Vinney's travels - on a quest to visit 100 countries.
157 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTravel diaries from around the world and a huge archive of previous radio shows.
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247: Austria
March 28, 2024 12:44 - 43.7 MBVisiting a doctor in Austria. What happened? Doesn't count as a new country because I've already been, so still on 93. Right-click to download podcast. Download or subscribe: Apple / Spotify / Amazon / Google Donate here. Oh go on.
246: Madeira
February 08, 2024 11:23 - 55.8 MBMotorbike Madeira. A Portuguese island with Winter sun. Doesn't count as a country, so still on 93. Right-click to download podcast. Download or subscribe: Apple / Spotify / Amazon / Google Donate here
245: Belize
January 05, 2024 18:04 - 31.6 MBLobster, crime, corruption and La Isla Bonita. You'd better Belize it. Country 93. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
244: Guatemala
December 21, 2023 12:33 - 69.1 MBPlastic Jesus pulled through Guatemalan streets, stone ruins, sexy volcanoes, cooking chicken in a tree-house. Country 92. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
243: The Azores
November 20, 2023 17:27 - 96.3 MBIslands in the Atlantic Ocean, a longer-than-usual podcast: This time, The Azores! Wet, wild and wonderful. Country 91. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
242: Monaco
August 07, 2023 21:54 - 42.7 MBLast stops of inter-railing trip: Breakfast in Italy, lunch in Monaco, dinner in France. Why not stay in Monaco? Find out! It's cute and costly; country 90. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
241: Vatican City
August 01, 2023 00:36 - 25.4 MBSmallest country on Earth: We look at crime, wine, paintings, Swiss Guards and a terrible song. Country 89. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
240: San Marino
July 22, 2023 17:32 - 28.5 MBSan Marino: Guns, castles and a stone-mason on the run. Country 88. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
239: Slovenia
July 15, 2023 12:49 - 32.5 MBTrain to "Land of the Slavs" but what is a Slav? Live from Lake Bled and Ljubljana. Country 87: Slovenia. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
238: Liechtenstein
July 11, 2023 14:06 - 35 MBIt's double land-locked - but is it double lovely? Find out as I explore one of many small European countries. Country 86: Liechtenstein. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
237: The Isle of Man
June 06, 2023 23:18 - 35.4 MBHigh adrenaline and high voices: It's the Isle Of Man, man! Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
236: Colombia. Part 2 of 2
May 12, 2023 12:41 - 34.6 MBFinal part of a podcast about Colombia: Pablo Escobar, steak, annoying airport announcements, La Pintada, El Hotel Termales del Ruiz (hot springs), pure love. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
235: Colombia. Part 1 of 2
February 10, 2023 18:19 - 68.9 MBEpic Colombia: Motorcycling, walking and causing small explosions in The Andes. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
234: Denmark. Well, Copenhagen.
December 03, 2022 19:31 - 77.8 MBA disappointing time in Copenhagen. Includes a murder. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
233: Nicaragua
February 08, 2022 19:23 - 43.5 MBA few beers and a chat in Nicaragua; one of the best countries in the world. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
232: Cape Verde - Part 2
April 20, 2021 16:13 - 72.8 MBFinal part from Cape Verde: fat-beats, food-poisoning, frog-song and fish-pie. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
231: Cape Verde - Part 1
March 17, 2021 16:07 - 48.1 MBCape Verde: Mind-blowing scenery, authentic living, terrible food. Let's explore it together. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Download with Apple or Spotify
230: Portugal. Also Rants: Trump & Brexit
January 18, 2021 15:15 - 64 MBLisbon is one of the best cities on the planet. Find out why. After a couple of timely rants about the world, that is. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Apple or Spotify
229: Riding a motorcycle "across" Canada
October 27, 2020 18:17 - 37.1 MBWhat would it be like to motorbike from Toronto to Vancouver? I have some idea now. Listen to the adventure. Right-click to download the latest podcast. Apple or Spotify
228: Lockdown in London MIX (& news)
June 15, 2020 15:23 - 120 MBIntroducing my new YouTube travel channel; ALBATROSS JIM. Then, a 1hr music mix featuring Bob Dylan, London Elektricity, Kasper Koman, Gat Decor, Alpha 9, Crosby Stills & Nash, Unkle. Orbital. +MORE. Right-click to download the latest show. To subscribe with iTunes, click here If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here
227: Senegal and The Gambia (Part 2 of 2)
March 02, 2020 16:39 - 83.6 MBOn a quest to get to 100 countries, I visit country 81; The Gambia. In this episode I travel by motorbike along the mighty Gambia river to discover mangroves and mangos. I drink baobab green tea with the locals and learn of government corruption. Find out what a beautiful friendly place The Gambia is, by listening to some of the people I meet along the way. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with ...
