You should have been there

Mick Webb and Simon Calder

Simon Calder, travel correspondent of The Independent and former BBC producer, Mick Webb, discuss the world of travel and delight in travellers' tales.

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257 episodes
Updated July 5

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Feb 23, 2021 · 28 min
VAMOS A LA PLAYA
As the prospect of a Spanish holiday draws a little closer Lola Culsán and John Weller reveal how to avoid the seaside crowds. Their new book, Hidden Beaches: Spain, is the fruit of an epic, covid-interrupted journey round the whole coast of Spain in a campervan. Get a 20% discount with the code, hiddenbeach21, from www.wildthingspublishing.com/product/hidden-beaches-spain-book/
Feb 14, 2021 · 29 min
SAFETY IN NUMBERS
Today we're talking about group travel with Joe Fallon, founder of the company TruTravels. From steamy Thailand he tells us how he set up his firm and about his hopes for it in an uncertain future. We also discuss what group travel can offer that independent travel can't! Joe's company website is trutravels.com. Contact us at twitter.com/YouShouldHaveBt
Feb 7, 2021 · 26 min
ROMANCE ON THE ROAD
In honour of Valentine's Day, our subject is romantic destinations and locations. They range from heart-shaped islands to a windowless bar in Krakow. We'd love to hear your own stories of travel romance via Twitter- @you should have BT
Feb 2, 2021 · 30 min
THE MYSTIQUE OF MUSTIQUE
Journalist Claire Wrathall helps us peek behind the plantation shutters of Mustique's exclusive villas and explains what it's like to visit this most exclusive of islands.
Jan 24, 2021 · 25 min
THE ALLURE OF AUSTRALIA
Simon reveals his love of Quokkas, while Mick's sceptical view of Australia's charms is well and truly challenged by Oz aficionados, Charlotte Hindle and Peter Webb.
Jan 17, 2021 · 26 min
WHEN A BREAKDOWN IMPROVES A JOURNEY
There's nothing quite like a mechanical breakdown to disrupt your travel plans. But sometimes it can make rather than break your holiday, as we hear from Steph Nelms and Alec Webb. Meanwhile the President of the AA, Edmund King gives some timely advice on how to avoid mechanical mayhem. Do send your travel tales to us via Twitter @youshould haveB1
Jan 10, 2021 · 29 min
THE BEST EVER TRAVEL FILM
To help draw up a shortlist of worthy contenders, we are joined by Sarah Baxter, Charlotte Hindle, Alec Webb and Tony Wheeler. Would you believe that someone proposed The Sound of Music? Do send us your own suggestions to our new Twitter destination, @youshouldhavebe1
Jan 2, 2021 · 28 min
PROSPECTS FOR TRAVEL 2021
What does this New Year have in store for tethered travellers? And If we are allowed to get away, how much of the travel industry will still be functioning? Our guest this week, having an educated guess at what might happen, is Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet guidebooks. Find out about Tony and his travels at www.tonywheeler.com.au
Dec 21, 2020 · 43 min
THE WORLD-BEATING CHRISTMAS TRAVEL QUIZ
SImon goes head to head with Lyn Hughes, Editor in Chief of Wanderlust magazine, over ten mind-bending rounds. Can you outquiz them?
Dec 13, 2020 · 29 min
TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS
With acknowledgements to Kratftwerk, we preview the new European Rail Timetable in the expert company of Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries. Prepare for the light at the end of the tunnel with their top train tips. Find details of their publications at www.hiddeneurope.co.uk/
Nov 29, 2020 · 29 min
LONG DISTANCE WALKS
Where are the most enjoyable long walks and what's the best way to tackle them? Our guest this week is Sarah Baxter, travel writer, walker and author of " A History of the World in 500 Walks" . Her website is sarahbtravel.wordpress.com
Nov 21, 2020 · 28 min
TRAVEL BUGS
We discuss how to travel healthily with Sascha Heeney. She 's not only a nurse but also a travel guide with Lupine travel (lupinetravel.co.uk) which specialises in tours to some of the world's hardest to reach destinations. Altitude sickness, malaria, air pollution water, food, insurance, it's all here!
Nov 15, 2020 · 29 min
THE LOST ART OF NATURAL NAVIGATION
Discover how the humble stinging nettle can help you find your way to a village pub with our guest, Tristan Gooley. He's an expert in the lost and often fascinating art of navigating by the sun, stars, clouds, trees, even satellite dishes. Details of his ideas and his books are available on naturalnavigator.com
Nov 8, 2020 · 29 min
EVERY PHOTO TELLS A STORY?
It's not just what you photograph but the context in which you take it. Our guests today are travel writer and adventurer, Frances Linzee Gordon, and Mario Cavalli who is a film maker and photographer. Enjoy some of his work at https://mario-cavalli-images.squarespace.com/. And, https://mario-cavalli-images.squarespace.com/-jodhpur-the-blue-city-holi. See our photos at http://bit.ly/YouShouldHaveBeenThere
Nov 2, 2020 · 28 min
ARE YOU A TOURIST OR A TRAVELLER?
Helped by travel writer and adventurer, Frances Linzee Gordon, we discuss the contentious distinction between the words "traveller" and "tourist". Would you ever find a true traveller in an all-inclusive resort? Or a tourist on a dodgy local bus?
Oct 26, 2020 · 27 min
STRANGE BREWS
We recall, or at least try to, some of the oddest drinks we've encountered during our travels and attempt to describe their flavours and their effects!
Oct 19, 2020 · 27 min
Q IS FOR QUARANTINE
Simon and Mick are joined by travel journalist, Helen Coffey to ponder some of quarantine's big questions. Where was it first practised, how do you cope with being quarantined and hardest of all, what are the UK's current restrictions?
Oct 12, 2020 · 29 min
TIERS FOR SOUVENIRS
Souvenirs come in all shapes and sizes and, of course, in various shades of naffness. We compare our own favourites and talk to Julia Ferguson, a Business Psychologist, about the value that we place on these symbols of abroad.
Oct 4, 2020 · 29 min
THE CYCLING REVOLUTION?
Simon and MIck are joined by Anna Hughes, Director of FlightFree UK, co-author of Peaky Climbers and a champion of cycling. They share the pleasures (and pains) of cycling and wonder what could be done to make getting on your bike an easier experience in the UK.
Sep 28, 2020 · 30 min
THE MODERN-DAY PILGRIM
We hear from people who have walked the Camino de Santiago about the joy and pain they have experienced, and muse on the similarities between tourism and pilgrimages. Many thanks to Debra, Richard and Louise for their contributions