Travel for a Sporting Event: Episode 238 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

I am not the most sporty person you’ll meet, so it’s no wonder it’s taken me a couple of hundred episodes to put together something about travelling to play sport – but this episode convinced me it’s a wonderful way to see the world.

Any opportunity you have to travel for a “niche reason” – whether it’s a sport or hobby, a particular academic interest or for a special celebration – is worth grabbing, because when you travel somewhere not just to be a tourist or to “see it”, but to do something particular, you often have the most intriguing encounters. Travelling for a sporting event is no different as you’ll hear by listening to the guests on Episode 238 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast – enjoy.

Show notes: Episode 238 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Travel for a Sporting Event

Travelling to participate in a sporting event is a niche reason to travel that a surprisingly large number of travel lovers have experienced during their loves, and I love the unique benefits and fun of trips for sport.

In Episode 238 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I speak with three people who’ve travelled for a wide variety of sporting reasons.

First up, I chat with Tim Tricker who has had many short trips to interesting destinations across Europe to take part in darts tournaments. I love that he gets to see out of the way places and congregate with a bunch of like-minded people.

Eugene Devereux has travelled for a much more physical sport – adventure races. He’s been able to combine this physical experience with exploring some particularly beautiful parts of Ireland.

Finally, I speak to Emma Lovell who was lucky enough to experience the joy of travelling in a sporting team as a teenager when she toured New Zealand playing water polo. The change to meet local people and then attempt to beat them at water polo sounds like lots of fun!

Links:

• Eugene from the Irish Bootstrapper blog and podcast 
• Emma Lovell from the Lovelly Travels Podcast
• Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers

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