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ChargeHolidays TalksTravel with respect to the environmentClaudia is not only a professional swimmer and traveler - but also a person who understands animals. Being active as sustainable travel influencer, she reveals some insights about how to travel without harming the environment. Wanting to discover the great fauna and flora of the world? Great idea, but only with the needed knowledge how not to disturb the animals.
Claudia takes us with her on a nice journey to different places where she has collected different experiences and helps you to prepare for your next trip. Be ready to close your windows in order not to...2023-01-1634 minChargeHolidays TalksExciting places with surprise presents - how to travel with a geocach.What on earth can be more fun than writing a PhD thesis about the two really nice topics travelling and games? Yes, combine both and research about gaming while being on a trip. This is exactly what the guest of our latest podcast episode did. Pirita Ihamäki PhD, M.Sc. does not only love to climb around forests and mountains in order to find small presents but also knows why she loves it. She has researched about global trends in how to travel using geocaching. In our podcast she fascinates us with her experience and research outcomes of i...2023-01-0226 minChargeHolidays TalksToyrism - how your toys can save the travel world“Toys are often underrated as commercial objects. In fact they are a channel via which we can interact with people all over the world. They incorporate culture and history and they are very important when it comes to intercultural understanding and friendship”. This is only one quote from our latest interview with the amazing researcher Katriina Heljakka. With her as a toy expert we talked about the importance of Toyrism as one particular way of tourism and discovered how this way of traveling can help us become more sustainable friendly. Listen and discover a new world of spending your vaca...2022-12-1330 minChargeHolidays TalksTravelling without a noise - What you need to know for your next e-vehicle tripWhat if there is no charging station at the place? What happens if all plug-ins are covered by e-cars? What if I have to wait for hours and miss my next destination? There are many questions arising when people firstly hear about traveling with an electric vehicle. Our e-vehicle expert Robert tells us, that every person except one, has never stopped saying thank you to him for his advice to replace their petrol car with an electric one. Why not getting to know the pros and cons directly on a trip? In this episode we explore together with our...2022-11-2840 minChargeHolidays TalksFar away from everywhere - with a deer. Our native guest Jukka tells about sustainable travel in FinlandHave you ever dreamed of resting at a Finish sauna for cold winter months or escaping from the hot summer to colder forests in the northern country? Finland is a beautiful place to visit with a great scenery and landscape. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jukka Valkama, currently working in Karlsruhe, Germany in the field of paper techniques, originates from this amazing country. As a native he is the right person to give us advice where to go and what to eat in Finland. In this podcast we also discuss about the connection between packaging and sustainable travel and we learn...2022-11-1425 minChargeHolidays TalksCooking delicious - and sustainable friendly with Ole Plogstedt from Rote Gourmet FraktionBeing on tour it is difficult to eat healthy, sustainable friendly food and make sure not to leave any food waste at the same time. However, this is exactly what Ole Plogstedt sees as his goal. Being a tour caterer and founder of the “Rote Gourmet Fraktion” he cooks food for everyone everywhere who is fund of rock music. Doing so, he cooperates with local producers, goes on trips with foodsharing and has become an expert on supply chains of different products over the past years. His motto “just do it” proves to be really useful. How else should he achie...2022-10-3137 minChargeHolidays TalksTiny, comfortable and amazing for the environment! Boris and his exciting journey with his Tiny House.Sharing an accommodation smaller than 40 m2 with another person, owning not more than 2 trousers, scheduling the video calls according to the sun produced energy and cleaning up a toilet which leftovers turn into humus after 12 months may not be the daily life of the average European citizen. However, this is the life which Boris chose to pursue several years ago. He has built a totally self-sufficient tiny house on wheels and loves his day routine, starting early in the morning. In our podcast we discuss about the positive effects of tiny houses, we elaborate on the historical as well...2022-10-1727 minChargeHolidays TalksFrom nut tasting to plastic reduction - The exciting founding story of mynüssleIn this episode we meet two inspiring founders. They share the same value and the same vision: A plastic free world in which people can easily get healthy and delicious snacks without the need of a trash can. Consequently, they have created their start-up mynüssle with a nice variety of spicy, salty and sweet nut mixes. In this podcast the two inventors take you on a ride on their founding roller coaster and you get to know which obstacles they met while founding a sustainable food company. Eager to learn why we talk about nuts in our travel p...2022-10-0412 minChargeHolidays TalksCycling around the world“What would you do now if I were not here?”. This question - asked by the girlfriend of Theo - starts a huge project which ends in Theo being on his bike for 20.000 km travelling from Saarbrücken in Germany to China. He wants to discover 20 countries on the former Silk Road. In this podcast episode he gives insights into the emergence of his crazy and at the same time great idea and the best project he has realized so far, as he describes it. He gives us insights into the beauty as well as the struggles on such a jou...2022-09-1922 minChargeHolidays TalksPodcast.Travel.Fun - How to discover the whole world with just three wordsPodcast.Travel.Fun - this could be an example for a what3words address. A what? We are quite familiar with coordinates and street names for navigating, but what about combining the two? In this episode we talk to Laura from our business partner What3Words. For travel purposes, it is great to know exactly where to go and not to land at the other side of the city or circle around the accommodation searching for the e-charging station, the accessible entrance or the lift. Above that, this really hip, nice and comfortable way of navigating to a concrete...2022-08-1633 min
ChargeHolidays TalksTravel within the jewels of the CrownIndia is an amazing country. No matter whether you are a historical enthusiast, a nerd interested in different religions, whether you love the turbulant mess of crowded cities or the silence of beautiful nature in the outskirts. India is a country full of surprises. In this episode we exchange about which food you should taste, which places are important to visit and give you insights how you can deeply India, it's culture and history. With our amazing native Indian Antara, we do not stick on the surface but experience the positive and negative aspects of the "jewels in the...2022-05-3137 minChargeHolidays TalksFull of curiosity and looking for adventures? - The history and future of Solo Female TravelNo matter if it is a road trip in the desert, an interrail travel through Europe or a vacation in the nature of Scandinavia: women can make great experiences - also alone. In this podcast we had the chance to exchange with Meg and talk about her wonderful initiative to promote female travelers. Ever thought about not giving the solo female traveler the darkest and smallest room in your accommodation? Ever wondered how to support your wife when she wants to go on a trip alone? This episode is as interesting for women who are interested in solo traveling...2022-05-1629 min