Wanderlust: Off the Page

Follow travel writer Jacqui Agate on a literary themed road trip across the Deep South USA. This part of the world has inspired some of the great American writers, from Faulkner and Harper Lee to Tennessee Williams and more. Seeing it through their eyes offers a new perspective, and a new way to explore, one of the most fascinating parts of America. Travel with us from Alabama to New Orleans - this is the USA, the write way

"The sunlight dripped over the house like golden paint over an art jar.’" F Scott Fitzgerald wrote these honeyed words in 1920 – they open The Ice Palace, a tale of a restless Southern belle who strikes north with her new love. As I drove the curved path to the Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, I thought of these words as I rounded the bend. Evening light had coloured everything in pastels. The cedar-shingled house, where F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald lived for a stint in the early 1930s, was washed with peach sunshine. Out front, a tree stood slick with wisteria and the road glowed amber."
- Jacqui Agate, Wanderlust travel writer

• https://www.trailfinders.com 

Find out more about our guest

• https://jacquiagate.com
• @jacquiagate

Wanderlust is the UK’s leading independent travel magazine which has been taking the road less travelled since 1993.

Learn more at www.wanderlustmagazine.com

Become a Wanderlust Club Member to join our community of serious travellers for just £35 a year (or about $50). This will get you six beautiful collectible issues, exclusive member- only competitions and events, access to our entire online archive back to 2010, plus heaps of other benefits.

This series of Wanderlust: Off the Page is brought to you by Cewe, Europe's largest photo company with over 50 years of experience in Photo Services and online printing. Find out more at https://www.cewe.co.uk 

This episode was produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry www.armchair-productions.com 

This is a story about eco-tourism and indigenous culture in two of Australia's most spectacular spots: Tanja Lagoon Camp on the Sapphire Coast, and Wajaana Yaam Adventure Tours, in Gumbaynggirr Country, near Coffs Harbour. Combine them into a coastal road trip and you may just have the perfect Aussie adventure ...

"Everywhere we look, in our country here, in Gumbaynggirr Country, we have story, to every landscape, to every mountain, to every river, to everything that we see. To every island, there is knowledge about every place. And it's something that I feel really passionate about because I feel so connected to it through those 60,000 years of history. And I feel very privileged to be a member of our community, and a descendant of all of that knowledge and all of the history. And it's something that I feel really proud about, and I'd like to share that pride."
- Clark Webb, Wajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours

"The local beach, Middle Beach, is a very wild and beautiful piece of coastline, and we went there to watch the moon rise because there's a spot where we can potentially see the sunset and moonrise and it was a full moon we knew we were in for a treat. So we've gone out to the end of the beach and sat on the rocks. And I just remember seeing the moon rising up over the horizon. Just blissing out on, oh yeah, this is what it should be for kids growing up, really feeding on those beautiful places and beautiful moments in nature."
- Loz Hunt, Tanja Lagoon Camp

Inspired by these adventures? Trailfinders is the No.1 Tour Operator to Australia, so head over to trailfinders.com or call 020 7368 1200 and their expert consultants can plan your perfect holiday to New South Wales.

• https://www.trailfinders.com 

Find out more about our guests

• https://wajaanayaam.com.au
• https://tanjalagooncamp.com.au

Wanderlust is the UK’s leading independent travel magazine which has been taking the road less travelled since 1993.

Learn more at www.wanderlustmagazine.com

Become a Wanderlust Club Member to join our community of serious travellers for just £35 a year (or about $50). This will get you six beautiful collectible issues, exclusive member- only competitions and events, access to our entire online archive back to 2010, plus heaps of other benefits.

This series of Wanderlust: Off the Page is brought to you by Cewe, Europe's largest photo company with over 50 years of experience in Photo Services and online printing. Find out more at https://www.cewe.co.uk 

This episode was produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry www.armchair-productions.com 

Join award-winning travel writer and broadcaster Mark Stratton on a journey that combines a mind-blowing Antarctic expedition with a bit of citizen science.

"As a bristling polar wind shrieks off the bay...I experience an overpowering aura emanating from a headstone, hewn from Edinburg granite, in Grytviken cemetery. Watched by a doe eyed baby fur seal scratching against a tombstone. I feel a synthesis of everything I love about traveling: remoteness, so utterly different to normal life, the power of a journey to transform your senses, and exhortation of achieving a lifelong dream. In my reverie, I fumble inside my jacket pocket and pull out a silver hip flask of whiskey. And as custom dictates, raise a toast under South Georgia's leaden skies. 'To the boss', I mouthed. 'To Sir Ernest Shackleton.'"

