The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Iceland is a place many travellers dream of visiting; if, like me, you've been lucky enough to see Iceland, you probably desperately want to return. In this Chats with Locals episode, I talk with three Icelanders about their country: why they like living there, what Icelanders are really like, and all about their favourite Icelandic traditions. I also ask them what surprises visitors to Iceland, why they think it's such a popular place for travellers, and what important information we need to know before we go. The Chats with Locals series, sponsored by Slowly, a global penpal app, is something I've been wanting to do for ages: some of the best moments of our trips come from speaking with local people, learning about what's the same or different where they live compared to us, and getting the unexpected stories that you don't know about (for me in this episode, it's about the fame of cats in Reykjavik - there's an intriguing reason!). Since Iceland is one of my all-time favourite places, it seemed a great place to begin! A huge thank you to my three guests Ragnhildur, Alda and Halli for so openly and warmly sharing information about their home country, Iceland. Links: https://notaballerina.com/slowlyhttps://www.instagram.com/ragnhildur_johanns/ https://www.hjartareykjavikur.com/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theheartofreykjavik/ https://aldasigmunds.com/https://amzn.to/4s8cXYChttps://www.haraldurthorleifsson.comhttps://www.rampup.teamIceland reading list on Amazon https://amzn.to/4dpAyR3 https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/388 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A decade ago to the day - 25th March 2016 - I launched the first episodes of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast. Somehow, I have just kept interviewing great people about their thoughts on travel, put together episodes almost every week, and magically, I've now been running this podcast for a full ten years! To celebrate, I've compiled some of my very favourite snippets of stories my guests have told me over the years. I've got the sad stories, the hilarious stories, and the ones that gave me advice I've both ignored and also followed! A huge thanks to every listener and every guest over this decade - I appreciate you all so much, because without guests and listeners, this would be a very boring podcast indeed. Here's to another decade! Links: https://notaballerina.com/246https://notaballerina.com/133https://notaballerina.com/174https://notaballerina.com/78https://notaballerina.com/344https://notaballerina.com/01https://notaballerina.com/224https://notaballerina.com/128https://notaballerina.com/13https://notaballerina.com/358https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/387Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some travellers have a much keener sense of adventure and embracing physical risk on their travels, and others just stumble into a travel drama they didn't anticipate; we have all kinds on this episode about things going wrong! First up, Tudor Morgan, a veteran of many Antarctic stays and current Antarctic Ambassador for HX Expeditions, calmly explains a near-disaster he experienced some years back when working for British Antarctic Survey. Patrick Nash then explains a tricky border crossing from the 1980s between then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), and the Central African Republic. Over the years, I have heard a number of harrowing border crossing tales from my guests and this is up there with the best of them! Finally, I chat with Shannon O'Brien about an accident she was involved in while travelling in Myanmar. To go with the theme of this episode it could, of course, have been so much worse - though it was already pretty bad, I reckon! Links: https://www.travelhx.com/en-au/https://www.patricknash.co.uk/https://amzn.to/4cMl0UQhttps://www.shannon-obrien.com/https://amzn.to/4bQdiKThttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/386 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's International Women's Day again and I've got a different focus this year: some of the ways history and travel is not the same for women! When we travel, especially on our own, we can be confronted with cultural differences and people's opinions in a starker way than others, and I loved hearing more about this from listeners who contributed to a chat on this in the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group. History is also not the same for women - and women are often omitted from the history we learn about a place when we travel there. I chat with Nikki Padilla Rivera of She Shapes History about how this happens and what this fabulous Australian-born tour company is doing about it. Links: https://notaballerina.com/340https://sheshapeshistory.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/385Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This special episode is the audio of the live-streamed February 2026 meeting of the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, chatting with author Hannah Kent about her book "Always Home, Always Homesick" - https://amzn.to/3Kxcb7M If you'd like to join the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, sign up for our updates at https://thoughtfultravellersbookclub.substack.com/ You can also read more about it at https://notaballerina.com/bookclub, and you can keep up with all the thoughts about our current books in the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook Group at https://facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We often focus on the visual when we travel ... after all, travellers go sightseeing, not "sound-hearing" or "taste-tasting"! But when we look back on our travel memories, it's often a smell, taste, sound or feel that actually has the most long-lasting impact. In this episode we hear from three travellers about their own experiences with non-visual senses, starting off with travel writer Tom Sykes, who also emphasises why this is important for writer as well. I then chat with Hannah Ballint about some of her fondest travel memories, which often involves sound and smell, across Vietnam, the United States and Australia. Finally, Ethan Kavanagh takes us through some of his highlights of a trip to Ireland with a focus on the feel and taste, too. Links: https://tomgsykes.co.uk/https://amzn.to/4cyr2L1https://amzn.to/4u1LAlohttps://www.hannahbalintcoaching.