You Should Have Been There

There be dragons! Join @SimonCalder and Mick Webb for talk of the potential hazards of leaving the beaten track, of the wisdom of scaling volcanoes with a 3 year old and what to do if you meet an axolotl. Listen on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…

Do you recognise this flag? It belongs to one of the off-the -beaten-track destinations that feature in our latest podcast on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…. With @simoncalder and Mick Webb

Golden moments from travel in 2025 and holiday hopes for the New Year. Plus some self -indulgent (but relevant) present giving! Podcast 231 on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb… with @simoncalder and Mick Webb

Travel miracles that challenge the laws of time and castles like "pastry shops of the mind." Join Mick Webb and @SimonCalder for podcast 230 on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…

The charm of great unfinished buildings and the dream of frictionless travel. They're our topics in Podcast 229 on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…. With Mick Webb and @SimonCalder

Castles in Spain-not the fantasy kind-but the best ones to visit, to stay in and even get a good pastry. Castillos a gogo with Mick Webb and @SimonCalder in Podcast 228 on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…

We visit castles, caravanserai and the extraordinary site of Baalbek. Feel the hand of history in podcast 227 on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…. With Mick Webb and @simoncalder

The new Entry/Exit system to Schengen Area countries is supposed to be well under way, but is it? What is it? What does it mean for UK travellers? Hear all about the EES in the latest podcast from @SimonCalder and Mick Webb on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…

Follow @SimonCalder and Mick Webb on a Pyrenean hike in the footsteps of exiles and refugees, and in the hoofprints of sheep, cows and isards. Podcast 225 at anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…

Join @SimonCalder and Mick Webb on a South London Hill climb. But will it be a suitable rehearsal for their forthcoming Pyrenean trek?

We deplore the devious schemes of car hire firms and set out to find the middle of nowhere in our latest podcast on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb… With Mick Webb and @SimonCalder

Traditional Spanish houses, ideal Airbnb's and a scheduled cross-Channel ferry service with impeccable green credentials. Join @SimonCalder and Mick Webb on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…

Tales of unexpected strandings, language malfunctions and bewildering showers on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…. With Mick Webb and @SimonCalder

Beautiful churches, creeping delays and weird meal times. Join @SimonCalder and Mick Webb for more travellers' tales on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…

An underwhelming new dawn for our railways, an inadvertent phone error by an airport boss and the unveiling of our new "slow race across the globe". Hear all about it at anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb… With @SimonCalder and Mick Webb

Brits abroad is the subject of Podcast 218 on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…. Dicover Brexit escapees, travel racers and AvGeeks with @simoncalder and Mick Webb

Sailing around Croatian Islands. Simon says.... it's a great idea. Podcast 217 on Anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb… with Mick Webb and @SimonCalder

Power failures, delays, cancellations.... We discuss how to hedge your travel bets in turbulent times. Podcast 216 at anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb… with @SimonCalder and Mick Webb

What's the connection between this cafe and an internationally known tourist attraction? The answer's in podcast 215 on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb… with @simoncalder and Mick Webb

Discover the many, often surreal, attractions of the country at the "crossroads of Europe" in a new podcast guide to Belgium with @simoncalder and Mick Webb. Available now on anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…