‘Six Minutes Somewhere Else’ travel podcast
Six Minutes Somewhere Else is the travel podcast that helps you temporarily forget the fears and frictions of the world and immerse yourself in the beauty, wonder and hope of nature in locations near and far.
For just six minutes you can be transported to somewhere calmer, quieter and more natural – a brief escape to help soothe the soul.
Episode summary: I had a thrilling encounter in the Scottish Highlands with a remarkable red squirrel. It’s not just its beauty and playful behaviour…
Episode summary: I spent several hours relaxing on the banks of the sacred Yamuna River near the mighty Taj Mahal in northern India. The…
Episode summary: I just revisited my favourite island in the archipelago just offshore from Finland’s capital, Helsinki. On each trip to this wonderful country…
Episode summary: I spent a day of marine mindfulness cruising across the calm Caribbean waters in the Lesser Antilles, en route to the Tobago…
Episode summary: I drove a truly breathtaking road in far north Norway, more than 300km above the Arctic Circle. It is probably the most…
Episode summary: I spent an hour with a troop of kangaroos in a nature reserve in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. The city is nicknamed…
Episode summary: This is the first of a new, occasional City Nature Walks series, highlighting the wonder of nature in urban environments. I walked…
Episode summary: I joined an old friend to take a walking safari in a lesser-known corner of Bali, far away from the mopeds, the…
Episode summary: I walked the Munjip Trail on the south coast of New South Wales in Australia. The 15km (9-mile) coastal path winds through…
Episode summary: I spent a magical evening on a sand dune at Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, listening to a very tuneful gecko…
Episode summary: I sat on the edge of a mighty crater which houses the deepest lake in the United States. It was a truly…
Episode summary: I went back to my hometown of Stratford-Upon-Avon to search for midsummer spirits in an enchanted English woodland. If you are wondering…
Episode summary: I braved thick fog and damp reindeer to reach the very top of Europe. I shunned the tourist traps of Nordkapp and…
Episode summary: I arrived at a small temple tucked under an overhanging cliff in Japan, having gone there on the advice of a complete…
Episode summary: I wandered inland from tranquil Te Ngaere bay on the North Island of New Zealand (Aotearoa) and discovered a secret wood. It…
Episode summary: I re-visited an old friend, a large ‘spirit’ horse carved out of the chalk downlands of southern England. It is unlike any…
Episode summary: The Vallée d’Ossau is full of summer radiance on the day I come to stay. I and several hundred other people and…
Episode summary: The Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland make up one of the world’s most important seabird sanctuaries, with thousands of…
Episode summary: I am in one of my favourite parts of the world: the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. I’m in St Vincent and…
Episode summary: I am cruising through possibly the most amazing and iconic scenery in South East Asia – the famous karst islands in Phang…