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June 11th - Cascais, Estoril and Sintra – all worth adding to a trip to Lisbon
I’m on something of a personal campaign to persuade more people to add a day or two to their trip to visit one of my favourite Portuguese locations –…
11 months ago
June 10th - UK to Germany and Switzerland by direct train – but not this decade
Eurostar promises a new Golden Age of rail with new direct links from London to Frankfurt and Geneva, as I've been hearing from the cross-Channel tra…
11 months ago
June 9th - Remote medicine training
I'm talking to Lloyd Figgins of Travel Risk & Incident Prevention about a course designed for adventurers.
This podcast is free, as is Independent Tra…
11 months ago
June 6th - Vilnius: the intriguing capital of Lithuania, formerly part of the Soviet Union
I'm back in the USSR – or at least what was a small part of that vast and brutal empire.
Today, Lithuania is a modern, democratic nation and a member…
11 months, 1 week ago
June 5th - Expedition cruising: what does it involve?
Today I'm talking to Martin Johnson, chair of the Expedition Cruise Network, about the ships that take travellers to the ends of the world.
This podca…
11 months, 1 week ago
June 4th - Staying safe on your holidays – and the allure of Venezuela
I really enjoyed talking to Christine Shacklady, Managing Director of the TRIP Group – Travel Risk & Incident Prevention. She began with some top saf…
11 months, 1 week ago
June 3rd - Travel Desk Tuesday: reflections on Sweden from Natalie Wilson
My excellent colleague, Natalie Wilson, has just returned from a short but intensive exploration of Sweden with Intrepid, and talks about the food, d…
11 months, 1 week ago
June 2nd - Arvinda Bahal, world traveller, shares his philosophy
My friend Arvi has just returned from Uzbekistan, and – aged 80, having visited every country in the world, is now planning his next adventure. After…
11 months, 1 week ago
May 30th - Would you go on a Political Tour – or is the news quite bad enough for you without spoiling a holiday?
I'm talking to Nicholas Wood, director of Political Tours, who organises trips to various frontlines around the world. The 2026 offering has just bee…
11 months, 1 week ago
May 29th - Heathrow: what went wrong on 21 March when the UK's busiest airport closed down due a power outage?
I have been talking to Ruth Kelly, author of the review into the shutdown of Heathrow airport on 21 March, following a fire at the North Hyde electri…
11 months, 2 weeks ago