Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
By The Independent
Simon Calder is the Independent’s travel correspondent, the UK’s leading travel journalist. From news updates to discussions with experts, Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast will bring you all you need to know from the world of travel.
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Latest episode
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November 21st - Tracking down the busiest rail station
The latest figures our out and three stations are alarmingly empty -
November 20th - Changing Times, Changing Trains
Simon Calder talks what is needed to turn around the fortunes of the UK's increasingly unhappy rail industry with one of the leading railway figures in the UK for four decades -
November 19th - Planes, trains, and travel pains
Simon Calder talks to travel writer Amelia Neath about this week in travel news -
November 18th - First-Class Steam Dreams
Simon Calder discusses the appeal of steam train day trips from Bristol to Plymouth with the founder of Veenus Travel -
November 15th - Which is the best London terminus station, Part 2
Simon Calder is back with transport guru Thomas Ableman to rank more of London's best train terminals and decide and overall winner -
14th November - The best London terminus station, Part 1
Simon Calder rates London's best known train stations with transport guru Thomas Ableman -
November 13th - Celebrating 30 years since the first Eurostar
With culture and history specialist Florence Gaillard -
November 12th - What makes Dorset a hidden Gem
It's easily accessible from Londond Waterloo and Bath and Bristol -
November 11th - Fast track to Luxor
Philip Breckner, director of Discover Egypt, tells me about the opportunities around Luxor and Aswan on the Nile. -
November 8th - Wall's Well That Ends Well: Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Simon Calder discusses Berlin with the director of the German National Tourist Office in the UK on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall