Podcast

Most conversations on the Travel Writing Podcast look, in one way or another, at the professional world of writing, travel, and publication. But not everything worth writing is meant to …

In his late thirties, burned out from 18 years in the corporate world, Phil Thomas was given a chance to walk away and start again. He had always dreamed of …

As a 20-something travel scrabbling together an existence in the youth hostels of Istanbul and Berlin, Charly Wilder began writing. A cold email led to a blogging role at the …

When a volunteering offer took Jonty Crane and his wife to Timor-Leste, one of the least visited countries in the world, they had no idea what to expect. What they …

Simply trying to get your head around Natascha Scott-Stokes’ incredible biography can make your head spin. In 1989, she became the first woman to navigate the length of the Amazon …

Many sit in cubicles every day and dream of abandoning the office, the politics, the metrics, and the madness and embarking on a life of creative freedom and fulfilment. Few …

If you travel when you’re young and fall in love with the thrill and freedom of the road, a choice eventually arises. Do you abandon the traditional milestones of success …

Sixty-five years ago, overseas travel was a rare thing even for relatively well-off people in Britain. Currency controls meant it was illegal to take more than £50 abroad. Strict pricing …

The three words are scrawled everywhere; on walls, banners, and even on the side of Barcelona’s rubbish bins. It’s easy to dismiss them as the word of isolated cranks. But …