Good podcast? Give it some love!
Laura Sanders
The True Travel PodcastEpisodes
Laura Sanders
The True Travel Podcast
Good podcast? Give it some love!
Rate Podcast
Episodes of The True Travel Podcast
Mark All
Search Episodes...
American travel journalist and editor Nikki Vargas joins Laura to talk about her new memoir - Call You When I Land - in which she bares all - love, lust (and wanderlust)... and a murder mystery.Laura catches Nikki in the throws of her book tour
The podcast's very own host, British journalist and travel writer, Laura Sanders, documents her journey through Peru with small group tour specialists G Adventures. South America's third-largest country, Peru is a land of deserts, glaciers, lak
Hot off the back of a tense finale of Race Across the World season 3, the winners talk to Laura about their experience, what they've been up to since and where they're off to next.Buzzsprout is the #1 podcast hosting platform and made launching
As we approach the new year, Laura asks Skyscanner's Travel Trends Expert, Laura Lindsay, about what and where is up and coming in 2023 - so you can get in there ahead of the crowds.According to Laura, we're more determined than ever to travel
The True Travel Podcast: Travel Guides takes you on a journey to an exciting destination, sometimes with the help of a guest expert.In this first Travel Guides episode, award-winning travel journalist and author Tharik Hussain (S4,E4) joins Lau
Travel journalist Oli Smith joins Laura to talk about the world's abandoned wonders, as detailed in his new book, Atlas of Abandoned Places.During the episode, Oli talks about some of the destinations which feature in the book - many of which h
Tharik Hussain is a British-Muslim travel writer and author who’s been travelling in search of Europe's native Muslim communities. Tharik released his book Minarets in the Mountains: A Journey into Muslim Europe in July which is all about his
James Willcox is the co-founder of Untamed Borders which creates bespoke tours in places such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, among other unconventional destinations.During this episode, James tells us the story behind Untamed Borders and ho
Mary Novakovich is a British travel journalist specialising in Croatia and the Balkans. Both her parents are originally from Croatia, which at the time of their births was part of Yugoslavia. Mary’s memoir, My Family and Other Enemies: Life and
Jess Vincent started writing about travel a few years ago when she went backpacking in South America. It wasn’t long before she scored commissions with the big names and won awards for her words. Jess has covered South America extensively, pen
May 29th marked International Everest Day and so joining Laura this week is The Telegraph’s Lucy Aspden who recently completed Basecamp Everest. Leading her up the mountain was the son of Sherpa Tenzing, one of the first two men to summit Evere
Cheryl B Engelhardt is a marine biologist turned bestselling New Age artist and composer from New York. She holds the unofficial title of being the first person to make an entire album on a cross-country train in the USA.What started as a cheap
Kate Wickers is a travel journalist and author whose debut book - Shape of a Boy - is a memoir about travelling with her husband and three sons from Borneo to Cambodia, Mexico to Thailand, and everywhere in between.Each chapter of her book is a
If you think that travelling sustainably means spending more money or going to some far-flung place to plant trees, think again. Sustainable travel journalist Richard Hammond from the Green Traveller explains how any holiday can be made more pl
This week, we’re heading to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco to hear from Alice Morrison, a British author, adventurer and self-proclaimed 'Indiana Jones for girls.' She moved to Morocco eight years ago and now speaks Arabic.Alice tells us of her
Author and journalist Pip Stewart completed a world-first expedition through the depths of the Amazon jungle in 2018. She followed the Essequibo River in Guyana from source to sea, taking three months in total. Pip hiked, kayaked and hacked he
Once a frequent flyer and jetting off to Europe most weekends, editor at The Independent Travel, Helen Coffey, quit flying for a year in 2020. She's now written a book about her flight-free adventures and the impact of the aviation industry on
Kicking off season three with Laura is Carmen Roberts, presenter on the BBC's The Travel Show, who takes us behind the cameras on some of her most memorable assignments.Born in Singapore, Carmen has since lived in Australia, Japan and the UK an
Guidebook writer Rebecca Hall talks all things Greece as she sits down with Laura to discuss her travel writing career and some of the hidden gems she's discovered in the country she now calls home.Originally from London, Rebecca has traveled a
Travelling artist Natasha Cross, who’s originally from London, has been making her way up through South America; painting, volunteering and teaching as she goes. She’s currently in Bolivia, a country which stole her heart and stopped her in her
American photojournalist Adam Schluter travelled to Europe with less than $50 to his name and just one night in an Airbnb and took a huge chance with an idea for a photography project. Luckily for him, a travel company liked it and agreed to sp
Travel journalist and author, Shafik Megji, talks backpacking across India and South America, writing travel guide books, the countries he wouldn't write about for ethical reasons and so much more. Have you ever picked up your hefty Lonely Plan
This week, Laura speaks to travel journalist Simon Parker about his world cycling expeditions and his exciting career so far. In 2016, he cycled and sailed from China to London for a documentary. That was his biggest challenge until lockdown i
What it's like being a solo female backpacker from India in Latin America, scares and scams at the borders, travelling in India (which is more like a continent rather than a country), and living in the experimental community of Auroville with
Tom Chesshyre joins Laura to discuss some of the highlights of his 25-year career as a travel journalist as he releases his tenth book. Tom started out as a sports journalist before realising he wasn't particularly excited by reporting on footb
Join Podchaser to...
- Rate podcasts and episodes
- Follow podcasts and creators
- Create podcast and episode lists
- & much more
Unlock more with Podchaser Pro
- Audience Insights
- Contact Information
- Demographics
- Charts
- Sponsor History
- and More!
- Account
- Register
- Log In
- Find Friends
- Resources
- Help Center
- Blog
- API
Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More
- © 2024 Podchaser, Inc.
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
- Contact Us