You should have been there
By Mick Webb and Simon Calder
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by Mick Webb and Simon Calder
Category: Places & Travel
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 40
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 257
Description
Simon Calder, travel correspondent of The Independent and former BBC producer, Mick Webb, discuss the world of travel and delight in travellers' tales.
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
THOUGHT-PROVOKING TRAVEL Podcast 245
|
Jul 05, 2026 |
|
BROADENING THE MIND Podcast 244
|
Jun 27, 2026 |
|
END OF AN ERA PODCAST 243
|
Jun 03, 2026 |
|
A brief guide to a short stay in Paris PODCAST 242
|
May 27, 2026 |
|
We're on our way... PODCAST 241
|
May 13, 2026 |
|
What is regenerative tourism? PODCAST 240
|
May 06, 2026 |
|
BECOMING A BLUE BADGE GUIDE Podcast 239
|
Apr 29, 2026 |
|
A beginner's guide to South East Asia PODCAST 238
|
Apr 22, 2026 |
|
The cost of tourism PODCAST 237
|
Apr 14, 2026 |
|
Straits, dire and desirable PODCAST 236
|
Apr 06, 2026 |
|
The Wonders of Oaxaca : Podcast 235
|
Apr 03, 2026 |
|
Mexico City : murals and so much more in PODCAST 234
|
Mar 11, 2026 |
|
THERE BE DRAGONS! PODCAST 233
|
Jan 24, 2026 |
|
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Podcast 232
|
Jan 15, 2026 |
|
Out with the Old, in with the New PODCAST 231
|
Jan 02, 2026 |
|
TRAVEL MIRACLES Podcast 230
|
Dec 20, 2025 |
|
Great Unfinished buildings PODCAST 229
|
Dec 03, 2025 |
|
Castles in Spain PODCAST 228
|
Nov 19, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 227 Castles, caravanserai and the ruins of Baalbek
|
Nov 06, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 226 Prepare for the EES
|
Oct 30, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 225 ANATOMY OF A MOUNTAIN TREK
|
Oct 01, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 224 Station to Station
|
Sep 10, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 223 Travel Conundrums
|
Jul 30, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 222 Ancient and Modern
|
Jul 15, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 221 Tales of showers and language malfunctions
|
Jun 23, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 220 Churches in the danger zone
|
Jun 18, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 219 All the Way to Vauxhall
|
Jun 04, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 218 Brits Abroad
|
May 22, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 217 Below Deck in the Adriatic
|
May 08, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 216 Travel in Turbulent Times
|
Apr 29, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 215 IN BELGIUM
|
Apr 17, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 214 Choosing a restaurant
|
Apr 10, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 213 The Joy of Maps
|
Mar 29, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 212 THE WILD PLACES
|
Mar 22, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 211 South America for beginners
|
Mar 14, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 210 DONKEY BUSINESS
|
Mar 03, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 209 BUFFET BREAKFAST BATTLES
|
Feb 13, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 208 CELEBRATING THE RAILWAY
|
Jan 22, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 207 Manatees v humanity
|
Jan 14, 2025 |
|
PODCAST 206 NEW YEAR, OLD YEAR
|
Dec 31, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 205 BEHIND THE SCENES OF ADVENTURE TRAVEL
|
Dec 14, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 204 THE QUIET SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS
|
Nov 28, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 203 HITTING THE HEIGHTS
|
Nov 19, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 202 BEWARE OF THE BEARS
|
Oct 23, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 201 THE HIDDEN CHARMS OF M-WAY SERVICES
|
Oct 17, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 200 5 YEARS OF TRAVEL PODCASTING
|
Oct 04, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 199 SUMMER OF 24
|
Sep 18, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 198 MEET ON THE LEDGE
|
Sep 04, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 197 Travel's Daily Demands
|
Aug 27, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 196 THE FOUR WINDS
|
Aug 08, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 195 INSIDE ISTRIA
|
Jul 17, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 194 THE GREEN GREEN GRASS....