Wanderlust is the UK’s leading independent travel magazine which has been taking the road less travelled since 1993.

Learn more at www.wanderlustmagazine.com

Become a Wanderlust Club Member to join our community of serious travellers for just £35 a year (or about $50). This will get you six beautiful collectible issues, exclusive member- only competitions and events, access to our entire online archive back to 2010, plus heaps of other benefits.

This series of Wanderlust: Off the Page is brought to you by Cewe, Europe's largest photo company with over 50 years of experience in Photo Services and online printing. Find out more at https://www.cewe.co.uk 

Follow our guest @MarkofDartmoor

This episode was produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry www.armchair-productions.com 

Travel writer and global citizen Katja Gaskell explores the layered history, culture and beauty of Northern France's timeless coastline.  

Join us as we sail through the clear blue waters near Saint-Suliac in Brittany, in the company of a duo of goémoniers, or seaweed harvesters. This regional tradition dates back to the 17th century and results in delicious dishes that we sample at the harvester's farm, Rance Estuary.

THE HINTERLAND

Katja guides us through mystical wetlands on a traditional flat-bottomed boat, where we encounter migratory birds and a unique natural phenomenon known as The White Marshes. This is one of the most important and protected nature reserves in all of Europe and a UNESCO-listed biosphere. And it’s virtually unknown outside the region.

SANT-VALERY-SUR-SOMME
If there’s one place that will make you fall in love with France’s northern coast it’s Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. Characterized by a natural beauty that has attracted endless artists and authors, it's also home to a compelling history that includes Joan of Arc and William the Conqueror. 

This episode is packed full of all the information and inspiration you need to start planning your next trip to France ... and, believe us, you are going to want to go!

Wanderlust is the UK’s leading independent travel magazine which has been taking the road less travelled since 1993.

Learn more at www.wanderlustmagazine.com

Become a Wanderlust Club Member to join our community of serious travellers for just £35 a year (or about $50). This will get you six beautiful collectible issues, exclusive member- only competitions and events, access to our entire online archive back to 2010, plus heaps of other benefits.

This series of Wanderlust: Off the Page is brought to you by Cewe, Europe's largest photo company with over 50 years of experience in Photo Services and online printing. Find out more at https://www.cewe.co.uk 

Follow our guest @KatjaGaskell

This episode was produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry www.armchair-productions.com 

Travel writer and Swiss resident Caroline Bishop takes us on a tour of two of Switzerland's most beautiful regions: Valais and the Bernese Oberland.

VALAIS
With more than 40 mountain peaks over 4,000m, the largest glacier in the Alps and wonderful wildlife, the Valais region is an adventure lover's paradise. We take a trip to the edge of the Aletsch Glacier, eat fondue in Zermatt,  and pin down the best hikes in the region's nearly 5,000-miles of hiking trails.

BERN
Whether you want to paraglide, hike, bike, climb, or simply cruise on a glacier-fed lake, Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, south of thecountry’s capital, Bern, is a natural outdoor playground. We take the Jungfraujoch mountain train to 11,500 feet above sea level, peer at the mighty north face of the Eiger and discover why this region was the inspiration for J.R.R Tolkien's Middle Earth.

This episode is packed full of all the information and inspiration you need to start planning your next Swiss adventure ... and, believe us, you are going to want to go!

Wanderlust is the UK’s leading independent travel magazine which has been taking the road less travelled since 1993.

Learn more at www.wanderlustmagazine.com

Become a Wanderlust Club Member to join our community of serious travellers for just £35 a year (or about $50). This will get you six beautiful collectible issues, exclusive member- only competitions and events, access to our entire online archive back to 2010, plus heaps of other benefits.

This series of Wanderlust: Off the Page is brought to you by Cewe, Europe's largest photo company with over 50 years of experience in Photo Services and online printing. Find out more at https://www.cewe.co.uk 

Find out more about our guests, including her two Swiss-set novels, at https://www.carolinebishop.co.uk

This episode was produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry www.armchair-productions.com 

Follow travel writer Lynn Houghton on a canoe journey along the Mississippi River, followed by a classic American road trip on the historic Natchez Trace Parkway.

"Sleep came easily after a day of paddling on the Mississippi River. Already smitten by its wild beauty and vast reach, I sensed the special energy that came from being on swirling water among eddies, backwaters and bayous, the breeze ruffling my hair"
- Lynn Houghton

Wanderlust is the UK’s leading independent travel magazine which has been taking the road less travelled since 1993.

