Winging It Travel Podcast

Winging It Travel Podcast

A travel podcast with weekly episodes detailing all the information about my travels alongside interviews with local people and guests. Every Monday, I (James Hammond), will be having conversations with guests about all things travel. This anecdotal, informative podcast is for backpackers, travellers or anyone interested in travel! A casual podcast where there will be stories to tell, tips to share and experiences to inspire. I have met so many people on my travels in the last ten years that I have to get them on this podcast to get their stories and tips on record! There will be so much travel content coming your way it will inspire you to book that trip you always wanted! Thanks for listening. Website - https://www.wingingittravelpodcast.com Winging It Travel Podcast YouTube Channel Weekly travel episodes, interviews and Vancouver. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@wingingittravelpodcast Winging It Travel Podcast Credits Host/Creator/Writer/Composer/Editor - James Hammond Producer - James Hammond Podcast Art Design - Swamp Soup Company - Harry Utton Support My Podcast - Memberships Patreon - Here Buy Me A Coffee - Here Support My Podcast - Affiliate Links If you click one of the below to book something, I get a tiny commission, which helps the podcast. Use Revolut - Here Book Your E-Sim With Airalo - Here Book Hostels With Hostelworld - Here Booking.com - Here Book Experiences With Viator - Here Discovery Car Hire - Here Book Buses With Busbud - Here Book Trains With Trainline - Here Travel Insurance with SafetyWing - Here Book Flights With Expedia Canada - Here Book Hotels with Hotel.com - Here Book Hotels With Agoda - Here Book Hotels With Trivago - Here Book Accommodation With Vrbo - Here Booking Events With Ticketmaster - Here Merch Store - Here Buy my Digital Travel Planner - Here Thanks for supporting me and the podcast! Happy travels and listening! Cheers, James. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/winging-it-travel-podcast--4777249/support.

Episodes

The Best of Rachel Fox’s Hilarious Travel Stories - Abuelo Horses, Sleeping At Gas Stations in Honduras, Socorro in Brazil + Strong Wind

April 22, 2024 • 35 mins
Welcome to this week's solo episode. I am accumulating the best travel stories from my previous guest, Rachel Fox. Rachel has appeared on the episode five times, and I put together the funniest travel stories for you. We hear her speaking to a horse, how she took 36 hours to cross the border from Honduras, shouting Socorro at the worst possible time in Brazil, the devasting case of money she missed out on when sailing from Panama t...
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Episode 143 - Travelling With Regan and Allie From The Wanderlusting Wives Podcast In Iceland, Ireland, Bolivia, Sweden + USA

April 15, 2024 • 101 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 143. This week, I am joined by Regan and Allie from the Wanderlusting Wives Podcast as we talk travel. They both share their favourite trip together in Iceland and how breathtaking they found the country. We dive into their favourite personal trips to Sweden, Denmark, Ireland and the USA. We cover how great a road trip is in certain countries like Ireland, Iceland and the USA and the freedom this brings...
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Get to know your podcast host, James Hammond aka Hammo.

April 12, 2024 • 8 mins
Welcome to a bonus episode this week where I am asked some questions by the unofficial producer of this podcast designed for you to get to know your host better. This episode adapts the quickfire travel questions I ask on every guest episode. There will be questions such as, 'My top three favourite cuisines on my travels?', 'Am I a sunrise or sunset person?; 'What are my top three favourite countries I have travelled to?' and so on...
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Listeners, I Need Your Help!

April 8, 2024 • 3 mins
Hello, and welcome to my latest solo episode; this week is a simple favour. Below is a Google Form, which takes 5 minutes to complete, and I would love you guys to fill it out, please. I am looking for ideas and information on the type of listeners I have for the Winging It Travel Podcast. This is designed to improve the podcast and provide content that my audience wants. The form has ten questions, and they are all multiple-choice...
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Episode 142 - Travelling With Joel David Bond - 7 Years In Iraqi Kurdistan, Stranded On A Greek Island During COVID + Flight Attendant Tales

