Wander Woman: A Travel Podcast Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:47:03 -0500 http://www.phoebe-smith.com en-gb © 2026 Wander Woman: A Travel Podcast yes d61fed86-f531-5610-ab69-6f792f4bd7dd Phoebe Smith episodic false The monthly Wander Woman Podcast frequently charts in 'Travel and Places' in over 147 countries around the world. It is the first travel podcast to take on a magazine style - rather than the format of just an interview – and has been listened to and downloaded everywhere from the UK to Australia and beyond, by hundreds of thousands of people. It has been selected as “Best of” travel podcasts by The Telegraph, The Guardian and The i newspaper, Globetrender and Tech Times - to name a few. 

Every episode, award-winning broadcaster, travel writer, author and photographer Phoebe Smith offers a behind the scenes journey to a different destination which features interviews with locals, audio clips and vivid descriptions to make the listener feel like they are there too - without having to leave home. 

The main ‘destination’ story weaves together her passion for finding off-the-beaten track places, undertaking quirky and unusual activities, discovering wild spaces in unlikely mass market destinations, watching wildlife and meeting the unsung heroes behind conservation efforts. 

Additionally the Wander Woman Podcast’s regular features a celebrity interview;  Best Travel Gear for a life on the road; Travel Hack of the Month; Top 10 in Travel; Hidden Hero; and the Wander Woman of the Month - the traveller whose name is lost in the history books. 

Wherever you find yourself - come wander with her…

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Travel, Phoebe Smith, Wander Woman, Magazine, celebrity, Phoebe Smith https://storage.buzzsprout.com/9bmqx1rptc3lc66dq91cnsq76102?.jpg Wander Woman: A Travel Podcast http://www.phoebe-smith.com Passage to India Passage to India What if we stopped saving our dream journey for “one day” and booked it now? Wander Woman Phoebe Smith hits pause on the grind and takes a micro‑retirement across North India by rail—soaking in Kolkata’s dawn ferry music, the riot of colour at the flower market, and the earthy taste of chai, before tracing slower paths to Bodh Gaya, Varanasi and Agra. The result is an immersion into India that her late mother always wanted but whose death age 50 meant she never got to experience.  

Also coming up:

  • Author and travel writer Shafik Meghji on South America's links with Britain and the perfect trip for first time visitors
  • Travel Hack: Survive your first night on an Indian Sleeper Train
  • Top 10 North Indian dishes you have to try... now!
  • Meet the acid attack survivors at Sheroes Hangout Cafe - who turn tragedy into triumph over coffee every day
  • Gear chat: what to pack for a trip to India in winter and summer
  • Ida Pfeiffer – the midlife pioneer who circled the globe on grit, curiosity, and a shoestring – is our Wander Woman of the Month.

If this journey nudges your own “someday” list, make it sooner. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a push, and leave a quick review to help more travellers find us. Where would your micro‑retirement take you?

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]]> What if we stopped saving our dream journey for “one day” and booked it now? Wander Woman Phoebe Smith hits pause on the grind and takes a micro‑retirement across North India by rail—soaking in Kolkata’s dawn ferry music, the riot of colour at the flower market, and the earthy taste of chai, before tracing slower paths to Bodh Gaya, Varanasi and Agra. The result is an immersion into India that her late mother always wanted but whose death age 50 meant she never got to experience.  

Also coming up:

  • Author and travel writer Shafik Meghji on South America's links with Britain and the perfect trip for first time visitors
  • Travel Hack: Survive your first night on an Indian Sleeper Train
  • Top 10 North Indian dishes you have to try... now!
  • Meet the acid attack survivors at Sheroes Hangout Cafe - who turn tragedy into triumph over coffee every day
  • Gear chat: what to pack for a trip to India in winter and summer
  • Ida Pfeiffer – the midlife pioneer who circled the globe on grit, curiosity, and a shoestring – is our Wander Woman of the Month.

If this journey nudges your own “someday” list, make it sooner. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a push, and leave a quick review to help more travellers find us. Where would your micro‑retirement take you?

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-18751638 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 3452 India, train, slow travel, Varanasi, Agra, Taj Mahal, Sheroes Hangout, acid attack, survivors, South America, Shafik Meghji, sleeper train, packing hacks, Ida Pfeiffer, Indian cuisine 4 2 full false Wayward Wanderings Wayward Wanderings A rewilded valley, a returning herd, and a community finding new roots—come with Wander Woman Phoebe Smith to Portugal’s Côa Valley where tauros and sorraia horses are reshaping the land and jumpstarting local livelihoods. Join her as she learns how large herbivores create healthier mosaic habitats that reduce wildfire risk, boost biodiversity, and draw back predators like wolves, and listen in as she meets the people turning these ecological wins into sustainable nature-based tourism.

Also coming up:

  • Right to Roam campaigner Guy Shrubsole on access rights and Britain's Rainforests
  • Travel Hack: How to find a legit re-wilding project
  • Top 10 Rewilding projects around the world and where to visit them
  • Meet travel writers and authors Rhona Carrier and Tracey Davies as they discuss their memoir Wayward Women - and how mid-life women are a force to be reckoned with
  • Gear chat: what to pack for a responsible wild camp
  • Florence Merriam Bailey - a birdwatcher who had to persuade others to look but don't shoot (yes, really) is our Wander Woman of the Month

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> A rewilded valley, a returning herd, and a community finding new roots—come with Wander Woman Phoebe Smith to Portugal’s Côa Valley where tauros and sorraia horses are reshaping the land and jumpstarting local livelihoods. Join her as she learns how large herbivores create healthier mosaic habitats that reduce wildfire risk, boost biodiversity, and draw back predators like wolves, and listen in as she meets the people turning these ecological wins into sustainable nature-based tourism.

Also coming up:

  • Right to Roam campaigner Guy Shrubsole on access rights and Britain's Rainforests
  • Travel Hack: How to find a legit re-wilding project
  • Top 10 Rewilding projects around the world and where to visit them
  • Meet travel writers and authors Rhona Carrier and Tracey Davies as they discuss their memoir Wayward Women - and how mid-life women are a force to be reckoned with
  • Gear chat: what to pack for a responsible wild camp
  • Florence Merriam Bailey - a birdwatcher who had to persuade others to look but don't shoot (yes, really) is our Wander Woman of the Month

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-18601726 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000 3022 Florence Merriam Bailey, Wayward Women, Portugal, travel, rewilding, right to roam, Guy Shrubsole, wander woman, Phoebe Smith, wild camping kit list, rewilding projects 4 1 full false Beneath a Stirring Sky Beneath a Stirring Sky The sky is stirring over Canada's Northwest Territories, and we wanted to know what it really means when the norhtern lights dance. So Wander Woman Phoebe Smith sent her editor and correspondent Daniel Neilson to travel to Yellowknife to sit with Dene guides who treat the aurora as memory and medicine, not a bucket list stunt. Join us for stories that bring light to the darkness and stir the sky - and the soul. 

Also coming up:

  • Celebrity Chef Rick Stein on his new series about Australia airing on the BBC
  • Travel Hack: How to photograph the aurora borealis
  • Top 10 winter festivities around the world that aren't Christmas - from Up Helly Aa to Diwali and moew
  • Meet the man behind the former hunting farm that became a stronghold in Namibia for protecting endangered species - and ensuring local people benefitted too
  • Gear chat: what to wear when stood watching for the Northern Lights
  • Shaaw Tláa - a pioneering prospector and proud member of the Tagish community is our Wander Woman of the Month

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> The sky is stirring over Canada's Northwest Territories, and we wanted to know what it really means when the norhtern lights dance. So Wander Woman Phoebe Smith sent her editor and correspondent Daniel Neilson to travel to Yellowknife to sit with Dene guides who treat the aurora as memory and medicine, not a bucket list stunt. Join us for stories that bring light to the darkness and stir the sky - and the soul. 

Also coming up:

  • Celebrity Chef Rick Stein on his new series about Australia airing on the BBC
  • Travel Hack: How to photograph the aurora borealis
  • Top 10 winter festivities around the world that aren't Christmas - from Up Helly Aa to Diwali and moew
  • Meet the man behind the former hunting farm that became a stronghold in Namibia for protecting endangered species - and ensuring local people benefitted too
  • Gear chat: what to wear when stood watching for the Northern Lights
  • Shaaw Tláa - a pioneering prospector and proud member of the Tagish community is our Wander Woman of the Month

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-18437142 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 2736 3 12 full false In to the Woods In to the Woods Cold breath on the air, pancakes at dawn, and the hush before a bear appears at the treeline – join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as she journeys from Finland’s close‑to‑Helsinki wilds with a foraging guide to paddle a quiet nine kilometres to a lean‑to where two dogs double as companions and hot‑water bottles. The theme is deliberate slowness: built in boredom, and the forest fills the space. Before a finale at dusk with an elusive sighting of the European 'Spirit Bear' on the Finland-Russia border. 

Also coming up:

  • BBC Radio 4 Women's Hour presenter Anita Rani on what drew her to Race Across the World...
  • Travel Hack: How to keep warm in cold climates
  • Top 10 species of bears to spot around the world - from polar to grizzly and all those in between
  • Meet the tour company in Jasper National Park Canada who is embracing the change caused by the 2024 wildfires to teach travellers about ancient indigenious practises
  • Gear chat: what to pack for a night out in an unheated hut (or bear hide)
  • Mina Benson Hubbard - a pioneering Canadian explorer is our Wander Woman of the Month

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Cold breath on the air, pancakes at dawn, and the hush before a bear appears at the treeline – join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as she journeys from Finland’s close‑to‑Helsinki wilds with a foraging guide to paddle a quiet nine kilometres to a lean‑to where two dogs double as companions and hot‑water bottles. The theme is deliberate slowness: built in boredom, and the forest fills the space. Before a finale at dusk with an elusive sighting of the European 'Spirit Bear' on the Finland-Russia border. 

Also coming up:

  • BBC Radio 4 Women's Hour presenter Anita Rani on what drew her to Race Across the World...
  • Travel Hack: How to keep warm in cold climates
  • Top 10 species of bears to spot around the world - from polar to grizzly and all those in between
  • Meet the tour company in Jasper National Park Canada who is embracing the change caused by the 2024 wildfires to teach travellers about ancient indigenious practises
  • Gear chat: what to pack for a night out in an unheated hut (or bear hide)
  • Mina Benson Hubbard - a pioneering Canadian explorer is our Wander Woman of the Month

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-18267463 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000 3139 Finland, bears, spirit bear, Russia, Anita Rani, Race across the world, BBC Women's Hour, Jasper, wild fires, stay warm in cold weather 3 11 full false Ways and Means Ways and Means A simple walk can change a life and a place. Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as she head's to Umbria to undertake part of Italy’s lesser-known pilgrim path - the St Francis Way - and see how it is bringing life back into the region. In association with this episode's podcast partner Sloways. From truffle hunts on the village edges to choirs echoing through convents, to ridge walks above Assisi and stamps in a well-worn pilgrim passport, this journey shows how slow travel creates real ties between people and landscape.

