Travel podcasts to fuel your wanderlust

After a miserable year for would-be globetrotters, international travel is finally returning – albeit slowly – with the unveiling of the (rather short) green list. What better time, then, to stoke up your wanderlust by listening to one of these excellent travel podcasts:

The Trip

Former TIME foreign editor Nathan Thornburgh has a pretty cushy gig: flying across the world to imbibe the local toast with what he succinctly describes as ‘exceptional people’. Whether it’s sipping mezcal with former cartel fixers in Tijuana or dishing the dirt with corruption-busters in Kensington (over knock-off Russian vodka), The Trip is the perfect podcast for the raffish and adventurous. If it all sounds rather Anthony Bourdain, that’s no coincidence: Thornburgh was a close friend of the travel icon, and the two routinely collaborated on early episodes.

Flight of Fancy

When it comes to the nitty gritty of travel, you won’t find a better option than Flight of Fancy, the Aussie-born podcast that covers everything from airport fiascos and travelling with kids, to planning solo trips and dealing with long lay-overs.