Episode 59 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about having conversations with locals when you travel. Meeting local people is such a fun and rewarding part of travelling and it’s something Amanda always tries to do, even if she has to push herself a bit beyond her comfort zone to do it.

In this episode, Amanda start off by chatting with Alicia Nelson about some great lessons she learned from speaking with her Spanish friend and her family on a trip to Spain when she was younger. Her friend’s father Miguel uttered some of the wisest travel-related words I’ve ever heard!

She then chats with Joe Baur about some of the local people he’s met while he’s researching or filming for travel stories, including interesting guides in Berlin and El Salvador, along with chatting about some of my experiences talking about tricky issues with locals in places like Japan.

Finally, Alex Cwalinski tells Amanda a great story about a time in Argentina when having conversations with locals turned out to be much harder than he expected - but it makes for a great story!

Links:
Alicia’s site Prairie Style File
Alicia’s new book, “North Dakota Beer: A Heady History”
Joe Baur
Without A Path podcast
Trivago podcast, co-hosted by Joe
Alex’s podcast Go
Amanda's post about meeting the locals in Ventspils, Latvia
Join our Facebook group 
Tweet @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Follow Amanda on Facebook

Episode 59 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about having conversations with locals when you travel. Meeting local people is such a fun and rewarding part of travelling and it&rsquo;s something Amanda always tries to do, even if she has to push herself a bit beyond her comfort zone to do it.
In this episode, Amanda start off by chatting with Alicia Nelson about some great lessons she learned from speaking with her Spanish friend and her family on a trip to Spain when she was younger. Her friend&rsquo;s father Miguel uttered some of the wisest travel-related words I&rsquo;ve ever heard!
She then chats with Joe Baur about some of the local people he&rsquo;s met while he&rsquo;s researching or filming for travel stories, including interesting guides in Berlin and El Salvador, along with chatting about some of my experiences talking about tricky issues with locals in places like Japan.
Finally, Alex Cwalinski tells Amanda a great story about a time in Argentina when having conversations with locals turned out to be much harder than he expected - but it makes for a great story!
Links:
<ul>
<li>Alicia&rsquo;s site&nbsp;<a href="http://prairiestylefile.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prairie Style File</a></li>
<li>Alicia&rsquo;s new book, &ldquo;<a href="http://amzn.to/2rBRVUW" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Dakota Beer: A Heady History</a>&rdquo;</li>
<li><a href="http://joebaur.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Baur</a></li>
<li><a href="http://withoutapath.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Without A Path podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trivago-podcast/id1230532088" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trivago podcast, co-hosted by Joe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://gothepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex&rsquo;s podcast Go</a></li>
<li>Amanda's&nbsp;post about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.notaballerina.com/2015/06/meeting-the-locals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">meeting the locals in Ventspils, Latvia</a></li>
<li>Join&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our Facebook group </a></li>
<li>Tweet @amandakendle</li>
<li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Follow Amanda on Facebook</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.

Episode 59 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about having conversations with locals when you travel. Amanda and her guests share how they do it!