Episode 7 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about making unexpected friendships when you travel. Getting to know local people is one of my favourite parts of travelling, and my two guests have had some great experiences doing just that in various parts of the world.

First up is Bethaney Davies from Flashpacker Family, who has two really interesting stories to tell about friendships she established with local people in Vietnam and Myanmar. Her tale of meeting the monk in Myanmar (who, yes, is on Facebook) is one of my favourite stories ever!

My second guest is Jeff Sandquist of the Intentionally Wandering podcast. He tells of how his experiences couchsurfing on his solo road trip around the United States helped him make two new friends who he’s still in touch with. Links:
Bethaney at Flashpacker Family http://flashpackerfamily.com
Jeff at Intentionally Wandering http://www.intentionallywandering.com
Jeff’s Intentionally Wandering podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/intentionally-wandering/id1002563000?mt=2
Couchsurfing (try it yourself!) https://www.couchsurfing.com
My story of meeting Mohammed in Egypt http://www.notaballerina.com/2012/05/two-egyptians-and-my-privilege-to.html
Can you help me find my friend Yuko? http://www.notaballerina.com/2013/03/where-is-yuko-long-lost-japanese-friend.html
Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/07 

<div>Episode 7 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about making unexpected friendships when you travel. Getting to know local people is one of my favourite parts of travelling, and my two guests have had some great experiences doing just that in various parts of the world.<br><br>First up is Bethaney Davies from Flashpacker Family, who has two really interesting stories to tell about friendships she established with local people in Vietnam and Myanmar. Her tale of meeting the monk in Myanmar (who, yes, is on Facebook) is one of my favourite stories ever!<br><br></div>
<div>My second guest is Jeff Sandquist of the Intentionally Wandering podcast. He tells of how his experiences couchsurfing on his solo road trip around the United States helped him make two new friends who he&rsquo;s still in touch with.</div>
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<div>Links:</div>
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<li>Bethaney at Flashpacker Family <a href="http://flashpackerfamily.com">http://flashpackerfamily.com</a></li>
<li>Jeff at Intentionally Wandering <a href="http://www.intentionallywandering.com">http://www.intentionallywandering.com</a></li>
<li>Jeff&rsquo;s Intentionally Wandering podcast on iTunes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/intentionally-wandering/id1002563000?mt=2">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/intentionally-wandering/id1002563000?mt=2</a></li>
<li>Couchsurfing (try it yourself!) <a href="https://www.couchsurfing.com">https://www.couchsurfing.com</a></li>
<li>My story of meeting Mohammed in Egypt <a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2012/05/two-egyptians-and-my-privilege-to.html">http://www.notaballerina.com/2012/05/two-egyptians-and-my-privilege-to.html</a></li>
<li>Can you help me find my friend Yuko?&nbsp;<a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2013/03/where-is-yuko-long-lost-japanese-friend.html">http://www.notaballerina.com/2013/03/where-is-yuko-long-lost-japanese-friend.html</a></li>
<li>Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/07&nbsp;</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>

Amanda talks to two travellers about the unexpected friendships they've made while travelling.