|
Jul 10, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 193 THE VANGUARD WAY
|
Jun 28, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 192 DOWN UNDER WITH THE CROCS AND THE QUOKKAS
|
Jun 18, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 191 THE REAL ORIENT EXPRESS
|
May 07, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 190 HE WAS A DAY TRIPPER.........
|
Apr 30, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 189 DARK TOURISM
|
Apr 20, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 188 NECESSARY EVILS
|
Apr 03, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 187 Finding Happiness in Travel
|
Mar 26, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 186 UNFASHIONABLE DESTINATIONS
|
Mar 19, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 185 Into the Wild
|
Mar 11, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 184 THE MIRACLE OF MALAHIDE
|
Feb 28, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 183 THE MOMENT YOUR HOLIDAY BEGINS
|
Feb 21, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 182 TRAVEL TABOOS
|
Feb 10, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 181 DOCUMENTARY DISASTERS
|
Jan 18, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 180 ANSWERS TO THE CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Jan 11, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 12 -12 DAYS OF TRAVEL CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Jan 05, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 11 - 12 DAYS OF TRAVEL CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Jan 04, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 10 - TWELVE DAYS OF TRAVEL CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Jan 03, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 9 : 12 DAYS OF TRAVEL CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Jan 02, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 8 - 12 days of travel Christmas quiz
|
Jan 01, 2024 |
|
PODCAST 7 -12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS TRAVEL QUIZ
|
Dec 31, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 6 - "12 DAYS OF TRAVEL" CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Dec 30, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 5 -12 DAYS OF TRAVEL CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Dec 29, 2023 |
|
MINI PODCAST 4 - 12 DAYS OF TRAVEL QUIZ
|
Dec 28, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 3 - 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Dec 27, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 2 - 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS TRAVEL QUIZ
|
Dec 26, 2023 |
|
DAY 1- 12 DAYS OF TRAVEL CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Dec 25, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 179 TRAVELLING HEALTHILY
|
Dec 14, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 174
|
Dec 06, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 178 COP 28: BEYOND THE BLAH BLAH BLAH
|
Dec 06, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 177 THE ROAD TO BERLIN
|
Nov 27, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 176 THE END OF TOURISM?
|
Nov 23, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 175 INSIDE THE TRAVEL BUSINESS
|
Nov 17, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 173 SLOW TRAIN TO TURKEY
|
Oct 25, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 172 THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF MOUNTAIN TREKS
|
Oct 16, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 171 A WALK IN THE WILD COUNTRY
|
Oct 09, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 170 WHERE WILL WE BE IN 2053 - PART 2
|
Sep 27, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 169 THE PLACES TO BE IN 2053
|
Sep 11, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 168 Travel chaos theory
|
Sep 06, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 167 BELGIUM, BEYOND THE CHIPS AND CHOCOLATE
|
Aug 23, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 166 TRAVEL CLICHÉS : CURSE OR BLESSING
|
Aug 13, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 165 ISTANBUL OR BUST
|
Aug 08, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 164 WHAT CAN A.I. DO FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS ?
|
Jul 25, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 163 THE WRONG KIND OF DELAY
|
Jul 18, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 162 ISLAND HOPPING
|
Jul 11, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 161 THE PERFECT ISLAND
|
Jul 05, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 160 TRAVELLERS' LUCK
|
Jun 27, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 159 THE MANY ROADS TO SANTIAGO
|
Jun 19, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 158 YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A BORDER TOWN WHEN.....
