What are the benefits of travelling, and why do so many of us feel compelled to do it? Ash Bhardwaj, author of Why We Travel, is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster, whose work explores the intersection of travel, current affairs and human behaviour. Phoebe Smith is an award-winning adventurer, presenter, broadcaster, author and photographer. She hosts the Wander Woman Podcast and is Sleep Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm.com.
Together they talk to Ann Morgan about the transformative power of travel.
This is a live recording from Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show at Olympia, London on 31 January 2025.
Listen here or via the Stanfords Travel Podcast channel.
Why We Travel by Ash Bhardwaj is available now for £20
Shortlisted for the 2025 Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Presented by Viking.
Wayfarer by Phoebe Smith is available now for £10.99