In a fast-paced world where time is a precious commodity, not everyone can afford to embark on grand adventures and explore exotic destinations as often as they'd like. The demands of work, family, and daily life often leave us yearning for a change of scenery. Fortunately, there's a fantastic solution for those with a travel bug but limited time—travel podcasts. These audio journeys allow you to escape to far-off places, learn about new cultures, and plan future trips, all from the comfort of your home or during your daily commute. Here's a list of some of the best travel podcasts that will take you on a virtual expedition when you have no time to travel.
Hosted by journalist Holly Rubenstein with a new episode released every week, The Travel Diaries, an interview series podcast, invites special guests every week to learn about their travel experiences worldwide. In each episode, the guests talk about their favourite destinations, experiences, and tips for new travellers to inspire the listener's wanderlust.
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This podcast hosted by travel journalist Ben Groundwater, Flight Of Fancy, consists of 30 min long podcast episode that solves all the queries one has related to travel. In every episode, he interviews seasoned travellers on topics such as dangerous border crossings, cliched travel adventures and how travel helps heal a broken heart.
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Whether you like travelling by air or not, you'll still love this podcast. Focused on air travel, the show turns a potentially niche topic into an entertaining lens for examining geopolitics and current events. While most podcasts focus on issues by zooming in, Paul Papadimitriou and Alex Hunter zoom out to provide a broader picture of the world map.
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Are you organising a challenging journey or planning a quick weekend trip? In any case, try listening to Expedia's podcast, Out Travel the System, where host Nisreene Atassi offers advice on every facet of travelling. And by everything, we mean every episode dives deep into a particular topic, from the connection between astrology and travel to the ideal time to plan a trip.
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Earlier referred to as the Budget-Minded Traveller, JUMP with Travelling Jackie provides listeners with helpful insight and inspiration for destinations so they can fulfil their vacation dreams without running out of budget. Each episode is an interview with guests about their super fascinating travel experiences hosted by Jackie Nourse.
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Not Lost is a travel show hosted by seasoned podcaster Brendon Francis Newman. You might be acquainted with his previous writing work for The New York Times Magazine and Saveur. After working here for a while, he embarked on a foodie journey to some of the world's best culinary destinations. Not Lost effectively combines auteur direction, sharp writing, and spontaneous comedy. And that's before you even get to the show's heart, and that is food.
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Women Who Travel takes a deep dive into what it's like for women to travel and admires women who explore the world. It started as a Facebook group where women would ask questions, share stories, and offer advice. But it took off rapidly and turned into a twice-weekly podcast about the highs and lows of travel. It covers a variety of topics and is both entertaining and informative.
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