Also coming up:

  •  Co-founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust Guy Hayward about his mission to change the path of walks with purpose to enable everyone to bring their own beliefs... 
  • Travel Hack: How to have a meaningful pilgrimage
  • Top 10 non-religious pilgrimages around the world
  • Meet Andrea Devicenzi – the Italian Paralympic cyclist who is using pilgrimages to change people's perceptions about disability
  • Gear chat: what to pack when doing activities in very hot weather
  • Margery Kempe - pilgrim and author of the first memoir in history is our Wander Woman of the Month



Contact Wander Woman

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]]> A simple walk can change a life and a place. Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as she head's to Umbria to undertake part of Italy’s lesser-known pilgrim path - the St Francis Way - and see how it is bringing life back into the region. In association with this episode's podcast partner Sloways. From truffle hunts on the village edges to choirs echoing through convents, to ridge walks above Assisi and stamps in a well-worn pilgrim passport, this journey shows how slow travel creates real ties between people and landscape.

Also coming up:

  •  Co-founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust Guy Hayward about his mission to change the path of walks with purpose to enable everyone to bring their own beliefs... 
  • Travel Hack: How to have a meaningful pilgrimage
  • Top 10 non-religious pilgrimages around the world
  • Meet Andrea Devicenzi – the Italian Paralympic cyclist who is using pilgrimages to change people's perceptions about disability
  • Gear chat: what to pack when doing activities in very hot weather
  • Margery Kempe - pilgrim and author of the first memoir in history is our Wander Woman of the Month



Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-18097004 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 3095 pilgrimage, pilgrim, camino, st francis way, umbria, assisi, bpt, british pilgrimage trust, guy hayward, Margery Kempe, Andrea Devicenzi 3 10 full false Who am I when I am transported? Who am I when I am transported? With the rise of the Far Right across the globe, things have never been so tough for refugees and asylum seekers. So I head out with a new social enterprise that’s training immigrant women to become tour guides across Britain so they can celebrate their culture whilst earning their own income and teach us all a thing or too about our most well-known cities. Join Phoebe on an exploration of Syrian-Palestinian culture right here in London.

Also coming up:

  • Award-winning chef Ahu Hettema - who spent a decade stuck in the US immigration system - shares how she managed to cook her way out of depression… 
  • Travel Hack: How to travel everywhere without going anywhere 
  • Top 10 ethnic enclaves in unexpected places around the world
  • Meet Beki Henderson the adventure producer/director behind some of TVs most popular male-fronted shows – from Will Smith to Levison Wood and more
  • Gear chat: what to pack for a walking city tour
  • Mabel Barker – the Lakeland teacher, inventor of the microadventure and fearless climber is our Wander Woman of the Month




Contact Wander Woman

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]]> With the rise of the Far Right across the globe, things have never been so tough for refugees and asylum seekers. So I head out with a new social enterprise that’s training immigrant women to become tour guides across Britain so they can celebrate their culture whilst earning their own income and teach us all a thing or too about our most well-known cities. Join Phoebe on an exploration of Syrian-Palestinian culture right here in London.

Also coming up:

  • Award-winning chef Ahu Hettema - who spent a decade stuck in the US immigration system - shares how she managed to cook her way out of depression… 
  • Travel Hack: How to travel everywhere without going anywhere 
  • Top 10 ethnic enclaves in unexpected places around the world
  • Meet Beki Henderson the adventure producer/director behind some of TVs most popular male-fronted shows – from Will Smith to Levison Wood and more
  • Gear chat: what to pack for a walking city tour
  • Mabel Barker – the Lakeland teacher, inventor of the microadventure and fearless climber is our Wander Woman of the Month




Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-17932368 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0100 3060 3 9 full false Strange Trails Strange Trails Think you have to travel far to feel like you've had a proper expedition? Think again. In an effort to prove that you don’t need to travel to far flung lands – or spend very much money at all to have a proper expedition, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith attempts a timed walking challenge with the Long Distance Walkers Association across two counties, to discover the joys (and pain) of walking 50 miles in a single day. Along the way expect epic sunsets, camaraderie and Jelly Baby fuelled hallucinations as she attempts to answer the question – why on earth would anyone do it? 

Also coming up:

  • TV naturalist Mike Dilger shares his journey from being an awkward kid who hid in bushes to a wildlife expert
  • Travel Hack: How undertaking an endurance event can help prepare you for your next big trip
  • Top 10 short walks with BIG views around the world
  • Meet Roberto Battista the man breathing new life into near-abandoned Italian mountain towns - through the power of adventure
  • Gear chat: what to pack for an endurance challenge
  • Florence Dixie - Victorian Patagonia explorer and women's rights activist is our Wander Woman of the Month



Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Think you have to travel far to feel like you've had a proper expedition? Think again. In an effort to prove that you don’t need to travel to far flung lands – or spend very much money at all to have a proper expedition, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith attempts a timed walking challenge with the Long Distance Walkers Association across two counties, to discover the joys (and pain) of walking 50 miles in a single day. Along the way expect epic sunsets, camaraderie and Jelly Baby fuelled hallucinations as she attempts to answer the question – why on earth would anyone do it? 

Also coming up:

  • TV naturalist Mike Dilger shares his journey from being an awkward kid who hid in bushes to a wildlife expert
  • Travel Hack: How undertaking an endurance event can help prepare you for your next big trip
  • Top 10 short walks with BIG views around the world
  • Meet Roberto Battista the man breathing new life into near-abandoned Italian mountain towns - through the power of adventure
  • Gear chat: what to pack for an endurance challenge
  • Florence Dixie - Victorian Patagonia explorer and women's rights activist is our Wander Woman of the Month



Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-17721086 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0100 3252 LDWA, 50 miles, challenge walks, Italy, Umbria, mountain town, trails, long distance walking, Mike Dilger, Sellano, Roberto Battista, short walks with big views, Florence Dixie, women adventurers, travel gear 3 8 full false Are We Over Tourism? Are We Over Tourism? With scenes of protest erupting in some of the most visited cities and countries in the world – telling tourists to go home – Wander Woman, Phoebe Smith, shows how merely travelling a little north of the Croatian honeypot of Dubrovnik to explore the region of Zadar the rewards can be great - for travellers and locals.  From discovering the 3,000-year-old Old Town and dancing to the sustainable (and free) Sea Organ, to birdwatching and kayaking in Vrana Lake Nature Park, paddling and eating local on the islands of Ugljan & Pašman and tasting the delights of Pag, there's a whole family-friendly area to enjoy - minus the crowds. Come wander with her…
 
Also coming up:

  • 10 alternative destinations to the overtouristed locations (including scintillating swaps for Barcelona, Tuscany, Iceland and more)
  • Travel Hack: How to be a more responsible traveller in the overcrowded locations
  • Meet "Guerrilla Geographer" Daniel Raven-Ellison who is creating a national walking network connecting every single town and city in Britain
  • Pack the kit you need for scorching hot temperatures
  • Meet the 20-year-old female guide in Benin who is breaking gender barriers in West Africa's tourism industry
  • Dervla Murphy - the ultimate responsible traveller - is our Wander Woman of the Month

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> With scenes of protest erupting in some of the most visited cities and countries in the world – telling tourists to go home – Wander Woman, Phoebe Smith, shows how merely travelling a little north of the Croatian honeypot of Dubrovnik to explore the region of Zadar the rewards can be great - for travellers and locals.  From discovering the 3,000-year-old Old Town and dancing to the sustainable (and free) Sea Organ, to birdwatching and kayaking in Vrana Lake Nature Park, paddling and eating local on the islands of Ugljan & Pašman and tasting the delights of Pag, there's a whole family-friendly area to enjoy - minus the crowds. Come wander with her…
 
Also coming up:

  • 10 alternative destinations to the overtouristed locations (including scintillating swaps for Barcelona, Tuscany, Iceland and more)
  • Travel Hack: How to be a more responsible traveller in the overcrowded locations
  • Meet "Guerrilla Geographer" Daniel Raven-Ellison who is creating a national walking network connecting every single town and city in Britain
  • Pack the kit you need for scorching hot temperatures
  • Meet the 20-year-old female guide in Benin who is breaking gender barriers in West Africa's tourism industry
  • Dervla Murphy - the ultimate responsible traveller - is our Wander Woman of the Month

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-17583039 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0100 2852 Croatia, overtourism, over tourism, overcrowded, travel responsibly, Dubrovnik, Barcelona, Zadar, Pag, Summer, Vacation, Slow Ways, female guides, Benin, UK, gear for hot weather, Dervla Murphy, travel dupes, travel alternative 3 7 full false Going the Distance Going the Distance Would you ever walk the 'Backbone of Britain'? 2025 marks 60 years since the UK got it’s first official long distance pathway - the Pennine Way. As political as it was pioneering, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith delves into the history of this hard-fought-for trail - one that is integral to all the rights walkers enjoy today, discovering a kick-ass, bell bottomed jeans wearing hiker in the 1960s, before heading out with her friend Cerys Matthews to walk a prime 3-day section in the present day, to meet other walkers, accommodation owners and bar workers, and discover what has changed here in the six decades since it opened. Come wander with her…
 
 Also coming up:

  • Adventurer and presenter Pelumi Nubi explains why she went from being a scientist to driving from London to Lagos (Nigeria), solo, in a Peugeot 107
  • Travel Hack: How to share close quarters with a friend on a trip – and still be talking at the end
  • 10 best road trips you can do by electric vehicle
  • Meet conservationist Laurie Marker who has single-handedly shaped cheetah conservation in Namibia whilst improving the lives of the country’s human residents
  • Pack the kit you need for the ultimate road trip
  • Hannah Hauxwell, hardy Pennine hill farmer and female Palin of the 70s-90s, is our Wander Woman of the Month 

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Would you ever walk the 'Backbone of Britain'? 2025 marks 60 years since the UK got it’s first official long distance pathway - the Pennine Way. As political as it was pioneering, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith delves into the history of this hard-fought-for trail - one that is integral to all the rights walkers enjoy today, discovering a kick-ass, bell bottomed jeans wearing hiker in the 1960s, before heading out with her friend Cerys Matthews to walk a prime 3-day section in the present day, to meet other walkers, accommodation owners and bar workers, and discover what has changed here in the six decades since it opened. Come wander with her…
 
 Also coming up:

  • Adventurer and presenter Pelumi Nubi explains why she went from being a scientist to driving from London to Lagos (Nigeria), solo, in a Peugeot 107
  • Travel Hack: How to share close quarters with a friend on a trip – and still be talking at the end
  • 10 best road trips you can do by electric vehicle
  • Meet conservationist Laurie Marker who has single-handedly shaped cheetah conservation in Namibia whilst improving the lives of the country’s human residents
  • Pack the kit you need for the ultimate road trip
  • Hannah Hauxwell, hardy Pennine hill farmer and female Palin of the 70s-90s, is our Wander Woman of the Month 

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-17426346 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0100 3107 Pennine Way, walkers, hiking, long distance trail, LDP, Pennines, 60 years, Paddy Dillon, Pelumi Nubi, Laurie Marker, Hannah Hauxwell, Dales, Cheetah, best road trips, EV, electric vehicle road trips, England, walking 3 6 full false The Salt Path The Salt Path Can walking a coastal path really heal a broken heart? As bestselling book The Salt Path becomes a major film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Issacs, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith heads to author Raynor Winn's favourite 2-day section of the South West Coast Path in Cornwall - walking from Zennor to Minnack. Along the way she meets other hikers and discovers the power of simply placing one foot in front of the other.

