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Some things just aren’t meant to be! We have intentionally removed some older podcasts.
Some podcasts are now out of date — quick changes to international politics, visa regulations, and even natural disasters mean that travel is a constantly changing subject. Podcasts that were dangerously out of date or currently unuseful have been taken down, as we don’t want to give you bad advice.
A few technical problems mean that some very early shows got irreparably damaged, and we didn’t like them enough to hunt through DVDs for the master files.
There is also a technical limitation on the size of the iTunes feed, which we just can’t get around. Every now and again we have to knock another 20 shows off the end of the list to ensure we can keep posting the new stuff.
Why don’t you have a video podcast? / Where did your travel video podcast go?
To be honest, it just got too expensive to run! The bandwidth we burn through in delivering hundreds of gigs of HD video is pricey! We’re looking for a corporate/travel company sponsorship at US$2,000 a month to bring it back — it’s great coverage for the right brand. Contact us through the contact page if you’re interested.
Can you provide podcasting consulting or content for my business?
We can, and we already have for many businesses. See Indie Travel Media to see how we can make your business look good online.
Carnival (or Carnaval) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the world’s biggest parties. Joel Ward talks about learning to samba and enjoying the party.
When it comes to travel, cheap accommodation options can help you to save money, but great accommodation will help you to really enjoy your destination.
Auckland, known as the “City of Sails” is New Zealand’s largest city. It’s surrounded by sea and is studded with volcanic mountains, and is a very pleasant place to live or visit — it ranked third in the 2011 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, up from previous years.
Is it safe to travel in Asia? It sure is! But there are risks to mitigate. We give you the low-down on the best health and safety advice for travel in Asia.
We talk about some of our favourite visits to England; give some tips on how to save money as you travel around the country; and finish up with 10 things to do, from our England travel resources page.
Kangaroo Island, South Australia is jam-packed with things to do, for local visitors and international tourists. Our favourite things to do on Kangaroo Island.
The best cities in Australia — It is a huge country, but most of the population and action are centred in its cities — each of which has a distinct personality.
La Tomatina, the world’s biggest tomato fight, is held just outside of Valencia, Spain each year. We tell you how to prepare and get the most out of this mad event.
The Rugby World Cup 2011 is in New Zealand. We talk transport, accommodation, parties and the cities hosting World Cup rugby games to help your travel planning.
The best cities in Europe to travel through, including unusual cities like Tallinn, Utrecht, Goteborg, Sofia and Vienna as well as London, Paris and Amsterdam.
Vera Marie Badertscher helps us explore the Navajo nation and how visitors can see the influences and works of artist Quincy Tahoma as they travel in America’s Southwest.
Wine tourism is one of the reasons we love to travel! We tell stories about our wine tasting adventures on five continents in this travel and wine podcast.
What is couchsurfing, how to couchsurf, and is couchsurfing safe… Advice from years of couchsurfing, making new friends and finding free accommodation around the world.
This is our biggest podcast ever, and cover all sorts of hints, tips and tricks for saving money and having a blast while you travel in Europe this Summer.
No-one wants to imagine an earthquake or flood ruining their travels (or happening at all!) but travel safety advice can help you survive a natural disaster.
We recently spent three weeks in Mui Ne, a beach town in Vietnam, about four to five hours in the bus from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). It’s a lovely town although quite touristy, but worth a visit if you’re in the area.
After five years of full-time travel, hosts Craig and Linda Martin take a few minutes to reminisce and highlight some favourite moments from their travels.
World travel as a way to cut down your debt? That’s exactly what this family started doing a few years ago. We talk family travel, work and travel and debt reduction.
Our Scandinavia travel advice will help you travel cheaply and well. Scared of Scandinavian prices? We’d heard that everything was expensive, especially accommodation, transport and alcohol. This had been proven correct during our brief time in Finland!
Benny the Irish Polyglot isn’t your typical crazy Irishman. He spends his time completing language missions and currently speaks eight languages. Learn how to learn a language with Benny.
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and the second most-visited city in the UK – and for good reason. Things to do in Edinburgh with travel writer Andy Hayes.
Berlin is a vibrant city full of art, history, and fantastic people doing interesting things. We speak with Paul Sullivan from Slow Travel Berlin and try to get to grips with the best clubs, best restaurants and most interesting things to do in the city.
