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The Big Travel Podcast
The Big Travel Podcast: Exploring Life-Stories Through Travel. Taking you on a journey of discovery, with a wonderfully diverse selection of characters, The Big Travel Podcast explores life-stories in travel; from childhoods with little money but a spirit for exploration to fabulous tales of exotic
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Personal Journals
Places & Travel
Society & Culture
164. In Madrid with Simon Hunter; Madrid Newsrooms, Old Sherry Bars and Benidorm Sun Lounger Wars
Picture the scene... Lisa and Simon Hunter (Madrid b...
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Jun 14 2024 48m
163. Barbara Buczek; From Poland to Kentucky, Saudi Cruising to Everest Base Camp and The Emotional Tug of Those Wh...
Barbara Buczek spent ten years in the management tea...
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Apr 21 2024 53m
162. Ash Bhardwaj; Walking The Nile, Slipping Down the Himalayas & Exploring Why We Travel
Ash Bhardwaj travel-writer, film-maker & author ...
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Apr 5 2024 1h 14m
161. Faisal Sheiriff; Saudi-Influencer on Saudi’s Changes, the Old Markets of Riyadh, Dream-Scapes in Alula
Faisal Sheiriff, influencer and entrepreneur, lives ...
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Mar 21 2024 32m
160. Hassan Said; Maldivian Resorts, Island Culture and the Importance of Loving Your Community
We’re back for our new season and starting with an e...
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Mar 4 2024 45m
159. NEW SEASON IMMINENT!
We are happy to announce the imminent arrival of our...
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Feb 19 2024 4m
158. The Big Travel Podcast Christmas Special 2023!
Hello and welcome to The Big Travel Podcast Christma...
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Dec 18 2023 20m
157. Nitin Sawhney CBE; Racism in Kent, India on Horseback, Mandela at Home
Nitin Sawhney’s Kent childhood included regular atta...
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Oct 22 2023 1h 3m
156. Motoring Journalist Ben Oliver; Belfast Troubles, Braving An Open Top Bentley To The Arctic Circle, Manoeuvrin...
Motoring journalist Ben Oliver was born amid the tro...
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Jul 1 2023 48m
155. Warwick Davis; Cookies with Carrie Fisher in California, Varanasi with Karl Pilkington, The Seven Dwarfs of Au...
Actor Warwick Davis' first trip abroad was to Califo...
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Jun 14 2023 34m
154. Rachel Riley MBE; Holocaust Education, Ukrainian Refugees, Wildlife in the Galapagos & Maths for Travel
Rachel Riley, Maths expert, Gadget Show & Countd...
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Jun 7 2023 29m
153. Robert Munns; West End Theatre with Madonna, Sailing The Pacific With MS and Life-Changing Conscious Decisions
Robert Munns co-founder and CEO of sailing charity O...
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May 18 2023 1h 13m
152. Freya Ridings; Nana’s Piano, From a London Shed to LA’s Best Studios, Love Island & Much More
Freya Ridings’ beautiful, heartfelt music, gives you...
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Mar 16 2023 38m
151. Suzy Buttress from The Casual Birder Podcast; Antarctic Endeavours, Mexican Whale-Watching & Emotional Eclipse...
It was a passion for birding and indeed podcasting t...
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Jan 12 2023 1h 6m
150. The Big Travel Podcast Christmas and New Year Special!
With… Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos in New Zealand...
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Dec 15 2022 50m
149. Kevin Chaplin; Growing Up Under Apartheid, Inspiring Township Children and the Power of Travel to Expand Horiz...
Kevin Chaplin left behind his banking career to esta...
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Dec 1 2022 43m
148. Iszi Lawrence; Travelling Nowhere with Shaun Keavney, Decolonising History & Flying Solo to Australia age 6
Author, historian, comedian, podcaster and co-presen...
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Nov 17 2022 58m
147. Tony Michaelides; Legendary Rock Promoter on Bowie, Joy Division, U2 & Manchester’s Finest Exports
Tony Michaelides finds it uncomfortable to call hims...
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Nov 3 2022 1h 10m
146. Sara Tasker; From Passport-Less to Wanderlust, Struggles of Special Assistance Travelling and The French House...
Instagram Expert, Creative Coach, Photographer and A...
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Oct 19 2022 48m
145. Cyber Crime Expert Lisa Forte; Battling Somali Pirates, Skyscraper Climbs in Kazakhstan & Descending Deep Into...
Cyber Crime Expert, climber and caver Lisa Forte has...
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Oct 5 2022 47m
144. Nina Nesbitt; Swedish-Scottish Upbringing, Fainting in Hong Kong, US Radio Tours, Overcoming Travel Anxiety
Singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt grew up half Swedish ...
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Sep 21 2022 36m
143. Mambo Brothers; Growing up in Ibiza’s Mambo Café, Becoming International DJs and Searching for the Soul
‘Something special happens in Ibiza…’ say our guests...
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Sep 8 2022 32m
142. On location in Ibiza – Hotelier Marc Rahola; From Telephone Operator to Founder, Ibiza’s Contrasts, London’s N...
Ibizan hotelier Marc Rahola went from hotel telephon...
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Aug 25 2022 36m
141. Mariellen Ward; Alternative Music in Toronto, A Year in Tokyo, the Inner Voice That Led to India
After a series of tragic losses Mariellen Ward took ...
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Aug 10 2022 42m
140. Gallery Director Simon Martin; Art History in Venice, Artistic Depictions of Hiroshima, Graced by the Dalai La...
A teenage trip around the galleries of Italy sparked...
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Jul 28 2022 51m