A Podcast on the Art of Travel
Series One
Episode Two
Colin Thubron
In his 80th year, one of the most important travel writers of our time journeys along the Amur River — 1,100 miles, much of it on the China-Russia border. Sophy and Colin talk about their obsession with remote Siberia, and how to avoid (or avert) the gaze of the FSB.
Episode Three
Taran Khan
The idea of a foreign woman walking alone in Afghanistan might seem a world away from current events — but it’s what makes Khan’s book, Shadow City, urgent reading. Sophy and Taran meet up in Delhi’s Aerocity to talk about breaking stereotypes.
Episode Five
Levison Wood
The ex-paratrooper, author and TV personality talks candidly about how he covers so much ground, both physically and creatively, as he launches his eleventh book — about the fall of Kabul. He unpicks adventure for adventure’s sake, and the allure of the remote.
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Gone To Timbuktu is hosted by author and journalist, Sophy Roberts