|
Jun 12, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 157 THE WRONG BOOTS
|
Jun 07, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 156 SURPRISING DELIGHTS
|
May 29, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 155 THE SHORT ROUTE TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
|
May 22, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 154 AROUND THE WORLD WITH JESSICA NABONGO
|
May 16, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 153 NORTHERN SPAIN BY TINY TRAIN
|
May 10, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 152 LGBTQ+ TRAVEL
|
May 03, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 151 Planning trips, connections and transits
|
Apr 11, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 150 GREAT MOMENTS IN PODCAST TRAVEL
|
Apr 10, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 149 Dark Sky Tourism
|
Apr 04, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 148 Solo travel for women: risks and rewards
|
Mar 28, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 147 COSTLY ERRORS
|
Mar 21, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 146 TRAVELS WITH KIDS
|
Mar 07, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 145 INSIDE WOLTER'S WORLD
|
Feb 28, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 144 10 TOP TIPS FOR CHEAPER HOLIDAYS
|
Feb 20, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 143 NEW WAYS WITH HOTELS
|
Feb 14, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 142 CRUISES-LOVE THEM or HATE THEM
|
Feb 06, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 141 IN AND OUT OF BRUGES
|
Jan 29, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 140 THE MAN IN SEAT 61
|
Jan 23, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 139 THE PLACE TO BE IN 23
|
Jan 10, 2023 |
|
PODCAST 138 OUR VERY HARD NEW YEAR TRAVEL QUIZ
|
Jan 03, 2023 |
|
THE BEST TRAVEL FICTION
|
Dec 24, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 136 WORLD CUP FINAL SPECIAL
|
Dec 17, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 135 A GUIDE TO XMAS TRAVEL PROSPECTS
|
Dec 11, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 134 DIGITAL NOMADS-A GOOD THING?
|
Dec 06, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 133 A TOUCH OF CLASS
|
Nov 28, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 132 HOW GREEN ARE YOUR TRAVELS?
|
Nov 22, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 131 TRAVEL MYSTERIES, GREAT AND SMALL
|
Nov 15, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 130 FREE TRAVEL
|
Oct 23, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 129 MODERN TRAVEL MIRACLES
|
Oct 17, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 128 TRAVEL'S SCREECHING U TURNS
|
Oct 11, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 127 PYRENEAN MIRACLES
|
Oct 03, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 126 HIGH PEAKS AND FAWLTY TOWERS
|
Sep 27, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 125 PYRENEAN WALK: many a slip
|
Sep 19, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 124 THE SOUND OF TRAVEL
|
Sep 08, 2022 |
|
NEW TRUTHS ABOUT TRAVEL
|
Aug 30, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 122 THE UPS ANDS DOWNS OF A TOUR MANAGER
|
Aug 15, 2022 |
|
A ROMAN SUMMER
|
Aug 01, 2022 |
|
THE TROUBLE WITH DOVER
|
Jul 24, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 119 SUMMER IN THE CITY
|
Jul 18, 2022 |
|
TRAVEL IN TROUBLED TIMES
|
Jul 11, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 117 WHAT ON EARTH IS PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY?
|
Jun 27, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 116 ENJOYING AIRPORT DELAYS
|
Jun 12, 2022 |
|
TRAVEL HIGHS AND TRAVEL LOWS
|
Jun 03, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 114 A PILOT'S VIEW OF CITIES
|
May 28, 2022 |
|
Podcast 113 PLATE WITH A VIEW: THE MAIN COURSE
|
May 16, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 112 PLATE WITH A VIEW
|
May 10, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 111 ROOMS WITH VIEWS
|
May 02, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 110 THE WEIRD WORLD OF CAVES
|
Apr 25, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 109 JOURNEYS WITH A MISSION
|
Apr 19, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 108 TOURING THE BALTIC STATES
|
Apr 13, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 107 DO YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR?