Ever wanted to travel to China? We speak with Coley Dale, who has been living and travelling in China for seven years, to get off the beaten path in China.
Travel to Bath, England and you will be rewarded for your effort with Roman Baths, Georgian architecture and gorgeous parks … all in a World Heritage site.
New York is an incredible city – we’ve just discovered that six days is in no way enough. We caught a lot of the highlights though, such as the Empire State Building, MOMA, the Met, and the Circle Line Cruise.
World cup wines! We talk about the main and distinctive varieties of South African wine, Pinotage and Chenin Blanc, then get down to business: how to travel the wine regions.
A visit to the Iguaçu Falls is a must on many travellers’ itinerary of South America. And for good reason – they are incredible. You can view the falls from both Brazil and Argentina, and each side provides quite a different experience.
We’re just days away from launching our new ebook, The Art of Solo Travel: A Girls’ Guide by Stephanie Lee. Today we wanted to introduce Stephanie and her take on travel.
Tim Ackroyd spent six weeks touring Victoria, one of our favourite Australian states, as part of the WorldNomads Vantastic Adventure. We caught up with Tim to talk about his experiences and help you plan your own Australian road trip.
These are our first thoughts on arriving and travel in Chile. We’ve been travelling in Chile for a week with Janine and Moroni who join us on the show.
Backpacker travel advice and road trip planning with Kirsty and Carly Stark who have recently completed a six-week roadtrip in New South Wales, Australia.
It’s always possible to keep the travel mentality alive, by being a tourist in your own backyard, even when you struggle to get time off work or the cash to get started.
The Kingdom of Tonga is an idyllic collection of islands in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean. Getting there can be a challenge, and you have to leave your schedule behind, but it’s worth the effort. Relax on white-sand beaches, partake of island food and hospitality, and enjoy the history of the “Friendly Islands”.
Souvenirs are an important part of a trip, but it’s important not to buy things that are too heavy to post or carry. Plus, find out how to get your mail on the road.
There’s nothing quite like pulling off the road into a small town to find awesome kitsch! The Norsewood troll stroll is a great break from driving New Zealand and a great little adventure.
Beth Whitman talks to us about India and Bhutan; two countries that hold her attention as a traveller. Beth has written a guidebook for women travelling to India and operates tours in both countries.
When you’ve been away from home for some time, it’s not unusual to feel homesick and even get a bit depressed at times. Over time, the constant differences can turn life sour as culture shock sets in. Don’t panic though!
Jason Morris has developed several applications for travellers and today we speak to him about Playtripper, Sherpa and Hostel Hero. These three applications help us to research and to use our tech as we travel.
Bilbao is an attractive city set on the Nervión River. It’s the capital of the Biscay province and is the largest city in the Basque Country, an autonomous community in northern Spain.
A career break is a great way to see the world as an adult. Sherry Ott and Michaela Potter created Briefcasetobackpack.com to help people take the plunge.
Deciding to travel is easy. Actually working out the practicalities of getting around is a little less easy. One thing to think about when planning for travel is how you’re going to get around. There are a surprisingly large number of options.
Paris is one of the most well-known cities in the world. It’s the city of love, the city of lights, the city of the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Revolution – it’s one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, one of the most advertised cities, and sadly (according to Tripadvisor users) the most overrated city in Europe – perhaps because of all the press it gets.
WorldNomads.com is looking for seven teams of ‘Van-Tastic Adventurers’ to travel across Australia on a six-week road trip of a lifetime. We talk to Aussie travellers, road-trip experts and get some hints on how best to apply.
Gary Arndt runs one of the most popular travelogue-style blogs in the world. He’s one of Twitter’s top 50 people and generally pretty well known around most of the internet’s coolest social networks. This week we talk to him about something more important than geekery: he’s on the last leg of a mammoth two year round the world trip.
The Amateur Traveler, Chris Christensen, usually interviews people for his podcast, but this time the tables have turned. In this interview, Chris tells us about his travels in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The final sixteen candidates for the best job in the world – a six month stint in the Great Barrier Reef – are about to fly to Hamilton Island for their final interviews. We talk to three of the remaining candidates.
Tokyo, Japan is a city of teeming millions, high speed rail and higher speed internet access. Years of history and modern development make Tokyo an exciting destination.
