Low Season Traveller Insider Guides

The official Low Season Traveller podcast where each week we learn more about what the tourism experience is like during each destination's low season. And who better to learn from than the very people responsible for promoting tourism in each destination and the locals who can advise us of the "hidden gems" we shouldn't miss. The podcast was created by Ged Brown, Founder of LowSeason Traveller, the world's first travel website entirely dedicated to inspiring travellers to visit the worldwide destinations during their lower seasons.

Discovering Girona: A Hidden Gem in Spain's Low Season 11/08/2024

Low Season Local's Guide to Vietnam 04/05/2024

Low Season Paris 11/25/2023

9 Days of Massage in Goa 10/21/2023

Ryan Maley: Cambodia, Ethiopia, Madrid, Barbados and Sifnos 10/10/2023

Sonal Uberoi - Wellness & Low Season Travel 07/29/2023

Safarious - Meaningful Safari Experiences 07/09/2023

Safarious - Meaningful Safari Experiences Today we’re heading over to Cape Town to join our good friend and legendary safari guide, Warren Pearson, to learn more about a new venture which Warren and his friends have created called . Designing and guiding meticulously crafted journeys to wilderness areas across Africa and beyond and creating extraordinary experiences in extraordinary places, Warren and the team believe that being entrusted with a safari is an honour and a profound responsibility – to both their guests and the natural world into which they venture together. harnesses over eight decades of collective guiding experience and industry relationships to create meaningful travel experiences, benefiting local communities, wildlife and conservation initiatives as much as it enriches the traveller. With this in mind, Warren strives for the adventures they create to be an authentic, layered experience matching the individuality of their clients with the magic of the wild to ultimately foster a deeper connection with nature. Having recently returned from Kenya where I had no guide to assist me, I certainly intend to be a Safarious client in the future. If you haven’t caught them yet, Warren and Rou did an amazing series of videos for us on a host of African destinations during their low season months and you can find them on the “” section of . And you can learn more about Safarious by visiting If you are considering a safari in Africa any time soon, you should absolutely reach out to Warren as he is genuinely the most knowledgeable person I know and he is super passionate about the low season experience too. But That’s our show for this week. Thanks as always, for your company, and if you enjoyed this podcast, please do leave us a positive rating and review on your podcast app and also don’t forget to follow us on , and to be the first to hear our latest low season stories, articles and guides. Have a great week wherever you are and remember that travel is always better and fairer for the planet, the local communities and you the travellers, when it’s without the crowds… /episode/index/show/lowseasontraveller/id/27386838

Low Season Safari, Tsavo, Kenya and a Baboon Close Call! 06/26/2023

Experience The Exotic in Dubai 05/28/2023

Taj Mahal - Your Oasis In Delhi 05/21/2023

Taj Mahal - Your Oasis In Delhi Today we head back over to India where I spent some time recently learning more about what the low season experience is like in the heat of the North Indian summer. Last week we featured the fabulous Rambagh Palace in Jaipur and this week we are in arguably one of the finest hotels in Delhi, The Taj Mahal. I’ve had the pleasure of staying in this property many times over the years and I came to think of it as my home in Delhi. The attentiveness of the staff is second to none and I was always amazed how they all remembered my name even if I hadn’t visited for 2 or 3 years! The Taj Mahal is perfectly located in the heart of Delhi and whilst it has always attracted a good business clientele, it is fair to say it never really got the tourism market in the past. Well, after an extensive renovation during the covid years, the Taj Mahal is back open and is now absolutely perfect for tourists eager to experience the best of Delhi in a truly classic and iconic property. After a tour of the hotel, I sat down with the General Manager, Mr Satyajeet Krishnan to learn more about the property and some of the new initiatives which they have been implementing recently to further enhance the guest experience. And you can learn more about this fabulous property by visiting If you are planning to visit Delhi during the low season summer season, you will be hard pushed to find a finer property with a more welcoming team than the Taj Mahal. And I can confirm that the new pool and spa are absolutely amazing! Next week, we head over to Dubai to stay in one of the newest Taj properties, The Taj Exotica Resort and Spa on The Palm, where we met the team and found an outstanding property in every way. But That’s our show for this week. Thanks as always, for your company, and if you enjoyed this podcast, please do leave us a positive rating and review on your podcast app and also don’t forget to follow us on , and to be the first to hear our latest low season stories, articles and guides. /episode/index/show/lowseasontraveller/id/26864718

