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The Call To Pilgrimage, Resilience, And Embracing Challenge With J.F. Penn from 2023-01-27T00:10:01
Why is resilience such an important part of pilgrimage? How can embracing the challenge of the way help in daily life? Why do we need to heed the call to pilgrimage before it’s too late? I’m Jo ...
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Pilgrimage: The Perspective Of History And Glimpses Of The Divine from 2023-01-08T00:10:36
How can walking in the path of history put life in perspective? How can you find a glimpse of the divine in unexpected places? In this episode, I share two chapters from my book, Pilgrimage: Les...
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The Meaning of Travel With Emily Thomas from 2022-11-30T00:10:49
In this wide-ranging interview, Emily Thomas talks about the importance of perspective and time in travel writing, how sublime moments of pleasurable terror make travel so interesting, how to ov...
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Untethered. A Woman’s Search For Self On The Edge Of India With C.L. Stambush from 2022-11-03T00:10:05
How can we adopt an untethered attitude to life, especially when it comes to expectations of travel? C.L. Stambush talks about how her experience of motor-cycling around India taught her more ab...
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A Pilgrim In The Path Of History. Solo Walking The Camino De Santiago Portuguese Coastal Route With J.F. Penn from 2022-10-19T00:10:48
In September 2022, I walked the Camino de Santiago along the Portuguese Coastal route. It was around 300 kilometers from Porto in Portugal north along the coast and then inland to Santiago de Co...
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Shaping The World In Profound And Unexpected Ways. Bolivia With Shafik Meghji from 2022-10-06T00:10:11
From the silver mines of empire to lithium mining under gigantic salt flats, Bolivia has played a significant part in history and is now shaping the future of green technology. Shafik Meghji tal...
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Sacred Steps. Pilgrimage With Kevin Donahue from 2022-08-26T00:10:29
How is pilgrimage different from just a long walk? Why do we feel a calling to pilgrimage even when not religious? How does pilgrimage connect us to our physicality, and simplify life so we find...
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Long Term Sustainable Travel. Life As A Digital Nomad With Nora Dunn from 2022-08-11T00:10:17
Nora Dunn sold everything in 2006 and went traveling, turning her dream of culturally immersive, long-term sustainable travel into a reality. But of course, it hasn’t been an easy ride over the ...
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A Yearning for Setting Off. Walking The Camino De Santiago Portuguese Route With Imogen Clark from 2022-07-21T00:10:27
Why does pilgrimage have such a hold on those of us who are not religious, but merely seekers on a path that so many millions have walked before us? Author Imogen Clark talks about her Camino, t...
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Momentary Encounters That Bring A Journey To Life With Nick Jubber from 2022-06-23T00:10:22
Hello travellers, I’m Jo Frances Penn, and in this episode, I’m talking to Nick Jubber about the momentary encounters that bring a journey to life. We talk about how religion weaves its way int...
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Thoughts On Traveling To The USA Again Post Pandemic And Differences Between The US And UK Cultures from 2022-06-04T00:25:31
I’ve been traveling to the USA regularly since the mid-90s, for family trips and then business conferences and book research. The pandemic years meant a long hiatus (for us all!) but recently I ...
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The Nuances Of Colombia With Lachlan Page from 2022-05-19T00:10:43
We all pick up ideas about a country from a lifetime of media consumption, and stereotypes can shape our opinions, persisting even once a country has changed, as Colombia has over the last 30 ye...
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The Unexpected Road To An Unconventional Life With Brianna Madia from 2022-04-14T00:10:02
How can we step away from the established patterns of life and choose a path that makes us truly happy? How can we redefine travel to find it in our own country, and choose a home in a place tha...
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Love, Wanderlust, And Sailing Around The World With Liz Alden from 2022-03-17T00:10:16
What does it take to sail around the world — and stay in love with your partner? Liz Alden talks about how she and her husband circumnavigated the globe over four years, the places they loved, a...
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Traveling Carnivals With Michael Sean Comerford from 2022-02-17T00:10:50
Sometimes you don’t have to leave your own country to find a culture that is different from your own. Michael Sean Comerford talks about the unique language, lifestyle, and attitudes of the carn...
