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Episode 38 – British Bites: A tasty Introduction to some of Britain’s most iconic foods 

In episode 38 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, we have a chat with fellow expat Karen from SmartStepstoAustralia.com all about British foods. This includes everything from customs and language around food to types of places to eat out, how to save money on your food budget and we hopefully inspire you to add some …

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Episode 37 Trip Report – 6 Week Family Adventure from Australia to the UK

In episode 37 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, we chat with Karen from SmartStepstoAustralia.com about her first trip back to the UK after living in Australia for over eight years. Karen travelled with her husband and three kids who were 10, 12 and 12 and toured the UK for six weeks visiting friends and …

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Episode 36 – Exploring Far North Scotland with North Coast Explorer Tours

In episode 36 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, we once again chat with Sally-Ann, co-founder of private tour company North Coast Explorer Tours, to talk about visiting Far North Scotland. This is part two of a two-part podcast – if you haven’t listened to episode 35 yet, it’s a good idea to start with …

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Cornwall Road Trip Itinerary [with logistics + practical tips]

Are you planning a road trip around the beautiful English county of Cornwall? Use our Cornwall road trip itinerary with destination information, travel tips and more to help plan your own perfect trip There is so much to see and do in Cornwall it really is essential to plan your Cornwall road trip itinerary carefully …

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Guide to UK Heritage Passes (incl National Trust Touring Pass vs English Heritage Overseas Visitor Pass)

There are few countries in the world that are richer in history than the UK. If any. This compact land is home to so many ancient castles and fine country houses. If you intend to visit, then it’s likely that seeing some of these old buildings will be on your itinerary.  The thing is, though, …

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Episode 35 – An introduction to Far North Scotland with Sally-Ann of North Coast Explorer Tours

In episode 35 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, we chat with guest Sally-Ann, co-founder with her husband Robert of private tour company North Coast Explorer Tours, to talk about visiting Far North Scotland. This is part one of a two-part podcast – look out for part two (episode 36) next week. Click the blue …

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Episode 34 – An introduction to Cornwall with Meneage Tours

In episode 34 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast Tracy chats with Doug of Meneage Tours in Cornwall. If you have listened to episode 32 of the podcast when we chatted to Wendie Hume about her month-long driving holiday around the UK you may remember how much Wendie loved her day tour with Meneage Tours.  So I had to ask …

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Episode 33 – Enjoying a Virtual Cuppa & a chat about all things British with guest Victoria of Cotswold Teacup Tours

In episode 33 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast Tracy chats with Victoria of Cotswold Teacup Tours to answer questions posed by the UK Travel Planning Facebook group. In this podcast we chat about all things British from our love of tea, why we enjoy visiting gardens, and why we recommend staying in a B&B …

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Episode 32: Trip Report – A month-long road trip exploring Britain (London, England, Scotland & Wales)

In episode 32 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast I chat with Australian Wendie Hume who in October 2022 spent a month exploring England, Scotland and Wales on a road trip with her husband. Wendie wanted to see as much of Britain as possible, including where her grandparents originated from in northern England. In this …

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