TRAVEL Updated 5\/18\/20<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t I really enjoy podcasts on long walks around the neighborhood or car rides.\u00a0 It looks like I\u2019m not alone because the New York Times has reported that \u201c<\/span>listeners over age 55, who were slower to adopt podcasts, are finally catching up.<\/span><\/a>\u201d\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t tried listening to a podcast yet, they are usually free audio shows that are somewhere between 15 and 60 minutes long that you can listen to on your smartphone, tablet, computer, or smart speaker.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Interested?<\/span><\/p> OK, then I have three questions for you:<\/span><\/p> If you answered \u201cyes\u201d to all three questions, you might be a perfect candidate to try a travel podcast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Let\u2019s get started!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t With over <\/span>1 million podcasts and 30 million<\/span><\/a> episodes available, it can be challenging to find what you want to listen to even after you\u2019ve identified \u201ctravel\u201d as your category.\u00a0 Most podcasters have a website that you can visit to stream or download their podcasts directly \u00e0 la carte<\/em> mode.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p> If you\u2019d prefer to have more options, however, you can also stream, download, and\/or subscribe to multiple podcasts on podcast websites\/apps, including <\/span>Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Google Podcasts<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Stitcher<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Castbox<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Pocket Casts<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Overcast<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>iHeartRadio<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Spotify<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>TuneIn<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Pandora<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>PodBean<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t While some of these websites\/apps organize the podcasts according to specific categories, they may not have a category breakout for travel, never mind the type of travel that we might have in mind as a 50+ traveler.\u00a0 Therefore, to make it even easier to find a podcast that we both might like, I listened to over 50 travel podcasts this week with a discriminating ear to identify those podcasts that<\/span> offer (1) practical travel tips (2) relevant for 50+ travelers (3) with reliable hosts.<\/span><\/p> As you probably know by now, I don\u2019t like to waste time or money, so any podcast that could save me either gets my vote.\u00a0 For our short list of podcasts, I was particularly interested in podcasts that disseminated actual travel tips and other facts about particular locations.\u00a0 To make the list, I was looking for a podcast that would offer a lot more than just descriptions of the \u201camazing\u201d breakfast food at hotel A or the \u201camazing\u201d mountain vistas on hike B.\u00a0 Rather, the host would ideally demonstrate that they or their expert guest had done their homework and were prepared to describe what they experienced clearly and deliver any insightful tips at a fairly brisk pace.<\/span><\/p> To whittle down the list of podcasts even further, I tried to include those travel podcasts that a typical 50+ traveler might be especially interested in listening to.\u00a0 According to <\/span>AARP<\/span><\/a>, Baby Boomers had planned to spend an average of $7800 in 2020 on 4 to 5 leisure trips, including bucket list international trips and cruises.\u00a0 Therefore, I have assumed that 50+ travelers might be looking for podcasts that could help them not only plan their future trips, especially expensive international bucket list trips, but introduce them to destinations, tours, or cruises that are not already on those lists.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p> To make the length of the podcast list more manageable, I also decided to focus on U.S.-based podcasts that weren\u2019t limited to travel in particular regions or geared towards different niches or demographics.\u00a0 I also excluded podcasts that appeared to be focused on jet setters, RVers, backpacking digital nomads, business travelers, families, amusement parks, or the travel business (including travel blogging\/writing).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
PODCASTS<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t12 Travel Podcasts for the 50+ Traveler\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
A.\u00a0 How to Find the Best Travel Podcasts<\/b><\/h2>
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2.\u00a0 Relevant for the 50+ Traveler<\/span><\/b><\/h3>
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