How does growing up as part of several different cultures change you as a person? Or growing up in many different countries? These questions fascinate me and in Episode 70 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I speak with two travellers who have experience with these particular questions. First up, I chat with Leah Smileski who recently took her children to spend a couple of months in Macedonia, where their father was born. This was quite a challenge for Leah who doesn’t speak Macedonian, but we talked a lot about all the benefits for her kids and it was fascinating. Secondly, I talk with Jo Castro, who’s the epitome of a wandering ex-pat - moving to rural Nepal with a newborn baby a couple of decades ago! She and her family, including two now adult children, lived in many different places around the world and she has much to say about how this has affected them, in both good ways and bad. Links:Leah’s blog Kid Bucket List - https://kidbucketlist.com.auJo’s website Lifestyle Fifty - http://lifestylefifty.com/Jo’s travel blog Zigazag - http://zigazag.com/Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellersTweet me @amandakendleHashtag #thoughtfultravelpodFollow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina   Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/70

<div>How does growing up as part of several different cultures change you as a person? Or growing up in many different countries? These questions fascinate me and in Episode 70 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I speak with two travellers who have experience with these particular questions.</div>
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<div>First up, I chat with Leah Smileski who recently took her children to spend a couple of months in Macedonia, where their father was born. This was quite a challenge for Leah who doesn&rsquo;t speak Macedonian, but we talked a lot about all the benefits for her kids and it was fascinating.</div>
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<div>Secondly, I talk with Jo Castro, who&rsquo;s the epitome of a wandering ex-pat - moving to rural Nepal with a newborn baby a couple of decades ago! She and her family, including two now adult children, lived in many different places around the world and she has much to say about how this has affected them, in both good ways and bad.</div>
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<div><strong>Links:</strong></div>
<div>Leah&rsquo;s blog Kid Bucket List - <a href="https://kidbucketlist.com.au">https://kidbucketlist.com.au</a></div>
<div>Jo&rsquo;s website Lifestyle Fifty - <a href="http://lifestylefifty.com/">http://lifestylefifty.com/</a></div>
<div>Jo&rsquo;s travel blog Zigazag - <a href="http://zigazag.com/">http://zigazag.com/</a></div>
<div>Join our Facebook group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></div>
<div>Tweet me @amandakendle</div>
<div>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</div>
<div>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
<div>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/70">http://notaballerina.com/70</a></div>
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The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels.

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.

<p>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.</p>