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Visiting Places That Other People Try To Leave. Weird Travel With Adam Fletcher from 2022-01-13T00:10:43
Weird travel is visiting places that other people try to leave or places that are not usually thought of as tourist destinations. Adam Fletcher talks about North Korea, the unexpected beauty of ...
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Myanmar With Jessica Mudditt from 2021-12-30T00:10:26
How does Myanmar’s complicated history shape the country today? What are some of the wonderful places to visit — if tourists are able to travel again? Jessica Mudditt talks about her experience ...
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Hooked On The Horizon. Sailing Blue Eye Around The World With Tom Dymond from 2021-12-16T00:10:42
Can we ever be satisfied with life if we are always ‘hooked on the horizon?’ Tom Dymond talks about some of the highlights and challenges of sailing around the world — as well as the mindset iss...
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Slow Down And Wander. Visit Paris Like An Artist With Cynthia Morris from 2021-12-02T00:10:50
Paris has so much to see and do, it can be overwhelming if you try to do it all. In this interview, Cynthia Morris talks about how to visit Paris like an artist and how walking and wandering is ...
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Beauty In Ruins, Dark Myths, And Hope In Difficult Times. Greece With Peter Fiennes from 2021-11-18T00:10:27
Peter Fiennes talks about his search for beauty — and hope — in Greece. We discuss the different areas of the country with recommendations for ruins to visit, as well as how the ancient Greek my...
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Layers Of Invasion And Empire. Slovakia With Sarah Hinlicky Wilson from 2021-11-04T00:10:13
Slovakia only became an independent state in 1993, so it is less than 30 years old. In this interview, Sarah Hinlicky Wilson and I discuss borders and how strange it is that history draws lines ...
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English Folklore With Icy Sedgwick from 2021-10-21T00:10:14
Folklore encompasses legends, fairy tales, and myths; physical objects and practices to protect and ward away evil; spirits and supernatural entities associated with particular places, and so mu...
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Traveling Light With Katherine Leamy, The 5 Kilo Traveller from 2021-10-07T00:10:50
How can you travel light even on an extended trip? How can traveling light be an attitude to life as well as a practical way to pack your gear? Katherine Leamy talks about these questions and mo...
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Extending Your Comfort Zone. Antarctica With Karen Espley from 2021-09-23T00:33:10
The challenges of travel can help us expand our comfort zone enough to drive change in our lives. In this episode, Karen Espley talks about how a trip to Antarctica helped her change direction. ...
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London. A Personal History With Jo Frances Penn from 2021-09-09T00:10:41
“It is difficult to speak adequately or justly of London. It is not a pleasant place; it is not agreeable, or cheerful, or easy, or exempt from reproach. It is only magnificent.” Henry James Lon...
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The History Of England Written In Stone. Literary Canterbury With Anna Sayburn Lane from 2021-08-26T00:10:13
Some places are so dense with history that stories emerge from every stone. Canterbury in Kent, England, is rich with literary and religious history and you can walk in the footsteps of pilgrims...
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An Ocean-Gazing People. A Gentle Country. Portugal With Louise Ross from 2021-08-12T00:17:38
Sometimes we find home in a place where we don’t even speak the language. Louise Ross talks about discovering Portugal, a gentle country with ocean-gazing people, and recommends places to visit,...
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Open Road: A Midlife Journey Through The US National Parks With Toby Neal from 2021-07-29T14:10:04
How can travel help us as we search for a new direction in mid-life? Why does nature offer us insight into ourselves and experiences that go far beyond the physical? Toby Neal talks about her ex...
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If Only I Had More Time. A Motorcycle Journey Through Britain with Mark Probert from 2021-07-08T00:10:11
Good travel books are not just about a physical journey or a place. They are also about the emotional side of travel and the feelings we experience along the way. In this interview with Mark Pr...
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Wanderland. A Search For Magic In The Landscape With Jini Reddy from 2021-06-24T00:10:19
There are places where the ‘veil is thin,’ where we can connect with the Other in the landscape — if only we learn how to listen. In this interview, Jini Reddy talks about how to find magic in t...
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Travel In A Vast And Diverse Country. Australia With Pamela Cook from 2021-06-10T00:20:28
What are the truths behind stereotypes of Australia — and what are the things that might surprise you? Pamela Cook talks about rural places, diversity of people and landscape, and the attraction...
