Recently Amanda has started asking her guests about their craziest travel moments, but really, what she's looking for is those particularly memorable experiences that stick with you forever - the kind of stories you tell over and over. The three guests in this episode all have fascinating stories to tell of memorable things which happened to them in various spots across the world. First up is Jeff Ryan, author of the new book Appalachian Odyssey: A 28 Year Hike on America’s Trail. Jeff had a particularly interesting mishap on the trail involving a porcupine. Amanda then speaks with Diana Edelman of D Travels Round about one of those slightly-scary-at-the time, but ultimately life-affirming moments while travelling where you actually end up in completely the wrong place - in this case somewhere in Croatia ... Finally, Tom Parson of The Lego Backpacker reminisces about his experiences on the grand railways of Russia. Tom took the Trans-Mongolian route while Amanda has taken the Trans-Siberian, but they both got to meet some fascinating Russians. Links:
Jeff Ryan’s author website -  http://www.jeffryanauthor.com/
Jeff’s book, Appalachian Odyssey -  http://amzn.to/2bB9o8u
Diana Edelman at D Travels Round - http://dtravelsround.com
Diana’s new site, Vegans Baby - http://vegansbaby.com
Tom Parson of The Lego Backpacker on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelegobackpacker/
Lego Backpacker website coming soon - https://thelegobackpacker.com
Tweet @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Chat on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina
Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/22
 

<div>Recently Amanda has started asking her&nbsp;guests about their craziest travel moments, but really, what she's looking for is&nbsp;those particularly memorable experiences that stick with you forever - the kind of stories you tell over and over. The three guests in this episode all have fascinating stories to tell of memorable things which happened to them in various spots across the world.</div>
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<div>First up is Jeff Ryan, author of the new book Appalachian Odyssey: A 28 Year Hike on America&rsquo;s Trail. Jeff had a particularly interesting mishap on the trail involving a porcupine.</div>
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<div>Amanda then speaks with Diana Edelman of D Travels Round about one of those slightly-scary-at-the time, but ultimately life-affirming moments while travelling where you actually end up in completely the wrong place - in this case somewhere in Croatia ...</div>
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<div>Finally, Tom Parson of The Lego Backpacker reminisces about his experiences on the grand railways of Russia. Tom took the Trans-Mongolian route while Amanda has taken the Trans-Siberian, but they&nbsp;both got to meet some fascinating Russians.</div>
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<div>Links:</div>
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<li>Jeff Ryan&rsquo;s author website -&nbsp; <u><a href="http://www.jeffryanauthor.com/">http://www.jeffryanauthor.com/</a></u></li>
<li>Jeff&rsquo;s book, Appalachian Odyssey -&nbsp; <a href="http://amzn.to/2bB9o8u">http://amzn.to/2bB9o8u</a></li>
<li>Diana Edelman at D Travels Round - <a href="http://dtravelsround.com">http://dtravelsround.com</a></li>
<li>Diana&rsquo;s new site, Vegans Baby - <a href="http://vegansbaby.com">http://vegansbaby.com</a></li>
<li>Tom Parson of The Lego Backpacker on Instagram - <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelegobackpacker/">https://www.instagram.com/thelegobackpacker/</a></u></li>
<li>Lego Backpacker website coming soon -&nbsp;<u><a href="https://thelegobackpacker.com">https://thelegobackpacker.com</a></u></li>
<li>Tweet @amandakendle</li>
<li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li>Chat on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina" shape="rect">http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li>
<li>Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/22</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.

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>

Hungry porcupines, Russian artists and Croatian villages feature in today's fun episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast