Join Erin Hynes and Amanda Kendle as they explore mindful travel, cultural awareness, social media impact, and tips for responsible tourism in 2025.

Guest: Amanda Kendle is a travel podcaster and writer, lecturer/trainer, and social media consultant. She is the host of The Thoughtful Travel podcast, where she chats with fellow travelers about their experiences, and what they’ve learned from their travels.

Links: 

• https://www.notaballerina.com/
• https://www.notaballerina.com/podcastmenu
• https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-thoughtful-travel-podcast/id1269489189

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Written and Hosted by Erin Hynes

Produced by Kattie Laur

Music is "Night Stars" by Wolf Saga/David R. Maracle/Chippewa Travellers. Additional music from Motion Array.

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Responsible, sustainable tourism has been gaining more and more attention, but now there’s the risk of "social washing". Lily Girma joins the show to discuss what social washing is, how it applies to the tourism industry, and how to avoid it.  

Guest: Lebawit (Lily) Girma is the founder of Tourism Lens. She is currently a full-time travel news reporter at Bloomberg Pursuits— the lifestyle arm of Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek—as well as a freelance award-winning journalist. Lebawit counts more than 15 years of experience in the travel industry reporting on global tourism with a focus on sustainability, for business and consumer-facing travel publications.

Links: 

• https://tourismlens.com/
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-14/bhutan-s-making-tourism-easier-counting-on-travelers-to-revive-economy?srnd=undefined&embedded-checkout=true

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Written and Hosted by Erin Hynes

Produced by Kattie Laur

Music is "Night Stars" by Wolf Saga/David R. Maracle/Chippewa Travellers. Additional music from Motion Array.

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“Is it safe to travel there” is a commonly asked question to most travel bloggers and creators. It’s also one of the most difficult to answer. We’re unpacking the complexities of safety while traveling.

Guest: Sojourner White is a blogger, travel and education writer, and social worker who encourages others to make travel part of their life. She is also known as the ultimate train travel QUEEN!

Links: 

https://sojournies.com/ 

https://www.youtube.com/c/Sojournies/videos 

https://www.instagram.com/thesojournies 

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Written and Hosted by Erin Hynes

Produced by Kattie Laur

Music is "Night Stars" by Wolf Saga/David R. Maracle/Chippewa Travellers. Additional music from Motion Array.

Logo by Nicole Hall

Food is more than just a means of sustenance – it’s an essential part of every culture. This makes food a big part of the travel experience. Through food, we’re invited to learn about and experience local culture, heritage, and tradition. 

We're chatting with Katie Johnson, host of the Tasty Trails Travel Podcast, about how food impacts and shapes our experience of a place. We unpack the ways that we can engage with cultures around food, and how food can be a deeply ingrained part of a person’s cultural identity. 

Guest: Katie Johnson took to life on the road almost a decade ago. She uses her experiences and passion to run her travel consultancy company and podcast. She hosts Tasty Trails Travel Pod, where she talks to people around the world and learns about their culture and traditions through the food that they eat.

Links:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6HkjJIDqS3KjV7R1374R1w

https://www.instagram.com/tastytrailstravelpod/ 

SafetyWing offers travel medical insurance that’s specifically designed for the needs of freelancers, remote workers, and digital nomads, no matter where in the world you are. Learn more about SafetyWing, here. Thank you to SafetyWing for supporting this episode.

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Music from Motion Array

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According to science, travel can change us. Erin chats with JoAnna Haugen about the ways that travel can change us. They unpack how turning to travel as a means for personal development is a privilege, and how we can make meaningful change both at home and abroad. 

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Guest: JoAnna Haugen is a solutions-oriented consultant, speaker, and writer working at the intersection of sustainable tourism, storytelling, and social impact. She is the founder of Rooted Storytelling.

Links:

Rooted Storytelling 

Has social media made sightseeing deeply uncool?

Travel changes you. Here's how.

People tend to be less green on holiday – here’s how to change that

Here and Now: Why Distance Doesn’t Determine Meaningful Travel Experiences

For a More Creative Brain, Travel - The Atlantic 

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After two months abroad, Erin and Kattie finally reunite over a stable internet connection and talk about Erin's 150 day trip so far!

They discuss the highlights from Tanzania and Sri Lanka - like what happened to Erin's Teva's on Safari and the memorable hike up Sri Pada at the crack of dawn - and how Erin's body has been hanging in there...

Up next... NEPAL!

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Erin and Kattie sit down together to chat about Erin's big news, big year, and big travel plans for 2024! Happy Holidays!

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Producer: Kattie Laur

Music from Motion Array

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Spending time outdoors is a big part of travel and tourism. But the outdoors are vulnerable, and it’s important that we all know how to enjoy them responsibly.

Erin chats with Taryn Eyton, a Leave No Trace Master Educator and a former member of the board of directors of Leave No Trace Canada, about what it actually means to "leave no trace". They also unpack gatekeeping the outdoors. Is it good to gatekeep? Is it bad? Let’s find out. 

Erin and Kattie also have a fun discussion looking back on the wild ride that was Season 6, Taylor Swift's impact on tourism, and Erin's recent trip to British Columbia.

Thank you for joining us this season!!

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Music from Motion Array

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Museums are important spaces where the stories of people, culture, history, and our planet, are both preserved and shared. When you’re traveling, they can give you important context about the region you're visiting. 

We’re digging into museums with María Elena Ortiz, Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. We chat about the history of museums, and we unpack the colonial undertones that they sometimes have. And of course, we’ll talk about the role of museums in tourism. 

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In Oaxaca, Mexico, there’s a growing trend of Canadian snowbirds buying up  beachfront land, being promised that these properties will be the perfect vacation home. The problem is, the land that is being developed is not up for grabs. It’s communally owned by Indigenous and rural residents. 

Erin chats with Dawn Marie Paley, a journalist and author based in Mexico who covered this phenomenon in a piece for Breach Media, to unpack why this is able to happen, and how gentrification and tourism is impacting Mexico. Because lets be real, it sounds pretty colonial.

Erin and Kattie also discuss some recent travel news around New York City's ban on Airbnb, and Egypt's new visa restrictions for Canadian travellers.

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• This Is the True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse
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Music from Motion Array

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We all have a responsibility to share our travels mindfully. This is because what we post on social media, write, or say about the places we visit, has the power to shape perceptions, maintain unfair stereotypes, and perpetuate colonial views. 

Erin chats with Vincie Ho, a linguist, educator, social justice advocate, and the founder of RISE Travel Institute. The RISE Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire responsible, impactful, sustainable, and ethical travel through education. 

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CREDITS

Written and Hosted by: Erin Hynes

Producer: Kattie Laur

Music from Motion Array

Logo by Nicole Hall