Also coming up:

  • Raynor Winn shares who she really thought would play her in a movie and explains why the path will always be her home
  • Travel Hack: Prepare for your first long distance path
  • 10 best coastal paths arounds the world
  • Meet BBC presenter and disability advocate Lucy Edwards about traveling while blind – including on safari
  • Pack the kit you really need for walking the South West Coast Path
  • Sarah Stoddart Hazlitt, who walked nearly 300 miles to process her divorce in 1822, is our Wander Woman of the Month 




Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Can walking a coastal path really heal a broken heart? As bestselling book The Salt Path becomes a major film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Issacs, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith heads to author Raynor Winn's favourite 2-day section of the South West Coast Path in Cornwall - walking from Zennor to Minnack. Along the way she meets other hikers and discovers the power of simply placing one foot in front of the other.

Also coming up:

  • Raynor Winn shares who she really thought would play her in a movie and explains why the path will always be her home
  • Travel Hack: Prepare for your first long distance path
  • 10 best coastal paths arounds the world
  • Meet BBC presenter and disability advocate Lucy Edwards about traveling while blind – including on safari
  • Pack the kit you really need for walking the South West Coast Path
  • Sarah Stoddart Hazlitt, who walked nearly 300 miles to process her divorce in 1822, is our Wander Woman of the Month 




Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-17231996 Wed, 28 May 2025 18:00:00 +0100 3303 Rayor Winn, The Salt Path, Salt Path, Blindnotbroken, Blind not Broken, Lucy Edwards, SWCP, South West Coast Path, Moth, Diasbility advocate, Cornwall, Walking, long distance walks, healing through hiking 3 5 full false Voodoo Child Voodoo Child What if everything you thought you knew about voodoo was completely wrong? This episode Wander Woman Phoebe Smith heads to Togo and Benin in West Africa - the birthplace of the religion, with Explore, to seek out the real voodoo beyond the sensationalist Hollywood portrayals of evil dolls and sinister spells. Journeying to the rural north of both countries she invites you to experience with her the rituals, practises, dances and truth behind perhaps the most maligned belief system in the world. Come wander with her...

Also coming up:

  • Woman with Altitude Elise Wortley on why she travels with world wearing a bonnet and Victorian bras
  • Travel Hack: Make the most of your tour leader
  • 10 incredible cultural experiences around the world
  • Meet Namgyal Doma Sherpa a massage therapist on the Everest Basecamp trek with Lehara, helping heal hikers AND give jobs and money to remote communities
  • Pack the kit you really need for visiting West Africa
  • Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, is our Wander Woman of the Month 

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> What if everything you thought you knew about voodoo was completely wrong? This episode Wander Woman Phoebe Smith heads to Togo and Benin in West Africa - the birthplace of the religion, with Explore, to seek out the real voodoo beyond the sensationalist Hollywood portrayals of evil dolls and sinister spells. Journeying to the rural north of both countries she invites you to experience with her the rituals, practises, dances and truth behind perhaps the most maligned belief system in the world. Come wander with her...

Also coming up:

  • Woman with Altitude Elise Wortley on why she travels with world wearing a bonnet and Victorian bras
  • Travel Hack: Make the most of your tour leader
  • 10 incredible cultural experiences around the world
  • Meet Namgyal Doma Sherpa a massage therapist on the Everest Basecamp trek with Lehara, helping heal hikers AND give jobs and money to remote communities
  • Pack the kit you really need for visiting West Africa
  • Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, is our Wander Woman of the Month 

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-17075091 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:00:00 +0100 3686 3 4 full false Between a Rock and a Hard Place Between a Rock and a Hard Place All across Britain, in some of the wildest places you can find, is a network of mountain huts - called bothies. But unlike shelters found in the rest of the world, these were never built for walkers. Former schoolhouses, farmsteads, gamekeepers lodges, coastguards lookouts and miners bunkhouses, there are around 100 buildings (across Scotland, England and Wales) left open for walkers and climbers to use - free of charge. For the last 60 years they have been in the care of the Mountain Bothies Association - an organisation who maintain and look after them and are funded by donation and run by volunteers. To celebrate their diamond anniversary, adventurer Phoebe Smith (who wrote the first ever guidebook to bothies 10 years ago) takes her mum friend Ellie to stay in her first one and speaks to the MBA's chair Simon Birch about what changes have occurred over the last 60 years.

Also coming up:

  • Octogenarian publisher Hilary Bradt discusses how travel has changed since her first adventures in 1969
  • Travel Hack: How to make friends on the road - safely
  • Top 10 places to escape the crowds around the world
  • Meet Katie Wignall, the guide telling the stories of forgotten women in London
  • All the kit you need for wild swimming
  • Nan Shepherd, author of The Living Mountain is our Wander Woman of the Month 

SPECIAL OFFER: Use code WanderWoman at the checkout on the Cicerone website to get 15% off the Book of the Bothy and all of their guidebooks.


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]]> All across Britain, in some of the wildest places you can find, is a network of mountain huts - called bothies. But unlike shelters found in the rest of the world, these were never built for walkers. Former schoolhouses, farmsteads, gamekeepers lodges, coastguards lookouts and miners bunkhouses, there are around 100 buildings (across Scotland, England and Wales) left open for walkers and climbers to use - free of charge. For the last 60 years they have been in the care of the Mountain Bothies Association - an organisation who maintain and look after them and are funded by donation and run by volunteers. To celebrate their diamond anniversary, adventurer Phoebe Smith (who wrote the first ever guidebook to bothies 10 years ago) takes her mum friend Ellie to stay in her first one and speaks to the MBA's chair Simon Birch about what changes have occurred over the last 60 years.

Also coming up:

  • Octogenarian publisher Hilary Bradt discusses how travel has changed since her first adventures in 1969
  • Travel Hack: How to make friends on the road - safely
  • Top 10 places to escape the crowds around the world
  • Meet Katie Wignall, the guide telling the stories of forgotten women in London
  • All the kit you need for wild swimming
  • Nan Shepherd, author of The Living Mountain is our Wander Woman of the Month 

SPECIAL OFFER: Use code WanderWoman at the checkout on the Cicerone website to get 15% off the Book of the Bothy and all of their guidebooks.


Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-16825258 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000 3252 Bothy, Bothies, Book of the Bothy, MBA, Scotland, Wales, Lake District, Great Lingy Hut, Lingy Hut, Hilary Bradt, Bradt guides, Cicerone, escape the crowds, women in London, make friends safely, wild swimming, kit for wild swimming 3 3 full false Whales, Wallabies, and Re-Wilding Whales, Wallabies, and Re-Wilding In the land Down Under one island in Western Australia is in the midst of a bold project to return it to a pre-European state. The Dirk Hartog Island National Park: Return to 1616 initiative has seen sheep farming (the mainstay for the single resident family for over 100 years) be replaced by eco-tourism. All cattle has been removed, invasive species have been culled and slowly, the vegetation and biodiversity is bouncing back. Given that the Wardle family used to earn around AUS$2.5million from their merino wool enterprise adventurer Phoebe Smith decided to pay them a visit to see how the less lucrative tourism industry was being embraced by them and undertake their inspiring hiking trail - Walking with Whales. Come wander with her...

Also coming up:

  • An interview with cookbook and travel author Caroline Eden
  • Travel Hack: Survive a long haul flight in economy class
  • Top 10 European Islands to visit
  • Meet Mariko Wallen a sustainable seaweed farmer in Belize
  • Discover the value of a good pair of multi-activity socks
  • Learn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - Truganini - often thought (incorrectly) to be the last Aboriginal Tasmanian woman

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> In the land Down Under one island in Western Australia is in the midst of a bold project to return it to a pre-European state. The Dirk Hartog Island National Park: Return to 1616 initiative has seen sheep farming (the mainstay for the single resident family for over 100 years) be replaced by eco-tourism. All cattle has been removed, invasive species have been culled and slowly, the vegetation and biodiversity is bouncing back. Given that the Wardle family used to earn around AUS$2.5million from their merino wool enterprise adventurer Phoebe Smith decided to pay them a visit to see how the less lucrative tourism industry was being embraced by them and undertake their inspiring hiking trail - Walking with Whales. Come wander with her...

Also coming up:

  • An interview with cookbook and travel author Caroline Eden
  • Travel Hack: Survive a long haul flight in economy class
  • Top 10 European Islands to visit
  • Meet Mariko Wallen a sustainable seaweed farmer in Belize
  • Discover the value of a good pair of multi-activity socks
  • Learn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - Truganini - often thought (incorrectly) to be the last Aboriginal Tasmanian woman

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-16695643 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000 3223 Dirk Hartog Island, Australia, Return to 1616, Whales, wallabies, Caroline Eden, Samarkand, Red Sands, Green Mountain, food, travel, adventure, hiking, seaweed farmer, Truganini, Top 10 European Islands, survive long haul 3 2 full false Can't we all just get along? Can't we all just get along? Adventurer Phoebe Smith heads to the Central American nation of Belize, to see - in the wake of the rollback of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in the USA - how multiple cultures can live in harmony while still celebrating their own uniqueness. The country is found on Central America’s north eastern coast,  bordered by Mexico, Guatemala and the Caribbean Sea.  It's one of only two destinations in Latin America where English is the official language. This is a country that is happy with its own cultural diversity - being home to more than six ethnic groups in a country around the size of Wales. So how does Belize manage to weave so many cultures into a harmonious tapestry - wander with Phoebe to find out...

Also coming up:

  • An interview with National Geographic explorer and conservationist Jamal Galves aka The Manatee Man
  • Travel Hack: Know your Belizean ethnic groups
  • Top 10 wildlife found on land and in the sea around Belize
  • Meet Dayter Rodriguez - the first female maker of Garifuna drums
  • Discover how to pack for a land and sea adventure
  • Learn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - Gwendolyn Lizarraga aka Madam Liz - fighter for equal rights for women and the poor


Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Adventurer Phoebe Smith heads to the Central American nation of Belize, to see - in the wake of the rollback of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in the USA - how multiple cultures can live in harmony while still celebrating their own uniqueness. The country is found on Central America’s north eastern coast,  bordered by Mexico, Guatemala and the Caribbean Sea.  It's one of only two destinations in Latin America where English is the official language. This is a country that is happy with its own cultural diversity - being home to more than six ethnic groups in a country around the size of Wales. So how does Belize manage to weave so many cultures into a harmonious tapestry - wander with Phoebe to find out...