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Walking To Rome On The Via Francigena With Chandi Wyant from 2021-05-27T00:20:27
“Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away...
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Travel That Changes The Way You Think About The World With Pam Mandel from 2021-05-13T00:10:58
“We’re all so far downstream from who we used to be.” Pam Mandel We all have ideas about places that are far away from us, but when you talk to real people who live there, it’s hard to hold on t...
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A Speck On The Ocean. Sailing The Pacific With Nadine Slavinski from 2021-04-29T00:10:46
Imagine sailing through the night across the Pacific Ocean with the sound of a gentle wind on the sails, the creak of rigging, and an array of stars above you. Nadine Slavinski talks about the j...
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Exploring Darkness And Accepting Our Animal Nature With Tiffany Francis-Baker from 2021-04-15T00:20:53
Experiencing the dark of night can help connect us with nature and perhaps we need to tap into that animal side more often in order to respect the cycle of the seasons, renew our energy and our ...
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Journeys In Search Of Ourselves. Secular Pilgrimage With Victoria Preston from 2021-04-01T01:03:24
What does pilgrimage mean when you don’t adhere to a particular religious tradition? Can we find ever find ourselves when we travel, or will we be forever searching? Victoria Preston has roamed ...
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Curiosity, Wonder, And Serendipity. Hidden Travel with Steve Brock from 2021-03-18T00:20:09
Sometimes it’s not the most iconic travel destinations that resonate most with us. Sometimes it’s the hidden places and the unexpected moments that echo in our memories many years later. In this...
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Cathedrals, Dark History, And Coffee Culture. Vienna With Katharina Bordet from 2021-03-04T01:20:02
Vienna brings to mind images of grand architecture, the sounds of classical music, and the smell of coffee and sacher torte. In this interview with Katarina Bordet, we explore the Gothic and Bar...
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Complicated Histories, Sichuan, and Tibet. The Other Shangri-La With Shivaji Das from 2021-02-18T00:10:56
In this episode, we escape to the mountains of the Tibetan Highlands, which lie at the intersection of the Sichuan and Yunan provinces in China, in search of Shangri-La. Shivaji Das talks about ...
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History, Faith, And Beauty. The Complete American Pilgrim With Howard Kramer from 2021-02-04T00:10:03
What does it mean to be a secular pilgrim — when you’re not a Christian, but you love churches, history, beauty, and religious symbolism? In this episode, Howard Kramer talks about some of the ...
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Not Quite Lost. Travels Without A Sense Of Direction With Roz Morris from 2021-01-21T00:10:58
How can you see your own country with the eyes of an outsider? How can you follow your curiosity and discover new things about a place you already know? In this interview, Roz Morris talks about...
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The Gardens Of Mars. Madagascar With John Gimlette from 2021-01-07T00:10:49
An island nation off the coast of Africa, Madagascar has an incredible diversity of unusual landscapes and wildlife, of which lemurs are the most famous but by no means the only ones! 90% of its...
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This Too Shall Pass. Thoughts From The Pilgrims’Way With J.F. Penn from 2020-12-29T00:10:11
“Man’s real home is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is a journey to be walked on foot.” Bruce Chatwin In late October 2020, I walked the Pilgrims’ Way from Southwark Cathedral in...
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Lava Fields, Trolls, And The Hidden People. Iceland with Michael Ridpath from 2020-12-10T00:10:07
From the ice of the glaciers to the black church near the lava fields and on to the steaming hot pools of the blue lagoon, Iceland is a country of stark natural beauty and interesting folklore. ...
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Fjords, Vikings And The Northern Lights. Norway With David Nikel from 2020-11-26T00:30:49
From the stunning Northern Lights of Lofoten, to the fjords of the western coast, scenic train journeys across the mountains, Viking history, and the culture of the cities, David Nikel evokes a ...
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Life On The River. The Mississippi River Valley With Dean Klinkenberg from 2020-11-12T00:10:21
“The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book … it was not a book to be read once and thrown aside, for it had a new story to tell every day.” Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi The ...
