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Wild Travels In Africa and Asia

This week we're talking to someone who specialises in creating holidays that are entirely different – taking you to places you probably thought were out of bounds to all tourists. 

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From Fjord to Snowfield

We catch up with Rory Dixon who organises skiing-touring trips off a boat in Norway. Music: © Barney & Izzi Hardy 

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Jess the Horse Nomad

Jess Isbrecht is a digital nomad who travels full time with her horses.   Music: © Barney & Izzi Hardy 

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The World’s Most Travelled Man

Harry Mitsidis has travelled to every country in the world, at least twice.  He's the founder of a website called NomadMania. Music: © Barney & Izzi Hardy 

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Walking to the South Pole

To discover a little of what former Royal Marine, Sam Cox, will experience living alone at -30°C, podcaster Peter Hardy spends time in an industrial freezer. Music: © Barney & Izzi Hardy 

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An American in Paris

No, not the 1951 movie starring Gene Kelly and Lesley Caron… Jay Swanson moved from the USA and now lives in Paris where he calls himself: 'a YouTuber, writer, and puppy wrangler.'  He  publishes a guide to the city called Paris in my Pocket. Music: © Barney & Izzi Hardy 

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The Van Life Revisited

We're on the road exploring a thriving sector of the travel industry that continues to explode in popularity across Europe.  Music © Barney and Izzi Hardy 

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Wild Skiing in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan

Untamed Borders sets out to satisfy the hunger of that rare breed of traveller who's already been to the far corners of the earth, got the T-shirt but still wants more.  Music: © Barney & Izzi Hardy 

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Chefs, Cars and Skiing

This week, we're talking to travel guru, Amin Momen, whose London-based company Momentum Ski organises bespoke holidays.  Music © Barney & Izzi Hardy 

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The Tennis Champion Who Escaped the Nazis

This week, we're in Vienna for an unusual episode of Action Packed Travel – unusual because our principal guest is Felice herself. She's just published a book about her grandparents' dramatic escape from Vienna to London on the eve of World War II. 

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