It rarely takes much experience of travel to collect an experience of someone you meet while travelling being surprisingly kind. While we're often trained to think the worst, countless tales from travellers tell of strangers helping out and showing kindness in myriad ways - it's one of the most heartening parts of seeing the world, I think!

In Episode 350, I chat with four travellers who have stories of kindness to share. The first happened some decades back in Sudan, when Patrick Nash was welcomed into a Dinka village and given a special treat. Next, Ros Belford explains what happened when she found herself stuck in an Italian train station at midnight with her two toddlers and no taxis. Jonny Wright, a frequent hitchhiker, tells me just how often the vulnerability of hitchhiking is met not with the danger we often worry about but acts of thoughtful kindness. Finally, Chris Magnuson talks about how another wonderful act of kindness almost meant he missed his flight!

Links:
Patrick Nash - https://www.patricknash.co.uk/ 
Patrick’s book Shots Across the Water: Tales of a Journey Through Africa - https://amzn.to/4cMl0UQ 
Ros Belford - https://rosbelford.com
Ros’s book Children of the Volcano - https://amzn.to/4dq2vpz
Jonny Wright on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/goandfindoutpod/
Jonny's podcast Go And Find Out - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/go-and-find-out/id1807777446
Chris’s website - https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/ 
Streetview Vagabond on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/ 
Ep 242 Meeting Kind Strangers - https://notaballerina.com/242 
Ep 76 The Kindness of Strangers When You Travel - https://notaballerina.com/76 
Ep 88 Random Acts of Travel Kindness - https://notaballerina.com/88 
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/350

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It rarely takes much experience of travel to collect an experience of someone you meet while travelling being surprisingly kind. While we're often trained to think the worst, countless tales from travellers tell of strangers helping out and showing kindness in myriad ways - it's one of the most heartening parts of seeing the world, I think!
In Episode 350, I chat with four travellers who have stories of kindness to share. The first happened some decades back in Sudan, when Patrick Nash was welcomed into a Dinka village and given a special treat. Next, Ros Belford explains what happened when she found herself stuck in an Italian train station at midnight with her two toddlers and no taxis. Jonny Wright, a frequent hitchhiker, tells me just how often the vulnerability of hitchhiking is met not with the danger we often worry about but acts of thoughtful kindness. Finally, Chris Magnuson talks about how another wonderful act of kindness almost meant he missed his flight!
Links:
<ul>
<li>Patrick Nash - <a href="https://www.patricknash.co.uk/">https://www.patricknash.co.uk/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Patrick&rsquo;s book Shots Across the Water: Tales of a Journey Through Africa -&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/4cMl0UQ">https://amzn.to/4cMl0UQ</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Ros Belford - <a href="https://rosbelford.com/">https://rosbelford.com</a></li>
<li>Ros&rsquo;s book Children of the Volcano - <a href="https://amzn.to/4dq2vpz">https://amzn.to/4dq2vpz</a></li>
<li>Jonny Wright on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goandfindoutpod/">https://www.instagram.com/goandfindoutpod/</a></li>
<li>Jonny's podcast Go And Find Out -&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/go-and-find-out/id1807777446">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/go-and-find-out/id1807777446</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>Ep 242 Meeting Kind Strangers - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/242">https://notaballerina.com/242</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Ep 76 The Kindness of Strangers When You Travel - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/76">https://notaballerina.com/76</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Ep 88 Random Acts of Travel Kindness - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/88">https://notaballerina.com/88</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="https://notaballerina.com/350">https://notaballerina.com/350</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.

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