SIMON CALDER is a travel broadcaster, journalist and podcaster in the UK. He writes and podcasts regularly for The Independent.
I do quite a lot of coverage of travel turmoil.
Simon reports from travel strewn locations which has made him a recognisable figure on UK television and as he and I podcast walked and talked our way through central London on the last Saturday in July during a national rail strike, it became very clear that people love to say hello to him, and enjoy his down to earth style and willingness to chat.
I think we might be in for a transportational recession which is very dispiriting.
During this episode, we talked with people, heard their stories, in amongst me hearing his own thoughts on hitch hiking, UK cities, beach cities, his first day trip to “exotic” Dieppe, why Italy means so much to him, the importance of tourism, why going to Maastricht might now be on his agenda for December, the closest he’s got to riding in a Bentley and what he believes are the three key things we can all do to help our flying carbon footprint when we travel a lot.
I fly a lot, so every time I fly, I must hitchhike at least once.
Some would say that’s a lame excuse for an offset.
If you have to fly,
Obviously only travel in economy class,
Only carry cabin baggage,
And fly direct
Except when travelling a long way when you would increase the damage.
To find out more about SIMON go to: https://www.simoncalder.co.uk/
On Twitter: @SimonCalder
On Instagram: @simon_calder
On TikTok: @caldertravel
On You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CalderTravel
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simon.Calder.58
In Print/Online: The Independent; The Evening Standard
On the Radio: National & Regional BBC Radio; LBC; Talk; Times; World Service
On Screen: BBC Breakfast; Good Morning Britain; Sky News; ITV News; Channel 5; BBC News; CNN
You Should Have Been There (a podcast show with Simon and Mick Webb): https://anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeenthere
A huge thank you to Paul for sharing his story and travel wisdom with us when our paths spontaneously crossed during our podcast walk and talk.
To find out about your podcast host EMMA go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
And as always, a big thanks to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!
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