What’s it like dating a travel writer who’s normally gone half the year? And what’s it like when they’re stuck at home indefinitely? Our partners answer these questions and more on our bonus episode!

Just taking one flight can dramatically increase your carbon footprint. As climate change becomes more urgent, we talk to airlines, airports, and environmental advocates about what the aviation industry can and should do to become more sustainable.

As Eric and Kathryn well know, there’s no better way to dive into a city’s culture and discover its quirks than by taking a thoughtfully executed food tour. We talk to the folks who run two of our favorite experiences in Barcelona and Saigon.

On a trip to Kenya in December, Eric discovered how wildlife conservation and community education projects depend on tourism dollars, and how they have adapted to the challenges of the pandemic.

What is our responsibility as travelers to follow politics, current events and human rights issues in a destination we are interested in visiting?

Tasmania has quietly become one of the most sustainable tourism destinations in the world thanks to its phenomenal cultural, culinary, and wildlife experiences.

Human conflict and development are just two culprits behind the decimation of natural landscapes, but this episode highlights two examples of stunningly successful environmental rehabilitation efforts.

In the U.S., we take clean drinking water for granted, but traveling refocuses this point of view. We look at how to be part of the solution while on the road.

The coronavirus travel lockdowns of the past year inspired us to start exploring the art, architecture and history of our own city, L.A., including a hike to the Hollywood Sign and tasting wines made right in Downtown Los Angeles.

To the community around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda, Evelyn Habasa is a heroine whose Ride 4 A Woman NGO has empowered and given opportunity to her fellow females.

Discover the vision and innovative design process behind two low-footprint luxury lodges, one on Costa Rica’s Papagayo Peninsula and the other on distant Christmas Island.

A brief preview of season two, full of Eric and Kathryn’s travel tales from destinations as disparate as Tasmania and Rwanda, Cambodia and Barcelona, and the dynamic personalities we met along the way.

When we can’t travel, how can we remain connected with the world and others we have met? Through our souvenirs!

On today’s episode, we talk to two individuals whose work in tourism and conservation is absolutely crucial to the survival of the mountain gorillas of Rwanda and Uganda, and about the threat COVID poses to their existence.

What if you could use some of your luggage allotment to do real good for others in the places you visit? It's easier than you think!

We recorded an episode back in April, when Kathryn was locked down in Kenya, and coronavirus, social distancing and quarantine were still new. We asked how to be travel writers while not being able to travel, and how to take advantage of the places right in our own backyards to keep our curiosity and passion alive.

We’re talking with marine experts in California, Australia and Tahiti about swimming with whales, dolphins, mantas and more in the wild, and what to consider and watch out for when booking an experience like this to ensure it’s done as sensitively as possible.

It’s hot, delicious, and prolific (and addictive!). We talk to experts in Uganda and Laos about coffee’s potential to build social enterprises that support and improve communities and conservation efforts around the world.

How can we find better, more respectful ways of engaging with indigenous cultures and immersing ourselves in truly unique experiences as we travel? We interview an anthropologist about her time with the people of Lake Titicaca in Peru, and talk to epidemiologist, Dr. Nabarun Dasupta, about how to do no harm while engaging in meaningful cultural interactions.

Along with everything else, COVID is changing the way we travel, especially how we fly. For perspectives on the future of airport sustainability and traveler wellbeing we talked with Gensler architect Terence Young and Cathay Pacific head of brand insights, Ed Bell.