Where does wanderlust come from? It’s a question that’s intrigued Amanda ever since she discovered that some people don’t like travelling, others love it despite their parents never mentioning it, and others still (like Amanda) have been led to a life of travel by their parents’ example.

In Episode 17 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast Amanda talks to three travel lovers who have had their wanderlust sparked by very different things. For Bethaney Davies of Flashpacker Family, it was a childhood babysitter who started it all - after which she became a teenage Lonely Planet addict!

The next guest on this episode is Diane Bortoletto of Travelletto, who was somewhat influenced by her parents - although she didn’t take her first overseas trip until the age of 24. Lastly Amanda speaks to Ava of My Meena Life who is a really interesting guest because her wanderlust has only hit her recently - but it’s hit her hard!

Links:  
Bethaney at Flashpacker Family: http://flashpackerfamily.com
Dianne Bortoletto of Travelletto: http://travelletto.com
Ava Meena of My Meena Life: mymeenalife.com
Travel genetics on Not A Ballerina: http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/travel-genetics-parents-influence-love-travel.html
Tweet me @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Chat on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina
Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/17

Where does wanderlust come from? It&rsquo;s a question that&rsquo;s intrigued Amanda ever since she discovered that some people don&rsquo;t like travelling, others love it despite their parents never mentioning it, and others still (like Amanda) have been led to a life of travel by their parents&rsquo; example.
In Episode 17 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast Amanda talks to three travel lovers who have had their wanderlust sparked by very different things. For Bethaney Davies of Flashpacker Family, it was a childhood babysitter who started it all - after which she&nbsp;became a teenage Lonely Planet addict!
The next guest on this episode is Diane Bortoletto of Travelletto, who was somewhat influenced by her parents - although she didn&rsquo;t take her first overseas trip until the age of 24. Lastly Amanda speaks to Ava of My Meena Life who is a really interesting guest because her wanderlust has only hit her recently - but it&rsquo;s hit her hard!
Links: &nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Bethaney at Flashpacker Family:&nbsp;<a href="http://flashpackerfamily.com/">http://flashpackerfamily.com</a></li>
<li>Dianne Bortoletto of Travelletto:&nbsp;<a href="http://travelletto.com/">http://travelletto.com</a></li>
<li>Ava Meena of My Meena Life:&nbsp;<a href="http://mymeenalife.com/">mymeenalife.com</a></li>
<li>Travel genetics on Not A Ballerina:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/travel-genetics-parents-influence-love-travel.html">http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/travel-genetics-parents-influence-love-travel.html</a></li>
<li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li>
<li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li>Chat on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina">http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li>
<li>Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/17</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.

Where does wanderlust come from? This week Amanda talks to three travellers about the heart of their love of travel.