Episode 3 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about staying with locals on your travels and some of the many bonuses that come with meeting local people. It is definitely a different experience to staying in a hotel in the main tourist zone! I start of this episode chatting with Kerstin Pilz about her many experiences staying with locals, such as the time she went to Cuba accidentally alone and ended up being put up by a whole extended family wherever she travelled. I also chat to Linda and Craig Martin who have used Couchsurfing many times with great success, and made lifelong friends as well as having a roof over their heads. Finally, travel writer Tim Leffel has some good tips about staying out in the suburbs to really get a good feel for a place. Links: 
Workaway https://www.workaway.info
Couchsurfing https://www.couchsurfing.com
Airbnb https://www.airbnb.com
WWOOF http://www.wwoof.net
Craig and Linda at Indie Travel Podcast http://indietravelpodcast.com
Craig and Linda at Performance Foundary http://performancefoundry.com
Travelpilz http://travelpilz.com
Tim Leffel http://timleffel.com
5 things my daughter is getting out of living abroad - Tim Leffel https://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/guest-post-5-things-daughter-getting-living-abroad-whether-likes-not.html
Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/03

<div>Episode 3 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about staying with locals on your travels and some of the many bonuses that come with meeting local people. It is definitely a different experience to staying in a hotel in the main tourist zone!</div>
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<div>I start of this episode chatting with Kerstin Pilz about her many experiences staying with locals, such as the time she went to Cuba accidentally alone and ended up being put up by a whole extended family wherever she travelled. I also chat to Linda and Craig Martin who have used Couchsurfing many times with great success, and made lifelong friends as well as having a roof over their heads. Finally, travel writer Tim Leffel has some good tips about staying out in the suburbs to really get a good feel for a place.</div>
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<div>Links:&nbsp;</div>
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<li>Workaway <a href="https://www.workaway.info">https://www.workaway.info</a></li>
<li>Couchsurfing <a href="https://www.couchsurfing.com">https://www.couchsurfing.com</a></li>
<li>Airbnb <a href="https://www.airbnb.com">https://www.airbnb.com</a></li>
<li>WWOOF <a href="http://www.wwoof.net">http://www.wwoof.net</a></li>
<li>Craig and Linda at Indie Travel Podcast&nbsp;<a href="http://indietravelpodcast.com/">http://indietravelpodcast.com</a></li>
<li>Craig and Linda at Performance Foundary&nbsp;<a href="http://performancefoundry.com/">http://performancefoundry.com</a></li>
<li>Travelpilz <a href="http://travelpilz.com">http://travelpilz.com</a></li>
<li>Tim Leffel <a href="http://timleffel.com">http://timleffel.com</a></li>
<li>5 things my daughter is getting out of living abroad - Tim Leffel <a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/guest-post-5-things-daughter-getting-living-abroad-whether-likes-not.html">https://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/guest-post-5-things-daughter-getting-living-abroad-whether-likes-not.html</a></li>
<li>Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/03</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>

Whether it's airbnb or couchsurfing, staying local gives a whole new dimension to your travels. In this episode Amanda chats with guests about how well (or not so well) a local stay can go.