226: Senegal and The Gambia (Part 1 of 2)
February 25, 2020 16:12 - 81.7 MBOn a quest to get to 100 countries, I visit country 80 and 81, Senegal and The Gambia. In this episode I travel Senegal. Starting in Dakar, I go off-the-beaten track into dusty Djiffer and Toubakouta. Find out what Senegal is like by listening to some of the people I meet along the way. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
225: The History Of Electronic Music (Live performance)
December 02, 2019 12:40 - 33.1 MBAn few bits from my show, on tour; The History Of Electronic Music. From bone-flute to drum loop. Enjoy! Come see it in 2020. Dates will be at HistoryOfElectronic.com -meanwhile, happy Christmas to you and your family, you delightful flange. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
224: Finland and The Baltics.
August 08, 2019 10:22 - 75.5 MBA quick look at Helsinki in Finland then on to the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania). Renting scooters, eating meat, witnessing a sword fight, learning about the bleak past and the bright future, and being told I cannot rent a car. All that and more as the calm green Baltics bring happiness. Plan a trip for yourself. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here Tallinn,...
223: India (4of4)
March 05, 2019 12:47 - 54.8 MBThe final part from India and it's all about the Kerala. Go to the backwaters of Kochi for a unique house-boat ride through tropical paradise. Grab an ayurvedic massage and a coconut fish curry while you are there. Rent a motorbike and see the beaches if you can handle being stared at by people who have never seen white folks. See Vishnu standing next to Jesus. The trip finishes on Varkala Beach, absorbing sun and oddities. India is amazing. Right-click to download the latest show. If you ...
222: India (3of4)
February 04, 2019 00:45 - 17.7 MBPart three from India and it's all about the pink city; Jaipur. Then a train to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to ride a camel in the desert. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
221: India (2of4)
January 22, 2019 10:23 - 38.6 MBPart two from India and it's all about the most beautiful building in the world; The Taj Mahal in Agra. A quick rant about smells and noise. Next stop; the pink city; Jaipur. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
220: India (1of4)
January 18, 2019 15:55 - 40.6 MBVinney is back on the road, this time in India for a four part podcast. Episode 1: London to Delhi, then on to Agra. The mad vibe in India, the pollution, what's the Red Fort all about? Plus a sprinkle on the Taj Mahal. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
219: Berlin and somewhere else.
October 08, 2018 18:10 - 48.6 MBA weekend trip to Berlin, via a place I have never heard of. After an unexpected diversion I give a quick guide to Berlin, and tell you how to be refused entry at Berghain (giant nightclub set in an old power-station). Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
218: Ghana go. Final! Church.
August 02, 2018 11:52 - 38.5 MBBack in England, Vinney catches up with Charlie in Benin via Skype. They discuss visiting a Ghana church service at 2am and listen to the mad sermon that happened inside. Support Charlie at walkingforwater.dk Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
217: Ghana go. p4: To Togo.
April 04, 2018 15:54 - 62.8 MBMotorbiking Ghana and Togo, Africa. The funny stories and the people met along the way. Part four. In this episode I visit a fetish museum/market (dead dogs head anyone?), I get talking to a prostitute, talk to Charlie who has been walking from Denmark for over two years - visit walkingforwater.dk to learn more. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here Dogs heads and all kinds o...
216: Ghana go. p3: Sad past.
February 14, 2018 17:24 - 24.9 MBMotorbiking Ghana and Togo, Africa. The stories and the people met along the way. Part three, (the sad one): Visiting Cape Coast Castle (Ghana) to learn about the cruel history of slavery. This is a sad and out-of-the-ordinary departure from my usual stuff, but a really important look at the cruel exportation of people that shaped todays world. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click ...
215: Ghana go. p2: Incident
February 07, 2018 13:03 - 25.3 MBMotorbiking Ghana and Togo, Africa. The stories and the people met along the way. Part two: The incident. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
214: Ghana go. p1 Arrival
January 21, 2018 00:25Quick trip motorbiking Ghana, Africa. The reports on the trip and the people met along the way. Part one. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
213: Last show NewsTalk1010.
October 29, 2017 20:55 - 39.1 MBVinney moved to England for Summer, but decided to stay. Here he thanks BobFM Ottawa and NewsTalk1010 Toronto. Time for a new chapter in Europe. There will be a new show, of some sort (radio, TV or web) soon enough. It's been epic. Meanwhile here's the last show, with an audio-trip down memory-lane. 12yrs of broadcasting in Canada. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
212: Drinking Beetroot.
October 23, 2017 16:26 - 36.7 MBWeek three of booze-free and Vinney drinks a boozeless-beetroot-espresso-martini. We talk Cocaine (which country snorts the most?), the man who had a 4 day erection, Vinney and Amanda talk marathon traffic, and protests. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
211: Mop of golden hair.
October 16, 2017 21:41 - 33.1 MB19yr old unqualified plastic surgeon works from her Toronto basement (what could possibly go wrong?) Trumpkin and his plot to destroy the universe (solution to those working with him: just tell him he's great and do what you want). Amanda and Vinney look at some interesting journalism in the Toronto Sun including the line "a one way ticket to the morgue". Finally: Huge USA fajita theft news. Link to Sun story we discussed here. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see th...
