Travel For Curious Minds - The Travel Podcast from Jules Verne Stories Insight and Adventure

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Travel For Curious Minds - The Travel Podcast from Jules Verne Stories Insight and Adventure is a society podcast hosted by Jules Verne Travel, with 43 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Travel For Curious Minds - The Travel Podcast from Jules Verne Stories Insight and Adventure

  Abbey Cousins - QuickFire Questions

  Aug 16, 20266 min

  This week, Abbey is in the Travel for Curious Minds' hot seat, answering producer Steve's quickfire questions on all things travel. This is a video podcast also, and you can watch the video on the link here: YouTube - Travel for Curious Minds And for more information for your curious mind, have a look at these: Website - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast Instagram - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast

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  Travel For Curious Minds - The Travel Podcast from Jules Verne Stories Insight and Adventure

  TCM Season Summary with Abbey and Steve

  Aug 2, 202641 min

  Behind the Mic – Producer Steve takes over to ask host Abbey about her own travel story. Usually Abbey asks the questions. This time, the tables turn. Travel for Curious Minds’ producer Steve steps into the host's chair to find out how Abbey's own love of travel started — and to look back over some of the guests and stories that have stuck with the team most. In this episode: A childhood in Zimbabwe, a visit to a local village, and the moment curiosity about difference first took hold The Egypt Journey – from looking ahead at the opening of the GEM with Tarek and Rania, through it’s exciting opening with Debbie O’Neill, and finally the local perspective from guide Mahal Jo Kessel's "pinch me" arrival in Antarctica, penguins and all Portia Jones on the relationship between travel, meeting people on a bus in New Zealand, and true friendship Rachel Lankester’s visit to North Korea's Arirang Games — and the very real challenge of finding an authentic sound effect for 3,000 people holding up cards Charlie Mayhew's roadside repairs, a corrupt border stop in Zaire, and a kangaroo court in the jungle David O'Neill MBE on travelling toward disasters, not away from them — earthquakes, floods, and a plane that ran out of fuel over Nepal Lucy Meggesonson's sofa epiphany, and the US road trip it led to There's also a look at the thread running through every guest so far — and why the destination might matter less than you'd think. To go back and listen to these episodes, just look in the archive on the podcast player you’re on right now. And we will re-share some of our favourites over the next few weeks, while we are recording brand new episodes for the next season. This is a video podcast also, and you can watch the video on the link here: YouTube - Travel for Curious Minds And for more insight for your curious mind, here is some more information Website - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast Instagram - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast

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  Travel For Curious Minds - The Travel Podcast from Jules Verne Stories Insight and Adventure

  Lauren Valentine - Quickfire Questions

  Jul 19, 2026—

  This week, Lauren is in the Travel for Curious Minds' hot seat, answering host Abbey Cousins’ quickfire questions on all things Algeria. This is a video podcast also, and you can watch the video on the link here: YouTube - Travel for Curious Minds And for more information for your curious mind, have a look at these: Website - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast Instagram - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast

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  Off The Map - Why Lauren Valentine Thinks Algeria Might Be The World's Best Kept Travel Secret

  Jul 5, 2026—

  Algeria isn't on most people's travel list. That's exactly what makes it worth talking about. Jules Verne’s own Lauren Valentine joins host Abbey to share what it’s really like to visit one of the world’s least-visited countries - and why she came back wondering why more people aren’t going. Lauren started travelling at 18, solo, with no real plan - and spent the best part of four years moving through Australia, Canada, Central America, and beyond before moving into a career in travel. As Jules Verne’s very own ‘explorer’, Lauren tells us why Algeria felt unlike anywhere she'd been: In this episode: · A beach in Costa Rica, a sleeping crocodile ten metres away, and a very quick decision to move · Hiking an active volcano in Guatemala and spending the night watching it erupt · Constantine - a city built over a gorge, full of bridges, and entirely free of other tourists · Timgad Roman ruins, where the only sound was the wind · A village welcome: traditional dress, a song, figs dipped in olive oil, and a ceremony that caught everyone off guard · The food - couscous, tagines, homemade bread, and a lunch eaten overlooking Roman ruins · Locals wanting selfies, strangers asking to practise their English, and an airport conversation that set the tone for the whole trip There's also an honest answer to the question Lauren kept getting asked in Algeria: what are you doing here? Thinking about Algeria? Discover Jules Verne’s small group tours and explore a destination few travellers have experienced. Visit julesverne.co.uk for details. For more information about travel for your curious mind: Website - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast Instagram - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast YouTube - Travel for Curious Minds For more about Jules Verne Travel: Website - Jules Verne Travel To subscribe to this podcast so you get each new fortnightly episode straight into your inbox the moment it goes live, you can either subscribe on your podcast app (search for Travel for Curious Minds) or go here: Travel for Curious Minds

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  Episode #38

  Eleanor Mills - Quickfire Questions Revisit

  Jun 14, 20266 min

  As with the full episode, we are revisiting the quickfire round with Eleanor Mills this week. Eleanor is in the Travel for Curious Minds' hot seat, answering host Abbey Cousins’ quickfire questions on all things travel and adventure. And for more information for your curious mind, have a look at these: YouTube - Travel for Curious Minds Website - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast Instagram - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast

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