Mick Webb and Simon Calder
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We enjoy the perfect day's walk along the Vanguard Way in southern England, taking in the forest haunts of Winnie the Pooh along the way. Plus a warning to travellers about the latest travel scam.
We discuss the merits of visiting Australia in the wake of Mick's trip to the less fashionable West and North of this vast country. On the agenda: strange pronunciations, marvellous marsupials, loud and lovely birds and the very important disti
We reveal some truths about the legendary Orient Express, including who was responsible for "murdering " it. Plus more travel miracles and updates for summer tourism. With Simon Calder and Mick Webb
We discuss the controversial new tax on day visitors to Venice and look ahead to the charms and challenges of this summer's travel, including the best month to make your get away.
We explore the contrasting attractions of dark tourism for eclipse chasers and disaster seekers, while Simon tries not to miss his flight from New York. The website mentioned is dark-tourism. com.
We delve into "Type 2 fun" and discuss some places that might be considered necessary evils on the way to more enjoyable destinations. Like the Central American city in the photo.
Our guest is Mike Mackay Richards, author of "The Travelling Ape." Mike has visited 155 countries and has a perhaps surprisingly upbeat view of people and most, if not all, places. He advises us to get out there and enjoy the world rather the
We muse on the weeks travel headlines about Air Traffic Control chaos and plunging planes, while Simon reports from the vast Berlin Travel Show where the whole world of travel is revealed.
We talk to Jonny Bealby, founder of the adventure travel firm, Wild Frontiers, about his life as a traveller and businessman. On the agenda: his favourite countries, most terrifying experiences and the item that he won't travel without. Websi
Simon recounts the tale of his unbelievably cheap Irish journey and Dylan Harris of Lupine Travel reveals the rewards and challenges of running an adventure travel company.
We discuss listeners' thoughts on when their holiday really starts: as the front door closes, as you clear airport security, the train/plane/ferry begins to move.... ? With particular thanks to Cathy Adams of Times Travel and filmmaker, B
We showcase the strange restrictions encountered by listeners on their travels and compare our own recent visits to intriguing islands.
We hear listeners' tales of passport nightmares while Simon exposes a documentary faux-pas in a current Channel 4 drama series.
The wait is over. Here are the solutions to our "12 Days of Travel" Christmas Quiz.
The final destination makes a fitting conclusion to the 12 part quiz. Find the place then work out what connects all the answers.
We're in the heart of Europe for today's destination, the 11th of the 12 days.
A lesser-known, UNESCO-recognised delight is the tenth destination of the quiz. Can you work it out?
We go offshore for today's destination, the ninth in the series of 12 mini podcasts
Guess the destination one, a very popular European city, in the eighth of our mini podcasts.
The clues should lead you to a European port, the seventh destination.
Head for the Balkans to find this city, the sixth of our twelve destinations. Can you see a link emerging between these places?
The clues will reveal the fifth of the twelve destinations. It's in England!
Can you work out today's destination? A well-visited location with a well-loved building
Test your travel know-how and guess the third destination.
The second mini podcast of the quiz. Guess the destination and try and work out the link between all 12 places.
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