Hello, and welcome to my latest solo episode; this week is a simple favour. Below is a Google Form, which takes 5 minutes to complete, and I would love you guys to fill it out, please. I am looking for ideas and information on the type of listeners I have for the Winging It Travel Podcast. This is designed to improve the podcast and provide content that my audience wants. The form has ten questions, and they are all multiple-choice. There is no timestamp on this form, so if you are reading...

Hello, and welcome to number 142. This week, I am joined by Joel David Bond, who has just returned from living in Kurdistan, Iraq, for the last seven years. The FBI/CIA evacuated Joel in October 2023, and we talk about that story but also Joel's love for the country, his life there, what he learned from being in that culture, and the shocking ending to his stint. In COVID, Joel was stranded on a Greek Island that housed hundreds of asylum seekers an hour's bus ride from his resort apartment;...

Hey guys, I have an episode swap this Monday with Wanderlusting Wives, Allie, and Regan, who interviewed me on their podcast. This is the episode in question, and you can hear me talk about some of my trips. Please follow those guys below, as they host a great podcast!  Have you ever wondered what it's like to travel to another country and go camping? Well, James shares about his experiences camping in the Middle East. He also gives us his best tips about traveling through Jordan and...

Hello, and welcome to number 141. this week, I am joined by super traveller and author Karen Gershowitz. Karen has travelled to around 100 countries spanning seven decades, starting with living in London during the Swinging Sixties. So, of course, I asked her about London in the late 60s and early 70s, and then I asked about her adventures in Japan, Venezuela, the Galapagos Islands, Tibet, and Myanmar. Karen has released two books, Travel Mania and Wanderlust, filled with amazing stories from...

Hello, and welcome to my latest solo episode; this week, we delve into some interesting travel news about visitor fees, Portugal, Jamaica and China. By voting on my Instagram, I share my horrific accommodation story when we got stranded in Vanuatu a few years back. Then I finish off the episode with my top ten favourite dishes from year-long trip in 2023. Be inspired! Timestamps 01:03 - Travel News 02:00 - Emerging European Destination Award Winner  03:55 - China Visa-Free Country...

Hello, and welcome to number 140 and this week, Dave Herring joins me for a chat about his creative projetcs enabling him to live his best life through travel. Dave loves the West Coast of the USA and is based in the Bay Area in California. He routinely goes on the road to work as a creative either by being a director, photographer, videographer, writer or musician. Dave spells out the importancy of being a creative and how that can fuel your life for the better. He loves building a community...

Hello, and welcome to my latest solo episode, where I give you ten lessons learnt from my year-long trip in 2023. I talk about Lynx Air's Liquidation, Wego's new partnership with the Maltese Tourism Board + some interesting information about the Turks and Caicos. Timestamps 01:04 - Lynx Air Liquidation 04:04 - Wego Partnership With Malta's Tourism Board 05:01 - Turks + Caicos 07:00 - Top 10 Lessons Learnt From My 2023 Trip 20:20 - Outro Website -...

Hello, and welcome to number 139! Today, I am joined by Harry Mitsidis, who has travelled to every UN country in the world...twice. Harry also runs the NomadMania community, a hub where every traveller can track their travels down to very little detail. In this bumper episode, we discuss Harry's introduction to the world of travel, how he is still finding his place in the world, how he completed every UN country by the age of 36, the funny coincidence with Equatorial Guinea, why Naura is one...

Hello and welcome to this new format for my solo episodes in 2024, a much more structured concept covering travel news, travel stories, and guest reactions, did you know?/travel facts, brand updates, audience questions, and a travel joke. In this episode, I cover the LGTBQ+ tour group called Inclusive Morocco, Italy's overtourism measures, Japan's new digital nomad visa coming in March, a travel story of me winning a singing/dance competition in Fiji, my reaction to guest Matthew Baxter,...

Hello, and welcome to number 138! Today, I am joined by Matthew Baxter, who has written the book series 'Super Cheap,' we talk about his latest release, Tokyo Outdoors, and living in Japan. Matthew has completed work visas in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Japan but has decided Japan is the home for him. We cover various topics such as the non-tourist local areas to take a walk, what not to say when speaking to Japanese people, the best food, Japanese culture, how Japan is an introvert's...

Hello and welcome to this new format for my solo episodes in 2024, a much more structured concept covering travel news, travel stories, guest reactions, did you know?/travel facts, brand updates, audience questions, and a travel joke. In this episode, I cover the lowest airfare prices since 2009, Venice's new day-visitor tickets, Setouchi in Japan, my wild camping Oman poo story, facts about Samarkand in Uzbekistan, updates about my new website and how to prepare a trip in Oman....

Hello, and welcome to number 137! Today, I am joined by Tyler Wittkofsky, who now lives full-time on his RV based in the USA. After quitting his corporate job last year, Tyler is now a full-time digital nomad in marketing, writing, podcasting, blogging and content creation. Tyler is a creative force delving into many aspects of the creative spectrum. He has a fascinating story, and he is now embarking on a two-year trip in his RV around the USA before travelling to Canada in 2026. You can...