Learn more at wanderlustmagazine.com

Become a Wanderlust Club Member to join our community of serious travellers for just £35 a year (or about $50). This will get you six beautiful collectible issues, exclusive member- only competitions and events, access to our entire online archive back to 2010, plus heaps of other benefits.

This series of Wanderlust: Off the Page is brought to you by Cewe, Europe's largest photo company with over 50 years of experience in Photo Services and online printing. Find out more at https://www.cewe.co.uk 

Following a line 1,700km long and connecting north with south, Vietnam's Reunification Express is perhaps the best way to visit the country's UNESCO sites.  Award winning travel writer Alex Robinson discusses the highlights and surprises of taking this epic journey with Aaron Millar. 

This episode is hosted by Wanderlust's founding editor Lyn Hughes and special features editor Rosie Fitzgerald. Wanderlust is the UK’s leading independent travel magazine which has been taking the road less travelled since 1993.

Learn more at wanderlustmagazine.com

Become a Wanderlust Club Member to join our community of serious travellers for just £35 a year. This will get you 6 beautiful collectible issues, exclusive member- only competitions and events, access to our entire online archive back to 2010, plus heaps of other benefits.

This series is brought to you by Battleface travel insurance. Protect your trip at battleface.com/wanderlust

We follow explorer Alice Morrison on a world-first 2,800-mile trek across the entire length of Morocco. Starting in the city of Ouarzazate, at the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, we will walk with her from the lush valleys of the Draa River across the barren windswept dunes of the Western Sahara to the tallest peaks of the High Atlas Mountains. We will discover lost cities, tombs of giants, singing sands and dinosaur footprints. We will learn about the lives of the nomadic Sahrawis, the people of the desert, and the Amazigh, the original inhabitants of Morocco. This is more than a long walk, this is a journey through the culture and history of one of the most fascinating and beautiful countries on Earth.

But Alice didn’t do it just any old way. Mirroring journeys taken by traders and nomads across Morocco for centuries, she decided to travel in a traditional caravan of six camels, led by her two Amazigh companions and camelteers Brahim and Addi. And despite not being very keen on the animals to start with, she ended up falling head-over-heels for them – particularly a very naughty one called Hamish. Yes, that’s right – somewhere in Morocco right now, there is a camel called Hamish.

This is a story about history and archeology, it’s a story about endurance and moments of sublime beauty. But mostly it’s a story about a deep exploration of a place and its people. Alice relied on the kindness and hospitality of local communities throughout and because she speaks fluent Arabic she was able to get an intimate insight into their lives that most outsiders would never see.

It’s also one hell of an adventure. Alice is known as ‘Indiana Jones for Girls’. This is a story that even Indy himself would have been proud of.


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Hosted by founding editor Lyn Hughes and special features editor Rosie Fitzgerald, this  episode was produced by the award-winning podcast Armchair Explorer and presented by our very own podcast interviewer Aaron Millar.


To listen to more episodes of Armchair Explorer click here or go to www.armchair-explorer.com

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Wanderlust is the UK’s leading independent travel magazine which has been taking the road less travelled since 1993.

Learn more at wanderlustmagazine.com

Become a Wanderlust Club Member to join our community of serious travelers for just £35 a year. This will get you 6 beautiful collectible issues, exclusive member- only competitions and events, access to our entire online archive back to 2010, plus heaps of other benefits.

This series is brought to you by Battleface travel insurance. Protect your trip at battleface.com/wanderlust

Wanderlust: Off the Page is produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry 

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Wanderlust: Off the Page is the podcast from the UK’s top independent travel magazine and website, taking the road less travelled since 1993

Find out more: www.wanderlust.co.uk, @wanderlustmag

Series 1 is presented by Battleface: Travel insurance built for explorers just like you, www.battleface.com 

For this episode of Wanderlust Off The Page podcast, we are joined by travel writers Aaron Millar and Helen Moat to talk about the power that travel and natural spaces can have on our mind and body.  

 During the episode, Aaron and Helen discuss their shared love of Austria and what they think makes the beautiful country so special. From forest bathing and cold water swimming to escaping to the mountains and getting lost in the starry night sky, our two experts arm us with heaps of ideas of how and where to relax and rejuvenate in Austria.  

 Throughout the episode, you will also have a chance to listen to Helen reading out snippets from her inspiring articles about Austria, which helps us to unpick the relationship between spending time in nature and our mental and physical health.   

 Get ready to join us on a sensory journey through the wild Austrian landscapes…