Travel Podcasts

11 comments

• Shannon22 November 2005
  I started out small with an iPod shuffle. They're not too much on the pocketbook and will help you bring your podcasts on your travels. I am proud to say I am the new owner of an iPod video and spend more time watching episodes of LOST than is socially acceptable. :)
• Scott Ahlsmith, CTC2 December 2005
  Thank you for mentioning my "Road Less Traveled" podcast. Connecting your Olympus recorder to Audacity is straight forward. You'll need an audio cable with two male ends that are the same size as your recorder and computer or mixing board audio jacks (Radio Shack, Frys, Best Buy, Comp USA, etc.). One cable end plugs into the ear phone jack on your recorder and the other into the microphone or line-in jack on your computer. Next, click select 'Mic' from the device input pull-down menu in Audacity and then click 'Record." Once Audacity is recording, press, 'Play' on your Olympus and watch the audio data get sucked into Audacity. Once your file is in Audacity, 'Stop' the Olympus, save the Audacity data as a Project, and trim the beginning and end of the file. Stir well. Transfer to a 2-Qt. oven-proof casserole, and bake in a moderate oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Sorry, it appears my Adult ADD kicked-in. I'm better (somewhat) now. Please let me know when you release your first podcast. I want to be your first subscriber! --Scott
• Gary Bembridge6 December 2005
  Thanks for mentioning my podcast! Hope people enjoy it. I focus on global travel destinations each week
• Helen Markham11 December 2005
  I can't believe it! You left the best travel podcast off your list! I've been listening to iToors (https://www.itoors.com) for 4 years and they are heads above all others! My favorite is the Subversive Scribes in London. Helen.
• Chris Christensen12 December 2005
  Thanks for promoting my show (Amateur Traveler). I am doing or trying to more interviews. This sounds like a group that might have some particularly interesting travel stories. If you are looking for a podcast to share them on, then come on by. Chris
• Mark Peacock6 January 2006
  I think you've suggested a good cross-section of travel podcasts and I thank you for including mine (TravelCommons) in your list. In August, in TravelCommons #12, I reviewed a number of travel podcasts and classified them in two ways. First, were they original podcasts or repurposed content, from radio programs or travel columns read out load? Second, were they about the act of travel or about a destination? I ended up with a 2x2 matrix that I posted in the show notes for T/C #12. Looks like you've selected a good mix across both of these dimensions.
• Alan A. Lew15 February 2006
  A bit late in my comments (85 days after the post!!), but thanks for the mention. Readers may be interested in several other things that I have online, including: (1) a list of Travel, Tourism and Education Podcasts - though I avoid the single destination podcasts (mentioned by Mark above); (2) a new blog that I just started called Web 2.0 Travel Tools. Suggestions for that site are more than welcome; and (3) I now have a second podcast: Travelography: Travel and Tourism News from Around the World at Podcasternews.com. Cheers, Alan
• Torsten7 June 2006
  I've launched (long after your survey... www.iAudioguide.com in May, free city podcasts/audioguides (50 minutes each) on London, Paris and Barcelona. More cities and languages will follow.
• Drew Leifheit14 July 2006
  It is my fantasy that travellers download several episodes of my podcast to listen to on their transatlantic flights to Budapest as a kind of supplement to other guidebooks, etc. they read before their trip. However, regardless of all the buzz on podcasting it has yet to really take off. And it also seems as if even the big publishers, like Lonely Planet, are tentative about whether or not they'll continue podcasting in the long term.
• Hans21 March 2007
  If you want to visit Vienna -Austria, check out this site: www.your-friend.info .You can download a free walking tour through ancient Vienna. (As a podcast) Also available: Videos of viennese sights.
• Matthew Holden1 December 2007
  I couldn't agree more with your post. My travel podcast show - PodAsia - was designed to be a blend between the publishing world and technology. Visit and subscribe for free to www.podasia.net The biggest challenge for travel writers is being able to not only write/photograph for their manuscripts but to also be able to work out a production schedule to bring their work to life through the podcast medium. Matthew Holden Singapore