Hosted by Erin Hynes and Kattie Laur, Curious Tourism: Responsible Travel Podcast, is a thoughtful show that delves into what truly makes travel responsible, for people, planet, and local communities. Episodes tackle themes like decolonising your itinerary, social washing in tourism, and how to travel with ethical curiosity. A must-listen for travellers who care deeply about impact.

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🎈 Spin the globe: Radio Garden lets you travel the world one radio station at a time. Tune in, zone out, no boarding pass needed.

🌾 The simple life: Agritourism is the hot new thang, offering slow mornings, fresh air, and field-to-fork meals that make relaxation feel like second nature.

💫 Sky full of stars: Skip the city glare and head to one of these certified Dark Sky Places, where light pollution fades and the Milky Way takes center stage.

💼  For job seekers: The Plumia Fellowship is offering $1,500/month for 3 months to support visionary work exploring digital civilisation, open to writers, artists, researchers, and musicians worldwide.

📍 Riau Islands, Indonesia
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Just a short hop from Singapore, Nikoi Island is a 37-acre private paradise in Indonesia’s Riau archipelago. Two-thirds of the island is still wild, with native rainforest and coral reefs thriving thanks to ongoing restoration efforts, including a 138,500-hectare Marine Protected Area the resort helped establish.

Nikoi’s impact stretches far beyond its shores. Through its non-profit, The Island Foundation, Nikoi has supported over 3,000 children and trained 1,500 teachers. More than 200 locals are employed on fair terms, complete with in-house savings and loan programmes. They also help keep cultural traditions alive with artist residencies and local boat race sponsorships.

Nikoi proves that you don’t have to choose between comfort and impact. Travel, conservation, and community can thrive side by side and that travel can be truly regenerative.

In this week’s What’s Hot & What’s Not, meet Lili, our very own E-commerce and Operations specialist here at TRAppe!

With a big vision: to make sustainable and conscious travel the new normal, Lili is passionate about exploring the world mindfully. She has journeyed across Europe and is eager to discover more of the world’s beauty and cultures with purpose. Her mission? To inspire others to travel with intention, curiosity, and care for the planet.

🔥 What’s Hot

portugal, meeting locals, structured nomad communities, learning local norms and behaviour, helping out when being hosted, cultural immersion, slow experiences, community based tourism programs, madeira island, volunteering abroad, looking into the background of the accommodation / restaurants / experiences you're a part of.

❄️ What’s Not

only hanging out with other internationals, complaining about locals not speaking english, airbnb, lisbon, pricing out locals, only beach and partying on repeat, "9 cities in 5 days", looking down on local costumes / infrastructure, superficial "checklist" travel, filming people without their permission (+ sharing it on social media), bragging about how cheap everything is for you at a destination.

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