Sometimes crossing a border into a new country is simple. Sometimes it’s not - and it’s the not-simple crossings that turn into great stories later! In Episode 78 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with several guests who’ve had some particularly interesting border crossing moments.

First up, I chat with Elizabeth and Jeff Newcamp, who are currently living in Europe and had something of a tricky experience trying to cross the border from Croatia into Slovenia. 

From Europe, I move on to Africa with Ian from the Barefoot Backpacker. He has some fun tales to tell about crossing borders between Ghana and Burkina Faso, and again between Benin and Togo. These borders are relatively seldom crossed by tourists so they’re not quite set up as clearly as you’d hope!

Finally, Matt Eakin has a hilarious story about the time he needed to enter Bangladesh and didn’t have the required visa. Let’s just say his method isn’t something I’m recommending you try (and he agrees!), but it makes for a great story.

Links:
Elizabeth and Jeff’s site Dutch Dutch Goose http://www.dutchdutchgoose.com/
Ian’s stories of Crossing the Border - http://barefoot-backpacker.com/category/border/
Matt’s site Himalayan Schoolies - https://himalayanschoolies.com/
Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Tweet me @amandakendle
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Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/78

Sometimes crossing a border into a new country is simple. Sometimes it&rsquo;s not - and it&rsquo;s the not-simple crossings that turn into great stories later! In Episode 78 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with several guests who&rsquo;ve had some particularly interesting border crossing moments.
First up, I chat with Elizabeth and Jeff Newcamp, who are currently living in Europe and had something of a tricky experience trying to cross the border from Croatia into Slovenia.&nbsp;
From Europe, I move on to Africa with Ian from the Barefoot Backpacker. He has some fun tales to tell about crossing borders between Ghana and Burkina Faso, and again between Benin and Togo. These borders are relatively seldom crossed by tourists so they&rsquo;re not quite set up as clearly as you&rsquo;d hope!
Finally, Matt Eakin has a hilarious story about the time he needed to enter Bangladesh and didn&rsquo;t have the required visa. Let&rsquo;s just say his method isn&rsquo;t something I&rsquo;m recommending you try (and he agrees!), but it makes for a great story.
Links:
<ul>
<li>Elizabeth and Jeff&rsquo;s site Dutch Dutch Goose <a href="http://www.dutchdutchgoose.com/">http://www.dutchdutchgoose.com/</a></li>
<li>Ian&rsquo;s stories of Crossing the Border - <a href="http://barefoot-backpacker.com/category/border/">http://barefoot-backpacker.com/category/border/</a></li>
<li>Matt&rsquo;s site Himalayan Schoolies - <a href="http://himalayanschoolies.com/">https://himalayanschoolies.com/</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>Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/78">http://notaballerina.com/78</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.

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.