Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler

Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler

Though travel and adventure have historically been publicly claimed by men, women have always been part of those narratives, too. Each week, host and Condé Nast Traveler editor Lale Arikoglu shines a light on some of those stories, interviewing female-identifying guests about their most unique travel tales—from going off-grid in the Danish wilderness to country-hopping solo—sharing her own experiences traveling around the globe, and tapping listeners to contribute their own memorable stories. This is a podcast for anyone who is curious about the world—and excited to explore places both near and far from home. For more from Women Who Travel, visit our website or subscribe to our email newsletter.

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An Old Friend Returns to Women Who Travel

September 18, 2025 • 33 mins
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Jessica Nabongo on Her Global Cookbook and House Hunting in Senegal

September 11, 2025 • 28 mins
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Tracee Ellis Ross Loves Seeing the World Solo

September 4, 2025 • 27 mins
Repeat: Tracee Ellis Ross’ earliest memories involved traveling the world with her mother, Diana Ross, but it was at the age of 22 that she discovered what solo travel could give her. This episode, Lale sits down with Tracee  to discuss how solo travel can be an act of radical self care, her Roku show Solo Traveling With Tracee Ellis Ross, and her flamboyant and joy-filled packing lists. Learn more about your ad ...
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Hiking Through Italy, Gilded Age Homes, and Bombastic State Fairs

August 28, 2025 • 28 mins
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Dorthe Nors on Escaping to Her Idyllic Danish Cottage

August 21, 2025 • 25 mins
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Wild Swimming, Remote Cornwall, and Puffin Encounters

August 14, 2025 • 26 mins
Author and wild swimmer Freya Bromley returns to tell Lale why the restorative power of nature still holds true for her, the joy and community she has found at a women’s swimming retreat in Cornwall, and her favorite—and little known—island for escaping to each summer. Plus, she extolls the virtues of puffin sightings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Blair Braverman on the Pleasures and Perils of the Wilderness

August 7, 2025 • 30 mins
Earlier this year, Lale reported a feature for Condé Nast Traveler on the Iditarod, the annual sled dog race that crosses 1,000 miles of Alaskan wilderness. She catches up with podcast regular, writer, and adventurer Blair Braverman to swap stories of traveling through Alaska. Plus, Blair shares her experiences from another dramatic landscape she had long dreamed of visiting: Antarctica. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
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The Allure of European Train Journeys

July 31, 2025 • 29 mins
Lale talks to frequent guest and train expert Monisha Rajesh about her recent night train journeys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In Search of Cats of the World

July 24, 2025 • 27 mins
Rebroadcast:There are few places in the world where you won't encounter a cat. So a few years ago, Hannah Shaw, who has dedicated much of her life and work to caring for them, set out tomeet and document has many as she could across the globe—spotlighting the extraordinary places they live and the people who care for them along the way. Lale chats with the animal welfare advocate, bestselling author, and educator about her ma...
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The Best Places to Travel This Summer and Beyond

July 17, 2025 • 34 mins
Lale sits down in the studio with Condè Nast Traveler editors (and regular WWT guests) Megan Spurrell and Arati Menon to find out their top destinations for the summer, as well as where they have bookmarked for the rest of the year—from Peru to Newfoundland to the Scottish Highlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Erin French on Maine, the Lost Kitchen, and a Mammoth Cross-Country Road Trip

July 10, 2025 • 26 mins
(A rebroadcast). Each year, Erin French receives 60,000 postcards from people asking if they can dine at her Maine restaurant The Lost Kitchen. “It really becomes a luck of the draw lottery. We have big post office bins that arrive and we literally reach in, we grab a postcard, we call that person immediately and say, ‘Okay, when do you want to come?’” This episode, Erin shares with Lale what it’s like...
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From Critics at Large: The Splendor of Nature, Now Streaming

July 1, 2025 • 44 mins
In 1954, a young David Attenborough made his début as the star of a new nature show called “Zoo Quest.” The docuseries, which ran for nearly a decade on the BBC, was a sensation that set Attenborough down the path of his life’s work: exposing viewers to our planet’s most miraculous creatures and landscapes from the comfort of their living rooms. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi F...
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La Dolce Vita

June 26, 2025 • 26 mins
What is it like growing up in one of the most storied and iconic hotels in Italy? Ask Valentina de Santis, who was raised in the kitchens and ballrooms of Lake Como's Grand Hotel Tremezzo and now runs the charismatic Passalacqua along with her parents nearby. Lale chats with the hotelier to hear stories of life on Lake Como, get tips on traveling in both summer and the off-season, and what it really means to live La Dolce Vita. ...
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Carol Moseley Braun on a Travel-Filled Political Career

June 19, 2025 • 28 mins
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Comedian Heather McMahan Can't Get Enough of Italy and Cruises

June 12, 2025 • 32 mins
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How to See Singapore Solo

June 5, 2025 • 21 mins
Born and raised in Singapore, Jemimah Wei uses her hometown as the backdrop to her new novel, The Original Daughter—a story of sisterhood and family drama set in the turn of the millennium. But as well as it being a great source of inspiration for the author, she also believes it to be a great destination for solo travelers. Lale sits down with Wei for her tips on how to plan a trip, navigate its vibrant hawker centers, and m...
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Planning a National Parks Trip? Here's What to Know

May 29, 2025 • 29 mins
There are over 60 national parks in the United States—and they're never more popular than at the peak of summer. This year, however, might look a little bit different as a result of sweeping budget cuts that impact everything from how the trails are maintained to the park rangers who guide you. To help us understand what to expect—and plan our next trip—associate articles director and podcast regular, Megan Spurre...
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Eva Longoria on Eating Her Way Around Spain

May 22, 2025 • 25 mins
In 2023, Eva Longoria headed to Mexico with CNN in search of a deeper understanding of the country’s rich culinary heritage and her own family history. Last month, she returned to our screens with a brand new season, Searching for Spain, which takes her all over the country to explore the vast regional scope of its cuisine and learn about her Spanish ancestors. Lale sits down with the actor and television host to find out how...
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Hawa Hassan's Recipes from Somalia, Egypt, Lebanon, and More

May 15, 2025 • 25 mins
In Hawa Hassan's second cookbook, the chef and author explores the recipes and stories born out of displacement, and the sense of community and resilience that can be found through food. Lale chats with her about the travels and research behind the book, which took her to The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, and Lebanon, among others, as well as how her own path from Somalia to the US informed her personal food journey. ...
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Introducing “Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant”

May 8, 2025 • 41 mins
Today, we are sharing an episode of Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, the chart-topping and Webby Award-winning podcast from our friends at Nature on PBS. Back for a brand new season, Going Wild features some of the coolest champions of nature – like a paleoanthropologist who hunts fossils in conflict zones, and a former butterfly technician who saved an endangered species while incarcerated. Each episode explores what led ...
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