Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure

Going "Beyond The Brochure", The Barefoot Backpacker looks at one concept or destination every week, taking trips along the road less travelled and talking about issues related to travel, including politics and history, as well as dedicated travel topics like Bucket Lists & Hometown Trips.

Podcast 028 - When Protest Works 06/19/2020

Podcast 028 - When Protest Works So, in a follow-up to last week's "Beginner's Guide to Protesting", this week I bring you an episode of three examples where the act of protest has helped to change the world. Or at least, change aspects of the British political system, just to show it can happen here just as much as it happens everywhere else. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/14884730

Podcast 027 - How To Protest Safely 06/11/2020

Podcast 027 - How To Protest Safely This is a 'Guide To Your First Protest' provided by my friend V; if you've never taken part in a protest before, but are feeling inspired and motivated to do so, you might be a little unsure how protests work in practice. V guides you through what to wear (shoes!), what to carry, how to behave, what to watch out for, and how to cope with a tear gas attack. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/14778146

Podcast 026 - Apartheid 05/30/2020

Podcast 026 - Apartheid This week's podcast episode is all about the history of Apartheid in South Africa, from Cecil Rhodes' rule in Cape Colony in the 1890s all the way to Nelson Mandela's presidency a century later. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/14624594

Podcast 025 - Travel Privilege 05/15/2020

Podcast 025 - Travel Privilege This week's podcast episode is all about Travel Privilege - the advantages people have they may not realise, which are accrued by virtue of their background rather than anything they've worked at to obtain. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/14423897

Podcast 024 - Travel at different ages 05/01/2020

Podcast 024 - Travel at different ages This week's podcast episode is all about whether travel changes depending on how old you are - if the way you travel at the age of 20 is the same as the way you travel at, say, 40, in terms of travel style, accommodation, food, destinations, etc. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/14225237

Podcast 023 - Scotland 04/24/2020

Podcast 023 - Scotland Spring is in the air, and the weather's getting better. Unfortunately we're all stuck at home, unable to do anything but the merest bits of very local travel. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/14125085

Podcast 022 - Outer Hebrides 04/19/2020

Podcast 022 - Outer Hebrides This episode gives an overview of what I found when I visited the Outer Hebrides of Scotland last summer for a couple of weeks. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/14044298

Podcast 021 - Travel Hopes 04/09/2020

Podcast 021 - Travel Hopes So, it's April 2020, and all those plans you had for this year, all those places you were going to travel to, all those experiences ... but yeh, we still have hope, right? /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13911836

Podcast 020 Bonus Conent - Sport with Travelexx 04/02/2020

Podcast 020 Bonus Conent - Sport with Travelexx Bonus content! /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13820222

Podcast 020 - Travel for Sport 03/29/2020

Podcast 020 - Travel for Sport While virus protection is keeping a large proportion of the world's population indoors and isolated, I thought it would be good to have an episode looking at a subject noted for community, good vibes, and exercise - sport. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13747889

Podcast 019 - Privilege and the Virus 03/22/2020

Podcast 019 - Privilege and the Virus I wasn't sure quite what to record for this episode of the podcast, due to the changing situation in the world, so I pretty much sat in front of a blank screen and did a brain-dump, taking a couple of Twitter conversations I've had this week as an initial basis, and then expanding it with a few thoughts as I've gone on. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13643939

Podcast 018 - Mental Health and Travel 03/12/2020

Podcast 018 - Mental Health and Travel Following on from my previous episode on my own experiences of social anxiety and mental health, in this episode I let some of my Twitter followers and online friends talk about their experiences of mental health while travelling - how they mitigate for it, what helps them cope better, etc. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13517945

Podcast 017 - Social Anxiety and the Fear of Failure 03/05/2020

Podcast 017 - Social Anxiety and the Fear of Failure In this podcast episode, I talk a bit about my mental health, including social anxiety, what that means when I'm abroad, and what, if anything, I can do about it. I also go into some detail about other flavours of mental health, including a fear of failure, and tell how sometimes even I've had to give up and go home when my adventures just haven't felt right in my head. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13417595

Podcast 016 - Luggage With Travelexx 02/19/2020

Podcast 016 - Luggage With Travelexx Following on from my last episode about Luggage, me and Alexei have a bit of a natter in more detail about what each of us finds important in travel luggage and what we pack. Many tangents ensued, only some of which made the final cut ... /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13224221

Podcast 015 - Luggage 02/13/2020

Podcast 015 - Luggage What you take with you when you travel? Do you take just a carry-on bag? Or do you haul yourself through an airport with luggage galore? /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13132253