In our recent road-trip episode, we mostly talked about planning for car journeys. Since then, we’ve headed out on the road ourselves (though certainly not for the first time) and have learnt a bit more.
Are iPhones good for travel? And if they are what are the best iphone apps for travellers? Craig, Linda and Kev from Winging it Round the World talk tech in this episode of the Indie Travel Podcast.
Going on a road trip is a great way to see a country – you cover a lot of ground and you come across things you’d find on an organised tour. It’s an especially good way to see your own country inexpensively.
While Lithuania might not be the first country one thinks of when travelling to Europe, its capital Vilnius is definitely worth a stop. It’s the European capital of culture for 2009, and for good reason – Vilnius is packed with character. A long and turbulent history has resulted in an edgy, engaging city.
What equipment do you need to start a travel podcast? How do you go about recording and what challenges might you face? Read on for help with the Travel Podcast Scholarship 2009.
Your impact on the environment isn’t just about carbon emissions. When you travel, you can tread lightly by thinking about the environment you’re in, whether it be natural or otherwise.
How do you prepare a podcast episode? Veteran travel podcaster Craig Martin talks us through the research, storyboarding, interviewing and scripting necessary for a great show.
Perth, Australia’s western-most city, is the capital of the imaginatively named state of Western Australia. Sure, it’s a bit far away from the rest of the country, but it more than makes up for its isolation and diminutive size with character and energy.
Craig speaks with Darren Cronian of Travel Rants to find out what’s going on the world of UK travel rights and consumer issues along with hot 2009 locations.
Want to win the best job in the world? Of course you do, so listen in to hear from Nicole McNaughton from Tourism Queensland along with some “best job” applicants.
Kuala Lumpur, that bustling, muggy, shopping mecca, is a great place to start exploring Asia. It’s been referred to as “Asia lite” – it’s definitely Asia, but most home comforts can be found somewhere in the sprawling metropolis.
Sasha Zahn tells us all about internet telephone services for travellers. During her sojourn in Hungary she’s tried all the major players and here outlines the pros and cons of each one.
A lot of travel goes on around Christmas and New Year’s – people head home to spend time with family, or meet friends somewhere in their own country. But Christmas is also a great time to experience the wider world.
Learn how to pack smart. Clothes make up a fair percentage of the things in your backpack. If you take too many clothes, you end up with a heavy bag or no room for other essentials, and if you take too few clothes – well, let’s not go there.
Vienna, known for its elegance, its opera, and its schnitzel, is the capital of Austria and one of our favourite European cities. In response to requests for location-based podcasts, we discuss one of the jewels in Europe’s crown.
Many people dream of travelling full-time. Most never fulfill their dream, since it seems too expensive, too difficult, too much work. But it can be easy if you prepare in advance, sort out your finances and start dreaming specifically rather than generally.
Following our interview with Graham Kingaby of World Nomads Travel Insurance, we talk about our approach to travel insurance as well as look at how to find insurance and approach making a claim.
Things do go wrong when you travel, and travel insurance lessens the pain. Craig talks to Graham Kingaby of World Nomads Travel Insurance about what sets them apart from the other providers.
Airport security is often one of the major downsides to travelling by air – there’s the queues, which often seem to be completely stationary, and there’s the demeaning scanning process. But there are a few things you can do to speed things up.
Ah, how we love bureaucracy. You can’t avoid it, but there are a few things you can do to make it go down more easily. Plus we talk about keeping those all-important documents secure when you’re on the road.
Why did the chicken cross the road? That’s not the question you need to ask while travelling – think about how you will cross instead. Different places have different traffic systems, and some will hit you with a nasty fine if you do the wrong thing.
If you’re looking for a place to stay and want to meet locals while you’re at it, Couchsurfing is a great way to do it. In this episode, Linda chats to two couchsurfing hosts in Kuala Lumpur – French students Aurelie and Elsa.
Unless you have a trust fund or have saved extensively, you’ll need to work as you go to fund your travels. In this episode, we discuss a few ways of finding short-term work overseas, specifically looking at ESOL positions.
If you need to work while you’re travelling to finance a long-term trip, getting a qualification to teach English to speakers of other languages is a good place to start. In this episode, Craig and Linda talk about the benefits of Celta and TESOL.
