Travelling in Cairo and cruising the Nile in September will forever be one of my favourite trips, and reliving that by sharing these two interviews makes me want to return to Egypt immediately! In this episode, I speak with two very experienced travellers in Egypt. Firstly, Alice Ager of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises tells me about her initial experience of Egypt and how she continues to love returning. I then chat with the Egyptologist who led our group, Hatem Abdel Aziz, about the knowledge required to do this job, and how thoughtful travellers can prepare for such a trip. These interviews took place in ships on the Nile - definitely the most picturesque place I have ever recorded!

Links:
Episode 404: Egypt and the Nile - Cruising with Catherine - https://www.notaballerina.com/2026/10/egypt-nile-cruising-episode-404-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html 
Uniworld’s Egypt River Cruise - https://www.uniworld.com/au/destinations/egypt 
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin
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Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/406

 

Travelling in Cairo and cruising the Nile in September will forever be one of my favourite trips, and reliving that by sharing these two interviews makes me want to return to Egypt immediately! In this episode, I speak with two very experienced travellers in Egypt. Firstly, Alice Ager of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises tells me about her initial experience of Egypt and how she continues to love returning. I then chat with the Egyptologist who led our group, Hatem Abdel Aziz, about the knowledge required to do this job, and how thoughtful travellers can prepare for such a trip. These interviews took place in ships on the Nile - definitely the most picturesque place I have ever recorded!
Links:
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<li>Episode 404: Egypt and the Nile - Cruising with Catherine - <a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2026/10/egypt-nile-cruising-episode-404-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html">https://www.notaballerina.com/2026/10/egypt-nile-cruising-episode-404-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Uniworld&rsquo;s Egypt River Cruise - <a href="https://www.uniworld.com/au/destinations/egypt">https://www.uniworld.com/au/destinations/egypt</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/406">https://notaballerina.com/406</a></li>
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What does it mean to travel well? Since 2016, host Amanda Kendle has chatted with hundreds of travellers about how we can travel in ways that are good for us and good for the world. Listen for curious stories about local cultures, slow travel, what happens when things go wrong, and much more.

What does it mean to travel well? Since 2016, host Amanda Kendle has chatted with hundreds of travellers about how we can travel in ways that are good for us and good for the world. Listen for curious stories about local cultures, slow travel, what happens when things go wrong, and much more.

Tales from travel-lovers about why we travel and what we learn from it.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

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.