Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler
274 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★ - 382 ratingsThough travel and adventure have historically been publicly claimed by men, women have always been part of those narratives, too. Each week, host and Condé Nast Traveler editor Lale Arikoglu shines a light on some of those stories, interviewing female-identifying guests about their most unique travel tales—from going off-grid in the Danish wilderness to country-hopping solo—sharing her own experiences traveling around the globe, and tapping listeners to contribute their own memorable stories. This is a podcast for anyone who is curious about the world—and excited to explore places both near and far from home. For more from Women Who Travel, visit our website or subscribe to our email newsletter.
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Episodes
What It's Really Like to Move Abroad
July 09, 2018 19:12 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBAccording to women who have actually done it.
The Curse of the Beach Read
June 25, 2018 21:17 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBJoined by Traveler’s managing editor, Paulie Dibner, and associate publisher at Riverhead Books, Jynne Dilling Martin, we’ve dedicated our episode this week to all things beach read. Tune in to hear us weigh up exactly what that means and debate why female authors end up getting cast under that genre so much more than men,
The Best Meals We've Ever Eaten
June 11, 2018 00:00 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBJoined by Anna McGorman, director of culinary operations at Milk Bar, Rachel Karten, senior social media manager at Bon Appetit, and Traveler's very own editorial assistant, Bridget Hallinan, listen to us wax lyrical about some of the most surprising, creative, and downright delicious meals we've ever eaten.
How to Plan Your First Trip to Europe
June 04, 2018 21:40 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBIt's okay to skip Paris the first go-round.
How to Plan the Ultimate Road Trip
May 28, 2018 22:06 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBThis week's podcast is all about grabbing your car keys and hitting the open road, a topic we have tenuously coincided with the 27th anniversary of Thelma and Louise.
How to Plan the Ultimate Road Trip
May 28, 2018 22:06 - 40 minutesThis week's podcast is all about grabbing your car keys and hitting the open road, a topic we have tenuously coincided with the 27th anniversary of Thelma and Louise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Haven't Planned a Summer Vacation? We'll Do It For You
May 14, 2018 17:01 - 30 minutes - 69.8 MBThere's still plenty of time to get out of town for a long weekend over Memorial Day, or even a full two-week vacation, if you start planning right now (or in 30 minutes, once you've finished this episode).
What It's Like to Solo-Sail the Pacific Ocean
May 07, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 77.6 MBWe chat to Liz Clark, a surfer and environmentalist who's been solo-sailing on her 40-foot ride, 'Swell,' since early 2006, going where the wind, quite literally, takes her.
Three Women Share Their Tips on Traveling to Antarctica
April 30, 2018 21:15 - 39 minutes - 89.6 MBIt helps to start planning early. Like now.
Journalist Kim Barker on Work Trips to War Zones
April 23, 2018 21:21 - 38 minutes - 87.6 MBThe author of 'The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan' reveals everything she's learned on the road.
Can You Visit Every Country in the World Without Burning Out?
April 09, 2018 17:11 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBWe sit down with Jessica Nabongo, on a mission to be the first black woman to visit every country in the world. (This episode is a rebroadcast of Travelogue, our other podcast at Condé Nast Traveler.)
Author Meg Wolitzer On the Travels That Inspire Her Books
April 02, 2018 20:12 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MBIn this week's episode, we talk to author Meg Wolitzer about her new novel, The Female Persuasion, her travels to Manila that inspired parts of it, the incredible people she's met on the road and in bookstores, and her deep love of exploring alone.
The Women Owning Adventure Travel Right Now
March 26, 2018 19:36 - 33 minutes - 77.6 MBYou don't have to jump out of a plane to be an adventure traveler. But you could, you know, if you wanted to.
The Women Saving Our Oceans
March 19, 2018 00:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBWe chat with ocean conservationists Tanya Streeter, Ayana Johnson, and Sheila Bowman about why saving the planet is not just the domain of “white dudes wearing Patagonia fleeces.”
What We Get Right About Accessible Travel
March 12, 2018 20:55 - 53 minutes - 122 MBIn the first episode of season two, we chat with Alysia Kezerian and Julia Buckley about their experiences traveling with disabilities. Along the way, we learn how far we've come in terms of accessible travel, but also see how much work there is still to do.
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Group Travel
January 29, 2018 00:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBWhether it’s a family road trip or a girls’ weekend to a new city, we’ve all experienced the highs (and lows) of traveling in a group. In an ideal world, everyone returns home with a collection of shared memories that make you friends for life, but in reality, things more often fall closer to "I never want to see this person again." Our golden rules for a successful group trip? Choose your travel partners wisely, and, when it comes to money, honesty is always the best policy.
A Guide to Planning Your First Trip Abroad
January 22, 2018 22:27 - 1 hour - 143 MBThe do's, don'ts, and oh-hell-no's we wish we had listened to.
The Travel Industry Needs to Do More for Women of Color
January 15, 2018 17:08 - 1 hour - 144 MBOur three well-traveled guests share their personal experiences about what it means to travel as a woman of color in 2018—from how they first started exploring the world to the anxieties of traveling as a Muslim American today—and call for a more diverse range of faces and voices to appear in our magazines, on our billboards, and across our screens.
What We've Learned by Traveling as Mothers
January 08, 2018 20:11 - 43 minutes - 99.2 MBWe chat with mothers, writers, and travelers about the types of trips they take, how what they prioritize on the ground has changed (spoiler alert: your kids will not care about that quaint French château as much as you do), and why, in this current political climate, it’s so important to show our children the world and to expose them to the different ways people live.
How Social Media Has Changed the Way We Travel
January 01, 2018 21:18 - 42 minutes - 97.6 MBIn a modern society of likes, shares, and constant contact, when do you post that pic and when do you put the phone down?
The Women Changing How We Eat and Drink
December 18, 2017 22:53 - 59 minutes - 137 MBThis week’s episode is dedicated to the women who are shaking up the world of food and drink—both abroad and at home. We're joined by Anna McGorman, the executive pastry chef of Boulud Sud in Manhattan; Ivy Mix, owner of Latin cocktail bar Leyenda in Brooklyn, and co-founder of Speed Rack, an international all-female bartending competition and breast cancer charity; and food writer and cooking teacher Devra Ferst.
Why Travel Only Gets Better as We Get Older
December 11, 2017 22:47 - 47 minutes - 109 MBIf you could give your 21-year-old self one piece of travel advice, what would it be? For some of us answering that question on this week's podcast, it was to be more fearless and to worry less about the small stuff (that lost luggage may feel like the end of the world in the moment, but it's really not). For others, it was to take advantage of more opportunities and to say yes to every trip that lands in front of you. But there was one thing we could all agree on: Travel only gets ...
Everything You’ve Wanted to Ask About Solo Travel
December 04, 2017 20:53 - 46 minutesWhile our mantra is to be fearless, adventurous, and borderless, traveling alone can be a legitimate concern for all demographics: Are you treated differently when you travel by yourself? How do you push beyond your comfort zone? And why travel alone in the first place? There will be plenty of debates, anecdotes, and travel hacks to tune into, and we hope you enjoy listening to our first episode as much we did recording it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything You’ve Wanted to Ask About Solo Travel
December 04, 2017 20:53 - 45 minutes - 105 MBWhile our mantra is to be fearless, adventurous, and borderless, traveling alone can be a legitimate concern for all demographics: Are you treated differently when you travel by yourself? How do you push beyond your comfort zone? And why travel alone in the first place? There will be plenty of debates, anecdotes, and travel hacks to tune into, and we hope you enjoy listening to our first episode as much we did recording it.