Travel can be life changing in many ways and the guests in Episode 63 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast are proof of that. To start off, Amanda chats with Penny Wincer who made what Amanda sees as a huge decision to spend a year volunteering in Thailand at the age of just 18. She definitely learnt a lot and it set the tone for how she’s approached travel - and many aspects of life - ever since. 

Next up Amanda chats with Becky Livingston, who made a similarly huge decision to spend a year in Australia on a teaching exchange, with life-altering consequences. And finally, Amanda talks to Cassandra Le about her decision during college that travel was a priority and how the volunteer trip she took to Ecuador changed the path of her life after college.   

Links: 

Penny’s website Apples and Optimists - http://www.applesandoptimists.com

Penny on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennywincer 

Becky’s Facebook community Joyful Mourning - https://www.facebook.com/joyfulmourning101/  

Becky’s website - http://blivingrock.com  

Cassandra’s blog, The Quirky Pineapple -  http://www.thequirkypineapple.com  

Cassandra on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tqpineapple/   

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/63 

Travel can be life changing in many ways and the guests in Episode 63 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast are proof of that. To start off, Amanda chats with Penny Wincer who made what Amanda sees as a huge decision to spend a year volunteering in Thailand at the age of just 18. She definitely learnt a lot and it set the tone for how she&rsquo;s approached travel - and many aspects of life - ever since.&nbsp;
Next up Amanda chats with Becky Livingston, who made a similarly huge decision to spend a year in Australia on a teaching exchange, with life-altering consequences. And finally, Amanda talks to Cassandra Le about her decision during college that travel was a priority and how the volunteer trip she took to Ecuador changed the path of her life after college.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Links:&nbsp;
Penny&rsquo;s website Apples and Optimists - <a href="http://www.applesandoptimists.com">http://www.applesandoptimists.com</a>
Penny on Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pennywincer">https://www.instagram.com/pennywincer</a>&nbsp;
Becky&rsquo;s Facebook community Joyful Mourning -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/joyfulmourning101/&nbsp;">https://www.facebook.com/joyfulmourning101/&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;
Becky&rsquo;s website -&nbsp;<a href="http://blivingrock.com">http://blivingrock.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cassandra&rsquo;s blog, The Quirky Pineapple - &nbsp;<a href="http://www.thequirkypineapple.com">http://www.thequirkypineapple.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cassandra on Instagram -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tqpineapple/">https://www.instagram.com/tqpineapple/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Join our Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a>&nbsp;
Tweet me @amandakendle&nbsp;
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod&nbsp;
Follow me on Facebook at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina">https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a>   &nbsp;
Show notes:&nbsp;<a href="http://notaballerina.com/63">http://notaballerina.com/63</a>&nbsp;

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 this episode, Amanda Kendle chats to Penny Wincer, Becky Livingston, and Casandra Le about the ways in which travel has changed their lives.