In episode 212 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy is joined again by Doug Collins to answer one of the questions we hear most often: which of London’s train stations do you actually need, and what on earth do you do once you get there? London has more than a dozen mainline stations, each…
In this week’s episode of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy sits down with Rochelle from Warners Bay in New South Wales for a proper trip report. Rochelle and her husband Steve spent almost six weeks driving around the UK over Easter, from Salisbury and Bath up through the Cotswolds, the Peak District, the Lake…
In episode 210 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug recap Tracy’s favourite London experiences from 2026: afternoon tea in a royal palace, a murder mystery in a Victorian train carriage, Chelsea in full bloom and a night in a 500 year old castle. Every experience earned its place, and a few came…
In Episode 209 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug step back from the destinations to explain who they are and the ten ways they help you plan a smarter UK trip. Between them they have lived all over the UK, and Doug has covered every mile of mainline track in the country,…
In Episode 208 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug share the Northern England leg of their recent trip: a road trip through County Durham, the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, with all the tips they picked up along the way. From a living museum and a steam railway village to All…
In episode 207 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy shares Part 2 of her Scottish islands trip, this time solo and entirely by public transport. Picking up from Oban, she covers five nights on the Isle of Mull, a day on Iona, a puffin-filled boat trip to Lunga, and the cave that inspired Mendelssohn….
In episode 206 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug go head to head on ten categories: favourite city, best day trip, most memorable train journey, top castle, favourite museum and more. These are the questions they get asked all the time, with answers they hadn’t shared with each other until the recording…
In episode 205 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug share their 12 favourite things to see, do and experience in Edinburgh. Recorded fresh from five days in the city (and Tracy’s second visit in under a month), this episode covers everything from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile to underground closes, rooftop…
In episode 204 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy and Doug Collins are back together for the London edition of their hugely popular series – 12 things that will confuse you about London, until you know the rules. Following on from Episode #198 (which covered the whole of the UK), this one zooms in…
In episode 203 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy is joined by five local experts from across the country to share what summer really looks like on the ground in their region. We cover Devon, the far north of Scotland, London, the Cotswolds and the Lake District, with practical tips on timing, what to…