Episodes
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Every travel adventure should have at least one good story and this week, we put this theory to the test with a game of Travel Lotto. Our guest this week is sharing snippets from all over the world as we roam across the globe from Lollapalooza in Chicago to Finland, Siberia and everywhere in between.
Special thanks to our guest this week - Caleb!
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What happens in Vegas⊠will probably end up on this podcast! We visit Sin City this week and these stories have it all. Strap yourself in for limos, hookers, parties and a taser. Viva Las Vegas!
Special thanks to our guests this week - Schmick & Snakebite!
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How do you make sure your solo trip is even better than travelling with your mates? Charlie & Sav share their tips after recent solo adventures to Portugal and Spain. We cover what you should think about when choosing a hostel and debunk the common myths and fears that might be holding you back.
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Oh, and if you have a crazy travel story, tell us about it!
TELL US your story: [email protected] orHIT US UP on Instagram: @onenightinbkkpodcast
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When youâre living your best travel life, how far is too far? Itâs probably when you need CCTV footage to fill in the blanks. This week, we travel to China for the first time to learn why our guest never drinks whiskey. Plus, Charlie shares her story of how she ended up waving goodbye to a bus full of co-workers in Madrid.
Special thanks to our guest this week - Annie!
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Thereâs no doubt that travel makes dreams come true. But what if your dream is to make your own cocaine? Weâre heading back to Colombia this week to hear all about âthe special tourâ that makes this guestâs ultimate dream come true.
Special thanks to our guest this week - Bobby V!
Read more about the âspecial tourâ here
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The best travel memories come from outside your comfort zone and Papua New Guineaâs Kokoda Track will almost certainly tick this box. Weâre talking 96km of trekking over 8 days in hot, humid weather across steep jungle terrain. This week we are bringing you Part 2 where Sav tells us all about this life-changing pilgrimage with the help of some of her friends.
Special thanks to our guests this week - Lex & Eric!
Sav did her trek with the incredible @on_track_expeditions - you can check out their website here for all of your Kokoda & adventure trekking needs including Australiaâs Overland Track. Check out On Track Meals for delicious, gourmet meals for the outdoors (not dehydrated!).
Find out more about Kokoda:
Kokoda by Peter Fitzsimmons
Watch Kokoda on Stan
A Bastard of a Place by Peter Brune
The Bone Man of Kokoda by Charles HappellIf you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
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The best travel memories come from outside your comfort zone and Papua New Guineaâs Kokoda Track will almost certainly tick this box. Weâre talking 96km of trekking over 8 days in hot, humid weather across steep jungle terrain. Over the next 2 weeks, Sav tells us all about this life-changing pilgrimage with the help of some of her friends.
Special thanks to our guest this week - Lummy!
Sav did her trek with the incredible @on_track_expeditions - you can check out their website here for all of your Kokoda & adventure trekking needs including Australiaâs Overland Track. Check out On Track Meals for delicious, gourmet meals for the outdoors (not dehydrated!).
Find out more about Kokoda:
Kokoda by Peter Fitzsimmons
Watch Kokoda on Stan
A Bastard of a Place by Peter Brune
The Bone Man of Kokoda by Charles HappellIf you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
Oh, and if you have a crazy travel story, tell us about it!
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WEâRE BAAAAAACK! Since we last dropped into your ears 3 months ago, weâve been making the most of a world that is ever so slowly opening back up as vaccination programs continue to roll out. But whatâs changed and what does travel look like in 2021? We speak to Cheap Holiday Expert Chelsea for her tips, tricks and predictions while Venny shares his recent journey from the perspective of a repatriating Australian facing a closed border.
Special thanks to our guests this week - Chelsea & Venny!
You can check out all of Chelseaâs journeys & tips on Instagram - @cheapholidayexp or on Twitter @cheapholidayexp & her website https://cheapholidayexpert.com/
If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
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TTT: What moment from your travels has changed your life? #TTT
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Fasten your seat belt for a wild ride into the craziest travel stories from around the world that never made it into the guidebooks!
Everyone has that one crazy travel story. You know, that one youâve told a million times at the pub with your mates and perhaps some strangers over a beer... whether itâs getting lost, a brush with death, a holiday fling with a hot foreigner, that time you experimented with something new or perhaps you went looking for a good time and ending up finding yourself instead.
Now you can enjoy all of them in one place (minus the pub hangover). The worldâs your oyster; cabin crew - get ready for take-off!
TELL US your story: [email protected]
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Is it a little narcissistic to have a blooper reel? Well, consider that us.
SEASON 2 WILL BE DROPPING 30TH JUNE.
If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.Oh, and if you have a crazy travel story, tell us about it!
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What does it take to get kicked off a plane before it takes off? We chat to two sisters this week to find out. Plus, one of our repeat offenders returns with his tale of a cursed bike.
Enjoy the SEASON 1 FINALE! Weâre taking a short break and weâll be back in your ears in May with Season 2.
Special thanks to our guests this week - Bridgette, Sarah and Joel!
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Anyone who has ventured into a backpacker hostel has a tale to tell; this week we travel to the middle of the ocean off the coast of Colombia where Charlie and her friend Mon go to extreme lengths to make sure they can continue their party.
Plus, Charlie shares the story of the time she tried to fit in with her new friends working at an Amsterdam hostel (and failed).
