The Carry On

The award-wanting travel podcast where we unpack our battered suitcases to bring you travel essentials and inside tips on the hottest destinations. Don't leave this gold in the hold!

ADVENTURE TRAVEL SPECIAL - our "soft adventures" & what's next for thrill-seeking travellers

The adrenaline-hungry crew share their most adventurous travel times – from tuk-tuk voyages to dodgy cliff-face climbs – and Michelle gets the lowdown from Julian Carnell of Large Minority about the impending adventure travel boom

11-29
20:46

SPACE TRAVEL SPECIAL: the dawn of space tourism is exciting, but we want to know where the loos are....

The crew discuss intergalactic travel, anti-gravity networking with the Kardashians, and the first hotel in space

06-25
13:39

Travelling in 2021: What we think will happen & where we hope to go this year

The crew discuss how their travels might look in 2021, and chat with the awesome Jenny Southan from Globetrender magazine about what really needs to happen for travel to get moving again

03-03
32:42

Road trip! We take our show on the road to retro seaside theme park – Dreamland in Margate

Lured by the promise of karaoke inside a giant inflatable Tina Turner head, we cruised into Margate at dusk and took the town by socially-distanced storm. Our usual bantz is gilded by some Dreamland VIPs who were kind enough to join the fun. Find out what we managed to cram into 24 hours in one of the UK's favourite seaside towns - and special thank you to honorary crew member Georgina for supporting us on location. Oh, and Tina, this one's for you babes...

12-16
17:25

SPECIAL GUEST – Bibi Lynch joins the crew to talk press trips, drive-ins & dogging

We are very excited to welcome our first ever guest – the broadcaster, journalist and Queen of Twitter, Bibi Lynch. Bibi is the host of Monday night radio show on BBC Sussex and Surrey. She has a show on Soho Radio – Bibi does Soho – and co-hosts Metro's Good Sex Bad Sex podcast.We chat to Bibi about her favourite press trips, open-air cinemas, and someone brings up drive-in porn...

09-10
28:54

Travel titbits: The origin of holidays, plus mermaids & nudist beach etiquette

The crew discuss Roman holidays, nudist beaches and the magical mermaids of Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs.

08-03
29:04

Spa special – comparing notes on our fave retreats & most awkward massages

The crew pamper themselves from home as they discuss their best and worst spa experiences – including the time Michelle got wet with Chaka Khan

06-09
39:51

Lifting the lid on press trips, travel nappies and post-lockdown fun

The crew discuss travel nappies, their best and worst press trips, and a post-lockdown trip to Tina Turner's head...

05-15
33:13

Our dream post-lockdown trips & movies that (almost) feel like travelling

The crew reunite virtually to share where we want to travel to as soon as it's possible, and we chat about films that make us want to hit the road.

04-19
32:07

St Patrick's Day special – raising a glass to Dublin and Galway

Tracey awards gorgeous Galway a 12 out of 10, and the crew rediscover the delights of Dublin over a Guinness or two.

03-17
25:37

Train special – our take on interrailing round Europe for a grown-up Gap Week

Tracey goes off the rails on an interrailing trip around Europe, Rose reminisces about remote Polish stations, and Michelle wows the crew with her new invention...

03-11
30:19

Snow Special – fondue, faking it, and the fabulous South Tyrol

Rose takes us to the slopes of South Tyrol, Tracey makes ski-related confession, and we discuss our favourite Après ski tipples

02-13
22:05

The Land Down Under: Tips for Western Australia, from quokkas to "big things"

Michelle is full of tales of Western Australia, where she's been quokka bothering on Rottnest Island and enjoying a tipple in the state's famous Margaret River wine region.

01-28
26:49

Winter UK travel inspiration: the Lake District, escape rooms & wizard school

Michelle takes a bite out of Cumbria's UNESCO-protected sausage, Rose tackles Brighton's best escape room, and Tracey graduates from a Harry Potter-inspired wizard school in Sussex

01-08
29:50

The Carry-On Christmas special - on the trail of Gavin and Stacey in Barry, Wales

In our special festive episode, Tracey visits Barry Island, and revisits her love for Dave Coaches. Escorted by Shan's Wales Tours, our co-host takes in the Welsh locations made famous by the hit TV show Gavin and Stacey

12-17
11:52

Bison-spotting in the "Eden of Europe", plus the highs and lows of camping

We discuss the dizzy highs and down and dirty lows of communal camping, while Rose tells us all about her trip to primeval forest in Poland to spot the somewhat elusive native bison

12-05
21:38

Warsaw tips, retired travel items, and exploring faraway lands with Xbox

We reminisce about travel items from days of yore, Rose sips fine vodka in Warsaw, and we explore the unchartered territories of Xbox landscapes.

12-05
22:19

Macau tips, surprise travel, and "perilous" travel experiences

We take a look at the growing trend of surprise travel, Tracey dry-heaves on some bamboo fungus in the Vegas of Asia, and we talk about pushing through the peril – from alligators to ayahuasca.

12-05
39:21

Istanbul tips, travel's sexist past, and a new take on Tripadvisor

We take off with a blast of old school sexism from the days of travel past, one of us gets naked in Istanbul, we highlight how Japan is using its love of felines to make some serious bank, and we find out what one unlucky Tripadvisor user found in their kettle...

11-12
27:39

Istanbul tips, travel's sexist past, and a new take on Tripadvisor

We take off with a blast of old school sexism from the days of travel past, one of us gets naked in Istanbul, we highlight how Japan is using its love of felines to make some serious bank, and we find out what one unlucky Tripadvisor user found in their kettle...

11-03
27:39

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