|
Apr 04, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 106 GOOD TRIPS, BAD TRIPS
|
Mar 28, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 105 THE TROUBLE WITH LUGGAGE
|
Mar 21, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 104 RETURN TO THE COLD
|
Mar 14, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 103 QATAR'S WORLD CUP
|
Mar 07, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 102 THE FIRST TOURIST IN SYDNEY
|
Feb 24, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 101 THE ROOM 101 OF TRAVEL
|
Feb 14, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 100 CELEBRATING OUR CENTURY
|
Feb 06, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 99 THE TRAVELLING BREAKFAST
|
Jan 29, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 98 MUSEUMS: A SURVIVAL GUIDE
|
Jan 24, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 97 THE PLACE TO BE IN 2022
|
Jan 17, 2022 |
|
PODCAST 96 THE GREAT CHRISTMAS QUIZ
|
Dec 21, 2021 |
|
Podcast 95 TESTS, TRAINS AND TORTELLONI
|
Dec 12, 2021 |
|
PODCAST 94 SUNSHINE STATE OF MIND
|
Dec 06, 2021 |
|
PODCAST 93 CHRISTMAS GETAWAYS
|
Nov 29, 2021 |
|
GOING WEST
|
Nov 22, 2021 |
|
Podcast 91 THE WORLD IN A NUTSHELL
|
Nov 07, 2021 |
|
OFF THE RED LIST
|
Oct 31, 2021 |
|
PODCAST 89 THE ARABIAN SIGHTS
|
Oct 25, 2021 |
|
PODCAST 88 NEWCASTLE to NEOM
|
Oct 19, 2021 |
|
Podcast 87 NO TIME TO.... TRAVEL
|
Oct 11, 2021 |
|
PODCAST 86 THE GREAT CAMEL-RIDE SCAM
|
Oct 04, 2021 |
|
PODCAST 85 SCAMS AND STINGS
|
Sep 26, 2021 |
|
PODCAST 84: CHINA VERSUS JAPAN
|
Sep 20, 2021 |
|
TRAVEL, WITH THE BEATLES
|
Sep 13, 2021 |
|
NO GO AREAS?
|
Aug 29, 2021 |
|
ZANTE OR SHETLAND?
|
Aug 23, 2021 |
|
PODCAST 80 TRAVEL OLYMPICS
|
Aug 16, 2021 |
|
WHERE IN THE WORLD CAN WE GO?
|
Aug 09, 2021 |
|
THE TRIP THAT CHANGED ME
|
Aug 01, 2021 |
|
JOURNEY INTO SPACE
|
Jul 25, 2021 |
|
FIRST STEPS ABROAD
|
Jul 18, 2021 |
|
GOING UNDERGROUND
|
Jul 11, 2021 |
|
DUE DILIGENCE: PREPARING TO TRAVEL ABROAD
|
Jul 04, 2021 |
|
THE PERFECT SQUARE
|
Jun 28, 2021 |
|
RUSSIA: BIG BUT IS IT BEAUTIFUL?
|
Jun 13, 2021 |
|
SMALL PLEASURES: VISITING EUROPE'S MICROSTATES
|
Jun 06, 2021 |
|
INSIDE THE RAINFOREST
|
May 30, 2021 |
|
FIRST FLIGHT TO FARO......
|
May 19, 2021 |
|
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DELAYS
|
May 09, 2021 |
|
TRAVEL DESTINATION ROULETTE
|
May 02, 2021 |
|
TRAVEL'S NUCLEAR OPTION
|
Apr 25, 2021 |
|
TWINNING WAYS
|
Apr 19, 2021 |
|
LIES, DAMN LIES AND HOTEL RATINGS
|
Apr 11, 2021 |
|
TRIPS THAT NEVER WERE
|
Apr 06, 2021 |
|
ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
|
Mar 30, 2021 |
|
EASTER ESCAPES
|
Mar 22, 2021 |
|
DECIPHERING BORIS'S ROAD MAP
|
Mar 15, 2021 |
|
THINKING DEEPLY ABOUT TRAVEL
|
Mar 10, 2021 |
|
CONFESSIONS OF A TOUR GUIDE
|
Feb 26, 2021 |
|
VAMOS A LA PLAYA
|
Feb 23, 2021 |
|
SAFETY IN NUMBERS
|
Feb 14, 2021 |
|
ROMANCE ON THE ROAD
|
Feb 07, 2021 |
|
THE MYSTIQUE OF MUSTIQUE
|
Feb 02, 2021 |
|
THE ALLURE OF AUSTRALIA
|
Jan 24, 2021 |
|
WHEN A BREAKDOWN IMPROVES A JOURNEY
|
Jan 17, 2021 |
|
THE BEST EVER TRAVEL FILM
|
Jan 10, 2021 |
|
PROSPECTS FOR TRAVEL 2021
|
Jan 02, 2021 |
|
THE WORLD-BEATING CHRISTMAS TRAVEL QUIZ
|
Dec 21, 2020 |
|
TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS
|
Dec 13, 2020 |
|
LONG DISTANCE WALKS
|
Nov 29, 2020 |
|
TRAVEL BUGS
|
Nov 21, 2020 |
|
THE LOST ART OF NATURAL NAVIGATION
|
Nov 15, 2020 |
|
EVERY PHOTO TELLS A STORY?
