6 travel podcasts to inspire your next trip

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The best travel journalism, including these six podcasts, have the ability to transport you to a new place, whether or not you’ve actually visited.

The best travel journalism, including these six podcasts, has the ability to transport you to a new place.

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Emma Dibdin

The best travel journalism has the ability to transport you to a new place, whether or not you have actually visited. These six podcasts offer a mix of evocative travelogues, practical tips and expert recommendations for destinations across the globe. They are worth a listen, whether you are jetting off or staying put this summer.

This daily show tells short stories about awe-inspiring, but often overlooked, places. Most episodes run just 15 minutes to 20 minutes long, but deliver immersive explorations of places and phenomena that may not appear in your average travel guides, including geographical oddities, offbeat architecture and sculptures, and historically significant sites.

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