210: Cough cough.
October 09, 2017 14:17 - 35.7 MBLooking back at this weeks news we discover Theresa May's speech disaster, gun crime and the second amendment (again). Vinney talks to Amanda about Sober October. Also the beheaded parking meters of Newfoundland, Pence doesn't like kneeling, drunk man time travels. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
209: Barcelona action.
October 06, 2017 13:15 - 37.4 MBLive from Barcelona during a weekend of political turmoil with major action on the streets. Some in Barcelona want to live in the Republic of Catalonia, and forget Spain. Some don't. Luckily Vinney has a mini bar so it doesn't really matter. Also: A look at Trumps list of rejects so far, and the madness that is spam email. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
208: Thanks Dad.
September 25, 2017 13:31 - 42.1 MBVinney is worried about his niece and her thoughts on what it takes to be successful, Anglea Merkel Facts, Trump un-invites someone who has already declined his invitation. Amanda Cupido joins us by phone to talk babies on planes and beer tokens. Also; we get an update (good news) on the wild fires of Western Canada by phone. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
207: Norway.
September 22, 2017 16:20 - 33.9 MBVinney is in Norway for no apparent reason sampling pickled fish and socially awkward people. Woman uses government money to buy her dog a tuxedo (and other odd stories from this week). Also, we check in on the wild fires of Western Canada by phone. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
206: Poop rescue.
September 12, 2017 16:32 - 35.3 MBDACA scrapped (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) in the USA, Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome (sounds bad, but is it?), Doug Ford announces he is running for Mayor of Toronto, the girl who landed a poo through window (then got stuck trying to move it). Amanda joins us to talk about the Toronto International Film Festival and cruise ships - oh and sharks. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with...
205: Milgram Experiment.
September 04, 2017 15:54 - 38.3 MBTrump is modelling a hat for sale on his website ($40) while his wife has taken to reminding herself who she is with hers. Oh, at a relief mission obviously. How to kiss, how to make money, how to make French toast and other how-to's, the electric shock (Milgram) experiment, Amanda is camping in the wilderness somewhere in Ontario, we ask her how it's going by phone. The show discussed: We talk about this amazing experiment. Amazing. Right-click to download the latest show. If you canno...
204: Rabbit.
August 30, 2017 14:48 - 30.2 MBElites: are they friend or foe? Sabrina the new genius (her accolades put many to shame), Right Said Fred kind-of make a comeback, Facebook is a waste of time (OFFICIAL!). Amanda talks to us from a beach outside Toronto to discuss bachelorette parties and rabbit sex toys. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
203: Beatles Bieber.
August 21, 2017 15:33 - 41.2 MBTrump's ship sinks a little more, anti-racists break out the hugs globally, Amanda joins me in London to tour Buckingham Palace and Abbey Road. Listen to Vinney White live: 9pm-10pm every Sunday on NewsTalk 1010am. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
202: Worst whiskey.
August 15, 2017 17:05 - 32.3 MBTrump blames all sides (instead of nazis and klan members), we join Amanda on the shore of a lake to consider the Queen's drinking habits and we discuss the worst whiskeys in the world, plus a oakland his comedy crime. Listen to Vinney White live: 9pm-10pm every Sunday on NewsTalk 1010am. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
201: Moochy end.
August 07, 2017 15:47 - 34.1 MBMooch gets the boot after 10 days (we reveal historical figures that lasted even less time), ninja mouse news, robot spider, London crime, and Jason joins us to explain Trump's demise. Listen to Vinney White live: 9pm-10pm every Sunday on NewsTalk 1010am. Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
200: Spicy end.
August 07, 2017 15:39 - 39.1 MBTrump blocks a twitter user for "no one likes you" tweet, man looks for women using messages in bottles, Ferrari explodes, we talk to Amanda about, 4 words you didn't know including cattywampus. Listen to Vinney White live: 9pm-10pm every Sunday on NewsTalk 1010am. Buy a canvas print at MrPhotoCanvas.com or MrPhotoCanvas.co.uk Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here
199: South Korea.
July 27, 2017 17:06 - 35.6 MBLive South Korea, we look at the work ethic and my brief experience of police corruption. We chat to Amanda about Justin Trudeau's PR team and that massive duck (again). Listen to Vinney White live: 9pm-10pm every Sunday on NewsTalk 1010am. Buy a canvas print at MrPhotoCanvas.com Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here Boring bits of South Korea
198: Japan.
July 10, 2017 12:17 - 38 MBLive from Tokyo this week with news of Japanese vending machines and bullet trains. A quick chat with a Amanda in Toronto. A splash of news and also, a scathing ABC reporter with a Trump takedown. Listen to Vinney White live: 9pm-10pm every Sunday on NewsTalk 1010am. Buy a canvas print at MrPhotoCanvas.com Right-click to download the latest show. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here