If you’re heading off on a long trip and planning to fly at all, the ebook we review in this post might be a good investment. The Unconventional Guide to Discount Airfare by Chris Guillebeau looks at a variety of ways you can save money on airfares.
Electronics are a necessity for many travellers these days, but you can lighten your load considerably if you cut down on the electronics you’re carrying. One way to do that is to get an all-in-one power adapter like the one we review in this post.
What’s something simple you can do to increase the security of your belongings when you’re on the road? Use the Personal Area Network system – keep your most important items close to you, and use the same pockets for each item all the time.
The conventional image of hostels as backpacker haunts with only the most basic facilities has been transformed thanks to a new trend in high-quality budget accommodation. Check out these ten unique hostels.
Money is an important commodity on the road. You need to save before you go, and you don’t want to squander the cash you have. A great way to save and to conserve your money is to use the cash budgeting system.
Brighton Pride Parade 2008…in the rain. Goodbye picnic plans! Remember that our Lonely Planet competition ends on August 8th so check http://indietravelpodcast.com for details.
It’s important to maintain personal hygiene whilst travelling, but some people go overboard when packing toiletries for travel – everything in the bathroom cupboard gets thrown in, regardless of how often it’s used. Linda explores how we can we reduce the amount of toiletries in our bags.
What should you do when you miss a flight? Stay calm, find an airline representative to get some information, check your rights, make an informed decision. And stay calm – it’s not that bad!
Look around picturesque Ventnor, eat crab in Steephill Cove, visit the botanical gardens or the 1,000 year old church at Bonchurch. Each week the Indie Travel Podcast’s Travel Talks takes you around the world with local tips and advice.
Craig’s got a new bag to travel the world with, so we discuss some of its finer features in this episode. The Berghaus Antaeus seems to be just about the perfect size for backpacking and hiking, and it has a lot of handy pockets as well.
In this episode of the Indie Travel Podcast, Craig and Linda Martin share ten things to look for when choosing a hostel from a hostel-booking site. In brief: price, rating, atmosphere, location, affiliation, dorm size and gender, extras, facilities and exclusions.
In this episode of the Indie Travel Podcast, Craig and Linda Martin share some tips about travelling around Austria by train. It’s a good time to talk about it, since the Euro 2008 football competition is just about to kick off.
Craig and Linda look into best practises for packing a backpack in this, the 60th Indie Travel Podcast. They look at packing well for space, comfort and health as well as a walk-through as Craig fills his pack before finishing with an email from Chris who shares some gear which could soon be in your pack.
In the first of a series of weekly podcasts — Travel Talks — Craig Martin talks about where he’s been in the last week and introduces himself for the new video feed. Travel Talks is going to focus on locations and on-location tips with footage from Craig and Linda and their viewers.
Craig and Linda talk about what to do when you’re going to miss a connection: whether it’s a plane, train or automobile it’s horrible to find yourself running late for it!
They also mention train travel in Britain thanks to an email from listener Helen.
In episode 57 of the Indie Travel Podcast, Craig and Linda talk about their Platypus hydration systems. Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of water “systems” in general they also compare the system they’ve adopted against the big player in the industry: camelback.
This week the Indie Travel Podcast takes a look at the world of sleeping bags. We speak about what led up to buy the expensive ones, why we choose cheap ones, and why we plan to buy more expensive ones in the future.
Sitting in a Sofia hostel, Craig chats with three international students studying in Vienna. What are they doing in Sofia? Making the most of their time in Europe of course. Hear their experiences studying and travelling in Europe.
In this episode of the Indie Travel Podcast, Craig talks to Sherry Ott about travel, arriving back home and life in general. In sixteen months of full-time travel Sherry visited 23 countries in Europe, Africa, Australasia and Asia; which took the bulk of her time. They talk about eating rat, fish with the value of Sherry’s first car and how to avoid being sick on Moroccan busses. They focus on coming home — what’s it like to re-enter the familiar and some strategies for dealing with the shock.
In this edition of the Indie Travel Podcast, Craig and Linda talk about being a guest – an important part of world travel. If you manage to do a RTW trip without staying in someone’s house, something is very wrong; experience the people as well as the places! In this show we talk about approaching friends and acquaintances to ask if you can stay with them; preparing to get there; arriving (both expectedly and unexpectedly!); courtesy and helping in the home; leaving gifts; and following up after you’ve left.
