Talking Travel with Wendy

Travel with Wendy shares travel tips, hacks and really cool interviews with travel professionals, authors, small businesses and more! Visiting 32 countries and counting, I am a perpetual adventure seeker, hiker, and explorer AND I love to share. If I learn, you'll learn.

Talking Travel with Wendy is a society podcast hosted by Wendy Payne, with 108 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Wendy Payne hosts Talking Travel with Wendy, a society show with 108 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  Scotland Revisited

  Oct 22, 202512 minS4

  Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you! Join me today for #scotland revisited! On my tenth trip to Scotland, I'll be sharing castle halls, Highland rainbows, good eats, stories and why this feels like coming home every time. This short recap will take you from the capital Edinburgh city to the Highlands, Skye, Oban, the Isle of Mull and more! ⏱️TIMELINE⏱️ 1:10 Welcome to Scotland, Edinburgh & Travel Tips 2:00 Into the Highlands, Pitlochry, Chocolate & Bagpipes 3:36 History you can feel - Inverness, Culloden Moor, & Lochness 5:06 A day on the Isle of Skye 6:25 Oban and the Isle of Mull 7:44 Stirling's Stories 9:04 A Restful Return Join us in SPRING 2026! LINK TO OUR SMALL GROUP TOUR - Ladies only! #ladies #only #travel Mentions Passage to India (Edinburgh) Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier Blair Atholl Castle Culloden Moor Macgochans - Tobermory Markie Dan's Cisco's Cafe The Bridge Inn Welcome to the Travel with Wendy Podcast I travel the globe interviewing really cool people and small hospitality businesses and tourism businesses from around the world. Join me each week as I discover and share something or someone new. It's always an adventure when you Travel with Wendy! Support the show Contact information: Newsletter Blog Vlog Pinterest YouTube FaceBook

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  Episode #5

  COSTA RICA - Pura Vida

  Oct 16, 202516 minS4

  Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you! Welcome to Talking Travel with Wendy, where every trip is an adventure and every story brings you closer to your next journey. Today, I'm bringing you to Costa Rica for a “Pura Vida” escape with GAdventures — a small-group, sustainable tour that put 100% of its Ripple Score back into the local community. We’ll sip our way through a coffee cooperative in Sarapiquí, climb down to the thundering La Fortuna Waterfall, soak in hot springs under tropical rain, ride horses through the cloud forest of Monteverde, and taste our way from street-food stalls in Quepos to cozy cafés with the prettiest cups of coffee. Along the way, you’ll hear how rooming with a “stranger” turned into a travel friendship, why Costa Rica’s wellness-forward food scene stole the show, and how choosing responsible travel can deepen your experience while supporting the people who make it special. If “Pura Vida” is on your bucket list, stick around for tips, favorite stays, and ideas to help you plan your own Costa Rica quest. Hit follow, and check the show notes to learn more about the tour and how to join a future trip with Travel with Wendy. Let’s go! ⏱️ TIMELINE ⏱️ 1:00 GAdventures Partnering & Mission 1:22 Ripple Score 2:00 My Own Room & Rooming Options 4:31 Good Eats 7:20 Where to stay? 9:35 Activities abound 11:10 Favorite - Horseback riding 13:00 Tour Surprises 13:55 Next GAdventures Tour (Join us) For a travel consultation - BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT HERE Welcome to the Travel with Wendy Podcast I travel the globe interviewing really cool people and small hospitality businesses and tourism businesses from around the world. Join me each week as I discover and share something or someone new. It's always an adventure when you Travel with Wendy! Support the show Contact information: Newsletter Blog Vlog Pinterest YouTube FaceBook

