Foreign Exchange
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Foreign Exchange is a podcast for those of us who are curious about the world and are always eager to learn more about the cultures, lifestyles, and stories of other people. Foreign Exchange is a podcast brought to you by financial super app Revolut in Singapore. For more information about what we do at Revolut, come visit us at www.revolut.com.
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Travelling in the ”New Normal”
November 16, 2021 09:26 - 12 minutes - 29.2 MBHands up if you are excited about being able to travel again! With more and more countries being added to the Vaccinated Travel Lane scheme, we are seeing more Singaporeans planning and booking vacations for the year-end. In this episode, we interview Revolut customer Adrian Wee on his travel plans to the United Kingdom to learn about the research and preparation needed before his trip. Rules surrounding the VTL scheme may have changed by the time you listen to this podcast. Please be sure...
Sweden: Why The Swedes Have The Sweet On Halloween?
October 10, 2021 05:39 - 12 minutes - 27.5 MBDid you know that the Swedes consume about 35 pounds of candy per person every year? In fact, it is the highest consumption per capita in the world! So, it's not surprising that our guest, like most Swedes, gets excited talking about Halloween — the holiday often marked and celebrated with kids going from house to house Trick or Treating. In this episode, Linnea Tunhage, Revolut's Communications Manager in Sweden, talks about how Halloween came to be such an important holiday in the countr...
Germany: A Singaporean spending summer in Dresden
September 07, 2021 04:34 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBSingaporean Audrey Liu recently flew to Germany for the summer and made Dresden her first stop. You may check out her photos of Dresden @audreyxying on Instagram. In this episode, we chat with Audrey on what it's like to start travelling again after so long, what she loves about Dresden, and what travel tips and hacks can she share with us. If you are thinking of travelling soon, consider setting up an account with Revolut. Revolut's multi-currency account lets you exchange and hold up t...
Ecuador: Embracing the spirit of La Chulla Vida
August 20, 2021 05:51 - 25 minutes - 56.5 MBIn this episode of Foreign Exchange, we interview Nicholas Patrick, author of La Chulla Vida - a semi-fictional novel about his time spent in Ecuador. As an exchange student from Singapore, Nicholas had the opportunity to meet several colourful characters, some of which inspired his book. If you'd like to get your hands on a copy of Nicholas' debut novel, go to Amazon or reach out to him on LinkedIn. Foreign Exchange is brought to you by financial super-app Revolut. To learn more about ...
Japan: Swimming towards the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
July 22, 2021 04:18 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBSince the COVID pandemic swept across the globe, most of us have not been able to travel. While travel restrictions in some countries may have lifted, many people continue to adopt a wait-and-see approach before booking that first flight. Welcome onboard Revolut's Foreign Exchange Podcast - for those who are not just hit by a strong case of wanderlust but are also curious about the world and eager to learn more about the cultures, lifestyles, and stories of other people. In this first-ev...
Swimming towards the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
July 22, 2021 04:18 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBSince the COVID pandemic swept across the globe, most of us have not been able to travel. While travel restrictions in some countries may have lifted, many people continue to adopt a wait-and-see approach before booking that first flight. Welcome onboard Revolut's Foreign Exchange Podcast - for those who are not just hit by a strong case of wanderlust but are also curious about the world and eager to learn more about the cultures, lifestyles, and stories of other people. In this first-ev...