Winging It Travel Podcast

Hello and welcome to the 10th episode of my trip! Today's episode is the second part of my mini Lebanon Series as I travelled there for 10 days with the 100 Rota Viagens Tour Group. Midway through the tour we checked out the southern parts of Lebanon in Saida and Tyre. Then we headed east towards the Syrian border to visit Anjar and Baalbek. Saida has souks and a fort whilst Tyre has an amazing UN...

Hello and welcome to the 9th episode of my trip! Today's episode is the start of my mini Lebanon Series as I travelled there for 10 days with 100 Rota Viagens Tour Group. The tour was 9 days and I was there a day early to soak up the Beirut atmosphere. This trip was super intense and I am still digesting it! In this episode, I cover the first 3/4 days of my time on the tour in Beirut. I tried to c...

Hello and welcome to number 109! This week I am interviewing Bri West who is a digital nomad and owner of the Travel Munchers brand. She is currently based in Vienna, Austria and Bri began her journey to become location independent seven years ago and today we talk about that journey. We cover the travels she took in Europe, Indonesia and UAE which feeded her travel lust. What started out as fun a...

Hello and welcome to the 8th episode of my trip! Today I talk about my amazing week in Turkey where we checked out the capital Ankara, the clasic but unreal Cappadocia Balloon Ride in Goreme as well as checking out a great city in Istanbul. I share all the places we stayed at, the prices, the tour companies we used, the food we ate and so much more! Get out there to Turkey and Merhaba! Enjoy! Be i...

Hello and welcome to the seventh episode of my trip! In this one I am wrapping up my Interrail trip in Europe which was for 28 days with some stats and figures to give you an idea of what I did and how much I spent. This was recorded in a toilet in a Beirut hotel so it isn't going to be high standards but you get the idea. Enjoy! Be inspired! Winging It Travel Podcast Host/Creator/Writer/Composer/...

Kon'nichiwa and welcome to number 108! This week I am interviewing Miyuki Seguchi from the Japan Experts Podcast. Miyuki lives in Japan and helps tourists plan their trip to Japan by offering advice on what to see, where to go, the traditional Japanese experiences and so much more. Alongside that, her podcast offers more information about Japan for the international traveller. This was such a fun...

Hello and welcome to the sixth episode of my trip! In this one I am covering my time in Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria. You will get to hear about my tooth extraction in Budapest. Our hostel was very much like the ones in India, so colourful. We walked and walked and walked in Budapest checking out the sights and the brunches. Then Vienna was a dream to end our interrail trip with as we mar...

Hello and welcome to number 107! This week I am interviewing Romana Hasenoehrl who is an author of ten books, a skydive instructor, a laughing yoga instructor and travels in her camper van for a third of the year. Romana tells us stories of how she first got into solo travelling in Italy, how in her 20s she was motorcycling around Europe, how she became a skydiving instructor, how she now prioriti...

Hello and welcome to the fifth episode of my trip! In this one I am covering my time in Slovenia and Zagreb, Croatia. I tell all about our time based in Ljubljana and our day trip to Lake Bled to see some awesome views. We also had a stop gap in Zagreb which was a pleasant surprise so I give you our 48 hour itinerary for that city and it was great to see some warm weather. Next up is my time in Bu...

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...