Find out more about different kinds of hostels here
Featured hostels:
Casa en El Agua - Colombia
Flying Pig Uptown - Amsterdam
Special thanks to our guest this week - Mon!
If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
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What would you do if police stole your money and threatened you at gunpoint? If you would shake their hands, you have something in common with our guest this week. Travel with us to Mexico to hear the full story.
Special thanks to our guest this week - Simon!
You can listen to our first episode on drugs - Trampoline High & Draculaâs proposition
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TICKET TO TELL: Send us a voice note in our instagram DMs - âDescribe the dodgiest hostel youâve ever stayed in!â #TTT -
You don't see travellers writing in travel journals (or postcards!) too often these days; they've likely been replaced with a smug Instagram post or a braggy Facebook status. But this week, we dig up a first time traveller's travel journal from the 2000s and weâre rewarded with some nostalgic throwbacks.
Plus, Charlie opens up her journal once again for another travel romance!
Special thanks to our guest this week - Saegi! His podcast is âWould an Idiot Do Thisâ and you can find it on all good pod platforms including Spotify. Find him on Instagram @wouldanidiotdothispodcast or Twitter @nsags1
If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
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TICKET TO TELL: Send us a voice note in our Instagram DMs - tell us âWhatâs your funniest drug-related moment overseas?ââ #TTT -
Travelling opens your mind, lowers your guard and disintegrates inhibitions; what does this mean when you decide to lean in and get a tattoo? How about after bulk beers when you don't speak the local language? We travel to Cuba and Costa Rica this week to find out.
Special thanks to our guests this week - Tim & Tom!
You can hear another tattoo story from Bangkok in episode 1 - Travel & Bangkok: The worldâs your oyster.
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TICKET TO TELL: Send us a voice note in our instagram DMs - tell us âwhatâs your most cringe moment on your first trip overseas?ââ #TTT -
Any avid traveller can tell you about a time that their bodily functions got in the way of a good time (aka âBali bellyâ or âDelhi bellyâ). No one is safe, not even at the Anzac dawn service in Turkey. We also travel to Japan where a simple night out takes a turn for the worse. If youâre squeamish about poo or vomit, this is your fair warning to skip to the next ep.
Special thanks to our guests this week - Joel & Michael!
You can hear Joelâs other stories in previous episodes âTravel & Bangkok - The worldâs your oysterâ and âTravel scams - Always have your wits about youâ
Michaelâs other story can be heard in âTravel mishaps - Donât walk southâ
If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
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TICKET TO TELL: Send us a voice note in our instagram DMs - tell us âwhatâs the most fucked up tattoo you have ever seen?â #TTT -
What would a good adventure be without a little trouble? This week, we travel to Bolivia to the inside of the infamous San Pedro prison. A humble spread brings out a gun in Germany and a girlsâ trip to Majorca takes a wild turn when they start to suspect their accommodation might not be above board.
Learn more about San Pedro prison:
Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine and South Americaâs Strangest Jail
Wildlands documentary - available on Amazon Prime
Inside a Bolivian Prison - Good Yarns podcast
Behind Bars: Worldâs Toughest Prisons (Season 1, Episode 2) - available on Amazon Prime
Special thanks to our guests this week - Camilla, Gio and Lucy!
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All you need is love⊠and a plane ticket! This week, we travel to Italy for an elopement, where our guest encounters possibly the most accommodating Air BnB hosts youâll ever meet. Plus, we hear about how a forgotten crypto-currency purchase turns into a Northern Lights proposal. Happy Valentineâs Day everyone!
Special thanks to our guests this week - Robyn and Lex!
You can hear all about how travel insurance saved Lexâs life in episode 2 âEat the macaroon before you dieâ.
If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
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TICKET TO TELL: Send us a voice note in our instagram DMs - tell us âWhatâs the craziest law youâve heard of from another country? â #TTT -
We all know someone whoâs worked overseas in a bar⊠but whatâs it like working behind the scenes on a luxury private yacht or a charter cruise? Is it really as dramatic as an episode of Below Deck? This week, we travel to the Mediterranean docks to find out.
Think luxury cars, $25,000 tubs of caviar, ladies of the night and a âdark roomâ complete with blacked-out windows and tarps...
Special thanks to our guests this week - James and Brett!
You can hear all about Brettâs one night in Bangkok in Episode 1 - The worldâs your oyster.If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
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TICKET TO TELL: Send us a voice note in our instagram DMs or via email - tell us âwhatâs the worst Valentineâs Day gift youâve ever received? â #TTT -
What would travel be without the connections that you make along the way? This week, Hannah Furst shares her tale of healing and synchronicity in her favourite place in the world - Koh Phangan in Thailand. Meanwhile, Morgan makes some connections of the more physical nature at Jamaicaâs top âclothing-optionalâ resort.
Special thanks to our guests this week - Hannah Furst (@hannahfurst) and Morgan!
If youâre not already listening to Hannahâs Single Minded podcast, hurry up and get with the program: @singlemindedpod
Her episode âThe Art of Solo Travelâ is a good place to start: Spotify or Apple Podcasts
If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.
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TICKET TO TELL: Send us a voice note in our instagram DMs - tell us âwhatâs the craziest thing youâve been caught with at the airport?â #TTT - Show more