Also coming up:

  • An interview with National Geographic explorer and conservationist Jamal Galves aka The Manatee Man
  • Travel Hack: Know your Belizean ethnic groups
  • Top 10 wildlife found on land and in the sea around Belize
  • Meet Dayter Rodriguez - the first female maker of Garifuna drums
  • Discover how to pack for a land and sea adventure
  • Learn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - Gwendolyn Lizarraga aka Madam Liz - fighter for equal rights for women and the poor


Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-16519201 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:00:00 +0000 3366 Belize, equality, Jamal Galves, Manatee, wildlife, jaguar, Manatee Man, Garifuna, Pen Cayetano, Punta Rock, Mestizos, mennonites, culture, diversity, equality, British Honduras, Maya, Mayan, Creole, Music 3 1 full false Trick or Treat? A Journey to Ireland in search of Halloween's origins Trick or Treat? A Journey to Ireland in search of Halloween's origins Halloween – with the costumes, pumpkin carving and trick or treating – is believed by many people to be an import from the USA? But where did it really start?

Join adventurer Phoebe Smith as she journeys on a mission to locate the home of Halloween. Her research takes here to Ireland, where an ancient Celtic ceremonial fire location was discovered a few years ago that may be the ground zero for it all. Along the way she meet characters from Irish folklore - including a sun goddess Tlachtga, visits scared burial tombs older than the Egyptian pyramids, learns about barmbrack and the traditional foods of Samhain, indulges in a seaweed bath to remove any impurities from her body and discovers the age old techniques to ward off evil spirits with the organiser of the upcoming Púca Halloween Festival. 

Whether you're drawn to the historical roots, the folkloric elements, good food, dressing up or simply the spirit of Halloween, this special episode promises to both enthrall and enlighten, painting a picture of a festival that is as vibrant today as it was millennia ago. 

Come wander with me...

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Halloween – with the costumes, pumpkin carving and trick or treating – is believed by many people to be an import from the USA? But where did it really start?

Join adventurer Phoebe Smith as she journeys on a mission to locate the home of Halloween. Her research takes here to Ireland, where an ancient Celtic ceremonial fire location was discovered a few years ago that may be the ground zero for it all. Along the way she meet characters from Irish folklore - including a sun goddess Tlachtga, visits scared burial tombs older than the Egyptian pyramids, learns about barmbrack and the traditional foods of Samhain, indulges in a seaweed bath to remove any impurities from her body and discovers the age old techniques to ward off evil spirits with the organiser of the upcoming Púca Halloween Festival. 

Whether you're drawn to the historical roots, the folkloric elements, good food, dressing up or simply the spirit of Halloween, this special episode promises to both enthrall and enlighten, painting a picture of a festival that is as vibrant today as it was millennia ago. 

Come wander with me...

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-15950439 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0100 902 2 bonus false How far would you walk for a cuppa? How far would you walk for a cuppa? Deep in the Rockies in Alberta, Canada, is a small unassuming hut that - unknown to many - houses a teahouse that has been serving hikers since 1904. In the heat of high summer the cabin swarms with hikers in search of a brew. Early or late in the season, though, it’s possible to bag the best view in the house on the porch overlooking Lake Agnes before choosing from the impressive menu of loose-leaf teas in relative tranquillity.

Joanna Magee owns the teahouse and has to get up at 4.30am to bake the day’s supply of bread on an old propane army stove (there's no electric in the cabin). Stocking up on supplies are even more challenging - with all dry goods being helicoptered in once a year and members of staff having to hike into Lake Louise to pick up fresh produce and hike all the rubbish back out. I head there and to its nearest neighbour - the Plain of 6 Glaciers Teahouse - to grab a much-needed brew and to meet the staff whose walk to work is one of the longest but scenic in the country.

Also coming up:

Adventurer Aldo Kane talks about why he loves the jungle despite being covered in leech bites; figure out how to cut the crap - literally - to see through greenwashing and ensure you travels are truly as eco-friendly as possible; on our run up to the spooky season discover 10 places in Ireland to celebrate Halloween - the original birthplace of the festivities (yes, really); meet the woman who decided to create hand-crafted dolls to try to share her Garifuna culture in Belize - and beyound; get your packing in the bag with my gear chat's tips on buying the perfect daypack and learn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - the Motorcycle Queen of Miami - Bessie Stringfield. 

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Deep in the Rockies in Alberta, Canada, is a small unassuming hut that - unknown to many - houses a teahouse that has been serving hikers since 1904. In the heat of high summer the cabin swarms with hikers in search of a brew. Early or late in the season, though, it’s possible to bag the best view in the house on the porch overlooking Lake Agnes before choosing from the impressive menu of loose-leaf teas in relative tranquillity.

Joanna Magee owns the teahouse and has to get up at 4.30am to bake the day’s supply of bread on an old propane army stove (there's no electric in the cabin). Stocking up on supplies are even more challenging - with all dry goods being helicoptered in once a year and members of staff having to hike into Lake Louise to pick up fresh produce and hike all the rubbish back out. I head there and to its nearest neighbour - the Plain of 6 Glaciers Teahouse - to grab a much-needed brew and to meet the staff whose walk to work is one of the longest but scenic in the country.

Also coming up:

Adventurer Aldo Kane talks about why he loves the jungle despite being covered in leech bites; figure out how to cut the crap - literally - to see through greenwashing and ensure you travels are truly as eco-friendly as possible; on our run up to the spooky season discover 10 places in Ireland to celebrate Halloween - the original birthplace of the festivities (yes, really); meet the woman who decided to create hand-crafted dolls to try to share her Garifuna culture in Belize - and beyound; get your packing in the bag with my gear chat's tips on buying the perfect daypack and learn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - the Motorcycle Queen of Miami - Bessie Stringfield. 

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-15936641 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0100 2984 Banff, tearooms, Alberta, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes Tearoom, P6, Plain of 6 Glaciers, Joanna Magee, Aldo Kane, jungle hikes, daypacks, travel gear, Bessie Springfield, Belize, Garifuna, Mercy Sabal, Ireland Home of Halloween, greenwashing 2 12 full false Got Grass? Got Grass? What if one simple question could help save the planet? Join Phoebe as she heads to the Maldives to ask the difficult question - can travel to these islands ever really be sustainable? Learn about the unsung hero of marine conservation: underwater seagrass, which so far has been ruthlessly removed in pursuit of the 'perfect' image of paradise despite it capturing 60 times more carbon than terrestrial forests and how one resort is working to save it and get others on board.  

Also coming up:

TV Bushcraft Expert Ray Mears talks about the importance of sound on our travels; learn how to pass time when weatherbound in a resort or hotel; discover 10 of the most endangered species and where to find them - plus how to help conservation efforts to save them; meet the woman on a mission to rewild a great swathe of South Africa; find your sole mate - with our guide to multi-activity sandals and learn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - the unsung conservationist who stared down the barrel of a gun to try to save the Mississippi - Mary Hannah Gibbs.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> What if one simple question could help save the planet? Join Phoebe as she heads to the Maldives to ask the difficult question - can travel to these islands ever really be sustainable? Learn about the unsung hero of marine conservation: underwater seagrass, which so far has been ruthlessly removed in pursuit of the 'perfect' image of paradise despite it capturing 60 times more carbon than terrestrial forests and how one resort is working to save it and get others on board.  

Also coming up:

TV Bushcraft Expert Ray Mears talks about the importance of sound on our travels; learn how to pass time when weatherbound in a resort or hotel; discover 10 of the most endangered species and where to find them - plus how to help conservation efforts to save them; meet the woman on a mission to rewild a great swathe of South Africa; find your sole mate - with our guide to multi-activity sandals and learn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - the unsung conservationist who stared down the barrel of a gun to try to save the Mississippi - Mary Hannah Gibbs.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-15828163 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0100 3264 Maldives, Six Senses, Laamu, Laamu Atoll, Manta rays, seagrass, sustainable travel, Ray Mears, Isabel Thompkins, sport sandals, spandals, travel gear, Mary Hannah Gibbs, Mississippi, endangered animals, pass time when weatherbound 2 11 full false Are We Nearly There Yet? Are We Nearly There Yet? There’s a new buzzword in travel – “multi-generational” or multi-gen. That is at least 3 generations of the same family travelling together. Grandparents, parents and children choosing to holiday together despite each having their own specific wants and needs. SOUNDS TERRIFYING! Yet it is reportedly a growing trend. Keen to go behind the headlines as ever, Phoebe takes her whole tribe - 75-year-old dad, 3-year-old son, and partner to SE Asia, to travel 1,200 miles from Singapore to Thailand, by train. How will it go? Will they still be talking at the end? And who will be the first to ask the dreaded question - "Are we nearly there yet?"

Also coming up:

How to survive a night on a sleeper train in South East Asia; discover how to travel as friends and still be talking at the end of the trip with Race Across the World winners Tricia Sail and Cathie Rowe; learn how to dress to survive hot and humid conditions; meet the man who was key to bringing bison back to Saskatchewan's prairies in Canada; Wander Woman of the Month – Florence Baker.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> There’s a new buzzword in travel – “multi-generational” or multi-gen. That is at least 3 generations of the same family travelling together. Grandparents, parents and children choosing to holiday together despite each having their own specific wants and needs. SOUNDS TERRIFYING! Yet it is reportedly a growing trend. Keen to go behind the headlines as ever, Phoebe takes her whole tribe - 75-year-old dad, 3-year-old son, and partner to SE Asia, to travel 1,200 miles from Singapore to Thailand, by train. How will it go? Will they still be talking at the end? And who will be the first to ask the dreaded question - "Are we nearly there yet?"

Also coming up:

How to survive a night on a sleeper train in South East Asia; discover how to travel as friends and still be talking at the end of the trip with Race Across the World winners Tricia Sail and Cathie Rowe; learn how to dress to survive hot and humid conditions; meet the man who was key to bringing bison back to Saskatchewan's prairies in Canada; Wander Woman of the Month – Florence Baker.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-15579255 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0100 3093 multi-gen, multi generational travel, family travel, multi-gen, SE Asia, SE Asia by train, slow travel, booking Asia trains, Florence Baker, Race Across the World, Bison, Wanuskewin, Ernie Walker, Canada, Saskatoon, Multi-Gen SE Asia, Southeast Asia 2 10 full false Shifting Sands Shifting Sands Saudi Arabia is a controversial place - one that for years was closed off to westerners without a special invite. But that all changed in 2019 with the announcement of a new tourist visa and a huge investment in infrastructure - beginning with the north-western oasis city of Alula. So far, most travellers have been Instagram influencers, keen to get 'that' shot of Elephant Rock or the infinity pool at Habitas. But Wander Woman Phoebe Smith is determined to skew the surface glitz, head off piste and dig deeper to discover if tourism really has made a difference to the local women who live there. Following in the footsteps of her late grandmother, who journeyed to Saudi in 1987, her guide is the diary her granny kept, a constant source of comparison between then and now. Never afraid to ask questions, probe deeper and seek answers, Phoebe asks - is tourism helping the women of Saudi to break trail?

Also coming up:

How you can enjoy a stress-free visit to Saudi Arabia; meet the woman working as part of a team to bring back the Arabian leopard; discover how best to dress to comfortably go from souk to sand; 10 reasons to consider a visit to Alula; hear about TV historian Bettany Hughes' love of all things Nabatean; Wander Woman of the Month – the first British born Muslim woman who made a pilgrimage to Mecca – Zainab Cobbold (aka Lady Evelyn Murray).

