Never a Straight Line
What is it about travel, life, and simple existence that can make you want to listen, write or, for that matter, read? If that is you, welcome to Never a Straight Line. You must be restless to listen to this, but what is wrong with that?
Never a Straight Line
Latest Episodes
Hereford Unfolded
Hereford Unfolded takes listeners into the historic heart of Hereford, one of England’s quieter and more overlooked cathedral cities. In this reflective travel podcast episode from Never a Straight Line, Richard Villar walks through He...
Inflation Road Trip – Lessons from the Road
It began before dawn in London, late October 2025. The leaves were falling, the city half asleep, and the world on edge. There was a ceasefire in Gaza that few believed would hold, the war in Ukraine dragged on, and markets twitched. The dollar...
Highways and Heatwaves: A Road Trip to Madrid – Finale
The road ends in Madrid, the heat rising from the tarmac, and with it comes time to gather what the miles have said. From the rain of the Lake District to Spain’s sun-bleached ridges, the journey has been less about destinations than about patt...
Highways and Heatwaves: A Road Trip to Madrid - Day 5
Day Five begins gently enough - coffee in Burgos, a cooler morning, and a table of pilgrims lacing their boots for the Camino de Santiago. Some will sleep rough, some in hotels, and one husband will trail his wife by car - devotion on four whee...
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Highways and Heatwaves: A Road Trip to Madrid - Day 4
Day Four begins unsteadily in Bordeaux, perched on a high chair like a stork wobbling over breakfast. From this precarious throne comes conversation - Americans, Canadians, Scots, one Englishman. Politics rises, as politics does, and for ...