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-perth-tourist/id1823861279https://www.instagram.com/noisepilotau/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/384 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program - NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the most memorable parts of travel is the people that we meet - not just the friends we make or the people we stay with but also the incidental encounters along the way. Speaking with people on our travels is one of the ways we learn the most about the places we're visiting and it's amazing how long these people stay in our minds, even when we don't know their names. In this episode I share some of my own small but memorable encounters, as well as including stories from four guests. Eryn Gordon starts us off with a tale from Thailand, where the people are stereotypically friendly and she proves it to be true. Amy Willis then shares a place she goes where it's easy to make a connection with the local people wherever you are. Nomad Bianca Rappaport explains how she's managed to both make and maintain connections during her years of housesitting in many places around the world, and finally Heidi Brown highlights one of the big benefits of repeated visits to a beloved place. Links: https://earthtoeditorial.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WQYSdm-5pshttps://kerdowney.com/https://www.instagram.com/amynwillis/https://wanderwell.club/https://www.instagram.com/wanderwellclubhttps://www.heidikristinbrown.com/https://amzn.to/44Mky6Thttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/383 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We need some light relief in these tricky times and I found these stories just perfect! Finding love while you're travelling sounds like it belongs in a romantic comedy, but even those must be inspired by truth: this episode has stories from three couples who met in far-flung parts of the world, sometimes both far from home. If you think about all the decisions that led them to be in the same place at the same time, you have to really start thinking that fate is a thing! First up I chat with Edward and Kim, who together tell the story of how they met - and later, how they became a couple and many years later, husband and wife - when Kim decided to head to Tanzania to do some volunteer work before going to graduate school. Next, Hannah Balint explains how she was about to leave Vietnam after living and teaching there, and just a few weeks before her plane took off, she bumped into a handsome Australian in an unusual place. Finally, I talk to my friend Shaney Hudson about how she originally met her Dutch husband. This tale also crosses many continents and it's pretty amazing that love always seems to win the day! Links: https://pristinetrails.com/https://www.hannahbalintcoaching.comhttps://notaballerina.com/212https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/382Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Various statistics suggest that more than half of travellers want to see animals when they travel: that's why we keep returning to the topic of animal tourism and how we can do this in ways that both keep humans interested in caring for animals but without doing too much harm - and while bearing in mind that for many communities, animal tourism can be a significant part of their economy. To sum up: it's tricky! In this episode I get a bunch of different perspectives. I start with Eryn Gordon, a travel writer who visited Thailand and had her first encounter there with an animal sanctuary that was ethical on paper but made her question this when she was there in person - something that many tourists experience. Next, I speak with safari guide Suyash Keshari, who has many years of experience working in tourism with tigers in India (and other animals around the world), and discusses the difficult balance of tourist behaviour that does and doesn't impact animals in ways that actually change their lives. Finally, John Roberts takes us back a couple of decades to describe some of what was happening when the world first started to consider whether it was okay or not to train and tame elephants for tourism purposes, and some of the tricky elements of this in the Thai context in particular. Links: https://earthtoeditorial.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WQYSdm-5pshttps://ameliyasafaris.com/https://www.minorhotels.com/https://medium.com/@danielstiles/whither-captive-elephants-f4e70a36aff8 Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/381 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's (somehow!) six years ago that we started to learn about this new virus and then find ourselves caught up in a global pandemic. While there were some truly tragic parts to that crisis, it turns out there were also some good results, too. Quite by chance recently, two guests in the space of a couple of days told me stories about huge changes in their lives brought about by their travels around Covid times, and these stories were so interesting I quickly decided to create a whole episode on the topic. First up, I chat with Shannon O'Brien, an international school teacher who was actually working at a school in Shenzhen, China, at the start of 2020. During a school break for the Chinese New Year, Shannon flew to Sumatra, Indonesia, for a short holiday. Spoiler alert: it became a very long holiday! I then speak with Eva Westerling, a German doctor who in 2019 had decided that it was time for a big change and was contemplating a permanent shift to Morocco. When the pandemic hit, she and her partner were in the earliest stages of setting up a tourism business in Morocco, and then of course, no tourists came. My final guest is Eryn Gordon, who was working a corporate job in the United States when the pandemic began, and she soon found herself out of work. Instead of laying low like many of us did during Covid times, Eryn instead decided to get a new qualification and move to the other side of the world, to work in Seoul, South Korea. Links: https://www.shannon-obrien.com/https://amzn.to/4bQdiKThttp://www.notscaredofthejetlag.comhttps://berberadventuretours.com/https://earthtoeditorial.