|
Nov 08, 2020 |
|
ARE YOU A TOURIST OR A TRAVELLER?
|
Nov 02, 2020 |
|
STRANGE BREWS
|
Oct 26, 2020 |
|
Q IS FOR QUARANTINE
|
Oct 19, 2020 |
|
TIERS FOR SOUVENIRS
|
Oct 12, 2020 |
|
THE CYCLING REVOLUTION?
|
Oct 04, 2020 |
|
THE MODERN-DAY PILGRIM
|
Sep 28, 2020 |
|
GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL
|
Sep 20, 2020 |
|
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THREE
|
Sep 06, 2020 |
|
EMBARRASSING TRAVEL MOMENTS
|
Aug 30, 2020 |
|
RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL
|
Aug 24, 2020 |
|
HIGH PLACES
|
Aug 18, 2020 |
|
TRAVEL WIT AND WISDOM
|
Aug 11, 2020 |
|
SURE WAS GLAD TO GET OUT OF THERE ALIVE
|
Aug 04, 2020 |
|
THE NEW NORMAL
|
Jul 27, 2020 |
|
TAKING A CHANCE ON A FOREIGN HOLIDAY
|
Jul 20, 2020 |
|
TRAVELLING LIGHT
|
Jul 14, 2020 |
|
NEW FRONTIERS
|
Jul 06, 2020 |
|
CARRY ON CAMPING
|
Jun 29, 2020 |
|
SLOW TRAVEL
|
Jun 22, 2020 |
|
TRAVELLING SAFELY, WEIGHING UP RISKS
|
Jun 09, 2020 |
|
GREAT EXPEDITIONS: BARNARD CASTLE AND BEYOND
|
Jun 01, 2020 |
|
Brief Encounters
|
May 25, 2020 |
|
Travel with social distancing
|
May 18, 2020 |
|
The Bits Awards
|
May 11, 2020 |
|
The ideal travelling companion
|
May 04, 2020 |
|
School Journeys
|
Apr 27, 2020 |
|
Poetry in motion
|
Apr 18, 2020 |
|
The World's Top Travel Icon
|
Apr 13, 2020 |
|
Armchair Travel
|
Apr 06, 2020 |
|
Travel beyond the pandemic
|
Mar 30, 2020 |
|
Coronavirus versus the Travel Bug
|
Mar 22, 2020 |
|
Faking it
|
Mar 09, 2020 |
|
BAYWATCH
|
Feb 20, 2020 |
|
Getting to know the Stans
|
Feb 17, 2020 |
|
The Ups and Downs of a Travel Writer
|
Feb 04, 2020 |
|
Travel in the 2020's
|
Jan 17, 2020 |
|
Tales from the A23
|
Jan 14, 2020 |
|
Can you fly with a clear conscience?
|
Dec 16, 2019 |
|
Places glimpsed
|
Nov 28, 2019 |
|
Travelling hopefully.......
|
Nov 27, 2019 |
|
When in Rome........
|
Nov 06, 2019 |
|
Lost
|
Oct 24, 2019 |
|
Borders
|
Oct 18, 2019 |