Podcast 014 - Travel in West Africa Part 2 02/06/2020

Podcast 014 - Travel in West Africa Part 2 As per my previous episode, this is the second of two broadcasts about West Africa. This one is more about you though - the bulk of the episode is three contributions from some of my Twitter friends who have also been around the region, and they've given me their observations and thoughts. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/13050038

Podcast 013 - Travel in West Africa Part 1 01/30/2020

Podcast 013 - Travel in West Africa Part 1 West Africa's not a region high on bucket lists & I think that's a real shame as there's so much here of interest. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/12947999

Podcast 011b - The Inviolability of Borders 01/16/2020

Podcast 011b - The Inviolability of Borders This is the second of a two-part discussion on borders, this pod talks more about borders in general, how some borders don't really exist, & about what borders mean to the people on the wrong side of them. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/12758507

Podcast 011 - Crossing Borders 12/29/2019

Podcast 011 - Crossing Borders Borders have always fascinated me. In this podcast, I talk about my experiences of crossing borders, along with a few of my online friends, and how each border is different and even the crossing of the same border can feel very different to different people. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/12554357

Podcast 010 - The #E2WChallenge Hike 08/22/2019

Podcast 010 - The #E2WChallenge Hike As you may know, I've been away much of the summer, walking across Great Britain with my hiking buddy Becky the Traveller. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/10943471

Podcast 009 - Solo Travel 03/25/2019

Podcast 009 - Solo Travel Most travel I do solo & this episode looks at why; my own personal preferences, & the logistical advantages/problems of it. I talk about my experiences of travelling with others, both in groups & travelling with friends. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/9134894

Podcast 008 - Uzbekistan 02/03/2019

Podcast 008 - Uzbekistan Another of my destination-specific podcasts this week. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/8500760

Special Episode 007.5 - It's Grim Up North 01/11/2019

Special Episode 007.5 - It's Grim Up North The first "Special Episode" of my podcast, where I read one of my travel-related fiction short stories, based on the topic of "Inheritance". /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/8220356

Podcast 007 - Sexuality While Travelling 12/24/2018

Podcast 007 - Sexuality While Travelling Sexuality is a broad spectrum, but not every country in the world appreciates or accepts this. In this episode I talk about my own sexuality (or indeed, lack of it), and how it affects me when I travel. You'll also hear from a few other people on their experiences on travelling as an alternative sexuality. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/8032985

Podcast 006 -The Great Outdoors 12/10/2018

Podcast 006 -The Great Outdoors Exploring "The Great Outdoors" is a wonderful experience for me, especially hiking through the countryside. In this episode I'll discuss what it means to me, and how "Saying Yes More" to my inner feelings has inspired me to take on a pretty intense hiking challenge. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/7862546

Podcast 005 - Vanuatu 11/15/2018

Podcast 005 - Vanuatu While on my recent trip around the Southern Hemisphere, I spent almost four weeks travelling around the islands of Vanuatu. It's not a country that many people outside Oceania know much about, so I wanted to give an overview and flavour of the country and relate my experiences there. It's definitely a country 'beyond the brochure'. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/7562609

Podcast 4 - Reverse Culture Shock 10/11/2018

Podcast 4 - Reverse Culture Shock I've just had an 11-week trip around Oceania & Sri Lanka, and arriving back in the UK has sent my mood a little low. I guess it's a form of Reverse Culture Shock, where being back in your everyday life comes as a jarring jolt after being used to the travel lifestyle. I've used my pod this week to talk about these feelings, how they affect me, and what I'm doing to mitigate them. Timely, perhaps, for #WorldMentalHealthDay. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/7151510

Podcast 003 - Bucket List Travel 07/05/2018

Podcast 003 - Bucket List Travel Many travellers talk about having a "Bucket List", a list of places to see and things to do before they die. In this pod I talk a bit about the concept, then go into some details about my version - the 'anti-bucket list' of places I actively don't see myself visiting. I must stress this is my own opinion, and of course your mileage will vary. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/6775771

Podcast 2 - Hometown Travel 06/28/2018

Podcast 2 - Hometown Travel "Everywhere is Interesting": a mantra that makes you take a different look at the places you visit, making even those areas close to your home that you may not have given a second thought ripe for exploration and discovery. In this pod I encourage you to step outside your house and see what's around your local town, and do the same myself, giving you some information about the places I live near. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/6751581

Barefoot Travel 06/20/2018

Barefoot Travel Ever wondered about the meaning and concept behind my name of "The Barefoot Backpacker"? In this pod I go into detail about why I'll often travel barefoot, how it feels, why it doesn't hurt as much as you'd imagine (even while taking the roads less travelled), and admit why I don't do it all the time. Note this is the very first podcast I've recorded. Included too is an introduction to who I am and my background of travel, plus a small overview of the city of Vilnius, in Lithuania. /episode/index/show/traveltalesfrombeyondthebrochure/id/6727714

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