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/380 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you imagine that we didn't used to talk about overtourism? It's really only a decade since this word entered common usage but it seems we hear about it constantly now. In this episode I chat with two guests who have great perspectives to add on this issue, and I also share some tips on how we can deal with overtourism as travellers. First up, I chat with Christine Newell, who spent a year living in Seoul, South Korea, before it became a big deal on the international tourist radar. She talks about how it has changed over the past two decades and gives examples of mitigation efforts like curfews keeping tourists out of particularly affected areas. I then speak with Bex Thomas, who started giving serious thought to issues like overtourism and economic leakage in tourism some years back when she and her friend made an effort to book locally to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. She highlights how being more mindful about our tourist time and dollars can also lead to a better travelling experience - win-win! Finally, some tips on how we can deal with overtourism to both make our own trips better and impact the places we visit positively instead of negatively - drawing on my own experiences and a great blog post from Erin Hynes. Links: https://www.christinenewell.com/https://amzn.to/4hHQmhbhttps://bexthomas.com/podcast/https://communitybackpocket.com/https://pinatravels.org/avoid-contributing-to-overtourism/https://pinatravels.org/what-is-economic-leakage-in-tourism/https://notaballerina.com/378https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/379 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I last saw South Korea's fabulous capital Seoul way back in 2002, so when my 15-year-old son spotted a great flight price in November I was very keen to take him there! This podcast episode reports back on our week in Seoul, and I even persuaded my son to come on and chat about our trip, too. I'm a big believer in being a thoughtful traveller in all phases of a trip, so in this episode I start off explaining the three things I did to prepare for our trip (at short notice - we booked a fortnight before we left) - and they do not involve planning a day-by-day itinerary. My son Ruben and I then chat about some of our favourite parts of the trip, including the best day out, most delicious meal and our most fun shopping experiences. I give us a rating on the thoughtful travel scorecard and then finish up by explaining our budget - for once I had all the figures to hand and several people had asked me. Listen and tell me if you think our budget was appropriate or not! Links: https://amzn.to/45Oxn0lhttps://www.youtube.com/@ReginaldRamenhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/p/the-best-moments-of-my-trip-to-southhttps://www.plktravel.comhttps://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1s8N441QUJAOnjRQUMH0X9D6H6unt6cU&usp=sharinghttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/378 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How often do we go somewhere with a preconceived idea and find it hard to really see other perspectives ... well, speaking for myself, pretty often! In this episode I share three stories which highlight ways to learn about and understand different perspectives - but are also just great stories on their own. First up, Kiliii Yuyan tells me about his experiences in Palau, and shares a fascinating story from Palauan culture which is vital to helping their coral reefs recover from algal blooms in a way I wish other reefs could. Next, Jamie Burr explains some of the results of his research into Chinese attitudes to carbon offsets - quite honestly, a perspective I'd never considered, and an interesting one indeed! Finally, Monisha Rajesh shares two examples of overlooked, alternative perspectives, one from her travels in Tibet, and another from a fellow tourist in North Korea. Links: https://kiliii.com/https://amzn.to/3YcpYUxhttps://jamieburr.com/https://monisharajesh.com/https://amzn.to/4mm4UENhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/377 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This special episode is the audio of the Facebook Livestream of the December 2025 meeting of the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, chatting about book "The Geography of Bliss" by Eric Weiner - https://amzn.to/47KtLea If you'd like to join the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, sign up for our updates at https://thoughtfultravellersbookclub.substack.com/ You can also read more about it at https://notaballerina.com/bookclub, and you can keep up with all the thoughts about our current books in the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook Group at https://facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of 2025 is imminent and it's time to look back on our discussions and travels and then get ready for a thoughtful and fun 2026! In this episode I'll tell you which episodes were the most downloaded during 2025 and share some other podcast highlights. And then it'll be crystal ball time: what will 2026 bring us? Listeners have weighed in with some of their concrete travel plans as well as some ideas that they're not quite sure about yet; and because 2026 will be the 10th anniversary of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I'll let you know about some exciting plans I have for celebrating this milestone. Thanks to all my wonderful listeners and community members of thoughtful travellers - both for listening to episodes every week and for all your discussions and feedback. I'm so lucky to have you all! Happy New Year and wishing you all safe and thoughtful travels in 2026. Links: https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-thoughtful-travel-podcasthttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=00e800bahttps://www.notaballerina.com/halfhttps://amzn.to/49xigL6https://www.facebook.com/events/884742791192736https://www.risetravelinstitute.org/rise-experiential-journeyhttps://uktravelplanning.com/https://barefoot-backpacker.com/category/podcast/https://www.brentandmichaelaregoingplaces.