April 1, 2024 • 100 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 142. This week, I am joined by Joel David Bond, who has just returned from living in Kurdistan, Iraq, for the last seven years. The FBI/CIA evacuated Joel in October 2023, and we talk about that story but also Joel's love for the country, his life there, what he learned from being in that culture, and the shocking ending to his stint. In COVID, Joel was stranded on a Greek Island that housed hundreds of...
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EPISODE SWAP - Wanderlusting Wives - 3.5 Unique Experiences in Jordan and Oman (with Special Guest, James Hammond)

March 25, 2024 • 44 mins
Hey guys, I have an episode swap this Monday with Wanderlusting Wives, Allie, and Regan, who interviewed me on their podcast. This is the episode in question, and you can hear me talk about some of my trips. Please follow those guys below, as they host a great podcast! 

Have you ever wondered what it's like to travel to another country and go camping? Well, James shares about his experiences camping in the Middle East. He also gives...
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Episode 141 - Travelling With Karen Gershowitz - The Swinging 60s In London, Winging It In Venezuela + Magical Tibet

March 18, 2024 • 96 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 141. this week, I am joined by super traveller and author Karen Gershowitz. Karen has travelled to around 100 countries spanning seven decades, starting with living in London during the Swinging Sixties. So, of course, I asked her about London in the late 60s and early 70s, and then I asked about her adventures in Japan, Venezuela, the Galapagos Islands, Tibet, and Myanmar. Karen has released two books,...
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My Top 10 Favourite Dishes From My Year-Long Trip in 2023, Vanuatu Accommodation Nightmares + The Next Emerging European Destination

March 11, 2024 • 16 mins
Hello, and welcome to my latest solo episode; this week, we delve into some interesting travel news about visitor fees, Portugal, Jamaica and China. By voting on my Instagram, I share my horrific accommodation story when we got stranded in Vanuatu a few years back. Then I finish off the episode with my top ten favourite dishes from year-long trip in 2023. Be inspired!

Timestamps

01:03 - Travel News
02:00 - Emerging European Destinatio...
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Episode 140 - Travelling With Dave Herring - Using Your Creative Passion To Live Your Life

March 4, 2024 • 107 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 140 and this week, Dave Herring joins me for a chat about his creative projetcs enabling him to live his best life through travel. Dave loves the West Coast of the USA and is based in the Bay Area in California. He routinely goes on the road to work as a creative either by being a director, photographer, videographer, writer or musician. Dave spells out the importancy of being a creative and how that ca...
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My Top 10 Lessons Learnt From My Year-Long Trip In 2023, Lynx Air Liquidation + Wego's Partnership With Malta's Tourism Board

February 26, 2024 • 21 mins
Hello, and welcome to my latest solo episode, where I give you ten lessons learnt from my year-long trip in 2023. I talk about Lynx Air's Liquidation, Wego's new partnership with the Maltese Tourism Board + some interesting information about the Turks and Caicos.

Timestamps

01:04 - Lynx Air Liquidation
04:04 - Wego Partnership With Malta's Tourism Board
05:01 - Turks + Caicos
07:00 - Top 10 Lessons Learnt From My 2023 Trip
20:20 - Outr...
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Episode 139 - Travelling With Harry Mitsidis - Travelling To Every UN Country Twice, Equatorial Guinea + NomadMania

February 19, 2024 • 113 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 139! Today, I am joined by Harry Mitsidis, who has travelled to every UN country in the world...twice. Harry also runs the NomadMania community, a hub where every traveller can track their travels down to very little detail. In this bumper episode, we discuss Harry's introduction to the world of travel, how he is still finding his place in the world, how he completed every UN country by the age of 36, t...
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Winning A Singing Competition Performing Foxy Lady In Fiji, Faroe Islands Facts + Inclusive Morocco

February 12, 2024 • 24 mins
Hello and welcome to this new format for my solo episodes in 2024, a much more structured concept covering travel news, travel stories, and guest reactions, did you know?/travel facts, brand updates, audience questions, and a travel joke.