Taj Rambagh Palace - India's Finest Hotel? 05/15/2023

What Makes A Green Hotel? 04/01/2023

Local Guides and Orangutans 03/25/2023

Local Guides and Orangutans Today we’re heading over to Borneo to join Nikki as she travels the world during the low seasons. Orangutans are one of the three species of great ape and - along with gorillas and chimpanzees - our closest cousins. Their plight is such that the estimates that at current rates they will be extinct in 50 years; pressures from illegal logging and the palm oil industry being their greatest threats. Despite that, one place where you are almost guaranteed to see them in the wild is Indonesian Borneo - also known as Kalimantan. As ever, tourism provides a vital role in saving these remarkable creatures by both protecting their environment and providing alternative sources of income for local people. Former BBC journalist, Nikki Morrison, has been travelling the world during the low seasons for us and a highlight of her trip so far has been a four day river cruise with the eco-tourism organisation, Local Guides: It does what it says on the tin, cutting out the middle man and putting you the traveller in direct contact with a community of local experts who promote responsible travel in off-the-beaten-path destinations throughout Indonesia. Guides like Teguh Prakoso, who Nikki spoke to as their journey drew to a close on what also transpired to be his 27th birthday! And you can learn more about by visiting and you can also find out what they’re up to over on Instagram at Nikki tells us that the High Season is June July August and September, so the low season is effectively the rest of the year from October through to May. At peak times before the pandemic there could be as many as 100 people at a feeding station to see the orangutans. The number of klotok (boats) working the river has halved since the pandemic from 100 to 50 so again there's urgent need to support Borneo tourism regardless of season. But That’s our show for this week. Thanks as always, for your company, and if you enjoyed this podcast, please do leave us a positive rating and review on your podcast app and also don’t forget to follow us on , and to be the first to hear our latest low season stories, articles and guides. Have a great week wherever you are and remember that travel is always better and fairer for the planet, the local communities and you the travellers, when it’s without the crowds… /episode/index/show/lowseasontraveller/id/26270478

Just Nok! Bangkok Cycle Tours 03/17/2023

Just Nok! Bangkok Cycle Tours For this week’s episode we’re heading back over to Southeast Asia as we catch up with Nikki in Bangkok, Thailand where she meets an incredible woman called Nok. Nok is a rarity, a Thai woman who started her own tourism business and made a great success of it. She comes from humble beginnings, a rural farming community in Isaan where she jokes she never grew because her mum had to go back to working the fields soon after she was born and her grandmother fed her on Carnation as a milk substitute. As a result, she claims that both her younger siblings are much bigger than her! Nevertheless, Nok has made a big impact in her own way. She started as a guide for an internationally owned cycle tour company that is very big across SE Asia, before eventually breaking away to start her own tours with just four bikes. Before the Pandemic, she had grown to have 50 bikes and a team of five guides working for her. However, the pandemic was tough, with little to no financial cushion, she had to return to Isaan to live with her elderly parents. But…now she's back! Nok is a bundle of energy who always goes the extra mile and Low Season Traveller is happy to support her. Nikki took part in her “Back Streets of Bangkok” tour as part of her Low Season Adventure and managed to find a relatively quiet corner of Bangkok to chat afterwards.... And you can learn more about Nok and her brilliant tours by visiting - it’s definitely on our bucketlist for our next visit to Bangkok! But That’s our show for this week. Thanks as always, for your company, and if you enjoyed this podcast, please do leave us a positive rating and review on your podcast app and also don’t forget to follow us on , and to be the first to hear our latest low season stories, articles and guides. Have a great week wherever you are and remember that travel is always better and fairer for the planet, the local communities and you the travellers, when it’s without the crowds… /episode/index/show/lowseasontraveller/id/26261124

