It rarely takes much experience of travel to collect an experience of someone you meet while travelling being surprisingly kind. While we're often trained to think the worst, countless tales from travellers tell of strangers helping out and showing kindness in myriad ways - it's one of the most heartening parts of seeing the world, I think!
In Episode 350, I chat with four travellers who have stories of kindness to share. The first happened some decades back in Sudan, when Patrick Nash was welcomed into a Dinka village and given a special treat. Next, Ros Belford explains what happened when she found herself stuck in an Italian train station at midnight with her two toddlers and no taxis. Jonny Wright, a frequent hitchhiker, tells me just how often the vulnerability of hitchhiking is met not with the danger we often worry about but acts of thoughtful kindness. Finally, Chris Magnuson talks about how another wonderful act of kindness almost meant he missed his flight!
Links:
- Patrick Nash - https://www.patricknash.co.uk/
- Patrick’s book Shots Across the Water: Tales of a Journey Through Africa - https://amzn.to/4cMl0UQ
- Ros Belford - https://rosbelford.com
- Ros’s book Children of the Volcano - https://amzn.to/4dq2vpz
- Jonny Wright on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/goandfindoutpod/
- Jonny's podcast Go And Find Out - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/go-and-find-out/id1807777446
- Chris’s website - https://www.streetviewvagabond.com/
- Streetview Vagabond on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/streetviewvagabond/
- Ep 242 Meeting Kind Strangers - https://notaballerina.com/242
- Ep 76 The Kindness of Strangers When You Travel - https://notaballerina.com/76
- Ep 88 Random Acts of Travel Kindness - https://notaballerina.com/88
- Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
- Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin
- Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com
- Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/350
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