Hello and welcome to this new format for my solo episodes 2024, a much more structured concept covering travel news, travel stories, guest reactions, did you know?/travel facts, brand updates, audience questions, and a travel joke. A disclaimer in this episode: as I was travelling whilst recording this one, I couldn't use my best microphone, unfortunately, but the sound is good enough for release! In this episode, I cover Kenya's new e-visa process, passport rankings, the places I am...

Hello, and welcome to number 136! Happy 2024, and we are back with our first guest interview of the year! Today, I am speaking to Kayla Ihrig, who has just released her book How To Be A Digital Nomad, and we talk about this book and her digital nomad journey. Kayla has a wealth of knowledge about the digital nomad space, and her book is fantastic. Please click the links below to check out her website and where to buy it. We talk through Kayla's journey from Chicago to moving to Holland....

Hello everyone! I hope you had a fantastic festive period and feel energized to tackle 2024. A massive thank you to everyone who has followed and listened in 2023. One stat (which I didn't mention in the podcast) which surprised me was on my Spotify Podcaster's Wrapped, which said I had 91% new listeners in 2023. This shows we are going in the right direction. I share some facts and figures from 2023 and thank everyone who has followed. For 2024, I want to achieve some significant goals...

Hello, and welcome to number 135! This week, I am joined by Shafik Meghji, an award-winning journalist, travel writer, author, editor, broadcaster + photographer. We both dedicate an entire episode to the fantastic country of Bolivia, which Shafik has written about in his book, Crossed Off The Map: Travels in Bolivia. This is a real deep dive into places to see in Bolivia, some background to the country's history, what it can offer you as a backpacker, and so much more. Shafik has spent a...

Hello, and welcome to number 134! This week, I am joined by Emily Wilson from Pets Around The World, who specializes in providing information on travelling with dogs. Emily has been collating information from around the world on her site (which you can check out below), where people write about their experiences travelling with dogs in different countries. Emily has also added in her experiences too. We talk about the hard-to-travel places for dogs, what paperwork is needed, how expensive...

Hello, and welcome to number 133! This week, I am joined by Jill Bockenstette from Money For Mangos, who lives full-time on a sailboat. Jill talks us through her 6-year plan, which came to fruition this year as Jill and her partner plotted an escape route from the traditional life of 9-5, paying a mortgage and being on land. It was a super interesting chat as we talked about the highs and lows, the costs, the lessons learned, all the practical stuff, and how it affects their dog, too. Of...

Hello, and welcome to the 42nd episode of my trip! Today's episode is the 19th of our road trip across Canada and the USA. When leaving to backpack the world this year, we always intended to return to our campervan in Vancouver and drive to the East Coast in July. This is the seventh and last episode of the USA road trip as we enter the final state of Washington. We left Ocean City and went to Olympic Park before heading to Port Townsend. Then, we jump on the ferry across the mainland to...

Hello, and welcome to number 132! This week, I am joined by Billy Lahr from The Mindful Midlife Crisis Podcast, and we talk about Billy's favourite travel destinations such as Portugal, Japan, South Korea and more! Billy talks us through his life, particularly when he left his career after 20 years to pursue a new life and a life of travel. Billy's podcast concerns mindset and putting actions in place to improve your life; you can check out Billy's content below. This one is an excellent chat...

Hello, and welcome to the 41st episode of my trip! Today's episode is the 18th of our road trip across Canada and the USA. When leaving to backpack the world this year, we always intended to return to our campervan in Vancouver and drive to the East Coast in July. This is the sixth episode of the USA road trip as we leave Harris Beach and go through Oregon. Highway 101 continues to impress with its stunning views from viewpoints off the side of the road. Then we made our way to Cannon...

Hello, and welcome to number 131! This week, I am joined by Kathy Elkind, a writer, walker and eater! Kathy walked the whole length of the GR5 in Europe, which is 1400 miles long, and she has written a book about it, which is what we discuss today. Kathy gives us insight in how to prepare for a trip of this magnitude, why she was doing it, tips on what to pack, her feelings on how she tackled the Alps and much more! Please check out the links to her website and places to buy her book; it is a...

Hello, and welcome to the 40th episode of my trip! Today's episode is the 17th of our road trip across Canada and the USA. When leaving to backpack the world this year, we always intended to return to our campervan in Vancouver and drive to the East Coast in July. This is the fifth episode of the USA road trip as we leave Christmas Valley and head west towards the coast. We get derailed by a forest fire on our journey in this and suffer our first flat tyre of the road trip at 13,000 miles...

Hello and welcome to number 130! This week I am joined by Rebecca Shoval who has joined me this week to talk about coffee and travel. Rebecca is a volunteer at Not Just Tourists which delivers medical supplies to people who can not afford them. The idea is that anyone travelling to pretty much anywhere in the world can offer to carry an extra suitcase with medical supplies and then deliver to the contact on the other side. It is an amazing project doing awesome work. Check them out below! In...

Hello and welcome to the 39th episode of my trip! Today's episode is the 16th one of our road trip across Canada and the USA. When leaving to backpack the world this year, we always intended to return to our campervan in Vancouver and drive to the East Coast in July. This is the fourth episode of the USA road trip as we make our way through South Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho. We had some recommendations to visit Deadwood and Devil's Tower on our way to Yellowstone so we did! We approached...