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Travel Devil – Adventures Without Guilt for Sustainable Travel

Travel Devil is your gateway to a world of sustainable travel, slow travel, and truly meaningful adventures. Hosted by slow tourism advocate Clara Francken, this podcast invites you to rethink the way you move across the planet. In a world dominated by mass tourism and cheap flights, Travel Devil shows how eco travel and responsible tourism can transform not only your trips but your entire travel mindset.Here, we explore how to travel lighter, deeper, and with intention, whether you"re interested in

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52:38

25- Beyond Cleanups: Creative Action to Save our Oceans

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2025/01/16

They picked up 650,000 cigarette butts and piled them in the city center. Why? To take a striking stand against trash & pollution.In this episode, I chat with Andreas Noe, aka The Trash Traveler, who’s changing beach cleanups into powerful awareness campaigns. From creating trash art to organizing massive cleanups, Andreas is on a mission to show that small actions can lead to big change.We discuss:Why beach cleanups aren’t enough to solve plastic pollution.How trash art and visuals inspi...

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24- What High School in Turkey is Really Like as an...

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2024/12/24

Attending Turkish high school as foreigners? This is our personal experience during the winter time in Turkey. This episode is my Christmas gift to all the international students abroad. Host Clara Francken and her best friend Debbie talk about attending high school in Turkey as an exchange student. We reflect on our year living and studying in Izmir and Mersin, Turkey. We talk about everything from skipping class (yes, it happened!) to celebrating Christmas and New Year in a new culture.&nbs...

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23- Walking 1,000 km: Eco-Mobility & Climate Action...

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2024/12/05

How far would you go to raise awareness about climate change? Reuben Ntuluki walked 1000 km through Botswana to prove that sustainable travel is possible and necessary. In this episode of Travel Devil, your host Clara Francken uncovers the challenges, triumphs, and lessons from Reuben’s inspiring journey.Topics covered:Reuben's untold story of walking 1000 kmThe truth behind funding for climate projects in BotswanaThe link between eco-mobility and reducing carbon footprintsTraditional and mod...

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22- Portugal to Germany by Train: The Truth About...

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2024/11/28

In this solo episode, your host Clara Francken shares her firsthand experience traveling from Portugal to Germany by train - an epic 4-day journey filled with highs, lows, and important lessons. From breathtaking views in southern France to logistical nightmares at border crossings, Clara unpacks the realities of choosing sustainable travel over cheap flights. This episode is sharing real stories about how to embrace the joys - and frustrations! - of eco-friendly travel.Discover answers to th...

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21- Crossing borders by train, EU politics & upcoming...

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2024/11/21

From funny and awkward border-crossing moments to the occasional frustrating delays, this episode is packed with relatable and entertaining train tales. Host Clara Francken welcomes Jon Worth, an independent EU policy commentator and expert on sustainable transport, for an engaging discussion on European train travel.It's not just about stories, this episode dives into the bigger picture of sustainable travel across Europe. Discover how EU policies are shaping the future of rail travel, how w...

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62:46

20- Can we Feed Monkeys and Why Not? This is Primate...

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2024/11/14

Can we take selfies with monkeys? Can I feed apes? Why are macaques aggressive towards humans? Can I eat primates? In this episode of Travel Devil, we're exposing the wildlife exploitation in southeast Asia's tourism culture - with Connie Needham. While Vietnam and Southeast Asia is a backpacker’s paradise, it’s also home to more and more wildlife exploitation marketed as “once-in-a-lifetime experiences.” Today we focus on primates: monkeys and apes. Researcher Connie shares her insights on s...

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19- trains, spies, border control & 50,000km to Taiwan

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2024/11/06

In this episode of Travel Devil, I sit down with Victor from La Route du Soja to discuss his incredible long-distance train journey from Paris to Taiwan with his partner Léa. Victor shares how his childhood shaped his passion for sustainable travel and how they navigated a route that emits five times less CO2 than flying. We dive into their most memorable experiences—crossing breathtaking landscapes in China and Kyrgyzstan, a heartwarming arrival in Hong Kong, and culinary adventures in Taiwa...

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18- From Refugee Shipwreck to Ocean Cleanup w/ Daniel...

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2024/09/26

Today's episode is all about beach cleanups, sharing the story of the coastal and marine management expert and founder Daniel Angelis, who got started during the refugee crisis. Daniel shares his journey of how the refugee boats impacted his home island Lesbos in Greece, and how they dealt with the trash. He's opening up about leading ocean cleanups and tackling plastic pollution along some of the world’s most beautiful yet fragile coastlines. In Lesbos, environmental conservation met hu...

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17- Solutions for over tourism in Portugal

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2024/08/29

How can we visit Portugal in a more sustainable way? Today's guest is the portages Marta Domingues, a founder of eco-projects and a biodiversity activist.Marta explains the problems she faces on a daily basis living in Portugal. Over tourism caused her not to visit Lisbon anymore, taking the bus can take a long time, visiting beautiful beaches with her kids became a 3-hour-queue experience by car... But all of those negatives make room for positive solutions.How can we do eco travel in Portug...

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16- Red flags for WILDLIFE safari & volunteer tourism...

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2024/08/16

Many tourists prefer fun facts and experiences over the heavy truths of wildlife conservation, leading to a tourism model that often neglects the needs of the animals and the environment. What are green flags and red flags of wildlife safaris? Where is a volunteer's money actually going? ...Margarita Samsonova, an unconventional GREENfluencer and the founder of Behind The Greens media, explains the big differences between fancy safaris and real conservation efforts. She shares how luxury...

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15- Vanlife without a van? This is workpacking on a...

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2024/08/01

Bikepacking or work 'n holiday? Mix both to get workpacking. This week's guest decided to leave his office and make it mobile. Gunnar Fehlau started working from his e-cargobike, as he calls it "workpacking". Gunnar shares tips on how to start your own bicycle touring workpack journey and explains how his start wasn't the best. Our host Clara Francken talks with him about the difficulties he faced and the solutions he found. How Gunnar arranged his one-year trip from idea to the start to...

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14- Why I should stop my sea shell collection and...

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2024/07/11

Responsible travel means that we need to be aware of our impact. And to say that this conversation is a wake up call, is an understatement. Today's guest Praneetha Monipi explains all the do's and don'ts when touching nature. The goal is to keep the biodiversity alive. What is the real impact of our seashell collection? Why is rock-stacking not a good idea? What's the impact of tourism on local wildlife and communities? Host Clara Francken asks all of this and more to learn from her gues...

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13- Recreating my parents migration on a cargo ship...

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2024/05/16

In the 1950s, Klaus' parents left Germany on a ship, aiming for a better life in Canada. In this episode, our host Clara Francken talks to Klaus about his travel dreams. Klaus wishes to travel back to Germany and sail back to his roots. Why does he want to travel on a freighter ship? Why did his parents migrate to Canada? What is the impact of sailing aboard a cargo ship?Check out possible cargo ship voyages: cptnzeppos.com/en/alle-reizen/The video Klaus is talking about (Cargo Ship Travel | ...

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12- Cycling across the border of The Netherlands w/...

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2024/05/01

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11- Free public transport in the world's richest...

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2024/04/17

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10- Europe by Train: Cheap Tickets, Tips and Stories

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2024/03/28

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9- Long Distance Bicycle Touring & 14,000 km From...

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2024/03/21

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9 Ecoleaders & Travelers You Should Hear About ft....

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2024/03/14

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7- 80.000 km to the highest mountains worldwide w/...

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2024/02/29

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6- Spending Christmas abroad as an expat

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2023/12/21

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