Loathe tours? Amanda knows many thoughtful travellers recoil at the thought of a month-long bus tour of Europe, but there is a time and place for shorter, smaller tours and that’s the topic of Episode 47 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast.

First up, novelist Natasha Lester tells tales of the amazing private tours she took through Paris, helping her to research the history of fashion in a way that Google could never do. Another Australian novelist, Rachael Johns, then chats with Amanda about the pros and cons of taking small tours - and gives some great examples of being a tourist in your own town too by joining some local tourist guide experiences.

Finally, Emma Mann talks with Amanda about how she’s leaning more towards joining small group tours when she travels solo, largely because it’s a great way to meet some like-minded fellow travellers, and Amanda is all for that!

Links:
Natasha Lester’s website - http://www.natashalester.com.au/
Natasha’s novel A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald - http://amzn.to/2kpLuVt
Natasha’s new novel Her Mother's Secret - http://amzn.to/2ljAPux
Rachael Johns’ website - http://www.rachaeljohns.com/
Rachael’s recent novel The Patterson Girls - http://amzn.to/2nqAbKl
Emma Mann at The Vagabond Feminist  http://thevagabondfeminist.wordpress.com/
Emma’s Flying Foodie blog - https://flyingfoodieadventures.com
Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Tweet me @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina   
Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/47

Loathe tours? Amanda knows many thoughtful travellers recoil at the thought of a month-long bus tour of Europe, but there is a time and place for shorter, smaller tours and that&rsquo;s the topic of Episode 47 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast.
First up, novelist Natasha Lester tells tales of the amazing private tours she took through Paris, helping her to research the history of fashion in a way that Google could never do. Another Australian novelist, Rachael Johns, then chats with Amanda about the pros and cons of taking small tours - and gives some great examples of being a tourist in your own town too by joining some local tourist guide experiences.
Finally, Emma Mann talks with Amanda about how she&rsquo;s leaning more towards joining small group tours when she travels solo, largely because it&rsquo;s a great way to meet some like-minded fellow travellers, and Amanda is all for that!
Links:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Natasha Lester&rsquo;s website - <a href="http://www.natashalester.com.au/">http://www.natashalester.com.au/</a></li>
<li class="p1">Natasha&rsquo;s novel A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald - <a href="http://amzn.to/2kpLuVt">http://amzn.to/2kpLuVt</a></li>
<li class="p1">Natasha&rsquo;s new novel Her Mother's Secret - <a href="http://amzn.to/2ljAPux">http://amzn.to/2ljAPux</a></li>
<li class="p1">Rachael Johns&rsquo; website - <a href="http://www.rachaeljohns.com/">http://www.rachaeljohns.com/</a></li>
<li class="p1">Rachael&rsquo;s recent novel The Patterson Girls - <a href="http://amzn.to/2nqAbKl">http://amzn.to/2nqAbKl</a></li>
<li class="p1">Emma Mann at The Vagabond Feminist&nbsp; <a href="http://thevagabondfeminist.wordpress.com/">http://thevagabondfeminist.wordpress.com/</a></li>
<li class="p1">Emma&rsquo;s Flying Foodie blog - <a href="https://flyingfoodieadventures.com/">https://flyingfoodieadventures.com</a></li>
<li class="p4">Join our Facebook group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li>
<li class="p4">Tweet me @amandakendle</li>
<li class="p4">Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li class="p4">Follow me on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li class="p4">Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/47">http://notaballerina.com/47</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.

Amanda Kendle chats with other Thoughtful Travellers about the power of (short) travel tours. First up she chats to Natasha Lester, next Rachel Johns, and finally Emma Mann.