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Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
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June 27th - When global geo-politics and your holiday converge ...
8 mins; June 26, 2025
June 26th - Celebrating Everest pioneer Howard Somervell
6 mins; June 25, 2025
June 25th - Careful with the free wifi – and not so fast plugging into that USB socket to recharge
6 mins; June 24, 2025
June 24th - Doors to automatic and cross-check: understanding the role of cabin crew
5 mins; June 23, 2025
June 23rd - Heightened tension in the Middle East, with British Airways diverting a Dubai flight to ... Zurich
6 mins; June 23, 2025
June 20th - Flyaway Friday – but how early will you arrive at the airport?
6 mins; June 20, 2025
June 19th - Cruising – a force for good?
6 mins; June 19, 2025
June 18th - Small ship river cruising
3 mins; June 18, 2025
June 17th - How could Middle East conflict affect your holiday flight?
5 mins; June 17, 2025
June 16th - Norway's new polar bear rules are conservational fascism
4 mins; June 16, 2025
June 13th - Tragedy in Ahmedabad
4 mins; June 13, 2025
June 12th - A taste of Mallorca: meet Michelin-starred chef Marc Fosh
5 mins; June 12, 2025
June 11th - Cascais, Estoril and Sintra – all worth adding to a trip to Lisbon
4 mins; June 11, 2025
June 10th - UK to Germany and Switzerland by direct train – but not this decade
5 mins; June 10, 2025
June 9th - Remote medicine training
5 mins; June 09, 2025
June 6th - Vilnius: the intriguing capital of Lithuania, formerly part of the Soviet Union
5 mins; June 06, 2025
June 5th - Expedition cruising: what does it involve?
7 mins; June 05, 2025
June 4th - Staying safe on your holidays – and the allure of Venezuela
5 mins; June 04, 2025
June 3rd - Travel Desk Tuesday: reflections on Sweden from Natalie Wilson
4 mins; June 03, 2025
June 2nd - Arvinda Bahal, world traveller, shares his philosophy
5 mins; June 02, 2025
May 30th - Would you go on a Political Tour – or is the news quite bad enough for you without spoiling a holiday?
7 mins; May 30, 2025
May 29th - Heathrow: what went wrong on 21 March when the UK's busiest airport closed down due a power outage?
6 mins; May 29, 2025
May 28th - What’s wrong with air passengers’ rights rules?
6 mins; May 28, 2025
May 27th - Are budget airlines being unkind to passengers with "hidden charges" for cabin baggage?
6 mins; May 27, 2025
May 26th - First train in Great British Railways colours departs London Waterloo
4 mins; May 26, 2025
May 23rd - Summer flight disruption: easyJet spells out what it's doing to minimise delays
4 mins; May 23, 2025
May 22nd - Summer travellers warned: strikes and overbooking could hit your holiday flight
5 mins; May 22, 2025
May 21st - Stratford, east London: gateway to Europe?
8 mins; May 21, 2025
May 20th - How much??? Why it makes sense for airlines to price a one-hour flight at close to £1,000
7 mins; May 20, 2025
May 19th - Rotterdam has a new must-visit enticement
5 mins; May 19, 2025
Special Podcast - A new British airline is taking to the skies
6 mins; May 15, 2025
May 14th - There are bitey things all over the world’ – but mosquitoes are the worst
6 mins; May 15, 2025
May 13th - Farewell to my excellent colleague, UK Travel Editor Ben Parker
7 mins; May 13, 2025
May 12th - Cross-Channel by catamaran?
6 mins; May 12, 2025
May 9th - Trailfinders: the secrets of Sir Mike Gooley's success
7 mins; May 09, 2025
May 8th - "We wanted to call the company Pathfinders"
5 mins; May 08, 2025
May 7th - Trailfinders: the ethos of one of the UK's most successful companies
5 mins; May 07, 2025
May 6th - The Trailfinders story – part two
6 mins; May 06, 2025
May 5th - The Trailfinders story – part one
6 mins; May 05, 2025
May 2nd - Bank holiday travel chaos has begun early
4 mins; May 02, 2025
May 1st - Grand Central journey: we need to talk about pricing
6 mins; May 01, 2025
April 30th - WhatsApp – the key to a successful day trip?
3 mins; April 30, 2025
April 29th - UK trains and buses – the latest twists and turns
7 mins; April 29, 2025
April 28th - Spain and Portugal – travel chaos as the power goes off
5 mins; April 28, 2025
April 25th - Ryanair fury at Civil Aviation Authority refusing to allow rescue flight after diversion
6 mins; April 25, 2025
April 24th - UK Global Health Insurance Card (Ghic) – why it's a good plan for travel to Europe
4 mins; April 24, 2025
April 23rd - Travel round-up: planes, cruises and all roads leading to Rome
6 mins; April 23, 2025
April 22nd - Earth Day: How are travellers' attitudes changing?
