Not your average travel podcast — this one’s made for the changemakers.

Hosted by sustainable travel vets Richard Hammond and Holly Tuppen, It’s a Journey dives into the big questions shaping the future of tourism. From regenerative travel to ethical business models, each episode brings in experts who actually walk the talk — no fluff, just deep insights and real-world solutions. If you work in tourism (or just care about where it’s headed), this one’s for you.

Share your go-to travel playlist or podcast with us. Whether it's road trip anthems or deep-dive travel stories, we want to hear and feature what fuels your adventures.

🏰 Not just pretty ruins: Ancient stones and storybook castles just made it onto UNESCO’s newest heritage list.

💌 Words of affirmation: Our love language is acts of vacation. What’s your travel love language?

📸 30 years in Southeast Asia: A photographer’s take on the cities that got better with time.

💼 For job seekers: Insured Nomads is hiring a 100% fully remote Director of Strategic Partnerships to help shape the future of global health and travel insurance.

📍 Maasai Mara, Kenya
Website | Instagram | Google Maps

Tucked into the hills just outside Kenya’s Maasai Mara, Cottar’s 1920s Camp takes you back to the golden age of safari — but make it thoughtful. This is where luxury and legacy meet: locally-run, community-rooted, and fiercely protective of the surrounding wildlife.

The camp operates on 100% renewable energy and supports critical conservation corridors for species like elephants, cheetahs, and the Big Five. Guests can join Maasai guides on game drives, walk through the savannah, or unwind in canvas tents that feel more grounded than glam.

What makes Cottar’s different? Its work behind the scenes. Profits support the Olderkesi Conservancy, which not only preserves the ecosystem but also ensures the Maasai community benefits directly from tourism. It’s not just a stay — it’s a rare kind of safari that gives more than it takes.

In this week’s What’s Hot & What’s Not, meet Monica — a traveller from Italy who loves living like a local, Monica seeks out hidden gems and the quiet, authentic magic of new places. She's passionate about nature, photography, food, local handicraft, and traditions — always exploring with curiosity and a deep appreciation for the real rhythms of a destination.

🔥 What’s Hot

Sunset in remote places, frangipani flowers, don’t use a map and get lost, fill your travel diary with receipts, pictures and tickets, new stamps on the passport, iced coffee in Vietnam, free extra legroom seat on the plane, the incense's fragrance at sunset time in Bali, the smile of locals, a kid that donates you a shell without knowing you, local markets, cooking classes, new friends, the Krathong Festival in Thailand, stray cats and dogs, street food, movie night in the hostel, a sunrise viewed from a moving train.

❄️ What’s Not

Being trapped or blocked by photo perfectionists, pushy sellers, tourist traps, overbooking issues, fake reviews, rude travellers, bellyache, mosquito bites, plastic pollution, no-headphone users.

Want to get featured too? Drop your details here.

Hook your friends up with Help! I’m TRAppe-d and score a free copy of our Bali e-guide! Just refer 10 people, and when we launch, the guide is yours. No fluff, just perks for spreading the love ✌🏻

Psst… want to see what all the hype’s about? Flip through the Bali e-guide preview — it’s got a little taste of what’s inside: 100+ curated stays, eats, and experiences that are kind to the planet and good to its people ✌🏻