It's Christmas time which - weirdly, I guess, since I live quite far down in the southern hemisphere! - makes me think about the North Pole, about snow, about cold climates. That made it feel an appropriate week for my episode about seeing the Northern Lights or aurora borealis - an incredible phenomenon I haven't had the chance to witness yet, but after hearing these four guests describe their sightings, I'm more keen than ever.

First up, I chat with Justin Meneguzzi who has a particularly romantic tale about his Northern Lights sighting (although it didn't all go quite to plan). Next, Karen Emanuel makes me rather envious as she describes not one, but two trips she's been on which led to seeing the aurora.

Following Karen, I chat to Travis King who got to experience a surprise sighting in Alaska. Nearby in the Yukon region of Canada, my final guest, Tobi Barth, runs a tour company which specialises in aurora hunting, and he tells me how that works.

Links:
Justin Meneguzzi - https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com
Karen Emanuel of Jicaro Island Lodge in Nicaragua  https://www.jicarolodge.com
Travis W King http://www.traviswking.com/ - his book “Not that anyone asked” - a travel memoir about sex, drugs, love and finding purpose.
Tobi Barth of Epic North in the Yukon https://epic-north.com/ 
Tobi's Aurora Hunting trip - https://epic-north.com/yukon-alaska-day-trips/aurora-hunting-northern-lights-viewing/ 
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/219
 

It's Christmas time which - weirdly, I guess, since I live quite far down in the southern hemisphere! - makes me think about the North Pole, about snow, about cold climates. That made it feel an appropriate week for my episode about seeing the Northern Lights or aurora borealis - an incredible phenomenon I haven't had the chance to witness yet, but after hearing these four guests describe their sightings, I'm more keen than ever.
First up, I chat with Justin Meneguzzi who has a particularly romantic tale about his Northern Lights sighting (although it didn't all go quite to plan). Next, Karen Emanuel makes me rather envious as she describes not one, but two trips she's been on which led to seeing the aurora.
Following Karen, I chat to Travis King who got to experience a surprise sighting in Alaska. Nearby in the Yukon region of Canada, my final guest, Tobi Barth, runs a tour company which specialises in aurora hunting, and he tells me how that works.
Links:
<ul>
<li>Justin Meneguzzi - <a href="https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com">https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com</a></li>
<li>Karen Emanuel of Jicaro Island Lodge in Nicaragua&nbsp; <a href="https://www.jicarolodge.com">https://www.jicarolodge.com</a></li>
<li>Travis W King <a href="http://www.traviswking.com/">http://www.traviswking.com/</a> - his book &ldquo;Not that anyone asked&rdquo; - a travel memoir about sex, drugs, love and finding purpose.</li>
<li>Tobi Barth of Epic North in the Yukon <a href="https://epic-north.com/">https://epic-north.com/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Tobi's Aurora Hunting trip - <a href="https://epic-north.com/yukon-alaska-day-trips/aurora-hunting-northern-lights-viewing/">https://epic-north.com/yukon-alaska-day-trips/aurora-hunting-northern-lights-viewing/</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>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/219">https://notaballerina.com/219</a></li>
<li>&nbsp;</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.

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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.