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Saudi Arabia is a controversial place - one that for years was closed off to westerners without a special invite. But that all changed in 2019 with the announcement of a new tourist visa and a huge investment in infrastructure - beginning with the north-western oasis city of Alula. So far, most travellers have been Instagram influencers, keen to get 'that' shot of Elephant Rock or the infinity pool at Habitas. But Wander Woman Phoebe Smith is determined to skew the surface glitz, head off piste and dig deeper to discover if tourism really has made a difference to the local women who live there. Following in the footsteps of her late grandmother, who journeyed to Saudi in 1987, her guide is the diary her granny kept, a constant source of comparison between then and now. Never afraid to ask questions, probe deeper and seek answers, Phoebe asks - is tourism helping the women of Saudi to break trail?

Also coming up:

How you can enjoy a stress-free visit to Saudi Arabia; meet the woman working as part of a team to bring back the Arabian leopard; discover how best to dress to comfortably go from souk to sand; 10 reasons to consider a visit to Alula; hear about TV historian Bettany Hughes' love of all things Nabatean; Wander Woman of the Month – the first British born Muslim woman who made a pilgrimage to Mecca – Zainab Cobbold (aka Lady Evelyn Murray).

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-15431014 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:00:00 +0100 3226 Alula, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Bettany Hughes, Female tour guides, Zainab Cobbold, Lady Evelyn Murray, Wander Women, travel, solo, female, wild camp, Arabian leopard 2 9 full false Camino de Santiago: Finding the way Camino de Santiago: Finding the way Pour yourself a glass of Albariño and settle in as Phoebe puts her navigationally inexperienced friend in the lead (and self-guided specialist tour operator InnTravel to the test) as they wander along the Camino Portuguese's Espiritual Variante aka The Old Way. Walking between Tui on the Portuguese/Spain border all the way to Santiago - with much laughter on the way - the question is will they get lost? There's only one way to find out...

Also coming up:

How to switch from flying to trains on your next adventure; Discover the top 10 foods worth travelling for in Europe;  meet the man responsible for designing the best walking trips and find out what makes the perfect hike; in our regular gear chat discover how to pack for the Camino de Santiago;  hear about TV presenter Michaela Strachan's recent pilgrimage and why mountains and cashew nuts are the way to her heart; and in our Wander Woman of the Month - learn about the woman who inspired Jack Kerouac - Alexandra David-Néel.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Pour yourself a glass of Albariño and settle in as Phoebe puts her navigationally inexperienced friend in the lead (and self-guided specialist tour operator InnTravel to the test) as they wander along the Camino Portuguese's Espiritual Variante aka The Old Way. Walking between Tui on the Portuguese/Spain border all the way to Santiago - with much laughter on the way - the question is will they get lost? There's only one way to find out...

Also coming up:

How to switch from flying to trains on your next adventure; Discover the top 10 foods worth travelling for in Europe;  meet the man responsible for designing the best walking trips and find out what makes the perfect hike; in our regular gear chat discover how to pack for the Camino de Santiago;  hear about TV presenter Michaela Strachan's recent pilgrimage and why mountains and cashew nuts are the way to her heart; and in our Wander Woman of the Month - learn about the woman who inspired Jack Kerouac - Alexandra David-Néel.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-14993045 Wed, 01 May 2024 21:00:00 +0100 2998 camino de santiago, santiago, Camino, Portuguese Way, Cerys Matthews, MIchaela Strachan, Pilgrimage, North Wales Pilgrim Way 2 8 full false A Simple Life A Simple Life Embark on an adventure to Shimokawa, in the heart of Japan's Hokkaido region, where this small town is breaking new ground in the world of sustainable living. Phoebe Smith will take you through the streets and forests of this pioneering community, uncovering how they've transformed from a lumber-dependent economy to a beacon of environmental harmony. From making chopsticks (to avoid the millions that go in landfill each year), to powering homes and public buildings using locally made biomass, using weeds to produce natural essential oils, and taking people to fish for (and then eat) an invasive species, she asks if this could be the blueprint for a better life?

Also coming up:

How to learn a new language - fast; Discover the top 10 places for whale watching;  meet adventurer and author a new book Ash Bhardwaj who answers the question - why we travel? In our regular gear chat it's all about choosing insect repellent for your travels;  be inspired by Onguma Reserve Manager Jonathan 'Yona' Strijbis who dedicates his entire life to protecting the endangered black Rhino in Namibia; and in our Wander Woman of the Month - learn about 'wandering writer' and translator Sanmao.




Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Embark on an adventure to Shimokawa, in the heart of Japan's Hokkaido region, where this small town is breaking new ground in the world of sustainable living. Phoebe Smith will take you through the streets and forests of this pioneering community, uncovering how they've transformed from a lumber-dependent economy to a beacon of environmental harmony. From making chopsticks (to avoid the millions that go in landfill each year), to powering homes and public buildings using locally made biomass, using weeds to produce natural essential oils, and taking people to fish for (and then eat) an invasive species, she asks if this could be the blueprint for a better life?

Also coming up:

How to learn a new language - fast; Discover the top 10 places for whale watching;  meet adventurer and author a new book Ash Bhardwaj who answers the question - why we travel? In our regular gear chat it's all about choosing insect repellent for your travels;  be inspired by Onguma Reserve Manager Jonathan 'Yona' Strijbis who dedicates his entire life to protecting the endangered black Rhino in Namibia; and in our Wander Woman of the Month - learn about 'wandering writer' and translator Sanmao.




Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-14859302 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0100 2670 Japan, future city, sustainable city, Shimokawa, learn a language, 10 places to whale watch, whale watching, insect repellent, Black Rhino, Anti-poaching, APU, Ash Bhardwaj, why we travel 2 7 full false Making Waves Making Waves Strap on your eco-friendly gear and prepare to be immersed in tales of transformation, recovery, and the relentless pursuit of a better world. Join adventurer Phoebe Smith in Egypt's Red Sea (literally) where she meets the resort cleaning up its act - and the ocean. Red Sea Safaris in Marsa Alam (one of the first PADI eco-dive centres in the world) firmly pushes back against the mass tourism model, and empowers divers to be part of the solution by offering the Dive Against Debris course free of charge, alongside other conservation first initiatives, and in doing so improves both the land and underwater world for everyone. 

Also coming up:

How to travel sustainably on a budget; Discover the top 10 places to try diving; I meet ultrarunner and co-founder of Black Trail Runners Sabrina Pace-Humphreys to discuss why Lanzarote is just like running in the Sahara desert and why she never travels without her running shoes. In our regular gear chat we consider the most eco-friendly snorkelling kit;  be awed and humbled by child solider turned artist Peter Oloya, who is using his talent to empower other survivors in Uganda; and in our Wander Woman of the Month - learn about the woman who made waves becoming the first scuba instructor in the USA - Dottie Frazier.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Strap on your eco-friendly gear and prepare to be immersed in tales of transformation, recovery, and the relentless pursuit of a better world. Join adventurer Phoebe Smith in Egypt's Red Sea (literally) where she meets the resort cleaning up its act - and the ocean. Red Sea Safaris in Marsa Alam (one of the first PADI eco-dive centres in the world) firmly pushes back against the mass tourism model, and empowers divers to be part of the solution by offering the Dive Against Debris course free of charge, alongside other conservation first initiatives, and in doing so improves both the land and underwater world for everyone. 

Also coming up:

How to travel sustainably on a budget; Discover the top 10 places to try diving; I meet ultrarunner and co-founder of Black Trail Runners Sabrina Pace-Humphreys to discuss why Lanzarote is just like running in the Sahara desert and why she never travels without her running shoes. In our regular gear chat we consider the most eco-friendly snorkelling kit;  be awed and humbled by child solider turned artist Peter Oloya, who is using his talent to empower other survivors in Uganda; and in our Wander Woman of the Month - learn about the woman who made waves becoming the first scuba instructor in the USA - Dottie Frazier.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-14634580 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000 3101 Egypt, Red Sea, eco-dive, PADI, Dive against debris, dugong, trash in the ocean, divers, diving, Dottie Frazier, first female scuba instructor, Sabrina Pace-Humphreys, trail runner, Black Trail Runners, Black to the Trails, Peter Oloya, Uganda 2 6 full false In Search of Unicorns In Search of Unicorns Unicorns. Not usually the kind of mythical thing you'd think a travel writer would be on assignment to find.  Yet in the Canadian Arctic of the territory of Nunavut, on Baffin Island, a sea creature who inspired these fabled creatures lingers beneath the waves. We're talking the narwhal - a small whale that sports a twisted ivory tusk that to this day still baffles scientists. Accompanied by her Inuit guides Phoebe battles whiteouts and icy seas on a mission to find these marina mammals. Along the way she climbs icebergs, learns how to track polar bears and is privileged to hear, first hand, the indigenous legends of the creation of the first narwhal. Will she find one? There's only one way to find out...

Also coming up:
How to keep your batteries and devices going in cold climates - with this month's travel hack; Discover 10 flying alternatives for your next adventure; fresh from launching his new BBC series Wilderness, I meet TV presenter and author Simon Reeve, to talk wild places, his ultimate travel gear and... testicles?  In our regular gear chat you can learn all about the joy of using gaiters (the little shoe and boot covers that can make all the difference);  join us for a heart-to-heart with ice swimmer Kate Steels who shares some of the best swimming spots around the planet; and prepare to be amazed by our Wander Woman of the Month - Brigid of Ireland.

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]]> Unicorns. Not usually the kind of mythical thing you'd think a travel writer would be on assignment to find.  Yet in the Canadian Arctic of the territory of Nunavut, on Baffin Island, a sea creature who inspired these fabled creatures lingers beneath the waves. We're talking the narwhal - a small whale that sports a twisted ivory tusk that to this day still baffles scientists. Accompanied by her Inuit guides Phoebe battles whiteouts and icy seas on a mission to find these marina mammals. Along the way she climbs icebergs, learns how to track polar bears and is privileged to hear, first hand, the indigenous legends of the creation of the first narwhal. Will she find one? There's only one way to find out...

Also coming up:
How to keep your batteries and devices going in cold climates - with this month's travel hack; Discover 10 flying alternatives for your next adventure; fresh from launching his new BBC series Wilderness, I meet TV presenter and author Simon Reeve, to talk wild places, his ultimate travel gear and... testicles?  In our regular gear chat you can learn all about the joy of using gaiters (the little shoe and boot covers that can make all the difference);  join us for a heart-to-heart with ice swimmer Kate Steels who shares some of the best swimming spots around the planet; and prepare to be amazed by our Wander Woman of the Month - Brigid of Ireland.

