Hostelworld.com Travel Podcasts

Surfing is one of the main draws in Jeffrey's Bay, a laid-back seaside town in South Africa's Eastern Cape. In this podcast, Hostelworld.com's Rebecca Keenan speaks with Andy Thuysman, Chairperson of the Local Boardriders Surf Club in Jeffrey's Bay. Listen to find out more about top surf spots like Supertubes, attractions like the Surf Museum and about the numerous surf shops found in town.

Bruges, Belgium's most visited city, is a city with many attractions. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Anne De Meerleer from Bruges' tourist office to and discover these range from a basilica with the blood of Christ and a host of canals.

If you're visiting South Africa, chances are you'll spend some time along the well-loved Garden Route. In this podcast, Hostelworld.com's Rebecca Keenan speaks with Aimee Bell, Sales Representative at Baz Bus, a company which helps travellers to get around South Africa. Listen to find out more about Port Elizabeth's top attractions, popular towns along the Garden Route, first-rate attractions such as bungee jumping from the Bloukrans Bridge, and much more.

In this podcast, Hostelworld.com's Rebecca Keenan speaks with Kassiani Lythrangomitis, website manager at the South African Presidency which is housed in Union Buildings. Listen to find out more about some of the major events that have taken place here, including the 1994 inauguration of former President Nelson Mandela, and plenty more.

If you're planning a trip to South Africa and will be visiting Durban it's good to know what you shouldn't miss when you're there. To help you find out, in this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Sagren Naiker, a tour guide with Tekweni Tours who are based in Durban to tell him about the city's golden beaches, famous marine park and much more.

Of all of South Africa's national parks, Kruger National Park is by far the most famous, and Johannesburg is the gateway to the park. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Clive Murray of Easy Rider Tours to tell him how long you need to appreciate the park, what wildlife you will see there and more.

Located just 45 minutes from Cape Town, Stellenbosch is recognised as the wine capital of South Africa. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Shantal Peterson from the tourist office in Stellenbosch about the different vineyards in the region and much more.

In this podcast, Hostelworld.coms Rebecca Keenan speaks with Ray Martin from Galway Tours, who run a medieval walking tour of Galway. Listen to find out about some of Galways top medieval attractions including St. Nicholas Collegiate Church and more. Youll also find out about other unique attractions to Galway like the Salmon Weir Bridge.

In this podcast recorded in the Belgian capital Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Willem Degraeves from the city's Comic Strip Center, one of Europe's most unique and fascinating museums. During the interview Willem tells Colm why Brussels is so synonymous with comic strip art, what are his favourite characters and more.

Marcelo Armstrong, founder of 'Favela Tour', Rio de Janeiro's original favela tour, speaks to Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty to explain what a 'favela' is, why he decided to start the tour, and that there are many positive aspects to them and not just negative ones.

As Buenos Aires is so big, seeing all it can to offer can prove to be difficult. A good way to see as much as possible is by going on a city tour. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Mariana Gallow of Travel Line tours in Buenos Aires to talk about their 'Traditional Buenos Aires City Tour' which can be booked on Hostelworld.com. In the podcast she tells Colm about some of Buenos Aires' most famous squares, neighbourhoods and much more.

Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty takes to the streets of San Francisco to ask the locals there where they like to go out at night, where they like to eat, what is their favourite neighbourhood and more.

Located on the banks of the River Thames, the Tower of London is one of the British capital's most popular tourist attraction. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Yeoman Sergant (aka beefeater) Bob Loughlin from the Tower to find out who's lived there over the years, what people can expect when they visit it and much more.

Fernando Gonzalez of Kahuak Tours speaks to Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty in this podcast recorded in Mendoza, the wine capital of Argentina. In the podcast Fernando tells Colm about the different types of grapes grown, what his own favourite type of wine is and more.

Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Kristina Schreck from Tourismo Chile about Santiago's unique location...the Chilean capital is just one hour from the heart of the Andes and one hour from the coast. Listen to find out about the best places to visit in each.