If you’ve ever felt anxious about travelling, please rest assured that you are absolutely not alone! In Episode 71 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, we are talking about getting past travel anxiety, and I hope that hearing from experienced travellers who take amazing trips but still feel anxious about that regularly will help you realise that travel anxiety is way more common than you’d expect. First up, I speak with Matt Treglia from the Words With Winos podcast about his experiences when he arrives in a new country and culture. Following Matt, my chat with Ian of the Barefoot Backpacker has some overlaps, and you might be surprised to hear how anxious Ian can be despite having travelled, on his own no less, to some really off-the-beaten-path destinations. Finally, I chat with psychologist Kristen Truempy who as always has some wise words about anxiety and what we should do about it to help us travel more. Links:
Matt’s site Words with Winos - http://wordswithwinos.com
Words with Winos podcast - http://soundcloud.com/wordswithwinos
Ian’s blog The Barefoot Backpacker - http://barefoot-backpacker.com/
Ian’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/barefoot_backpacker/
Kristen’s The Positive Psychology Podcast - http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen
Kristen’s audiobook Brainwash - Retrain Your Brain in 21 Days - https://gumroad.com/l/brainwash
Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Tweet me @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/71

<div>If you&rsquo;ve ever felt anxious about travelling, please rest assured that you are absolutely not alone! In Episode 71 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, we are talking about getting past travel anxiety, and I hope that hearing from experienced travellers who take amazing trips but still feel anxious about that regularly will help you realise that travel anxiety is way more common than you&rsquo;d expect.</div>
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<div>First up, I speak with Matt Treglia from the Words With Winos podcast about his experiences when he arrives in a new country and culture. Following Matt, my chat with Ian of the Barefoot Backpacker has some overlaps, and you might be surprised to hear how anxious Ian can be despite having travelled, on his own no less, to some really off-the-beaten-path destinations.</div>
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<div>Finally, I chat with psychologist Kristen Truempy who as always has some wise words about anxiety and what we should do about it to help us travel more.</div>
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<div><strong>Links:</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Matt&rsquo;s site Words with Winos - <a href="http://wordswithwinos.com/">http://wordswithwinos.com</a></li>
<li>Words with Winos podcast - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/wordswithwinos">http://soundcloud.com/wordswithwinos</a></li>
<li>Ian&rsquo;s blog The Barefoot Backpacker - <a href="http://barefoot-backpacker.com/">http://barefoot-backpacker.com/</a></li>
<li>Ian&rsquo;s Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barefoot_backpacker/">https://www.instagram.com/barefoot_backpacker/</a></li>
<li>Kristen&rsquo;s The Positive Psychology Podcast - <a href="http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen">http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen</a></li>
<li>Kristen&rsquo;s audiobook Brainwash - Retrain Your Brain in 21 Days - <a href="https://gumroad.com/l/brainwash">https://gumroad.com/l/brainwash</a></li>
<li>Join our Facebook group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li>
<li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li>
<li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/71">http://notaballerina.com/71</a></li>
</ul>

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>