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-14455710 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000 2351 arctic, canada, nunavut, narwhal, unicorns, unicorn of the sea, in search of narwhal, Simon Reeve, Wilderness with Simon Reeve, Wilderness, Kate Steels, Ice Swimmer, Ice 7 Challenge, gaiters, gear, flying alternatives, electric planes, travel hack, batter 2 5 full false Wander Woman Extra: Would the real Brigid please stand up? Wander Woman Extra: Would the real Brigid please stand up? Celtic goddess? Catholic Saint? Or master beer brewer? February 1st marks St Brigid's Day – as well as the pagan festival of Imbolc, which elebrates the coming of spring, which the Irish Government have declared to be a public holiday.
But who was the Brigid behind Ireland's female patron saint? The stories are many - from the igniter of an eternal flame, protector of the earth, the environment and animals; to the girl who gave away her father's sword to the poor so that they could sell it for food; and the saint who manage to claim The Curragh lands under her mythical cloak . And did we mention the woman who brewed enough beer to satiate her entire parish of 18 churches in a single pot?
Fascinated by this indisputable Wander Woman, adventurer Phoebe Smith heads to Kildare in Ireland (just a 30 minute train ride from Dublin), in association with Tourism Ireland, to go on the St Brigid Trail in a mission to find out who she really was. There's reed weaving, well visiting, storytelling and - of course - ale tasting. Come wander with her...

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]]> Celtic goddess? Catholic Saint? Or master beer brewer? February 1st marks St Brigid's Day – as well as the pagan festival of Imbolc, which elebrates the coming of spring, which the Irish Government have declared to be a public holiday.
But who was the Brigid behind Ireland's female patron saint? The stories are many - from the igniter of an eternal flame, protector of the earth, the environment and animals; to the girl who gave away her father's sword to the poor so that they could sell it for food; and the saint who manage to claim The Curragh lands under her mythical cloak . And did we mention the woman who brewed enough beer to satiate her entire parish of 18 churches in a single pot?
Fascinated by this indisputable Wander Woman, adventurer Phoebe Smith heads to Kildare in Ireland (just a 30 minute train ride from Dublin), in association with Tourism Ireland, to go on the St Brigid Trail in a mission to find out who she really was. There's reed weaving, well visiting, storytelling and - of course - ale tasting. Come wander with her...

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-14393750 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 1023 Ireland, Brigid, St Brigid, Imbolc, Feb 1, St Brigid's Day, Ireland public holiday 2 bonus false Calm in the Chaos Calm in the Chaos Think Thailand and you usually think two things. The first is the vibrancy and hedonism of the capital city of Bangkok. The second is The Beach - the book-turned-film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio that sent scores of backpackers to a tiny island off the coast of Phuket. I pay the Land of Smiles a visit (in association with the Tourism Authority of Thailand) to uncover a different side to the world's busiest city and the country beyond. From visiting the Green Lung of the capital where monks ask for recycling rather than alms, to journeying by sleeper train to Chiang Mai to check out sustainability projects already underway, and interviewing a ranger about the initiatives that have been introduced to tackle overtourism on the beach from The Beach - wander with me to discover a side to the country that is distinctly green.

Also coming up:
Learn how to prevent and treat sea sickness on all your water-based adventures; Dip into the 10 Best Travel Books to fuel your wanderlust; meet itinerant TV presenter, author and farmer Kate Humble to talk Interrailing, Africa and... magic string; Understand how to buy the best sun cream for your travels - whether in warm or cold climates; join us for a chat with Urban Explorer Greg Abandoned as he reveals some of the most fascinating places in the world; and prepare for a polar expedition with our Wander Woman of the Month - Arnalulunguak.

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Think Thailand and you usually think two things. The first is the vibrancy and hedonism of the capital city of Bangkok. The second is The Beach - the book-turned-film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio that sent scores of backpackers to a tiny island off the coast of Phuket. I pay the Land of Smiles a visit (in association with the Tourism Authority of Thailand) to uncover a different side to the world's busiest city and the country beyond. From visiting the Green Lung of the capital where monks ask for recycling rather than alms, to journeying by sleeper train to Chiang Mai to check out sustainability projects already underway, and interviewing a ranger about the initiatives that have been introduced to tackle overtourism on the beach from The Beach - wander with me to discover a side to the country that is distinctly green.

Also coming up:
Learn how to prevent and treat sea sickness on all your water-based adventures; Dip into the 10 Best Travel Books to fuel your wanderlust; meet itinerant TV presenter, author and farmer Kate Humble to talk Interrailing, Africa and... magic string; Understand how to buy the best sun cream for your travels - whether in warm or cold climates; join us for a chat with Urban Explorer Greg Abandoned as he reveals some of the most fascinating places in the world; and prepare for a polar expedition with our Wander Woman of the Month - Arnalulunguak.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-14287788 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:00:00 +0000 2952 Thailand, sustainable travel, green Thailand, The Beach, Beyond the Beach, Kate Humble, Humble by Nature, Greg Abandoned, Urban Explorers, UrBex, Place Hacker, Greenland, polar exploration, Inuit, Wander Women, Wander Woman, Best Sunscreen, Gear , Travel 2 4 full false I, Pilgrim I, Pilgrim Want to escape the chaos of the festive season? Join Phoebe Smith as she undertakes a micro-pilgrimage in Sussex, England, on the recently discovered Old Way. But here's the twist - although she's joined by 15 others they walk in complete and total silence... As a non-religious soul, Phoebe wonders what brings people to complete a pilgrimage and learns the value of time spent outside without speaking a single word. The event was run by the British Pilgrimage Trust whose motto is BYOB (Bring Your Own Beliefs) and people definitely did...

Also coming up:
Learn how to Beat the Blisters with our expert Travel Hack of the Month; Discover the 10 best pilgrim paths around the world; meet the BBC Correspondent and Barrister, turned nuns - turned tour guides who mapped out a series of 'Caminos' in their native Northern Ireland; Discover the joys of walking poles in our regular gear section; Gen up on Canada's Ojibwe Spirit Horses, a rare and endangered breed - and the woman working to save them; and be left in awe by our Wander Woman of the Month - Egeria  aka the world's first pilgrim.

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Want to escape the chaos of the festive season? Join Phoebe Smith as she undertakes a micro-pilgrimage in Sussex, England, on the recently discovered Old Way. But here's the twist - although she's joined by 15 others they walk in complete and total silence... As a non-religious soul, Phoebe wonders what brings people to complete a pilgrimage and learns the value of time spent outside without speaking a single word. The event was run by the British Pilgrimage Trust whose motto is BYOB (Bring Your Own Beliefs) and people definitely did...

Also coming up:
Learn how to Beat the Blisters with our expert Travel Hack of the Month; Discover the 10 best pilgrim paths around the world; meet the BBC Correspondent and Barrister, turned nuns - turned tour guides who mapped out a series of 'Caminos' in their native Northern Ireland; Discover the joys of walking poles in our regular gear section; Gen up on Canada's Ojibwe Spirit Horses, a rare and endangered breed - and the woman working to save them; and be left in awe by our Wander Woman of the Month - Egeria  aka the world's first pilgrim.

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-14094815 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:00:00 +0000 2676 pilgrimage, pilgrim, wayfarer, British Pilgrimage Trust, The Old Way, Pilgrim Paths, Canterbury Tales, Christmas, Carol singing, blisters, walking poles, Egeria 2 3 full false Tales from the Riverbank: An Ireland Special Tales from the Riverbank: An Ireland Special Many of us have been to Ireland before – bought a pint of Guinness in Dublin, gazed at the Atlantic from Galway and maybe kissed the Blarney stone in Cork, but few of us - Phoebe included – have taken the time to explore the central valleys and hills of the Hidden Heartlands, which are home to the River Shannon – the longest river in the country. Desperate to see what stories would flow she jumps on a train, then ferry and heads to the source to follow the waterway all the way to sea…
 
 Also coming up: 

  • Learn how to enjoy Ireland for free with our Travel Hack of the Month; 
  • Discover the 10 best stops on the Wild Atlantic Way
  • Hear from Timmy Donovan, barman at the oldest pub in the world, who’s about to front a new series on Netflix about the origins of whiskey
  • What to pack if you are travelling in the ‘shoulder season’ in changeable weather
  • Hear from the inspiring Access for All Lough Ree who are working to ensure everyone can enjoy the outdoors
  • Wander Woman of the Month - Gráinne ni Mhaille aka Grace O’Malley  - Ireland’s Pirate Queen

Come wander with her…
 
 #WanderWomanWednesday

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Many of us have been to Ireland before – bought a pint of Guinness in Dublin, gazed at the Atlantic from Galway and maybe kissed the Blarney stone in Cork, but few of us - Phoebe included – have taken the time to explore the central valleys and hills of the Hidden Heartlands, which are home to the River Shannon – the longest river in the country. Desperate to see what stories would flow she jumps on a train, then ferry and heads to the source to follow the waterway all the way to sea…
 
 Also coming up: 

  • Learn how to enjoy Ireland for free with our Travel Hack of the Month; 
  • Discover the 10 best stops on the Wild Atlantic Way
  • Hear from Timmy Donovan, barman at the oldest pub in the world, who’s about to front a new series on Netflix about the origins of whiskey
  • What to pack if you are travelling in the ‘shoulder season’ in changeable weather
  • Hear from the inspiring Access for All Lough Ree who are working to ensure everyone can enjoy the outdoors
  • Wander Woman of the Month - Gráinne ni Mhaille aka Grace O’Malley  - Ireland’s Pirate Queen

Come wander with her…
 
 #WanderWomanWednesday

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-13887417 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 3046 Ireland, Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen, River Shannon, Source to Sea, Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, Access for All, Lough Ree, Lough Allen, Lough Dearg, Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin, Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland for free, packing for shoulder season tra 2 2 full false The More the Merrier? The More the Merrier? The invite came in bright red letters from Intrepid Travel: Sabah Adventure – climb Mt Kinabalu and head into the jungle to find Borneo’s iconic wildlife. It promised to be a trip to rival all other trips. The catch? It was a group trip. That would mean Phoebe – an avid solo traveller – would have to share her experience (not to mention bedroom) with others. How would it effect the trip?  There was only one way to find out...

Also coming up: 

  • Learn how to survive room sharing on your adventures with our regular Travel Hack of the Month; 
  • Discover the 10 best places in the world where you can travel solo;­
  • Hear from climber and adventurer Leo Houlding about why 'big pointy mountains' make for the most memorable holidays - even with kids
  • Which are best - walking boots or shoes? We find out...
  •  Hear from the inspiring Matricia Bauer, an Indigenous guide in Jasper and owner of Warrior Women
  • Wander Woman of the Month - Jemima Anne Morrell - the first modern tourist in 1832

Come wander with her…

#WanderWomanWednesday

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> The invite came in bright red letters from Intrepid Travel: Sabah Adventure – climb Mt Kinabalu and head into the jungle to find Borneo’s iconic wildlife. It promised to be a trip to rival all other trips. The catch? It was a group trip. That would mean Phoebe – an avid solo traveller – would have to share her experience (not to mention bedroom) with others. How would it effect the trip?  There was only one way to find out...

