Time travel to 1970s Germany in a new film: Koln 75
For my final podcast for The Independent, I am talking to film director Ido Fluk about his new movie – which transported me back to 1970s Ge...
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Simon Calder is the Independent’s travel correspondent, the UK’s leading travel journalist, who will be bringing you a daily podcast bulletin on all things travel, the very latest on the tra...
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20 of 1,358 episodesWhat is happening with the EU entry-exit system and the Etias permit?
Get up to speed with the help of data sleuth Dr Nick Brown, who believes that in time the EES will work well – but adds a warning or two abo...
The story behind a hotel revolution: Yotel!
My guest today is Simon Woodroffe – the entrepreneur behind household names including YO! Sushi and Yotel, and also one of the original Drag...
Travel Desk Tuesday: Taxi prices in Tuscany and the EU entry-exit system
Senior travel writer Natalie Wilson has just returned from her first trip to Tuscany and Umbria. She tells of being quoted €1,000 for a cab...
What is the future for international rail travel in Europe?
The European President has set out her vision for more integrated rail travel across Europe. Mark Smith, the international rail guru known a...
Mississippi, land of the Blues
Global travel editor Annabel Grossman has just returned from the Deep South of the US, exploring the state of Mississippi. She tells me abou...
How will your Bank Holiday weekend journey or summer flight turn out?
Today I am assessing the picture on aviation fuel, after easyJet boss Kenton Jarvis added to the airline leaders vowing to fly the full sche...
See the magnificent coast of Norway from the local ferry
Today I'm talking to Matthew Valentine, Global Head of Sales for Havila Voyages – the enterprise that is serving the Norwegian shoreline fro...
Touching distance to Russia – Travel Desk Tuesday
“In both Finland and Poland I somehow found myself as close as it is possible to be to Russia without actually crossing the border”. Global...
The best of Armenia in six minutes flat
Direct flights from London Luton to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, begin on 8 June, and I am getting a preview of this fascinating nation. T...
Hope for better public transport in Derbyshire's Hope Valley – "Mini Switzerland"
Transport expert Thomas Ableman has been telling me about his vision for “joined-up” mobility in the UK – giving people the freedom to live...
Should you plan a trip to Pakistan?
Over the past few days I have heard several people speak very warmly about Pakistan - saying it is a much-misunderstood country full of wond...
90 days until it goes dark during the day – with the 2026 total solar eclipse
Dr John Mason, eclipse chaser extraordinaire, has been studying the astronomical event on 12 August, when a total solar eclipse will sweep d...
Over from Dover: how is the EU entry-exit system working at the UK's main ferry port?
Chief executive of the Port of Dover, Doug Bannister, tells me about the investment made in preparing for the digital borders scheme in a lo...
UK visitors will get fast-track entry to Greece until better solution is found, minister tells me
After Greece decided unilaterally to scrap biometric border checks for British visitors, the tourism minister has said the “UK fast track” w...
How to cope with long-haul flights
Top cinematographer Douglas Bolton shares his secrets of transatlantic travel – basically, stay awake to bedtime. This podcast is free, as i...
Holidays are very important to people from a psychological and welfare point of view
With so much uncertainty and confusion among travellers, I am talking today to the man who has led Abta, the travel association, for 20 year...
Who would ever want to work in the travel industry in these difficult days?
Warnings of flight cancellations, a cruise with a killer virus on board, the EU entry-exit system ... Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of...
En suite bathrooms in First Class – bunk beds in Economy?
Travel Desk Tuesday, and I am talking to Senior Travel Writer Natalie Wilson about two fresh concepts in the longhaul aviation world: Emirat...
Hantavirus, flight cancellations, EU entry-exit system and Venezuela
It is an extremely busy weekend on the travel front, and I am rounding up the headline. There are alarming reports of a small expedition shi...