In the first episode back after the summer break, DJ Elle Mac joins us to discuss how she discovered solo travelling and as some you already know Elle is our relationship guru so we also picked up on different perspectives of what it's like to solo travel while in a relationship.

Some of the key topics of discussions include:

- Barriers that prevent people from travelling solo

- Types of people that you meet

- Tips on how to not get bothered

- Queues that people use to source people out

- Solo travel while in a relationship

- What are the stigmas associated with travelling solo when in a relationship and questions you may want to ask your partner travelling solo

Elle Mac

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Clem Richards joins me in this episode recorded on the 4th of July AKA Super Saturday to discuss the travel bridge, a list of countries the English people can visit without going into quarantine.

Clem and I share some of the risks associated with travelling during the pandemic and whether it's actually save to go away in the current climate. We also discover some exciting new countries such as Réunion and more.

Clem Richards - https://www.instagram.com/clemtrich/

I usually form relationships very quickly with strangers whenever I'm travelling and that's because I sometimes stay in hostels where I meet like minded travel enthusiasts.

In this episode, I share a previous episode about how I met my travel companions in Vietnam, buddied up with three other backpackers on completely different journeys and how we came together to travel to Halong Bay in Vietnam

Eden

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Adam

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This was a tragic week for black people. We witnessed acts of blatant racism from Amy Cooper who falsely accused Christian Cooper (no relation) of threatening her. Later that same day a video of a police officer also surfaced as the officer was seen pressing his knee on the neck of a George Floyd, a black man who was later reported dead as a result of the injuries from the police brutality.

It's an uncomfortable conversation but one we need to have more regularly, something my guests and I do by weighing in with our personal experiences of moments we've experienced racism abroad and at home.

In this episode, Richard (Travel Tramp), Rohan and Max (Travel of a Bookpacker) take us on the adventure of discovering the nomad life in Kyrgyzstan. The guys had a blast on their tour which included Journal of Nomads and got to experience; The World Nomad Games, lived in yurts, went horse riding and were one with nature. Niko and Cynthia from Journal of Nomads also featured to explain why they fell in love with this country only after 2 days.

Cynthia & Niko from Journal of Nomads

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Richard from Travel Tramp

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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/traveltramp_uk/

Rohan & Max from Travels of a Bookpacker

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Niko from Journal of Nomads joined me in this episode to share one of the most amazing travel stories ever told.

Shortly after moving out of his parent's home, Niko and a friend hitchhiked from Quebec Canada to Alaska and this is where the story gets interesting. Niko's friend chose to fly back via visiting some friends in Vancouver for a couple of days but Niko opted to race her back by hitchhiking across the country.

Journal of Nomads

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João is an award winning Portuguese currently in Beirut, Lebanon. A few years ago, he took a year out with the hope to walk and hitchhike to Turkey from Portugal.

In this episode, João shares why he travelled slow and the benefit of travelling this way. We find out if he actually got to Turkey or if he took any detours and some of the amazing encounters he made at the start of his journey as he backpacks across Europe with the aim of arriving in Turkey.

João Sousa

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Website - https://www.joaosousaphotos.com/

Cynthia and Niko have been travelling together for six years and in this episode they share various times where they've had to overcome adversity as they barely had any money while visiting some incredible places around the world.

Journal of Nomads

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Website - https://www.journalofnomads.com/