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Life Obsessed. Cemeteries, Graveyards And Ossuaries With Loren Rhoads from 2020-10-29T00:10:33
“All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.” William Shakespeare, Hamlet If you enjoy walking in cemeteries, exploring graveyards, and discovering the artistic bone structures ...
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Walk Your Own Race: Lessons Learned From Walking A 50km Ultramarathon from 2020-10-22T06:10:02
“It’s not the mountain we conquer, it’s ourselves.” Edmund Hillary As I write this, I’ve started four ultra-marathons and finished three of them. I did the Race to the Stones 100km in a weekend ...
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Facing Fears And Changing Your Mind While Traveling. Cycling Around The World With Doug Walsh from 2020-10-15T00:10:08
If you spend years planning your dream trip, what happens when life gets in the way? Do you change your plans or do you plow on regardless? Is the journey more important than the destination, an...
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Murder In Paradise. Mallorca With JJ Marsh from 2020-10-01T00:10:57
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Ibn Battuta Mallorca is a beautiful Spanish island in the Balearics, rich with history and culture, from the medieval a...
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Solo Long-Distance Walking In England With Holly Worton from 2020-09-17T00:10:38
“Man’s real home is not a house, but the Road, and life itself is a journey to be walked on foot.” Bruce Chatwin Walking for a longer-distance can bring clarity of mind, a reconnection with natu...
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History As A Fine Art. Victorian London With David Morrell from 2020-09-03T00:10:43
If you look below the surface of an ancient city, you can travel through time and find its deeper layers. In this episode, David Morrell talks about how he researched Victorian London for his hi...
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Druids, Freemasons and Frankenstein. The Darker Side of Bath, England from 2020-08-20T06:10:47
Bath is known for its ancient Roman spa, medieval abbey, and sweeping Georgian terraces. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage site in Somerset in the south-west of England and visitors often come on a c...
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Finding Beauty In The Ordinary. A Different Side Of Poland With Ben Aitken from 2020-08-06T00:10:48
In this wide-ranging interview with Ben Aitken, we talk about challenging cultural stereotypes, identifying as the ‘Other,’ and how to find beauty in the ordinary, as well as thoughts on where t...
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Travels In Blood And Honey. Kosovo With Elizabeth Gowing from 2020-07-23T00:10:38
The word Kosovo brings to mind images of the Balkan War — a place of blood — but Elizabeth Gowing talks about it as a place of sweetness, aplace of honey with wonderful food, welcoming people an...
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A Pocket Of Wilderness: Adventure Travel With Anna McNuff from 2020-07-09T08:00:05
Adventure is a mindset. You can find it in a pocket of wilderness in your local area just by doing something different and seeking out the unusual — or you can find it by running Great Britain b...
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Full Moon Over Noah’s Ark. Ararat With Rick Antonson from 2020-06-25T08:15:48
The word Ararat brings to mind an adventure into myth and history and in this episode, I talk to Rick Antonson about his journey to the fabled resting place of Noah’s Ark, as well as some of the...
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Pilgrimage. The Architecture Of Faith With Derry Brabbs from 2020-06-11T02:42:18
Great cathedrals are places of awe and wonder, no matter your religious belief. Whenever I visit a new place, I always go to the cathedral or church, or place of worship in the area. There is al...
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A Time Of Birds: Cycling Across Europe To Istanbul With Helen Moat from 2020-05-28T05:45:01
Would you cycle across Europe on a ‘sit up and beg’ bike with little experience and no map reading skills? Helen Moat talks about how her adventure unfolded in an inspiring interview that will h...
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Catnip For A Novelist. Traveling For Book Research With Thriller Author Layton Green from 2020-05-14T02:10
There are certain places in the world that are so full of stories, they become ‘catnip for a novelist,‘ as Layton Green talks about in this interview. We delve into the lure of far-off cities, w...
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The Taste Of Place. French Vineyard Life With Caro Feely from 2020-04-23T00:10:52
“Wine is sunlight, held together by water.” Galileo Galilei So much of the joy of travel is eating and drinking and I certainly love to try local wines when I visit new places! In this interview...
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Desert Nights, The Skeleton Coast And The Cry Of The Fish Eagle. Namibia With Angelina Kalahari from 2020-04-02T00:10:16
Hello travelers, I’m Jo Frances Penn and in today’s episode, I talk to Angelina Kalahari about Namibia in southwest Africa. We recorded the interview a few months back as I tend to batch my inte...
