Travelling for the first time is something you always remember. And travelling on your own for the first time is possibly even more memorable. In Episode 74 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I talk with four very experienced travellers who all have very clear memories of their first solo adventure and love talking about it. The common theme is that all of them have gone on to travel a whole heap more, both on their own and with others, and their first solo trips had a big impact on their future travels. First up, Jo Castro tells me a funny story about her first trip abroad when she went to be a horse groomer in Belgium - and it wasn’t quite as wonderful as she’d expected! I then chat with Jo and Jeremy Duggan who both had the experience of taking a huge trip as their first time travelling solo abroad - and fortunately, both really enjoyed it and got a lot out of it. Finally, Ian of the Barefoot Backpacker explains about his rediscovery of travel with his first proper solo trip to South East Asia. Links:
Jo’s website Lifestyle Fifty
Jo’s travel blog Zigazag
Jo and Jeremy’s website Coming Home Strong
Ian’s blog The Barefoot Backpacker
Ian’s Instagram
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers 
Episode 68 on Solo travel tips

<div>Travelling for the first time is something you always remember. And travelling on your own for the first time is possibly even more memorable. In Episode 74 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I talk with four very experienced travellers who all have very clear memories of their first solo adventure and love talking about it. The common theme is that all of them have gone on to travel a whole heap more, both on their own and with others, and their first solo trips had a big impact on their future travels.</div>
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<div>First up, Jo Castro tells me a funny story about her first trip abroad when she went to be a horse groomer in Belgium - and it wasn&rsquo;t quite as wonderful as she&rsquo;d expected!</div>
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<div>I then chat with Jo and Jeremy Duggan who both had the experience of taking a huge trip as their first time travelling solo abroad - and fortunately, both really enjoyed it and got a lot out of it.&nbsp;Finally, Ian of the Barefoot Backpacker explains about his rediscovery of travel with his first proper solo trip to South East Asia.</div>
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<div><strong>Links:</strong></div>
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<li>Jo&rsquo;s website <a href="http://lifestylefifty.com/">Lifestyle Fifty</a></li>
<li>Jo&rsquo;s travel blog <a href="http://lifestylefifty.com/">Zigazag</a></li>
<li>Jo and Jeremy&rsquo;s website <a href="http://www.cominghomestrong.com">Coming Home Strong</a></li>
<li>Ian&rsquo;s blog <a href="http://barefoot-backpacker.com/">The Barefoot Backpacker</a></li>
<li>Ian&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barefoot_backpacker/">Instagram</a></li>
<li>Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Episode 68 on <a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2017/09/solo-travel-tips-episode-68-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html">Solo travel tips</a></li>
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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.

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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.

<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>