This week Craig and Linda talk about taking hard-drives on the road with you. Who on earth wants to carry that extra weight? Listen to find out! We admit to being that person and follow up with a review of the LaCie Rugged All-Terrain hard disk.
Craig talks with Greg Rodgers about his discontent with life in a cubical and how he started dreaming and planning his current “vagabonding” lifestyle: breaking the spending habits and re-aligning your life towards travel. Using first hand experience they outline several tenets of packing light. Craig and Linda also talk about the exciting range of competitions running during February.
In this interview Craig talks to Caroline Navarro — a Maltese artist and incessant traveller. She discusses her art and the country that formed it. Along with a verbal picture of the landscape and its people she provides some alternative travel goals and talks about her upcoming trips.
During the holiday season Craig and Linda are taking a short break and handing the reins over to some fellow podcasters. This week Chris Christensen from the Amateur Traveler talks about Istanbul: where to stay, what to do and what to eat whilst there. A fitting topic since St Nicholas is himself a native of Turkey; not sure when he moved north.
This week Craig and Linda at the Indie Travel Podcast turn their attention to the Joby Gorillapod; an innovative camera tripod. The gorillapod differs from normal tripods by having legs made out of interconnected spheres which can be manipulated to wrap around all sorts of things.
This week the Indie Travel Podcast tackles one of the toughest travel issues: money. The real problem is most of this has to be done before leaving home, which can be a good excuse to postpone travelling as well as a source of frustration. In three sections Craig and Linda advise on how to deal with money before leaving home on an extended trip.
This week Linda talks with Deborah and Chris Clark, a Kiwi couple who are in the midst of their OE. An OE is typically Kiwi and Aussie: taking a year or two to live and work abroad, travelling as much as one can and (hopefully) taking a few bucks home to start ‘life’ again.
Travel’s biggest expenses are accommodation, travel and food. This week the Indie Travel Podcast looks at ways to save money when eating out. Of course if you want to eat cheap it’s best to head to the supermarket or — even better — a local market, but there are also ways to eat at restaurants without breaking the bank.
In this episode, Craig talks with Tim Patterson about learning languages while travelling. Amongst humorous anecdotes Tim points out some of the points he made in his article, “7 Tips for Learning a Foreign Language on On The Road”.
FREE BOOK. Craig and Linda review Vagabonding: An uncommon guide to the art of long-term world travel by Rolf Potts then offer to give it away. For free. Just leave a review for us in the iTunes store, then email us to let us know that you did so.
That subtitle is one heck of a mouthful, huh? It sums the book up well though.
In short, it wasn’t our type of book. The layout was frustratingly fragmented, with quotes, profiles and tips scattered throughout the pages (see picture). Linda moans while Craig points out it’s how motivational books are published these days.
We’d recommend this book to people that are sitting on the fence when it comes to a lifestyle of travel. If you’re sitting at home or at work, dreaming of travelling then this book is for you.
Remember Episode 33: Budget Travel in Britain? Well, this is the redux! One month ago we looked at transport options from London, England to Glasgow, Scotland. This week, we look at how prices change if you book just one day in advance.
Linda talks to Kate McCarter about life, the universe and travel. Kate is a South African travelling Europe, known amongst friends for her good luck along the way. Kate’s been travelling Europe for the last five months and, before that travelled around Africa and spent a year in the Pacific. She mentions her favourite countries, travel dreams and — of course — passes on some of her stories and travel advice for all of us independent travellers.
In this addition to our AA maglite torch review on the Indie Travel Podcast (episode 34), Craig and Linda show you where to find a spare torch bulb and how to replace it. It’s amazingly cheesy, so we hope you enjoy it!
Craig and Linda bring light to the travel community with their review of the Maglite two AA battery torch. It’s not cheap or overly light, but it lends itself to travel for three main reasons. Then again, do you really need a torch? Think about how to pack light – take what you will use, not what you might use.
This week the Indie Travel Podcast looks at budget travel in Britain. “Budget travel in Britain?” we hear you cry. It does seem a contradiction in terms, but if you plan ahead and are willing to put up with some discomfort it is possible. Honestly.
