It's time for another round-figure episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, and Amanda is celebrating Episode 30 with a random mix of chats with some of her favourite travellers. What do they have in common? They're all talking about topics which start with L and have four letters! That's good enough for Amanda!

First up, she returns to the story of Martin Bailey, who moved to Japan pretty much on a whim 25 years ago to work in a lace factory. This move completely changed the trajectory of this life – but it also impressively helped him to become bilingual, thanks to a lot of hard work and determination on his part.

Next, at the special request of Amanda's six-year-old son, she digs behind the scenes of the Lego Backpacker by finding out more about how Tom Parsons takes very cool pictures of his Lego minifigures at famous destinations around the world.

Finally, Amanda chats with Lola Akinmade-Akerstrom about transitions when moving from place to place (having moved from Nigeria to the United States and then on to Sweden, she has plenty of experience) and about the curiosity which unites travellers.

Links:
Martin Bailey
Martin’s photography tours and workshops
Tom Parson of The Lego Backpacker on Instagram
Lego Backpacker website coming soon
Bored Panda collection of the Lego Backpacker
Lola Akinmade-Akerstrom at her site Geotraveler’s Niche
Ellen Barone’s post, mentioned by Lola - Where Would You Go If You Only Had a Few Weeks to Live? 
Ep 26 How to be Bilingual, with the start of Martin’s story
Tweet me @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Chat on Facebook

It's time for another round-figure episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, and Amanda is celebrating Episode 30 with a random mix of chats with some of her favourite travellers. What do they have in common? They're all talking about topics which start with L and have four letters! That's good enough for Amanda!
First up, she returns to the story of Martin Bailey, who moved to Japan pretty much on a whim 25 years ago to work in a lace factory. This move completely changed the trajectory of this life &ndash; but it also impressively helped him to become bilingual, thanks to a lot of hard work and determination on his part.
Next, at the special request of Amanda's six-year-old son, she digs behind the scenes of the Lego Backpacker by finding out more about how Tom Parsons takes very cool pictures of his Lego minifigures at famous destinations around the world.
Finally, Amanda chats with Lola Akinmade-Akerstrom about transitions when moving from place to place (having moved from Nigeria to the United States and then on to Sweden, she has plenty of experience) and about the curiosity which unites travellers.
Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com">Martin Bailey</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/workshops">Martin&rsquo;s photography tours and workshops</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelegobackpacker/">Tom Parson of The Lego Backpacker on Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thelegobackpacker.com">Lego Backpacker website coming soon</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/the-lego-backpacker-taking-on-the-world/">Bored Panda collection of the Lego Backpacker</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lolaakinmade.com/">Lola Akinmade-Akerstrom at her site Geotraveler&rsquo;s Niche</a></li>
<li>Ellen Barone&rsquo;s post, mentioned by Lola - <a href="http://ellenbarone.com/the-internal-traveler/where-would-you-go-if-you-only-had-a-few-weeks-to-live.html">Where Would You Go If You Only Had a Few Weeks to Live?&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/26">Ep 26 How to be Bilingual,</a> with the start of Martin&rsquo;s story</li>
<li>Tweet me <a href="twitter.com/amandakendle">@amandakendle</a></li>
<li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li>Chat on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina">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.

In Episode 30,  Amanda returns to Martin Bailey's story about moving to Japan and becoming bilingual, catches up with the Lego Backpacker, and chats to  Lola Akinmade-Akerstrom about transitions.