Before I travelled to Denmark a couple of months back, I recorded Episode 140 with all my thoughts ahead of that trip. In particular, I wanted to be a more intentionally thoughtful traveller on that trip and in this special Episode 150 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I'm following up on how that all went.

It turns out - quick spoiler - that being more intentional really helped me to have an even better experience in Copenhagen and rural Denmark. But you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out why!

A special bonus in this special episode is that my son, now Mr9, has made a return visit - the last time he was here, he was only Mr6! He answers some questions asked by the lovely members of the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group - thanks everyone!

Links:
My pre-Denmark thoughts in Episode 140 - https://notaballerina.com/140 
Easy Travel Speak free lesson -


 https://www.nomadingabout.com/free-easy-travel-speak-lesson/
Use discount code AMANDA for 40% off Easy Travel Speak -


https://www.nomadingabout.com/easy-travel-speak
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers -


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Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/150

Before I travelled to Denmark a couple of months back, I recorded Episode 140 with all my thoughts ahead of that trip. In particular, I wanted to be a more intentionally thoughtful traveller on that trip and in this special Episode 150 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I'm following up on how that all went.
It turns out - quick spoiler - that being more intentional really helped me to have an even better experience in Copenhagen and rural Denmark. But you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out why!
A special bonus in this special episode is that my son, now Mr9, has made a return visit - the last time he was here, he was only Mr6! He answers some questions asked by the lovely members of the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group - thanks everyone!
Links:
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<li>My pre-Denmark thoughts in <a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2019/05/being-thoughtful-traveller-denmark-episode-140-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html">Episode 140</a>&nbsp;- <a href="https://notaballerina.com/140">https://notaballerina.com/140</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Easy Travel Speak <a href="https://www.nomadingabout.com/free-easy-travel-speak-lesson/" aria-label="free lesson (opens in a new tab)">free lesson</a>&nbsp;-
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<li>Use discount code AMANDA for 40% off <a href="https://www.nomadingabout.com/easy-travel-speak" aria-label="Easy Travel Speak (opens in a new tab)">Easy Travel Speak</a>&nbsp;-
<a href="https://www.nomadingabout.com/easy-travel-speak">https://www.nomadingabout.com/easy-travel-speak</a>
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<li>Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" aria-label="Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers (opens in a new tab)">Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers</a>&nbsp;-
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a>
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Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/150">https://notaballerina.com/150</a>
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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.

150 Post-Denmark Thoughtful Travel Debrief

Happy ninth birthday to The Thoughtful Travel Podcast! To celebrate, I've gone back to three of the early guests and interviewed them again to see what's changed in their lives in the intervening years. It was so fun to do!

First up, I chat with photographer Kiliii Yuyan, who first appeared way back in Episode 2 in 2016. Since that time, Kiliii has had an incredible career and been able to go on some very special adventures to create stories for National Geographic.

I then speak with Kerstin Pilz, from Episode 3, who at the time we first recorded an interview was working through the tremendous grief of losing her husband and having her home and community severely impacted by a cyclone. Fast forward to today and Kerstin's had some impressive career highlights and has set up a new business that combines many of her passions, including travel.

Finally, I had the chance to talk again with one of the very first podcast listeners who became a guest, Scott Antcliffe. In our initial conversation, Scott was working as a school teacher, but since then, he's had a huge career shift and yes, it involves more travel, too!

Links:

Celebrate the podcast's 9th birthday with a T-shirt - https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-thoughtful-travel-podcast 

Killii Yuyan’s website - https://kiliii.com/ 

An example of Kiliii’s National Geographic work - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/article/kiliii-yuyan-explorer-story

Kerstin Pilz’s book “Loving my lying, dying, cheating husband” - https://amzn.to/422vCdn

Kerstin’s Transformational Writing Retreats - https://transformationalwritingretreats.com/ 

Scott Antcliffe’s website - https://www.scottantcliffephoto.co.uk/ 

Scott’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scottantcliffephoto/ 

Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers

Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin

Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com 

Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/343

Happy ninth birthday to The Thoughtful Travel Podcast! To celebrate, I've gone back to three of the early guests and interviewed them again to see what's changed in their lives in the intervening years. It was so fun to do!
First up, I chat with photographer Kiliii Yuyan, who first appeared way back in Episode 2 in 2016. Since that time, Kiliii has had an incredible career and been able to go on some very special adventures to create stories for National Geographic.
I then speak with Kerstin Pilz, from Episode 3, who at the time we first recorded an interview was working through the tremendous grief of losing her husband and having her home and community severely impacted by a cyclone. Fast forward to today and Kerstin's had some impressive career highlights and has set up a new business that combines many of her passions, including travel.
Finally, I had the chance to talk again with one of the very first podcast listeners who became a guest, Scott Antcliffe. In our initial conversation, Scott was working as a school teacher, but since then, he's had a huge career shift and yes, it involves more travel, too!
Links:
Celebrate the podcast's 9th birthday with a T-shirt - <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-thoughtful-travel-podcast">https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-thoughtful-travel-podcast</a>&nbsp;
Killii Yuyan&rsquo;s website -&nbsp;<a href="https://kiliii.com/">https://kiliii.com/</a>&nbsp;
An example of Kiliii&rsquo;s National Geographic work - <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/article/kiliii-yuyan-explorer-story">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/article/kiliii-yuyan-explorer-story</a>
Kerstin Pilz&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Loving my lying, dying, cheating husband&rdquo; - <a href="https://amzn.to/422vCdn">https://amzn.to/422vCdn</a>
Kerstin&rsquo;s Transformational Writing Retreats - <a href="https://transformationalwritingretreats.com/">https://transformationalwritingretreats.com/</a>&nbsp;
Scott Antcliffe&rsquo;s website - <a href="https://www.scottantcliffephoto.co.uk/">https://www.scottantcliffephoto.co.uk/</a>&nbsp;
Scott&rsquo;s Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scottantcliffephoto/">https://www.instagram.com/scottantcliffephoto/</a>&nbsp;
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a>
Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a>
Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - <a href="https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com">https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com</a>&nbsp;
Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/343">https://notaballerina.com/343</a>