Also coming up: 

  • Learn how to survive room sharing on your adventures with our regular Travel Hack of the Month; 
  • Discover the 10 best places in the world where you can travel solo;­
  • Hear from climber and adventurer Leo Houlding about why 'big pointy mountains' make for the most memorable holidays - even with kids
  • Which are best - walking boots or shoes? We find out...
  •  Hear from the inspiring Matricia Bauer, an Indigenous guide in Jasper and owner of Warrior Women
  • Wander Woman of the Month - Jemima Anne Morrell - the first modern tourist in 1832

Come wander with her…

#WanderWomanWednesday

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-13713616 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0100 3144 2 1 full false Food for Thought Food for Thought Tickle your tastebuds in every sense as we join Phoebe Smith on assignment in South Wales where she goes on a food tour of the Vale of Glamorgan to meet the producers championing sustainable produce and low food miles; get to grips with Rewilding with her Travel Hack of the Month; prepare to scream with a run down of the Top 10 latest adventure activities she dares you to try; journey with her to Cornwall to meet the farmer turned conservationist who realised that reintroducing the extinct beaver to Britain could help with flooding; keep it warm with a lightweight fleece and learn how to by the perfect one for you in her fantastic Gear geek out with Rohan; and, from the archives, Phoebe catches up with daughter of a polar explorer and adventurer and author in her own right - Kari Herbert; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Jean Beret, the first woman to circumnavigate the world by ship -  disguised as a man...

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]]> Tickle your tastebuds in every sense as we join Phoebe Smith on assignment in South Wales where she goes on a food tour of the Vale of Glamorgan to meet the producers championing sustainable produce and low food miles; get to grips with Rewilding with her Travel Hack of the Month; prepare to scream with a run down of the Top 10 latest adventure activities she dares you to try; journey with her to Cornwall to meet the farmer turned conservationist who realised that reintroducing the extinct beaver to Britain could help with flooding; keep it warm with a lightweight fleece and learn how to by the perfect one for you in her fantastic Gear geek out with Rohan; and, from the archives, Phoebe catches up with daughter of a polar explorer and adventurer and author in her own right - Kari Herbert; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Jean Beret, the first woman to circumnavigate the world by ship -  disguised as a man...

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-10954011 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0100 2654 1 12 full false Pleasant and Green(Land) Pleasant and Green(Land) Join Phoebe Smith on assignment in Greenland where she talks to locals about battling extreme weather, fighting to keep their traditions and meets a family who gave up high flying jobs to live more sustainably; discover how to be a better and greener traveller in her Travel Hack of the Month; go beyond the marketing spiel to discover the most sustainable destinations to visit in the new year in Phoebe's Top 10; journey with her to Australia's Outer Reef to meet Professor Minke aka Dr Alistair Birtles a man who has dedicated his life to learning about the rare dwarf minke whale (cetaceans of course being one of the best ways to capture carbon - so saving them, can save the planet too); don’t keep it under your hat with our podcast partners Rohan as we delve into the best travel caps, sunhats and beanies for your head; and, from the archives, Phoebe catches up with Queen guitarist and astronomer Brian May about astrotourism and why Tenerife is his favourite place in the world; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Freda du Faur, mountaineer extraordinaire, the first known woman to summit Aoraki / Mount Cook in New Zealand despite being forced to wear a skirt.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Join Phoebe Smith on assignment in Greenland where she talks to locals about battling extreme weather, fighting to keep their traditions and meets a family who gave up high flying jobs to live more sustainably; discover how to be a better and greener traveller in her Travel Hack of the Month; go beyond the marketing spiel to discover the most sustainable destinations to visit in the new year in Phoebe's Top 10; journey with her to Australia's Outer Reef to meet Professor Minke aka Dr Alistair Birtles a man who has dedicated his life to learning about the rare dwarf minke whale (cetaceans of course being one of the best ways to capture carbon - so saving them, can save the planet too); don’t keep it under your hat with our podcast partners Rohan as we delve into the best travel caps, sunhats and beanies for your head; and, from the archives, Phoebe catches up with Queen guitarist and astronomer Brian May about astrotourism and why Tenerife is his favourite place in the world; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Freda du Faur, mountaineer extraordinaire, the first known woman to summit Aoraki / Mount Cook in New Zealand despite being forced to wear a skirt.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> http://www.phoebe-smith.com/wander-woman-podcast/ Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-9810841 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 2779 travel, travel podcast, Greenland, Wander, Wander Woman, Freda du Faur, Brian May, Queen, Tenerife, Sustainable travel 1 11 full false This Wild Isle This Wild Isle Join Phoebe Smith for a brand new season of the Wander Woman Podcast as this month she (in association with the Caravan and Motorhome Club) heads to Britain's Isle of Wight on a self-styled safari to go in search of this wild isle's Big – or maybe little – 5; discover how to find a wildlife tour operator or guide that is showing you animals in a responsible way with our regular Travel Hack of the Month; dust off your walking boots to climb one of the best walker's mountains in the world with Phoebe's Top 10 - no crampons required - guaranteed; journey with her to Alladale Wilderness Reserve to meet the man intent on bringing wolves back to the Scottish Highlands; stay comfy underneath your clothes with a good pair of technical underwear - thanks to our podcast partners Rohan; and Phoebe catches up with Emily Chappell, woman's winner of the Transcontinental Bike Race and ass-kicking author, to learn about the best places to discover on earth by two-wheels; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Kate Rice (in association with Destination Canada), a prospector who not only pushed the boundaries for women but also for mining in North America.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Join Phoebe Smith for a brand new season of the Wander Woman Podcast as this month she (in association with the Caravan and Motorhome Club) heads to Britain's Isle of Wight on a self-styled safari to go in search of this wild isle's Big – or maybe little – 5; discover how to find a wildlife tour operator or guide that is showing you animals in a responsible way with our regular Travel Hack of the Month; dust off your walking boots to climb one of the best walker's mountains in the world with Phoebe's Top 10 - no crampons required - guaranteed; journey with her to Alladale Wilderness Reserve to meet the man intent on bringing wolves back to the Scottish Highlands; stay comfy underneath your clothes with a good pair of technical underwear - thanks to our podcast partners Rohan; and Phoebe catches up with Emily Chappell, woman's winner of the Transcontinental Bike Race and ass-kicking author, to learn about the best places to discover on earth by two-wheels; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Kate Rice (in association with Destination Canada), a prospector who not only pushed the boundaries for women but also for mining in North America.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-9286674 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0100 3436 1 10 full false Waymaking Waymaking Join Phoebe Smith as this month she sends her Wander Woman correspondent (and podcast producer) Daniel Neilson to the wild and remote Torngat Mountains - he went for polar bears and icebergs but found so much more.... (in association with Destination Canada); learn how to haggle like a pro in a souk with our Travel Hack of the Month, so you can ensure both you and the vendor leave with smiles on your faces; wanting a city break with some wilderness on the side? Our Top 10 looks at the best urban centres around the globe that offer an abundance of outdoor activities right on the doorstep; journey to South Africa to meet the group of street kids turning their lives around by learning to shoot with a camera rather than a gun; get shopping and beat the bugs with the best insect repelling shirts - thanks to our podcast partners Rohan; and Phoebe catches up with Olympic gold medallist and world record rowing champion Helen Glover MBE to find out how much travelling she got to do when competing and how life as a mum has changed her approach to exploring places; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Bessie Coleman, an aviator who not only pushed the boundaries for women but also for African Americans.

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Join Phoebe Smith as this month she sends her Wander Woman correspondent (and podcast producer) Daniel Neilson to the wild and remote Torngat Mountains - he went for polar bears and icebergs but found so much more.... (in association with Destination Canada); learn how to haggle like a pro in a souk with our Travel Hack of the Month, so you can ensure both you and the vendor leave with smiles on your faces; wanting a city break with some wilderness on the side? Our Top 10 looks at the best urban centres around the globe that offer an abundance of outdoor activities right on the doorstep; journey to South Africa to meet the group of street kids turning their lives around by learning to shoot with a camera rather than a gun; get shopping and beat the bugs with the best insect repelling shirts - thanks to our podcast partners Rohan; and Phoebe catches up with Olympic gold medallist and world record rowing champion Helen Glover MBE to find out how much travelling she got to do when competing and how life as a mum has changed her approach to exploring places; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Bessie Coleman, an aviator who not only pushed the boundaries for women but also for African Americans.

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-4329719 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:00:00 +0100 3046 1 9 full false Quirk and Circumstance Quirk and Circumstance Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she takes the wheel and hits the road to follow Mexico’s Route 1 on a mission to prove that the Baja peninsula is the perfect place for a solo road trip. Get clued up with our Travel Hack of the Month to help you avoid getting stung by hidden costs when renting a car overseas; start planning for life after lockdown (in association with Destination Canada)with our pick of the quirkiest trips to take in Canada over the next 18 months and beyond; journey to Australia to learn about the colourful and bizarre annual mating ritual performed by cavorting cuttlefish; find out the ultimate trousers to wear on long-haul flights, train rides and bus trips thanks to gear experts, Rohan; and Phoebe catches up with comedian, outdoor lover and avid traveller Ed Byrne to find out why one adventure ending up making the headlines and which bit of kit he never leaves home without; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Ann Sayer, former vice-president of the Long Distance Walkers Association, who still to this day holds the record for fastest walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats. 

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]]> Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she takes the wheel and hits the road to follow Mexico’s Route 1 on a mission to prove that the Baja peninsula is the perfect place for a solo road trip. Get clued up with our Travel Hack of the Month to help you avoid getting stung by hidden costs when renting a car overseas; start planning for life after lockdown (in association with Destination Canada)with our pick of the quirkiest trips to take in Canada over the next 18 months and beyond; journey to Australia to learn about the colourful and bizarre annual mating ritual performed by cavorting cuttlefish; find out the ultimate trousers to wear on long-haul flights, train rides and bus trips thanks to gear experts, Rohan; and Phoebe catches up with comedian, outdoor lover and avid traveller Ed Byrne to find out why one adventure ending up making the headlines and which bit of kit he never leaves home without; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Ann Sayer, former vice-president of the Long Distance Walkers Association, who still to this day holds the record for fastest walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats. 

Contact Wander Woman

www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-3738245 Wed, 13 May 2020 11:00:00 +0100 3505 1 8 full false In Search of Silence In Search of Silence Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she heads to north Iceland, to a small town called Husavik, which was the former whale hunting hub and is now the country’s capital for whale watching. There she trials a trip with innovative company North Sailing which now offers a carbon neutral experience with silent electric boats; learn how to make a travel movie on your smartphone that people will actually want to watch with the Travel Hack of the Month; find your happy place with one of the most calming destinations to visit in the world with Phoebe’s regular Top 10 in Travel; meet Sylvia Cloutier (in association with Destination Canada), the Canadian woman who is ensuring that the Inuit cultural tradition of throat singing is passed on to the next generation after nearly being lost when the missionaries arrived; find out why you need a rucksack that packs down tiny on your next trip thanks to gear experts, Rohan; and finally Phoebe catches up with her polar teammate and the first black Briton to walk to the North Pole, Dwayne Fields, to find out how he turned his life around from the streets to the peaks; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Ada Blackjack – the female Robinson Crusoe who survived on a remote Arctic island when the British expedition she was on went wrong.