Craig and Linda delight in local life this week and encourage you to do the same on the “Indie Travel Podcast: Doing things local”. We talk about what a great time we’ve had eating local food and drinking local beverages. Including pumpkin beer from Austria’s oldest brewery.
We’re presenting our favourite four tips for photographing on the road. We’re starting simple … nothing earth-shattering, but some good practical advice that might ensure your world-wide travels get recorded with the love they deserve. We also play devil’s advocate in a little perspective piece considering the type of traveller you want to be – take what you will from it.
The Indie Travel Podcast brings you a rather specialist review: the Eagle Creek Pack-it System. This isn’t an essential piece of travel equipment for most backpackers, but if you have to change between work or special occaisions and bed-bugs and beads it might come in handy. The packing system aims to eliminate the need for an iron by keeping things folded and seperate from the rest of your luggage. It fits well against the back of a pack or into a suitcase, but it is probably heavier than it needs to be.
Unfortunately Linda had to record the whole show herself this week, since Craig has lost his voice – an occupational hazzard of teachers and podcasters, I fear!
Never taken a budget airline flight? Or did it once and didn’t enjoy it? In this episode, the Indie Travel Podcast gives several pieces of budget airline advice to give some pre-flight tips and points of difference between budget and traditional airlines.
The Indie Travel Podcast recently took a little hiatus while Linda and Craig walked Scotland’s longest walking track: the West Highland Way. For your listening pleasure, this month’s interview segment gives you some ‘on the road’ thoughts from some of the people we met.
The indie travel podcast reviews Vibram Five Fingers – a type of shoe designed to give a “barefoot” feeling. Craig bought them as flip-flop/jandal replacements a few months ago and talk about what we find them good for…and not so good for.
Even indie travellers end up in tour groups sometimes. Almost everyone will agree that a more authentic experience can be found by doing it yourself, but sometimes time or transport options leave you with little choice.
We suggest three reasons you might choose a package day-trip and balance these against reasons you might choose to go it alone. We give you some thoughts aimed at helping you decide the day-trip dilemma: to tour or not to tour. We also talk about our time in Estonia and Poland and ask your advice for walking the West Highland Way in Scotland.
Linda interviews Mark Smith of Seat61.com. In this show Mark talks about rail travel, especially in Europe and, following our last few episodes, gives his take on the Eurail pass.
In this show Craig and Linda give a great rule of thumb for making a simple budget: If you have pre-paid all your transport, double the price of your accommodation. If you haven’t triple the price.
After a weekend in Venice, Craig and Linda pass on some of the not-so-nice experiences and how to avoid them. Our rules to help avoid being ripped off in heavily touristed areas, like Venice.
Linda and Craig give some advice for for travelling around New Zealand including: New Zealand English and some Maori words; flying into New Zealand, New Zealand customs regulations, Auckland’s backpacker’s car fair, hostel culture and camping options and working holiday visas. If that wasn’t enough we mention a couple of great sites and invite your questions and tales about travelling in Aotearoa.
indie travel podcast talks to Carolyn Zukowski of Hostel Krumlov House. Krumlov House is both the first and the smallest hostel in Cesky Krumlov, in the south of the Czech Republic. She talks about how hostelling is changing and gives novice hostel-goers some tips on backpacking in Europe.
We follow up our first guidebook review with four hints to get the most out of your guidebooks.
Tip one: Buy a new one
Tip two: Rip them up
Tip three: Follow your instincts
Tip four: Pass it on
The indie travel podcast’s first book review looks at Lonely Planet’s Europe on a Shoestring guidebook. Craig and Linda talk about its good and bad points and suggests three types of traveller such a guidebook would be good for.
The indie travel podcast speaks about changing currencies and carrying a variety of ways to pay in this episode. Advice includes:
1. Have money in several different forms, with at least some cash in the local currency.
2. Don’t carry all your money in one place.
3. Know the rate of exchange and shop around for the best deal.
4. Sometimes it’s better to pay in a non-local currency, but most often it’s not.
This week the Indie Travel Podcast looks into five tips for staying sane during those painfully long transit periods. (Like the 40+ hours we recently had between Dublin, Ireland and Obershultzen, Austria!)
This show gives a brief description and review of the Victorinox Picknicker Pocket Knife. We discuss it’s advantages and disadvantages along with a few things to consider when buying a pocketknife yourself.