343 Where Are They Now? Podcast Guests From the Early Years

Joining a tour connected to any special interest you have is bound to result in a memorable trip and when I heard about Political Tours, I was instantly attracted! This episode is a deep dive interview with founder Nicholas Wood, who used his skills and network from experiences like working as a foreign correspondent the New York Times to launch Political Tours back in 2011. We chat about how a tour works, the many aspects of such trips that lean heavily into being a thoughtful traveller - especially connecting with local people and not making a beeline for the famous tourist sights - and in general chat about all the reasons anyone with an interest in politics might be keen to travel in such a way. 

Links:
Political Tours - https://www.politicaltours.com/
Political Tours' webinars - https://www.politicaltours.com/webinars/ 
On Tranistrian money - https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/transnistria-the-rubles-are-plastic-the-caviar-plentiful-in-this-secret-beakaway-republic-20191016-h1iwel.html 
Thanks to archive.org for the radio footage https://archive.org/details/sraa-radio-berlin-international-final-episode-october-2-1990
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin
Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com 
Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/342

Joining a tour connected to any special interest you have is bound to result in a memorable trip and when I heard about Political Tours, I was instantly attracted! This episode is a deep dive interview with founder Nicholas Wood, who used his skills and network from experiences like working as a foreign correspondent the New York Times to launch Political Tours back in 2011. We chat about how a tour works, the many aspects of such trips that lean heavily into being a thoughtful traveller - especially connecting with local people and not making a beeline for the famous tourist sights - and in general chat about all the reasons anyone with an interest in politics might be keen to travel in such a way.&nbsp;
Links:
<ul>
<li>Political Tours - <a href="https://www.politicaltours.com/">https://www.politicaltours.com/</a></li>
<li>Political Tours' webinars - <a href="https://www.politicaltours.com/webinars/">https://www.politicaltours.com/webinars/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>On Tranistrian money - https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/transnistria-the-rubles-are-plastic-the-caviar-plentiful-in-this-secret-beakaway-republic-20191016-h1iwel.html&nbsp;</li>
<li>Thanks to <a href="http://archive.org">archive.org</a> for the radio footage <a href="https://archive.org/details/sraa-radio-berlin-international-final-episode-october-2-1990">https://archive.org/details/sraa-radio-berlin-international-final-episode-october-2-1990</a></li>
<li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li>
<li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li>
<li>Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - <a href="https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com">https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/342">https://notaballerina.com/342</a></li>
</ul>

342 Political Tours with Nicholas Wood

Confession time: I'd long assumed that virtual travel was a very inferior cousin to in-real-life travel. But then Covid hit, I experienced a couple of virtual tours, and really did feel transported to Thailand and China for an hour or two. Those kind of virtual tours are just the tip of the virtual travel iceberg though, and in this episode I speak with three people approaching virtual travel in different - and wonderful! - ways. 

First, I chat with Chiara Barbera about her "Assaggio" platform, which gives us a window into Italian culture that would be hard to get even as the average tourist visiting Italy in person. I then speak with DayAway founder Martha Waslen, who points out many ways that virtual experiences can truly be thoughtful ones. Finally, my conversation with Chris Magnuson about his Streetview Vagabond videos shows me just how well you can connect with people without setting foot in their country.

Links:
Chiara’s Assaggio platform - https://experience-assaggio.com/
Martha’s DayAway platform - https://mydayaway.com
Chris’s website - https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/ 
Streetview Vagabond on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/ 
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin
Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com 
Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/341

Confession time: I'd long assumed that virtual travel was a very inferior cousin to in-real-life travel. But then Covid hit, I experienced a couple of virtual tours, and really did feel transported to Thailand and China for an hour or two. Those kind of virtual tours are just the tip of the virtual travel iceberg though, and in this episode I speak with three people approaching virtual travel in different - and wonderful! - ways.&nbsp;
First, I chat with Chiara Barbera about her "Assaggio" platform, which gives us a window into Italian culture that would be hard to get even as the average tourist visiting Italy in person. I then speak with DayAway founder Martha Waslen, who points out many ways that virtual experiences can truly be thoughtful ones. Finally, my conversation with Chris Magnuson about his Streetview Vagabond videos shows me just how well you can connect with people without setting foot in their country.
Links:
<ul>
<li>Chiara&rsquo;s Assaggio platform - <a href="https://experience-assaggio.com/">https://experience-assaggio.com/</a></li>
<li>Martha&rsquo;s DayAway platform - <a href="https://mydayaway.com/">https://mydayaway.com</a></li>
<li>Chris&rsquo;s website - <a href="https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/">https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Streetview Vagabond on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/">https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li>
<li>Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/linkedin">https://notaballerina.com/linkedin</a></li>
<li>Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - <a href="https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com">https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/341">https://notaballerina.com/341</a></li>
</ul>

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