029: Rachel Khoo on food, travel and chocolate

Lamorna Ash is a British writer, and her award-winning book ‘Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish fishing town’ documents her time spent in the Cornish town of Newlyn. We spoke about what it is to fully immerse yourself into a new environment, and what she took away with her, from her experiences at sea. 

Meaghan Hackinen is a Canadian writer, ultra-endurance cyclist, and adventure-seeker. Her first book, South Away: The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels has been nominated for two Canadian book awards.

Francesca Specter is the author of ‘Alonement - How To Be Alone and Absolutely Own It.' We discuss the best ways to make the most of your alone time.

Writer and Photographer Suchitra Vijayan spent seven years travelling solo, across 9,000 miles along India's many borders, from Pakistan to Myanmar to Afghanistan.

Gem Bowles is a solo travel advocate and one of HolidayPirate's deal hunters. In this episode we talk about getting started in solo travel and also some top unexpected tips that can turn a good trip into a great one.

Preet Chandi is a polar explorer. She is currently training to become the first Asian woman to complete a solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole in Antarctica.

Patti Lefkos is an adventure travel writer. She did not try solo travel until she was in her sixties, and she published her first book at the age of 73.

Helen Ochyra shares her experience of solo travel in Scotland and what makes this country so special.

I talk to Jo McClintock, the Senior Director of Global Marketing and Brand at Skyscanner, about how travel may look in 2021

I talk to Rachel Khoo about food, travel, the best things about Paris, London and Stockholm and of course, chocolate!