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  Episode #4

  Moving to Europe? Our Journey: Buying a House in Italy

  Apr 28, 202522 minS4

  Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you! I'm so excited to share this #podcast with you today on #movingtoeurope and our journey to #buyingahouse in #italy The past few months have been a whirlwind from searching to deciding the "second home" to the offer and everything in between. Today I'll be sharing with you my journey of a dream come true. To own a house in Europe! ⏱️TIMELINE⏱️ 1:00 My heart and soul was left in Europe! 2:00 Immersion is important 2:10 Why? Find out your why? 2:38 Foodie 4:00 Beginnings of TWW (Travel with Wendy) 4:35 Politics? Yes or No? 5:10 The Search 6:03 Portugal Next 7:35 Italy! 8:10 Sweetness of doing nothing Idealista 9:14 Embrace the Culture, learn customs 11:27 Festivals are special, respect them 12:25 Learn the Language, I like Fluenz 16:09 Getting your ducks in a row Resident Visas Schengen Shuffle - Schengen Simple ERV - Elective Residency Visa 18:01 Find a realtor you can trust 18:21 Find the right bank 18:34 Find the right cell phone and coverage 19:29 How far is local transportation This is a summary of our experience, I will definitely be creating more and the vlog should be coming out very soon. So make sure you subscribe to my channel because it will automatically upload. I will include different information there that I haven't here as well as video and pictures. Welcome to the Travel with Wendy Podcast I travel the globe interviewing really cool people and small hospitality businesses and tourism businesses from around the world. Join me each week as I discover and share something or someone new. It's always an adventure when you Travel with Wendy! Support the show Contact information: Newsletter Blog Vlog Pinterest YouTube FaceBook

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  Episode #4

  Exploring Portugal & the Douro Valley

  Nov 25, 202413 minS4

  Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you! This spring I put together a small group tour to #Portugal and the #DouroValley - We began our journey in one of my favorite European cities, #Lisbon and made our way north to #Porto. I partnered again with Riviera River Cruises. This time on the River Boat, Riviera River Cruises, The Douro Splendour as this itinerary really fit a slower more intentional experience. ⏱️TIMELINE⏱️ 1:00 Douro River is a different river cruise 1:21 Beginning in Lisbon 2:15 Hotel Real Palacio 3:34 Belem (sites to see) 4:54 Transfers & Tour - We Hate Tourism Tours (tell them I sent you!) 5:36 Fatima 6:27 Coimbra 7:10 Porto 7:45 Riviera River Cruise 8:14 Salamanca Day Trip 8:57 Castel Rodrigo 9:40 Pinhão 10:09 Lamego 10:49 Pacheca Winery 11:30 Meeting friends of a feather 12:00 until next time Portugal! Interested in joining me on a group adventure? We have a few spots left for 2025 - here are our small group tours for Europe! Welcome to the Travel with Wendy Podcast I travel the globe interviewing really cool people and small hospitality businesses and tourism businesses from around the world. Join me each week as I discover and share something or someone new. It's always an adventure when you Travel with Wendy! Support the show Contact information: Newsletter Blog Vlog Pinterest YouTube FaceBook

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  Episode #3

  Virgin Voyages - Dining Guide 2024

  Jul 13, 202412 minS4

  Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you! The food was so spectacular on our recent voyage that I just had to share my #diningguide with you for what we ate on this #VirginVoyage, the Valiant Lady . So heads up, wink, wink on Virgin Voyages all the restaurants are the same, on all the ships. So whether you sail on the RESILIENT Lady like we will next February or any of the other ladies, you will get to have the same experience if you want. Here's the podcast timeline to take you through the eateries as well as my #traveltips to help you plan your way as well. ⏱️TIMELINE⏱️ 1:00 Travel Tip#1 - become sailor friends with your friends on the App 2:29 Breakfast Bites 3:15 Time for lunch - Pizza Pizza 4:08 Travel Tip#2 - menus are awesome, don't get carried away 4:53 Brunch Tips, Reservations and More... 5:14 Korean BBQ Fun 6:40 Test Kitchen Surprise...hmmm 7:41 More dining guide tips 8:04 Suggested wines, drink, why Yes, please! 8:30 Sailor Loot- do this in advance Join us in February 2025 For more information on this Virgin Voyage “Sunsets in the Lesser Antilles” Caribbean Cruise as we set sail from San Juan to the dreamiest islands in the southeast Caribbean. After a day at sea, we will be sailing to Aruba, Curaçao, Martinique, and then St. Kitts & Nevis. I am so excited about this itinerary for the Sunsets in the Lesser Antilles . Arriving in San Juan just a day before on January 30th to enjoy Puerto Rico we embark on February 1st at 8:00 p.m.! Welcome to the Travel with Wendy Podcast I travel the globe interviewing really cool people and small hospitality businesses and tourism businesses from around the world. Join me each week as I discover and share something or someone new. It's always an adventure when you Travel with Wendy! Support the show Contact information: Newsletter Blog Vlog Pinterest YouTube FaceBook

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