You should have been there
Mick Webb and Simon Calder
Simon Calder, travel correspondent of The Independent and former BBC producer, Mick Webb, discuss the world of travel and delight in travellers' tales.
Episodes
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Jun 29, 2020 • 28min
CARRY ON CAMPING
Simon and Mick discuss a tentative new dawn for camping, and swap tales of their own intense experiences under canvas.
Music: Solstice by Scott Buckley
Jun 22, 2020 • 31min
SLOW TRAVEL
Is slow travel something we should all strive for, or is it just an exercise in marketing? Simon and Mick investigate, helped by Gina Waggott, Anna Hughes, Alec Webb, Nicky Gardner, Graham Hoyland and James Hill.
Jun 9, 2020 • 29min
TRAVELLING SAFELY, WEIGHING UP RISKS
Mick and Simon discuss travel risks and how to manage them. Diseases, snakes and hippos all feature, along with selfies, local police and rip tides. For information about these, go to bit.ly/RipSafe. Thanks to Charlotte for her wise words.
Jun 1, 2020 • 31min
GREAT EXPEDITIONS: BARNARD CASTLE AND BEYOND
What makes a trip or a holiday into an expedition? Does it need a key objective, sponsorship or just some specialised kit? Simon and Mick talk machetes and mountain meals, as well as catching up on the latest Covid19 travel news
May 25, 2020 • 29min
Brief Encounters
The search for the perfect, fleeting holiday experience takes in the Kentish North Downs, Kalingrad Oblast and Carnforth railway station. With the briefest of stops at Dublin airport and Newport Pagnell Motorway Services. The recording of the steam train leaving Moor Street station was made by Keith Burnett
May 18, 2020 • 29min
Travel with social distancing
What's the current guidance and what will await us, when and if we do get away? Simon unveils his five "tests " for prospective travellers while Mick continues his worldwide search for Gerald Bernstein. We'd like to thank Daisy and Poppy for their help. You can read the article from the New England Journal of Medicine at : https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa031349
May 11, 2020 • 31min
The Bits Awards
Enjoy the best bits from our first 20 podcasts. Among the categories: best travel moment, best lock down story and best breakfast.
May 4, 2020 • 29min
The ideal travelling companion
Who would you most like to travel with on a long trip? Someone who get things organised, can carry most of the kit, tells a good joke..........? Thanks to Charlotte and Alec for their contributions.
Apr 27, 2020 • 28min
School Journeys
What were your journeys to school like? Long, uneventful, exciting, dangerous.....? Enjoy the experiences of some of our listeners. We'd like to thank Steph, Camilla, Silas, Lynette, Carol, Daisy and Poppy for their contributions. And the website we mentioned is www.boredpanda.com/dangerous-journey-to-school
Apr 18, 2020 • 27min
Poetry in motion
Travel and journeys have inspired some great lines and uplifting verses. But, how many of our chosen poems do you know ?