Low Season Dublin - Literary Culture 02/25/2023

Low Season Dublin - Pub Culture 02/18/2023

Low Season Dublin - Pub Culture Welcome to this week’s episode of Low Season Traveller Insider Guides brought to you in partnership with our good friends at Today we return to Dublin where I spent a wonderful 3 days in the low season of January earlier this year. With clear blue skies, low crowds and plenty of things to experience and do, Dublin rarely disappoints in the winter months. And what better way to pass the time than meeting up with some wonderful people like today’s guest, Ronan Lynch. Ronan is a 3rd generation Dublin publican, who’s family have been running the in Aungier Street for the past 85 years. And as The Swan has been standing here since 1661, it is, as you would expect, like stepping back in time to set foot in a true Irish pub. And Ronan pointed out to me that his is a drinking pub. It’s a place for drinking, conversation, craic and perhaps a little rugby banter. So grab a pint and join us for this short conversation in one of the oldest, least touristy pubs in the whole of Dublin – it’s an absolute gem! And you can learn more about The Swan by visiting where you will be able to see the pub for yourself and indeed later this year, you’ll be able to stay at The Swan when they open their new accommodation which promises an experience true to the style of this old world pub. In the next episode, we continue our low season Dublin trip as we head over to meet Simon from the Museum of Literature Ireland in a fascinating conversation where we learn more about Ireland’s rich history of writers and try to find out just how it came to be that such a small nation with modest population was able to produce such an incredible number of literary legends. But That’s our show for this week. Thanks as always, for your company, and if you enjoyed this podcast, please do leave us a positive rating and review on your podcast app and also don’t forget to follow us on , and to be the first to hear our latest low season stories, articles and guides. Have a great week wherever you are and remember that travel is always better and fairer for the planet, the local communities and you the travellers, when it’s without the crowds… /episode/index/show/lowseasontraveller/id/25866123

Low Season Dublin - Food Culture 02/11/2023

Low Season Dublin - Food Culture Welcome to this week’s episode of Low Season Traveller Insider Guides brought to you in partnership with our good friends at For this episode we head over to Dublin where I spent a wonderful 3 days in the low season month of January. With clear blue skies, low crowds and plenty of things to experience and do, Dublin rarely disappoints in the winter months. And what better way to pass the time than meeting up with some wonderful people like today’s guest, Eveleen Coyle. Following a long (and happy) career in book publishing working with some of the world’s leading international publishers, Eveleen founded in 2006. Her aim is to celebrate the local food produce, reflecting the traditional and contemporary Irish table across the island of Ireland. While all trails are food led, guests also delight in shared curiosities relating to Ireland’s culture, history and architecture as they walk, chat, explore and taste the produce that has become an inherent part of Ireland’s story. So sit back and relax as we head over to join Eveleen over a freshly baked Scone at the Powerscourt Townhouse just off Grafton Street… And you can learn more about the fab food trails which Eveleen and her team run by visiting where you'll be able to see for yourself some of the wonderful experiences which Eveleen spoke about in this episode. Next episode, we continue our low season Dublin trip as we head over to meet the owner of one of the oldest pubs in Dublin which you’ve never heard of! I do hope you’ll join us. But That’s our show for this week. Thanks as always, for your company, and if you enjoyed this podcast, please do leave us a positive rating and review on your podcast app and also don’t forget to follow us on , and to be the first to hear our latest low season stories, articles and guides. Have a great week wherever you are and remember that travel is always better and fairer for the planet, the local communities and you the travellers, when it’s without the crowds… /episode/index/show/lowseasontraveller/id/25866102

The Art of True Hospitality at Shinta Mani Hotels 01/28/2023

First Class Low Season Canada 01/25/2023

First Class Low Season Canada Today we’re joined by Paula Martin from First Class Holidays who are our new strategic partners for Canada. Some of our regular followers will have noticed that at the end of last year, we launched our very first guides to Canada when we released our low season guides to Vancouver, Quebec and Toronto. Well we were able to do that because we are delighted to have partnered with the absolute Canada experts at First Class Holidays. We could see that their passionate team of management and staff have a genuine love for what they do: which is making people’s dream holidays become a reality. And they have first-hand experience of the destinations they offer; the advice and tips they can give to their clients are based on a reliable wealth of knowledge that they’ve garnered from their own extensive travels. So, to kick off our partnership with the First Class Holidays Team, I headed over to their Head Office in the shadow of Old Trafford in Manchester to speak with Paula who is clearly the most passionate Canada expert you could ever hope to meet. Sit back, and relax as we hear from Paula just what makes Canada so special during the wonderful low season months. And you can learn more about the low season months in Canada by visiting and of course, if you have any specific queries about Canada in the low season months, you can visit or give Paula a call on 0161 888 5630 But That’s our show for this week. Thanks as always, for your company, and if you enjoyed this podcast, please do leave us a positive rating and review on your podcast app and also don’t forget to follow us on ,  and  to be the first to hear our latest low season stories, articles and guides. Have a great week wherever you are and remember that travel is always better and fairer for the planet, the local communities and you the travellers, when it’s without the crowds… /episode/index/show/lowseasontraveller/id/25722195