Scuba travel has never been high on my wishlist but after talking to my three guests on Episode 151 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast about their diving trips all around the world, I'm beginning to think otherwise!

Scuba diving holidays are special - and my first guest Ella Loeffler should know as in the short few years since she first learnt scuba diving, she's tried it out in quite a number of places around the world. Liveaboard diving sounds especially good to me - kind of like a separate trip within a trip where you get to hang out with like minded travellers and locals.

After Ella I chat with Deborah Dickson-Smith who loves diving so much she bought a scuba diving travel agency! She's got a long list of great dive experiences but also some wishlist ideas to experience the best scuba diving in the world sometime.

Finally, I talk with Talon Windwalker, who has done work as a dive instructor and has done many special diving trips with his daughter. He also emphasises the many-faceted benefits of combining scuba diving with travelling: seeing new (underwater) landscapes, getting to know another side of local cultures and creating incredible memories.

Links:
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


Adopt a sea turtle nest program where Ella’s volunteering - Lang Tengah - http://www.langtengahturtlewatch.org/adoptions/


Deborah’s site Dive PlanIt, a dive travel agency - https://diveplanit.com/ 


Talon’s blog - http://1dad1kid.com/ 


Talon on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/onedad1kid/
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers -


https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers


Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/151

Scuba travel has never been high on my wishlist but after talking to my three guests on Episode 151 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast about their diving trips all around the world, I'm beginning to think otherwise!
Scuba diving holidays are special - and my first guest Ella Loeffler should know as in the short few years since she first learnt scuba diving, she's tried it out in quite a number of places around the world. Liveaboard diving sounds especially good to me - kind of like a separate trip within a trip where you get to hang out with like minded travellers and locals.
After Ella I chat with Deborah Dickson-Smith who loves diving so much she bought a scuba diving travel agency! She's got a long list of great dive experiences but also some wishlist ideas to experience the best scuba diving in the world sometime.
Finally, I talk with Talon Windwalker, who has done work as a dive instructor and has done many special diving trips with his daughter. He also emphasises the many-faceted benefits of combining scuba diving with travelling: seeing new (underwater) landscapes, getting to know another side of local cultures and creating incredible memories.
Links:
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<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;-
&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nomadingabout.com/free-easy-travel-speak-lesson/">https://www.nomadingabout.com/free-easy-travel-speak-lesson/</a>
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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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Adopt a sea turtle nest program where Ella&rsquo;s volunteering - Lang Tengah - <a href="http://www.langtengahturtlewatch.org/adoptions/">http://www.langtengahturtlewatch.org/adoptions/</a>
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Deborah&rsquo;s site Dive PlanIt, a dive travel agency - <a href="https://diveplanit.com/">https://diveplanit.com/</a>&nbsp;
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Talon&rsquo;s blog - <a href="http://1dad1kid.com/">http://1dad1kid.com/</a>&nbsp;
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Talon on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onedad1kid/">https://www.instagram.com/onedad1kid/</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/151</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 - 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 - 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.

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