5 mins; April 22, 2025
April 21st - On their way to an airport near you: aircraft with folding wings
6 mins; April 21, 2025
April 18th - Passport Waiting Time – a valuable online resource
6 mins; April 18, 2025
April 17th - Careful with that tech when you are on your airport journey
8 mins; April 17, 2025
April 16th - We're going to Barbados
6 mins; April 16, 2025
April 15th - Malta: gem of the southern Mediterranean?
6 mins; April 15, 2025
April 14th - Driving in the UK at Easter? Prepare for congestion on key holiday routes
8 mins; April 14, 2025
April 11th - Birmingham airport – only 32 minutes from Old Oak Common
6 mins; April 11, 2025
April 10th - Step on the train in London, step off in Milan, Geneva or Bordeaux
8 mins; April 10, 2025
April 9th - How online scammers pretending to be airlines could plunder your bank account
5 mins; April 09, 2025
April 8th - The world's ten best airport approaches revealed
6 mins; April 08, 2025
April 7th - Continental Corridor through Dover
6 mins; April 07, 2025
April 4th - Easter rush gets under way
4 mins; April 04, 2025
April 3rd - Luton gets the go-ahead for expansion
4 mins; April 03, 2025
April 2nd - Heathrow – what went wrong on 21 March?
6 mins; April 02, 2025
April 1st - Busy week for budget airlines in southeast England
6 mins; April 01, 2025
March 31st - Exclusive interview with Michael O’Leary
5 mins; March 31, 2025
March 28th - CNN's Richard Quest warns travellers to be wary of visiting the US because of tighter borders
5 mins; March 28, 2025
March 27th - Ryanair has launched a loyalty scheme of sorts – but how good is it?
4 mins; March 27, 2025
March 26th - Diversionary tactics: should the UK do more when planes can't land where they are supposed to?
6 mins; March 26, 2025
March 25th - London to Sydney nonstop via the North Pole!
5 mins; March 25, 2025
March 24th - Heathrow: what went wrong?
5 mins; March 24, 2025
March 21st - Taking the temperature of UK tourism
6 mins; March 21, 2025
March 20th - Electric ferry for pedestrians and cyclists starts crossing the Thames in East London soon
5 mins; March 20, 2025
March 19th - Visit this museum to understand divided Berlin
4 mins; March 19, 2025
March 18th - Welcome to Liechtenstein
5 mins; March 18, 2025
March 17th - Five years on from the first UK Covid travel restrictions
8 mins; March 17, 2025
March 14th - Is April the new August?
6 mins; March 14, 2025
March 13th - Game fishing from the Algarve shore
5 mins; March 13, 2025
March 12th - Etias postponed yet again
6 mins; March 12, 2025
March 11th - Could you soon be skimming along the River Thames at 30mph?
6 mins; March 11, 2025
March 10th - Could the post-Brexit rules we demanded be eased?
5 mins; March 10, 2025
March 7th - "We want to make cruising sexy again"
7 mins; March 07, 2025
March 6th - Could the UN World Tourism Organisation finally get a female leader?
7 mins; March 06, 2025
March 5th - Wednesday 5 March is the first day that Europeans can apply for the UK ETA
6 mins; March 05, 2025
March 4th - Travel: Things can only get better
8 mins; March 04, 2025
March 3rd - Roaming the railways of Italy
5 mins; March 03, 2025
February 28th - Annual increase of rail fares across England and Wales
6 mins; February 28, 2025
February 27th - Cash is king – but where are the best deals?
6 mins; February 27, 2025
February 26th - Heathrow eyes a third runway by 2035
4 mins; February 26, 2025
February 25th - Dubai – the destination at its best in Ramadan?
7 mins; February 25, 2025
February 24th - Decision day approaches for new runway at Gatwick
4 mins; February 24, 2025
February 21st - The SAS million-point challenge – Part 2
7 mins; February 21, 2025
February 20th - The SAS million-point challenge – part 1
8 mins; February 20, 2025
February 19th - Russia: international pariah, but well connected
5 mins; February 19, 2025
February 18th - Trainline isn’t the only answer
5 mins; February 18, 2025
February 17th - North Korea reopens to tourists this week
8 mins; February 17, 2025
February 14th - Britain's busiest rail line to be hit by strikes this month and next
5 mins; February 14, 2025
February 13th - The King's Cross station sprint
4 mins; February 13, 2025
February 12th - The things that can go wrong with flights
4 mins; February 12, 2025
February 11th - Valentine destinations: Paris? Puglia? Prague?
7 mins; February 11, 2025
February 10th - Heathrow airlines and hotels deplore "vast overcharging and declining service"
5 mins; February 10, 2025
February 7th - We need to talk about upgrades
5 mins; February 07, 2025
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