You know how you check into a hostel, go set your bag down in your room, then head back down to the kitchen/common room to see who you might meet, and what conversations you might have?
It's a great part of travel, full of serendipity and spontaneity.
Luke Richardson has set out to capture that feeling on his podcast, the "Travel Now Podcast," combining stories, advice and guidance, with real recordings from the road as he heads back out there to travel and discover.
The focus is on quality conversations with fellow travellers, now matter how experienced they are, how big or how small, or how many followers they have. A chance for anyone to talk about their travels and the things they've seen and learned.
Luke is a published author, a writer of thriller novels, with a travel angle in each. Wanting to share his travel experiences, and create characters around that, his books follow a pair of detectives who find missing people around the world.
In our conversation today, we talk about the practicalities of travel, but also some of the deeper questions. About having profound, life-changing, deeply memorable experiences when travelling.
Perhaps it's culture shock, the environment, the people, feeling overwhelmed. But the thrill of pushing through that and acclimatizing, the achievement of persevering, is a high we often keep searching for but may never find again.
The Travel Now Podcast is an introspective, thought-provoking show that will remind you to think about travel while you travel. Queue it up in your player, and relax into it.
http://www.thetravelnowpodcast.co.uk/
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5:40 - The fun of regional airports in the UK and Europe, where you can hop around in a short time, without having to go to a major hub.
9:27 - How long it took for Luke to settle into doing the podcast. Learning to not overthink it and be honest and relaxed.
10:45 - On sharing travel experiences in fictional novel form.
14:02 - On the feeling of powerlessness, and moving through the phases of understanding and perception about a new, different place.
20:46 - The particular honesty of the extreme contrasts that you witness in India.
22:33 - Choosing to go to a new destination, vs. going back to a familiar place where you've already been.
26:07 - Local travel, and house sitting to help facilitate it. A great way to make travel less expensive.
30:09 - How Luke records remotely while he's on the road, documenting sounds and ambience.
32:37 - On capturing the sounds of cathedrals and trams in Budapest.
Guest Links
The Travel Now Podcast
Luke Richardson Author
Luke Richardson Goodreads
"Adventures on Scotland's West Highland Railway" episode
"Come to Budapest with me!" episode
"Three Inspiring Adventures" episode (episode 1)
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