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Sanctuary, Retreat, Belonging. The Importance Of Home In Difficult Times from 2020-03-18T11:55:28
As I write this in the middle of March 2020, the world is gripped by the spread of coronavirus COVID19. Countries are shutting their borders, people are asked to stay indoors, shelter in place a...
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The Roman Empire And Alternate History With Alison Morton from 2020-03-05T00:10:22
Travel can be about place, but it can also be about time, and in this interview, I talk to Alison Morton about how the ancient Roman empire continues to inspire her alternate-history Roma Nova t...
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Bhel Puri On The Beach, The Gateway To India, And Bollywood. Mumbai With Vikram Chandra from 2020-02-20T00:10:35
Mumbai is a fascinating city with diversity in religion and architecture, and in this interview, Vikram Chandra talks about the colonial impact of the Portuguese and British, as well as the Zoro...
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Cycling Around The World With ML Buchman from 2020-02-06T00:10:02
Sometimes we can only find our true selves by leaving everything we thought we wanted behind. Matt Buchman was a successful business consultant, but when he lost everything, he set off to cycle ...
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Sacred Australia And The Northern Territory With Amanda Markham from 2020-01-23T00:10:24
In today’s episode, we’re heading for the Northern Territory of Australia as Dr. Amanda Markham talks about some of the Aboriginal Dreaming stories of the area and how the vast landscape impacts...
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Traveling On The Trans-Siberian Express Across Mongolia And Russia With SJI Holliday from 2020-01-09T10:10:37
What would you do if you only had a short time to live? Most people have some kind of travel on their bucket list, and when Susi Holliday had a near-miss in the London terror attacks, she decide...
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The Happiest Country In The World. Finland With Helena Halme from 2019-12-12T00:10:32
In today’s episode, we’re heading north for cross-country skiing under the aurora borealis, sailing amongst the Baltic islands, and silence amongst the Finnish forests. I worked in Helsinki one ...
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Traveling Through The Eyes of Faith With Richard Zimler from 2019-11-28T00:10:50
There are books that remain with you over time, that spark the imagination and echo down the years of your life. I read The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon by Richard Zimler in the late 1990s around th...
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The City Of Life And Death. New Orleans With Laura And Dan Martone from 2019-11-14T00:10:42
New Orleans is one of those cities that has a special place in the imagination of a traveler, even if you haven’t been there. It’s famous for loving life — for Mardi Gras parades, a vibrant musi...
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Ancient City, Modern Life. Beijing With LH Draken from 2019-10-31T00:10:17
China is a rising world power, increasingly challenging the USA in terms of global influence and technological development, especially around artificial intelligence and biotechnology. It’s also...
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Outback Nights And City Days In The Lucky Country. Australia With J.F.Penn from 2019-10-17T00:10:25
Australia is truly a land of two halves. There is nature in all its diversity — from the vast outback to ancient rainforest, from the coral reef to the desert; and then there are the great inte...
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Walking The Camino De Santiago With Ashlee Cowles from 2019-10-03T00:10:22
“Solvitur ambulando: It is solved by walking.” St Augustine We live in a mostly sedentary world, with our days seated at a computer working, and our evenings in front of streaming entertainment....
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Traveling By Train Across The USA With J Thorn from 2019-09-19T00:10:19
Traveling by train is fantastic because you can watch the world go by from the carriage, sometimes for days on end, and you have somewhere to sleep and wash and eat while you travel. You can cat...
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Living On The Edge: Greenland With Christoffer Petersen from 2019-09-05T00:10:43
Greenland is the world’s largest island. Three-quarters of it are coveredin a permanent ice sheet and with only 56,000 people, it’s the least densely populated country in the world. It is consid...
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Between The Desert And The Sea. Djibouti With Rachel Pieh Jones from 2019-08-22T00:10:08
Djibouti is a meeting place of cultures with French, Somali, and Yemenese influences. It’s shaped by its geographical position between the desert and the sea, on the borders of Ethiopia, Somalia...
