The Departure Lounge

A podcast brimming with useless travel advice and substandard one-liners. Produced and presented by @RealBenK and @WBWarden.

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NEW EPISODE

We're joined by Mike Steele to discuss:

🇪🇬 Egypt's obsession with cats
🇪🇬 An unrivalled Ancient history
🇪🇬 The world's largest cheese slice

I sphinx this is one of the better ones. #Egypt
https://t.co/4M0DtNCBgk

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NEW EPISODE

🇸🇦 Nearly the tallest tower in the world
🇸🇦 Nearly the most futuristic city in the world
🇸🇦 Nearly the largest date producer in the world

But most certainly the best listen you'll have this week. Enjoy! #SaudiArabia
https://t.co/vuKCvSgmhF

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Quiet for a while, but not done yet!

In #Argentina we discover:
🇦🇷 The greatest derby of all time
🇦🇷 The end of the world
🇦🇷 A piece of film history

Some easy listening for your lunchbreak!

https://t.co/rKq8yeXb7c

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NEW EPISODE

🇵🇬 Why do you need to be especially careful when picking up a Papuan bird?
🇵🇬 How does the country survive with such a limited road system?
🇵🇬 And does Papua New Guinea's coastal beauty outweigh it's 'darker side'?

Judge for yourself below!

https://t.co/JY5Jp7lpgj

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In many ways, talking travel from home is @WBWarden's ideal holiday.

Here's your team recording our latest episode in Samoa.

https://t.co/NVVc6AK7tP

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Welcome Fealofani Brunn! 🚣‍♂️

She sails into the Hall of Fame. Find out why in episode 34:

https://t.co/NVVc6AK7tP

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Samoan tatau is incredibly cool and very eye-catching.

These efforts are not.

https://t.co/NVVc6AK7tP

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NEW EPISODE

🇼🇸 Which Samoan beauty pageant is winning headlines?
🇼🇸 What might give Samoans a feeling of deja vu?
🇼🇸 And which Samoan sails into the Hall of Fame?

Join the Bens on a peculiar Pacific adventure.

#Samoa #Travel #Podcast

https://t.co/NVVc6AK7tP

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Introducing Irish Road Bowling...

https://t.co/ErgI5o15j9

And for more on this bizarre spectator sport, check out episode 33: https://t.co/V5PWGyQB8n

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An Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a bar...

The Scotsman turns to the Irishman and asks, "what you listening to?"

"The Departure Lounge", he says.

"Send us a link", replies the Englishman.

"Here you go:
https://t.co/V5PWGz8bZV"

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Ireland is the thoroughbred capital of the world.

https://t.co/V5PWGyQB8n

But can you name the country that these Departure Lounge Derby winners come from?

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TOP OF THE MORNING

🇮🇪 Which Irish TV show is a record holder?
🇮🇪 Why have COVID restrictions not affected Irish bowling enthusiasts?
🇮🇪 And what makes Irish thoroughbreds so successful?

Check out our trip to #Ireland, to be sure.

https://t.co/V5PWGyQB8n

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@ArthurFane Hah! Both very good. Just a bit worried the team would be overrun in the midfield. Any CMs?

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Our next country is a #football powerhouse...

Can you complete our 'holiday' themed XI:

🇸🇰 Marek Kodak
🇸🇯 John Arne Visa
🇮🇱 Towel Ben Haim
🇮🇪 Rough Gui-Demel
🇩🇪 Phillipe-Flop Lahm
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 RayBan Loftus-Cheek
?
🇰🇷 Son Cream Min
🇪🇬 Mo Salahpettes
🇳🇬 Peter OdemDinghy
🇪🇬 Speedo

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@JoeAlexander1 😂

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@JoeAlexander1 A very good suggestion and pleasing to see a La Masia graduate make the side. Can he do a job in centre midfield though?

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Not sure @WBWarden particularly wants to go anywhere...

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Our travel podcasting experience is not all sandy beaches and snow-capped mountains.

This was the backdrop for our episode in Nicaragua... ⬇️

(And Trinidad. And Belize. And Finland. And the other 29.)

https://t.co/LZDuYCMnUh

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Cutting edge insight here from @RealBenK.

https://t.co/LZDuYD3ZiR

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Ben's mum stocking up on merch for episode 32.

Have you listened in yet?

https://t.co/LZDuYD3ZiR