283 Antarctic Travel

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 ...  Show more

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, ...  Show more

Rick talks with author Paul Theroux about the advantages of traveling solo, and swaps some travel-writing tricks, then TV host Samantha Brown joins us to describe how the pandemic has affected her love of exploratory travel. We'll also hear what's special about Paris in winter ...

On this episode of Drop A Pin we have on my friend Tyler to share his story of attempting to row across the Arctic Ocean plus other adventures! Then we discuss the history and culture of Norway 🌍 Tyler Stranded in Mongolia: Hear about Tyler's wild experience getting stranded ...

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actor, comedian, presenter and writer - Stephen Mangan. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D ...  Show more

Joining me to discuss their travel and holiday stories this episode is the brilliant rapper, singer and songwriter - Professor Green. Thanks, Alan. xx Please subscribe and review. ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need ...  Show more