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/376 *Full disclosure: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program NotABallerina.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Christensen had the foresight to start a travel podcast before almost anyone had even heard of podcasts - way back in 2005. The Amateur Traveler podcast is still going strong - and is approaching its one thousandth episode. Chris and I chatted about the evolution of podcasting in general and the Amateur Traveler specifically, his approach to life now that he has retired from his 'day job' to the podcast, and what he thinks it means to be a thoughtful traveller. Links: https://amateurtraveler.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/375Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When I learnt that past guest Renae Ninneman runs a business providing cultural intelligence assessments and intercultural training I was immediately fascinated. And when Renae offered to guide me through a CQ - cultural intelligence - assessment complete with a debrief, and was happy to record it so I could share some on the podcast, I was thrilled! Cultural differences have captivated me particularly strongly since I began teaching in Japan in 2001, when I had a perfect opportunity to learn many of the nuances of cultural differences in my conversational lessons with students. In this episode, Renae discusses the results of my CQ assessment and we also talk about what to do with this knowledge - taking it beyond just a point of interest to help with communication in all kinds of situations, including when meeting people of different cultures on your travels. Links: https://www.goingbeyondtourism.com/https://www.instagram.com/goingbeyondtourismhttps://www.tiktok.com/@beyond_tourismhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/374 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travelling to observe animals in the wild is a huge reason that we move around the world. The best case scenario is that we can see them without disturbing their environments or habits, perhaps take some photos, and head home. The worst case scenario is that something goes wrong and these animals become dangerous to humans! In this episode - spoiler alert, everyone survives, animals included! - we have some great stories of animal encounters in the wild. We start with Satyajit Das, author of "Wild Quests" about his experiences with ecotourism and animal encounters, and he takes us back a couple of decades to a visit to Venezuela looking for green anacondas. Next up, Ameliya Safaris owner Suyash Keshari tells us his signature "campfire story", the one he scares his safari guests with frequently - and it's about a particularly close tiger encounter in India that you wouldn't want to relive! Finally, Neil Laird, author and documentary producer, has a story to tell about a time when filming a TV series in the United States, when a non-nature-loving family had a close encounter with a bear. Links: https://amzn.to/4eMWpP9https://ameliyasafaris.com/https://neillaird.comhttps://amzn.to/48jqoNBhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/373Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of my favourite outings in Bangkok last month was heading north to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed historic city of Ayutthaya for a day, together with my friend Vincie. Since we are both deeply into contemplating thoughtful travel - Vincie is the founder of RISE Travel Institute - we decided to record a chat about our experiences in Ayutthaya through a "thoughtful travel lens". We report the good and the bad and our conversation ranges from sustainabilty practices through tourist education and on to wildlife protection as well, and we also have a lot of fun reminiscing - so hope you enjoy this conversation too. Links: notaballerina.com/368risetravelinstitute.orghttps://www.retouchayutthaya.com/notaballerina.com/252https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers https://notaballerina.com/linkedin https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com https://notaballerina.com/372Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new year is coming at us fast: 2026, here we come! At this time of year the reports and articles about travel trends are rife, and I like to look through them all and see what might be happening in tourism and whether or not I like it (by which I mean, of course, does it fit with a thoughtful travel ethos?). In this episode, I take you through some of the key trends identified by numerous players in the travel industry and also figure out which destinations are being predicted most often as being 2026 hotspots. I also chat with some experts, starting with Brett Mitchell, Managing Director of Intrepid Travel for Australia and New Zealand, who describes key trends Intrepid has identified and discusses their annual "Not Hot" list. I then chat with Melanie Fish, Vice President of Global PR for the Expedia Group, who explains how their "Unpack 26" study has included a new feature this year which I particularly like. Links: https://www.intrepidtravel.com/au/newsroom/releases/2026-not-hot-listhttps://www.expedia.co.uk/unpack26/https://stories.hilton.com/2026-trendshttps://news.booking.com/the-era-of-you-bookingcom-predicts-the-top-trends-defining-travel-in-2026-with-individuality-taking-center-stage/https://www.skyscanner.com.au/travel-trendshttps://www.priceline.com/partner/pcln-promotions-2026-travel-trends-report-prhttps://www.exploreworldwide.com.au/travel-trends-2026https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/2026-travel-trends/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travelhttps://www.contiki.com/six-two/article/top-travel-destinations-in-2026/https://www.virtuoso.com/travel/articles/the-best-travel-destinations-2026https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2025/08/21/the-26-best-trips-for-2026-according-to-travel-experts/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellershttps://notaballerina.com/linkedinhttps://thoughtfultravel.substack.comhttps://notaballerina.com/371Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.