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she heads to north Iceland, to a small town called Husavik, which was the former whale hunting hub and is now the country’s capital for whale watching. There she trials a trip with innovative company North Sailing which now offers a carbon neutral experience with silent electric boats; learn how to make a travel movie on your smartphone that people will actually want to watch with the Travel Hack of the Month; find your happy place with one of the most calming destinations to visit in the world with Phoebe’s regular Top 10 in Travel; meet Sylvia Cloutier (in association with Destination Canada), the Canadian woman who is ensuring that the Inuit cultural tradition of throat singing is passed on to the next generation after nearly being lost when the missionaries arrived; find out why you need a rucksack that packs down tiny on your next trip thanks to gear experts, Rohan; and finally Phoebe catches up with her polar teammate and the first black Briton to walk to the North Pole, Dwayne Fields, to find out how he turned his life around from the streets to the peaks; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Ada Blackjack – the female Robinson Crusoe who survived on a remote Arctic island when the British expedition she was on went wrong.

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-3487957 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0100 3282 1 7 full false Notes from a Small Island Notes from a Small Island Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she stays in Britain to undertake a 300-mile kayak around the British waterways to highlight how easy it is to have an adventure close to home as well as to help her co-conspirator in adventure Dr John Pike raise money and awareness for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance; find out how to create your own home-grown expeditions with her hard-won travel hack; tour the isles, forests, mountains and coast of the UK as Phoebe reveals the top 10 British Escapes to take this year; meet Barrie Gilbert the man who was mauled by a grizzly bear and then became one of the biggest campaigners to protect them (in association with Destination Canada); find out why a pair of normal looking jeans - with hidden tech built in - could be all the leg wear you need on your next trip, thanks to gear experts, Rohan; and finally Phoebe catches up with her friend travel author and legend Bill Bryson to find out where he's been, where he's going and what makes a good travel writer; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month - Mary Anning - who wandered the British coastline to support her family by collecting fossils almost single-handedly bringing tourism to the Jurassic Coast.

Contact Wander Woman

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]]> Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she stays in Britain to undertake a 300-mile kayak around the British waterways to highlight how easy it is to have an adventure close to home as well as to help her co-conspirator in adventure Dr John Pike raise money and awareness for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance; find out how to create your own home-grown expeditions with her hard-won travel hack; tour the isles, forests, mountains and coast of the UK as Phoebe reveals the top 10 British Escapes to take this year; meet Barrie Gilbert the man who was mauled by a grizzly bear and then became one of the biggest campaigners to protect them (in association with Destination Canada); find out why a pair of normal looking jeans - with hidden tech built in - could be all the leg wear you need on your next trip, thanks to gear experts, Rohan; and finally Phoebe catches up with her friend travel author and legend Bill Bryson to find out where he's been, where he's going and what makes a good travel writer; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month - Mary Anning - who wandered the British coastline to support her family by collecting fossils almost single-handedly bringing tourism to the Jurassic Coast.

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-2581369 Sun, 26 Jan 2020 20:00:00 +0000 3112 Night Vision Challenge, Thames, TVAA, Thames Valley Air Ambulance, Dr John Pike, Wander Woman, Bill Bryson, Best British Escapes, have an adventure close to home, homegrown adventures, grizzly bear, mauling, Barrie Gilbert, Canada, Explore Canada, Destina 1 6 full false Beyond the end of the road Beyond the end of the road Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she takes a cargo boat along Quebec's isolated Lower North Shore, in Canada, a place that relies of a ship to deliver goods and people between 12 remote communities; find out how to stay on the road for longer with her hard-won travel hack; open your mind as Phoebe reveals the top 10 most mythical creatures said to roam the earth - and explains where to see them; meet Roberto Klabin, of Brazil's Caiman Ecological Refuge, as he tells how he's trying to save the Pantanal's jaguars; find out which is the best travel top for your next trip, thanks to gear experts, Rohan; hear why Australia truly got under the skin of light artist Bruce Munro - creator of the Field of Light in Uluru; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month - Bertha Benz - who undertook the world's first road trip and was vital to the forming of the largest car makers in the world.


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]]> Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she takes a cargo boat along Quebec's isolated Lower North Shore, in Canada, a place that relies of a ship to deliver goods and people between 12 remote communities; find out how to stay on the road for longer with her hard-won travel hack; open your mind as Phoebe reveals the top 10 most mythical creatures said to roam the earth - and explains where to see them; meet Roberto Klabin, of Brazil's Caiman Ecological Refuge, as he tells how he's trying to save the Pantanal's jaguars; find out which is the best travel top for your next trip, thanks to gear experts, Rohan; hear why Australia truly got under the skin of light artist Bruce Munro - creator of the Field of Light in Uluru; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month - Bertha Benz - who undertook the world's first road trip and was vital to the forming of the largest car makers in the world.


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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-2099199 Sun, 17 Nov 2019 14:00:00 +0000 2555 Wander Woman, Phoebe Smith, Bruce Munro, Uluru, Australia, Canada, Quebec, Lower North Shore, 1 5 full false Walk the walk, Talk the talk... Walk the walk, Talk the talk... Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she goes walking with the ancestors in Tasmania, a place where, until the 70s all of the aboriginal people were said – incorrectly - to have been wiped out; find out how to get the best deal on a flight for your next trip with her hard-won travel hack; prepare to be awed as Phoebe counts down the top 10 natural phenomena in the world and where to see them; meet Professor Peter Harrison who talks sex… on the Great Barrier Reef, in a mission to save the coral; find out how to buy a waterproof for your travels thanks to gear experts, Rohan; find out where the wild cooks go with Cerys Matthews – ex-Catatonia frontwoman, BBC Radio presenter and author of a brand new cookbook; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Emma Gatewood – the first and oldest woman to complete the USA’s Appalachian Trail back in the 1950s.

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]]> Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as this month she goes walking with the ancestors in Tasmania, a place where, until the 70s all of the aboriginal people were said – incorrectly - to have been wiped out; find out how to get the best deal on a flight for your next trip with her hard-won travel hack; prepare to be awed as Phoebe counts down the top 10 natural phenomena in the world and where to see them; meet Professor Peter Harrison who talks sex… on the Great Barrier Reef, in a mission to save the coral; find out how to buy a waterproof for your travels thanks to gear experts, Rohan; find out where the wild cooks go with Cerys Matthews – ex-Catatonia frontwoman, BBC Radio presenter and author of a brand new cookbook; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month – Emma Gatewood – the first and oldest woman to complete the USA’s Appalachian Trail back in the 1950s.

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-1898315 Sun, 20 Oct 2019 18:00:00 +0100 3247 Wander Woman, Phoebe Smith, Cerys Matthews, Tasmania, Australia, Waterproofs, flight hacks 1 4 full false Have you ever been enchanted? Have you ever been enchanted? Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as she goes bog hiking in Estonia - a far cry from the stag parties and football hooligans usually associated with Tallinn. Learn how to pack like a pro with her hard won travel hack; walk this way as she reveals the best long distance paths in the world; meet Dr Guy Stevens, the man trying to save manta rays in the Maldives: find the perfect gloves for your travels thanks to Rohan; go underground with author of new book Underland - Robert Macfarlane; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month - Wanny Wolstad - the first female trapper in Svalbard.

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]]> Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as she goes bog hiking in Estonia - a far cry from the stag parties and football hooligans usually associated with Tallinn. Learn how to pack like a pro with her hard won travel hack; walk this way as she reveals the best long distance paths in the world; meet Dr Guy Stevens, the man trying to save manta rays in the Maldives: find the perfect gloves for your travels thanks to Rohan; go underground with author of new book Underland - Robert Macfarlane; and meet our Wander Woman of the Month - Wanny Wolstad - the first female trapper in Svalbard.

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-1485880 Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0100 3131 Estonia, bogs, Travel, Wanderlust, Wander Woman, magic, beer spa, eco spa, Estonian Way, Tallinn, Travel magazine, pack like a pro, travel hacks, Manta Trust, Guy Stevens, mantas, Manta Rays, Maldives, Travel fear, gloves, Rohan, best long distance walks, 1 3 full false Off The Rails Off The Rails Wander with Phoebe Smith as she travels by sidecar, train then tuk-tuk between Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa. She went to experience the classic Blue Train - a meandering and luxurious railway ride - but found truly captivating stories outside its carriages. Learn how to beat the dreaded jet lag with Phoebe's hard won travel hack of the month, meet the pioneering first female scuba dive instructor in Jordan (a place where many from on women undertaking adventures), whet your appetite for slow travel with the best train rides in the work, discover how a travel skirt could be more of use than you think (in association wit Rohan), old skool explorer Benedict Allen bears his soul (and a little more...)  in a store cupboard when he meets Wander Woman, and learn about our Freya Stark, our Wander Woman of the Month, who mapped parts of the Middle East before any other Europeans had even ventured there.

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]]> Wander with Phoebe Smith as she travels by sidecar, train then tuk-tuk between Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa. She went to experience the classic Blue Train - a meandering and luxurious railway ride - but found truly captivating stories outside its carriages. Learn how to beat the dreaded jet lag with Phoebe's hard won travel hack of the month, meet the pioneering first female scuba dive instructor in Jordan (a place where many from on women undertaking adventures), whet your appetite for slow travel with the best train rides in the work, discover how a travel skirt could be more of use than you think (in association wit Rohan), old skool explorer Benedict Allen bears his soul (and a little more...)  in a store cupboard when he meets Wander Woman, and learn about our Freya Stark, our Wander Woman of the Month, who mapped parts of the Middle East before any other Europeans had even ventured there.

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-1273783 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:00:00 +0100 2540 South Africa, Travel, Blue Train, Train, Train Travel, Best train journeys in the world, best jet lag, jet lag, female scuba diver instructor, pioneer, wander woman, Wander, Woman, Phoebe Smith, Phoebe, Travel, Wanderlust, Travel Magazine, Benedict Allen, 1 2 full false Wild Waters Run Deep Wild Waters Run Deep Wander with Phoebe Smith as she explores Florida’s wild west - diving for fossilised shark teeth, swimming with manatees, birdwatching close to the city of Sarasota and seeking out the Sunshine State’s iconic alligators - well away from the theme parks. Learn how to sleep well on a long haul flight, meet a former political prisoner in South Africa’s Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held, discover the world’s best close encounters of the wildlife kind, how to buy the perfect travel hoodie (in association with Rohan), hear about Lev Wood’s ongoing mission to find some downtime and learn about our Wander Woman of the month - Katherine Routledge who helped us understand the origins of the Easter Island moai.

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]]> Wander with Phoebe Smith as she explores Florida’s wild west - diving for fossilised shark teeth, swimming with manatees, birdwatching close to the city of Sarasota and seeking out the Sunshine State’s iconic alligators - well away from the theme parks. Learn how to sleep well on a long haul flight, meet a former political prisoner in South Africa’s Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held, discover the world’s best close encounters of the wildlife kind, how to buy the perfect travel hoodie (in association with Rohan), hear about Lev Wood’s ongoing mission to find some downtime and learn about our Wander Woman of the month - Katherine Routledge who helped us understand the origins of the Easter Island moai.

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]]> Phoebe Smith Buzzsprout-1083005 Fri, 03 May 2019 12:00:00 +0100 3051 Wander Woman, Phoebe Smith, Travel, Travel magazine, magazine, Florida, Manatees, diving, Levison Wood, Easter Island, South Africa, hacks, sleeping, wildlife 1 1 full false