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Venice, Art History And Italian Artisans With Laura Morelli from 2019-08-08T00:10:35
Traveling to a new place is about art, architecture, food, and culture, but it can also be about the people you meet and the memories — and even souvenirs — you bring back. In today’s interview,...
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Northumberland: Ancient Lindisfarne, Modern Newcastle With L.J.Ross from 2019-07-25T00:10:11
The north-east of England combines the ancient history of Viking raids and English castles, with the stark beauty of Lindisfarne island cut off by the tides, and the vibrant city of Newcastle li...
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Berlin: Dark History And Modern Art with Rebecca Cantrell from 2019-07-11T00:10:44
Berlin is a modern city with vibrant street art, a growing tech scene and world-renowned museums and galleries — but it also has the dark history of the Nazi Third Reich and the Berlin Wall. In ...
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Oxford: Decadence, Discipline And Dreaming Spires With J.F.Penn from 2019-06-27T00:10:52
I sat there on my first morning in class, heart pounding, as I realized there was no way I could keep up with the work. I would fail here. I would have to leave Oxford almost as soon as I had ar...
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Wild And Beautiful Hawaii With Toby Neal from 2019-06-13T00:10:11
Hawaii is more than just a paradise of beaches and blue sea. In this interview, mystery and memoir author, Toby Neal, brings the wild and beautiful islands to life. Toby Neal is an award-winning...
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Adventure, Walking, And My Midsummer Morning With Alastair Humphreys from 2019-05-30T00:10:35
How does a book inspire a journey a generation later? How does an adventurer who loves to travel alone reconcile himself to a life more ordinary? In today’s interview, I talk to Alastair Humphre...
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Memento Mori. How Travel Can Help Us Deal With Death And Grief With Dr Karen Wyatt from 2019-05-16T00:10:30
Sometimes we need to get away in order to heal, to take ourselves out of the routine and recognize how short life is, and how precious. In this episode, Dr Karen Wyatt explains how travel helped...
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Scuba Diving: The Wonder Of Traveling Beneath The Waves With J.F.Penn from 2019-05-02T00:10:06
Travel is about curiosity, the desire to discover new places and experience the extraordinary. It is often about pushing boundaries, extending our comfort zone to the point of challenge and beyo...
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Sailing On The Tall Ship Elissa In Galveston, Texas, With Carrie McAllister from 2019-04-18T00:10:46
Most of us spend our days on dry land within the walls of offices and our homes, but many of us understand the call of the sea. In this interview, Carrie McAllister talks about her love of saili...
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Macabre Montreal with Mark Leslie from 2019-04-04T00:10:16
Montreal is more than just music festivals, street art and the St Laurence river. It also has a dark side. Mark Leslie is a Canadian horror writer with a passion for haunted places and, today, w...
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Myth And Reality. Beauty And Decay In Venice With J.F.Penn from 2019-03-21T00:10:03
Today I’m talking about The Myth and Reality Of Travel, and focusing on Venice in particular, as well as giving you some tips and book recommendations if you are going to visit. There is a probl...
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Granada And Cordoba In Andalusia, Spain With Historical Thriller Author, David Penny from 2019-03-02T00:10:21
Andalucia brings to mind balmy evenings with the scent of oranges in the air, the sounds of flamenco guitar, and the exotic architecture of the Moorish Alhambra. In this podcast interview, I tal...
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Reinvention, Escape, Curiosity, Perspective. Why I Travel from 2019-03-01T00:10:57
One of my earliest memories is looking out my window over the fields by night at the back of our house, wishing I could be out there. I cuddled my white fur seal teddy, fingers clutching the whi...
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Intimate War. How Ireland Inspires The Writing Of Orna Ross from 2019-02-28T00:10:04
Orna Ross is an Irish novelist, a poet, non-fiction writer, and creative coach. Today, we’re talking about how Ireland features in her writing. You can listen above or on iTunes or your favorite...
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Lake Malawi, Jerusalem, And Blue Water Sailing To Vanuatu. The Three Trips That Shaped My Life from 2019-02-21T00:10:49
Hello Travellers, I’m Jo Frances Penn and this is episode 1 of my new Books and Travel Podcast. So why this show after 10 years of The Creative Penn Podcast? It’s all about reinvention, which is...
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