You Should Have Been There

Enjoy series highlights, including travel's most evocative sounds in the final podcast from anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…. Hasta la Vista!

The humble day return can take a traveller a long way. Find out more from Rick Blyth of Extreme Day Trips in podcast 249 at anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…. With Mick Webb

It's the original pilgrim's route to Santiago de Compostela and the most challenging. Find out what it's like at anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent… with Mick Webb and @SimonCalder

Enjoy a remix of listeners' memories of their formative journeys in Podcast 247 on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent… introduced by Mick Webb

Do Odysseus' travel challenges have equivalents in 2026? Guest @Simoncalder and Mick Webb ponder this question in podcast 246 anchor.fm/youshouldhavebt

Cyclops, Circe or just good old cancellations. Share your tale of a challenging journey home for the next podcast on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…

Thoughts on Malawi's cave-art and tales of cannibalism in the work of John Locke. Travel meets philosophy in podcast 245 with Professor Emily Thomas @emilytwrites on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent… With Mick Webb

Does travel really broaden the mind? One of the questions addressed by psychologist Dr Andrew Stevenson in Podcast 244 at anchor.net/youshouldhavebeen…. With Mick Webb

Discover declassified train carriages, how to race across Europe to Leipzig and walk in the shoes of others. Podcast 243 on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…. With Mick Webb and the departing @simoncalder.

Aided and abetted by listeners we present a brief guide to a short stay in Paris. anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent… Podcast 242 with @simoncalder and Mick Webb

We're on our way, we're on our way... to Leipzig, Budapest and Buenos Aires. Hear about some great football journeys in podcast 241 on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent… With @SimonCalder and Mick Webb

We continue our search for the perfect guided tour, probe the EES debacle and discuss "regenerative travel" Join @simoncalder and Mick Webb in Podcast 240 on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…

On College Green, in historic Westminster, Frances Linzee Gordon shares the challenges and charms of becoming an elite Blue Badge guide. Podcast 239 on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent… with @simoncalder and Mick Webb

Extraordinary buildings, beguiling coastlines and authentic dragons. Our beginner's guide to South East Asia is now on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…. With @simoncalder and Mick Webb

Over-tourism. It's the new scourge of travel, but what should we do about it? Podcast 237 on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent… with @SimonCalder and Mick Webb

Spot the strait! In our latest podcast we shine a light on this topical but generally underappreciated geographical feature. anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent… With Mick Webb and @SimonCalder

Discover the wonders of Oaxaca, natural and cultural, with @simoncalder and Mick Webb in Podcast 235 on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…

Museums, monuments, murals and so much more. Discover Mexico City in our podcast 234 on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…. With Mick Webb and @simoncalder

There be dragons! Join @SimonCalder and Mick Webb for talk of the potential hazards of leaving the beaten track, of the wisdom of scaling volcanoes with a 3 year old and what to do if you meet an axolotl. Listen on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…

Do you recognise this flag? It belongs to one of the off-the -beaten-track destinations that feature in our latest podcast on anchor.fm/youshouldhavebeent…. With @simoncalder and Mick Webb