Now that we're worried about crowds and overtourism, the idea of visiting lesser-known places is a real winner. I've always loved to go to the places that aren't listed frequently on travellers' itineraries and maintain that many of the best experiences happen there - and the stories from the three guests in this episode seem to confirm that.

First up, I chat with Jonny Wright about his love of going to places nobody knows about. He explains an experience in eastern Turkey, and the circuitous route he took to end up on a little-known island off the coast of Hiroshima, Japan.

Pam Petro is obsessed with Wales - itself not an entirely lesser-known place, though how she ended up there is not a usual way - but it led to an especially intriguing trip around the world visiting all the places where Welsh is spoken, including an unsuspecting part of South America.

Finally, Barefoot Backpacker has returned to tell me their tales of visiting Paraguay. I think they are the only person I know to have stories about travelling to Paraguay, and I was thus very intrigued to hear them!

Links:
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
Pam Petro - https://www.pamelapetro.com/ 
Pam’s book Travels in an Old Tongue - Touring the World Speaking Welsh https://amzn.to/3VMIVvZ 
Ep 323 Language Learning Through Travel and Immersion - https://notaballerina.com/323 
Simon Wilson’s visit to Welsh Patagonia - https://youtu.be/H9Z-m763gWc?si=gntUzp8jd9Gscukz 
The Barefoot Backpacker blog - https://barefoot-backpacker.com/
Travel Tales from Beyond the Brochure - Episode 99 about Paraguay - https://barefoot-backpacker.com/category/podcast/ 
https://barefoot-backpacker.com/podcast-099-paraguay-iguazu/ 
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/367

 

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Now that we're worried about crowds and overtourism, the idea of visiting lesser-known places is a real winner. I've always loved to go to the places that aren't listed frequently on travellers' itineraries and maintain that many of the best experiences happen there - and the stories from the three guests in this episode seem to confirm that.
First up, I chat with Jonny Wright about his love of going to places nobody knows about. He explains an experience in eastern Turkey, and the circuitous route he took to end up on a little-known island off the coast of Hiroshima, Japan.
Pam Petro is obsessed with Wales - itself not an entirely lesser-known place, though how she ended up there is not a usual way - but it led to an especially intriguing trip around the world visiting all the places where Welsh is spoken, including an unsuspecting part of South America.
Finally, Barefoot Backpacker has returned to tell me their tales of visiting Paraguay. I think they are the only person I know to have stories about travelling to Paraguay, and I was thus very intrigued to hear them!
Links:
<ul>
<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>Pam Petro - <a href="https://www.pamelapetro.com/">https://www.pamelapetro.com/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Pam&rsquo;s book Travels in an Old Tongue - Touring the World Speaking Welsh <a href="https://amzn.to/3VMIVvZ">https://amzn.to/3VMIVvZ</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Ep 323 Language Learning Through Travel and Immersion - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/323">https://notaballerina.com/323</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Simon Wilson&rsquo;s visit to Welsh Patagonia - <a href="https://youtu.be/H9Z-m763gWc?si=gntUzp8jd9Gscukz">https://youtu.be/H9Z-m763gWc?si=gntUzp8jd9Gscukz</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Barefoot Backpacker blog - <a href="https://barefoot-backpacker.com/">https://barefoot-backpacker.com/</a></li>
<li>Travel Tales from Beyond the Brochure - Episode 99 about Paraguay - <a href="https://barefoot-backpacker.com/category/podcast/">https://barefoot-backpacker.com/category/podcast/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://barefoot-backpacker.com/podcast-099-paraguay-iguazu/">https://barefoot-backpacker.com/podcast-099-paraguay-iguazu/</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="http://notaballerina.com/367">https://notaballerina.com/367</a></li>
</ul>
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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.