In this episode, I cover the LGTBQ+ tour group called Inclusive Morocco, Italy's overtourism measures, Japan's new digital nomad visa coming in March, a travel story of me winning a singing/dance ...
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Episode 138 - Travelling With Matthew Baxter - Super Cheap Japan + Tokyo Outdoors

February 5, 2024 • 90 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 138! Today, I am joined by Matthew Baxter, who has written the book series 'Super Cheap,' we talk about his latest release, Tokyo Outdoors, and living in Japan. Matthew has completed work visas in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Japan but has decided Japan is the home for him. We cover various topics such as the non-tourist local areas to take a walk, what not to say when speaking to Japanese people...
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Why Setouchi Is Japan's Mediterranean, Venice's Day-Visitor Tickets + Earthy Pooing Facilities When Wild Camping In Oman

January 29, 2024 • 27 mins
Hello and welcome to this new format for my solo episodes in 2024, a much more structured concept covering travel news, travel stories, guest reactions, did you know?/travel facts, brand updates, audience questions, and a travel joke.

In this episode, I cover the lowest airfare prices since 2009, Venice's new day-visitor tickets, Setouchi in Japan, my wild camping Oman poo story, facts about Samarkand in Uzbekistan, updates about m...
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Episode 137 - Travelling With Tyler Wittkofsky - Full-Time Traveller, Writer, Podcaster + Coffee Lover

January 22, 2024 • 81 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 137! Today, I am joined by Tyler Wittkofsky, who now lives full-time on his RV based in the USA. After quitting his corporate job last year, Tyler is now a full-time digital nomad in marketing, writing, podcasting, blogging and content creation. Tyler is a creative force delving into many aspects of the creative spectrum. He has a fascinating story, and he is now embarking on a two-year trip in his RV a...
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The New 'Surprise Travel' Trend In 2024, An Intolerance To Chickpeas + Top Tips For Starting A Travel Podcast

January 16, 2024 • 26 mins
Hello and welcome to this new format for my solo episodes 2024, a much more structured concept covering travel news, travel stories, guest reactions, did you know?/travel facts, brand updates, audience questions, and a travel joke.

A disclaimer in this episode: as I was travelling whilst recording this one, I couldn't use my best microphone, unfortunately, but the sound is good enough for release!

In this episode, I cover Kenya's n...
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Episode 136 - Travelling With Kayla Ihrig - How To Be A Digital Nomad

January 8, 2024 • 124 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 136! Happy 2024, and we are back with our first guest interview of the year! Today, I am speaking to Kayla Ihrig, who has just released her book How To Be A Digital Nomad, and we talk about this book and her digital nomad journey. Kayla has a wealth of knowledge about the digital nomad space, and her book is fantastic. Please click the links below to check out her website and where to buy it.

We talk thr...
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2023 Thank Yous + 2024 Travel + Podcast Goals

January 2, 2024 • 16 mins
Hello everyone! I hope you had a fantastic festive period and feel energized to tackle 2024.

A massive thank you to everyone who has followed and listened in 2023. One stat (which I didn't mention in the podcast) which surprised me was on my Spotify Podcaster's Wrapped, which said I had 91% new listeners in 2023. This shows we are going in the right direction. I share some facts and figures from 2023 and thank everyone who has fol...
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Episode 135 - Travelling With Shafik Meghji in Bolivia - Crossed Off The Map: Travels In Bolivia

December 18, 2023 • 102 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 135! This week, I am joined by Shafik Meghji, an award-winning journalist, travel writer, author, editor, broadcaster + photographer. We both dedicate an entire episode to the fantastic country of Bolivia, which Shafik has written about in his book, Crossed Off The Map: Travels in Bolivia. This is a real deep dive into places to see in Bolivia, some background to the country's history, what it can offer...
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Episode 134 - Travelling With Emily Wilson From Pets Around The World - Travelling With Dogs

December 11, 2023 • 81 mins
Hello, and welcome to number 134! This week, I am joined by Emily Wilson from Pets Around The World, who specializes in providing information on travelling with dogs. Emily has been collating information from around the world on her site (which you can check out below), where people write about their experiences travelling with dogs in different countries. Emily has also added in her experiences too. We talk about the hard-to-trave...
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