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
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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>

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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.

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