Indie Travel Podcast

The Best Travel Podcast – Travel tips and advice for independent explorers of the world.

Helping you travel well since 2006

Meet Your Travel Podcast Hosts

Indie Travel Podcast hosts Craig and Linda Martin started travelling full-time in 2006. From their home in New Zealand, Oceania to Asia, Europe, South America, North America, and Africa. Antarctica remains out of reach!

We love meeting people to share experiences (and drinks!). We seek out lesser known attractions, strange festivals, and plan trips with the breathing space to change plans and explore.

We bounce between hiking (often the Camino) and staying in hostels or AirBNBs to lux accommodation while following our love of wine and spirits.

Explore the site, with over 15 years of travel stories and experiences, download the podcast on iTunes, and — most importantly — travel well!

Recent Travel Podcasts and Stories

San Marino

Best Tours in San Marino to explore the city, stories and history

ByCraig and Linda May 19, 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes

San Marino is an amazing place: a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a beautiful micronation, and just fun to visit. But what are the best tours in San Marino? I’m glad you asked… Best Tours in San Marino by Type We’ve searched out the best walking tours of San Marino, found an excellent e-bike tour in…

spaceship in st heliers beach auckland new zealand

England | Scotland

Spaceship Campers in the UK – everything you need to know

ByCraig and Linda April 29, 2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Spaceships are compact campers that are available in England and Scotland without any add-on European travel or one-way fees – and that makes them perfect for exploring: fly into one city, road trip to another, and fly out with no added costs! In the UK, Spaceships has two types of vehicle: camper vans and motorhomes….

Australia

Spaceship Campers in Australia – everything you need to know

ByCraig and Linda April 27, 2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Spaceships are compact campers that are available from seven Australian locations without any one-way fees – and that makes them perfect for exploring: fly into one city, road trip to another, and fly out with no added costs! I love to hire Spaceship Campers because they drive and park like a car — they’re converted…

New Zealand

Spaceship Campers in New Zealand – everything you need to know

ByCraig and Linda April 27, 2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Spaceships are compact campers that started in NZ and are now also available in Australia and the UK. I love to hire Spaceship Campers in New Zealand because they drive and park like a car — they’re converted people movers — but give you the freedom and flexibility of a full-sized motorhome. This is especially…

Australia

Nine Spectacular Things to do on Kangaroo Island

ByCraig and Linda March 5, 2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes

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.

Argentina | Uruguay

3 Incredible Day Trips from Buenos Aires

ByStephanie Ockerman March 4, 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Get away from the crowds and the noise of Buenos Aires with these three easy day trips to Tigre, San Isidro, and Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.

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Most Popular Travel Blogs

England

What to do in Bath, UK

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Travel to Bath, England and be rewarded with Roman Baths and Georgian architecture, all in a World Heritage site. Attractions and things to do in Bath, UK.

Travel

Eurail or InterRail?

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Most travellers don’t get to choose whether they buy a Eurail or an InterRail pass, but long-term travellers might just have a choice. So which is better?

Packing For Travel

Everything a girl needs in a 15kg backpack

Reading Time: 8 minutes

So girls, you’re heading off on your own – you’ve got tickets and a rough itinerary, you’ve said your goodbyes. But when you pick up your bag to walk out the door, you almost fall over. It’s time to reconsider what you’re taking with you. Find all the answers in this article.

Moldova

22+ things you wanted to know about Moldova

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Moldova’s one of those countries that doesn’t get much press, though that has been changing recently. In this post we answer all your questions about this eastern European country.

United States of America

Kerouac’s Big Sur: don’t get hung up on Bixby

Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Bixby Creek Bridge is certainly worth a stop on a trip along California 1, but no matter how much you want to be a Dharma Bum, don’t let it eat up your day.

England

My Cotswold Way packing list — and what I wish I had left behind!

Reading Time: 7 minutes

A light pack is always your friend, and when packing for the Cotswold Way, it’s easy to keep that weight down. Check out our Cotswold Way packing list.

Travel diary 2014

ByCraig and Linda July 25, 2018 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Craig and Linda’s 2014 adventures compiled into one handy post. Read about the Indie Travel adventures of 2014!

There's nothing quite like watching hot-air balloons float into the air.

United States of America

How to enjoy the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

ByStacey Marone October 10, 2018 Reading Time: 5 minutes

The largest hot-air balloon gathering in the world, the annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta will take your breath away. Find out how to get the most out the festival this year or next.