramas. We also speak about Brazil, Miami, Venice, Greece, Iceland as well as future travel plans. So many funny stories in this, you can not miss out! Contact me...

Welcome to 37! We are carrying on with the travel dream today with my good friend Stuart Howieson. Stuart has lived and worked in the Maldives, Hong Kong and Australia. He has travelled to many parts of Asia, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Europe and Scotland. Today we discuss our trip to India in 2016, living in The Maldives, working in China and Hong Kong as well as the work visa in Australia. Tun...

Welcome to 36! This week I am keeping in line with the Halloween theme as it is Oct 31st and it is scary story week! I have laid out eight stories from my travels which caused a bit of panic or created a scary moment. There are some classic brand new stories today and I hope you enjoy listening to them. A great way to end October and kick off November. Happy listening! Contact me - jameshammondtra...

Welcome to number 35! A solo episode this week where I cover my travels to New Zealand in 2013 on the Kiwi Experience. I cover where I went, who I met, the stories that emerged from that trip as well as giving you an insight in to what to expect from the Kiwi Experience. I had great fun recalling the stories from that trip and I am excited for you to hear them! Have fun listening! Contact me - jam...

Welcome to number 34! Today I am joined by Linda King who is a travel writer, author, travel agent and blogger from Australia. Linda discusses how to travel more with less money, the writing process of a travel book, some experiences from the 31 countries travelled to date as well as health and safety whilst travelling. Linda runs the very successful thesmarttravelista.com website as well as relea...

Welcome to number 33! Today's guest is George Nolan who is a buddy of mine from my music school days. George is a keen photographer who has been featured numerous times for his awesome skills with the camera. We talk about his life in Spain, his favourite places in the Dolomites, the small 'off the beaten track' villages in France he passes on his road trips to the UK and his plans to relocate to...

Welcome to number 32 and what a cracker we have in store! Adam and Stephanie from the travel blog Road Unraveled join me in discussing some of their favourite countries and travel themes. We get to hear about their trip to Antarctica, Adam's love of coffee, Stephanie's love of Reykjavik, the unrivalled beauty of Slovenia, pink beaches and so much more! Not to forget, their message through their bl...

Welcome to episode 31! Today I discuss the top five places that I want to travel to next and give the reasons why. Reasons such as learning Spanish, seeing wildlife, doing road trips, drinking coffee as well as adventure are some of the hooks which attach me to the countries that I have chosen for this episode. I hope it inspires you to travel and gives you an insight in to what I am thinking in t...

Welcome to number 30! Andy and I talk about his ill fated timing with his Australian Work Visa, plans to move to Slovakia, his short and sweet time in Korea and some top destinations in Europe he has been to. It was great to catch up with my good friend from Norwich and you will find this in some of the anecdotal chat we partake in. Enjoy!!! Contact me - jameshammondtravel@gmail.com or message on...

Hello and welcome to this special episode this week. I was a guest on a fellow podcaster's podcast this week, namely Conor from the ComebaCK Podcast. He interviewed me on two subjects. One is about Ronaldo rejoining Man United and the other is about my travels to Bolivia in 2014. I reel off some facts and figures about Bolivia as well as describe my time in the South American country. Hope you enj...

Welcome to number 28! Today, Laura Sanders from the True Travel Podcast comes on to talk about an array of subjects with regards to travel. We cover topics such as Thai Swat Teams, Instagram travel influencers, the magic of Vietnam and how journalism has inspired Laura's travel passion. This very easy going anecdotal episode will be a joy to your ears, enjoy! Contact me - jameshammondtravel@gmail....