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 202 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy shares Part 1 of her recent Scottish islands trip covering the islands of Lewis, Harris, and Skye. This is a trip that takes real planning, and Tracy walks through every detail so you can do it yourself with confidence. From catching the CalMac ferry from…
In episode 195 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy chats with Laura Dilts, who first appeared in episode #173 to share the highlights of her trip to London and Scotland. This time, we’re going behind the scenes of that same adventure to talk about something that matters deeply to so many of you: how…
In episode 194 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast,Tracy catches up with podcast supporter and avid traveller Amy Bowers to dive into Amy’s mother and daughter adventure to London and Edinburgh. Amy shares her planning process from start to finish, including how she chose the best area to stay in London, how she organised days…
In episode 193 of the UK Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy Collins is joined by Robin Launder, founder of Fantastic Walks, to explore why many visitors see a lot in London but still leave feeling like they do not quite understand it. With a background in teaching history and English, Robin brings storytelling, humour and genuine…