Sometimes food is the whole reason for a trip, but other times, like what we'll hear about in Episode 106 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, it's the unusual food experiences (planned or unplanned) that are what you remember.

In this episode I chat first with Eva Westerling, who had some particularly unusual eating experiences while on a ten-day hike in the desert in Oman. Some parts of this chat are not for the squeamish!

Next up I talk with Jacky Lamenzo about comfort food when we travel and about her experiences of eating like the locals when she was a teacher in China.

Finally, I talk with Matt and Marilyn from Words With Winos about some of the more unusual foods they have tasted on their travels around the world, particularly in Asia - and if you don't like creepy-crawlies, you may not want to imitate them! 

Links:
My tasty sponsor Bokksu –  https://bokksu.com/ - remember to use THOUGHT5 to get $5 off any order of amazing Japanese snacks
Eva’s blog Not Scared of the Jet Lag - http://www.notscaredofthejetlag.com
Jacky Lamenzo - blog post about her food experiences in China - https://www.jackylamenzo.com/blog/2016/6/20/my-foodiversary  
Marilyn and Matt’s site Words with Winos - http://wordswithwinos.com
Episode 62 on Foodie Lessons from Travel - https://notaballerina.com/62 
Episode 23 on Foreign Food - https://notaballerina.com/23
Episode 1 on Food in a Foreign Language - https://notaballerina.com/01
Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Tweet me @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina   
Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/106

Sometimes food is the whole reason for a trip, but other times, like what we'll hear about in Episode 106 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, it's the unusual food experiences (planned or unplanned) that are what you remember.
In this episode I chat first with Eva Westerling, who had some particularly unusual eating experiences while on a ten-day hike in the desert in Oman. Some parts of this chat are not for the squeamish!
Next up I talk with Jacky Lamenzo about comfort food when we travel and about her experiences of eating like the locals when she was a teacher in China.
Finally, I talk with Matt and Marilyn from Words With Winos about some of the more unusual foods they have tasted on their travels around the world, particularly in Asia - and if you don't like creepy-crawlies, you may not want to imitate them!&nbsp;
Links:
<ul>
<li>My tasty sponsor <a href="https://bokksu.com/">Bokksu</a> &ndash;&nbsp; <a href="https://bokksu.com/">https://bokksu.com/</a> - remember to use THOUGHT5 to get $5 off any order of amazing Japanese snacks</li>
<li>Eva&rsquo;s blog Not Scared of the Jet Lag - <a href="http://www.notscaredofthejetlag.com/">http://www.notscaredofthejetlag.com</a></li>
<li>Jacky Lamenzo - blog post about her food experiences in China - <a href="https://www.jackylamenzo.com/blog/2016/6/20/my-foodiversary">https://www.jackylamenzo.com/blog/2016/6/20/my-foodiversary</a> &nbsp;</li>
<li>Marilyn and Matt&rsquo;s site Words with Winos - <a href="http://wordswithwinos.com/">http://wordswithwinos.com</a></li>
<li>Episode 62 on Foodie Lessons from Travel - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/62">https://notaballerina.com/62</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Episode 23 on Foreign Food - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/23">https://notaballerina.com/23</a></li>
<li>Episode 1 on Food in a Foreign Language - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/01">https://notaballerina.com/01</a></li>
<li>Join our Facebook group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li>
<li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li>
<li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/106">http://notaballerina.com/106</a></li>
</ul>

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels.

Tales from travel-lovers about why we travel and what we learn from it.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.