Chatting with author and journalist Monisha Rajesh was just as delightful as I expected (and I had high expectations!). Long-distance train travel is basically synonymous with being a thoughtful traveller, and our chat ranged from a favourite train (you are allowed to have favourites!) through some of the most interesting passengers she's met and a little taster about the thrills of sleeper train travel, which she delves into more in her new book Moonlight Express.

If you're listening to this shortly after publication, don't forget you can join us live to chat with Monisha on 10th October for our Thoughtful Travellers Book Club - Moonlight Express edition.

Links:
Monisha’s website https://monisharajesh.com/ 
“Moonlight Express” book club with Monisha - https://www.facebook.com/events/730399343332753
Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train - https://amzn.to/4mm4UEN 
Our previous book club chat on Around the World in 80 Trains - https://youtu.be/9WsdgaAUaGs?si=F7k3iR8K6-__SjON 
Episode 313 - Train Travel in Australia - https://notaballerina.com/313 
Monisha’s Around India in 80 Trains - https://amzn.to/469DcGA 
Around the World in 80 Trains - https://amzn.to/4gqtGSA 
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 
Thoughtful Travellers Book Club mailing list - https://thoughtfultravellersbookclub.substack.com   
Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/365

 

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Chatting with author and journalist Monisha Rajesh was just as delightful as I expected (and I had high expectations!). Long-distance train travel is basically synonymous with being a thoughtful traveller, and our chat ranged from a favourite train (you are allowed to have favourites!) through some of the most interesting passengers she's met and a little taster about the thrills of sleeper train travel, which she delves into more in her new book Moonlight Express.
If you're listening to this shortly after publication, don't forget you can join us live to chat with Monisha on 10th October for our Thoughtful Travellers Book Club - Moonlight Express edition.
Links:
<ul>
<li>Monisha&rsquo;s website <a href="https://monisharajesh.com/">https://monisharajesh.com/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>&ldquo;Moonlight Express&rdquo; book club with Monisha - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/730399343332753">https://www.facebook.com/events/730399343332753</a></li>
<li>Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train - <a href="https://amzn.to/4mm4UEN">https://amzn.to/4mm4UEN</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Our previous book club chat on Around the World in 80 Trains - <a href="https://youtu.be/9WsdgaAUaGs?si=F7k3iR8K6-__SjON">https://youtu.be/9WsdgaAUaGs?si=F7k3iR8K6-__SjON</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Episode 313 - Train Travel in Australia - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/313">https://notaballerina.com/313</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Monisha&rsquo;s Around India in 80 Trains - <a href="https://amzn.to/469DcGA">https://amzn.to/469DcGA</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Around the World in 80 Trains - <a href="https://amzn.to/4gqtGSA">https://amzn.to/4gqtGSA</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>Thoughtful Travellers Book Club mailing list - <a href="https://thoughtfultravellersbookclub.substack.com">https://thoughtfultravellersbookclub.substack.com</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Show notes: <a href="https://notaballerina.com/365">https://notaballerina.com/365</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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