Unravel Travel
David and Malcolm met at school when they were 14, and by some miracle, 40 years later they are still friends. They Interrailed together after University and for both travel has been a constant in their lives.
Malcolm has been an Engineer and run several software businesses, now he is semi-retired with a part time role in IT and a full time role in life. He is a long time traveller for work and pleasure who has lived in Singapore for 2 years, is currently dividing his time between the UK and Czechia and has been an AirBnB host for 5 years.
David worked in Accounting and Financial services for many years and retired young to start a business providing walking trips and tour group holidays. David travelled extensively and took very interesting long holidays during his working life. Since retirement he has become a migratory bird, overwintering in warmer climes.
This blog will be weekly and cover everything travel related including reviews of trips taken, the business of travel, longer breaks, short breaks, travel for work and living overseas. We will also be interviewing other people about their travel experiences.
Episodes
19 episodes
Cornwall - Part 1
To celebrate the May Bank Holiday and the inevitable forecast of rain, what could be more appropriate than a discussion of Cornwall? The A30 will be packed with visitors eager to get away for some summer sun, walks, fish and chips and the...
Trekking Expeditions
In this episode David and Malcolm discuss the basics of trekking, including how best to avoid and deal with altitude sickness.They talk about how the gear is transported on a trekking expedition and they fall down the rabbit hole of wha...
Canoe Expeditions in Scotland pt 2
In the 2nd part of this episode on Scottish Canoe Expeditions we explore some of the practicalities like travel and hire. Also tents, sleeping and the usual juvenile toilet topics.We talk about how to work your way up to a trip lik...
Canoe Expeditions in Scotland
In this episode we are joined by Malc's brother Stewart to talk about Canoe expeditions in the wilds of Scotland.This is part one of a two part topic where we cover some basics:- Canoe vs Kayak- Preparation and planning- The...
A Guide to Independent Travel
In this episode, Malcolm and David use their many years of travelling independently to give advice for people without experience of independent travel. We discuss how to identify and manage the risk of this sort of travel and how to plan to get...
Great walks in the UK
In this episode Malcolm and David discuss their favourite places to hike in the UK.Hear us talk about the best places to stay, eat and walk. We discuss, waterfalls in Yorkshire and the Yorkshire 3 peaks hike. The differences between the...
Iceland in Winter
In this episode we discuss Malcolm's Winter trip to Iceland.Hear us get to grips with plate tectonics, geophysics, atmospheric phenomena and avant-garde Icelandic art . Whilst avoiding snow blindness, scolding water and fermented fish ba...
Overland to India - Pakistan, India and reflections
In the second part of Overland to India we follow Ollie as he explores Kashmir and does a pre-mobile phone needle in a haystack hunt for Becca in Northern India.We continue to categorise the world by how it takes it's tea, and discuss wh...
Overland to India - The Middle East and Iran
In this episode Malc and David are joined by Ollie to talk about his epic overland journey from the UK to India. This first part focuses on the journey through Europe, Turkey, Syria and down into Lebanon then back up and through Iran befo...
Travel Buddies
In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of travelling solo or with a buddy. Malcolm discovers an unlikely resemblance to a famous film star and David shares some ideas on how to make a success of a holiday when travelling with a smaller gr...
Safari - So Goody
In this episode we discuss Malcolm and David's previous safari experiences, including your traditional guided safari and your less traditional self drive safari. We talk about Malcolm's experiences with malaria and the safety procedures in plac...
Island hopping & life at sea on a diving liveaboard
In this episode we discuss David's recent island hopping trip in the Philippines. We will delve into: the activies on the trip, the food, the other people on the trip as well as the Filipino support crew. There is a discussion of toilet facilit...
Wine in the Czech Republic
In this episode we discuss the wine culture of the Czech Republic (Czechia if you are under 30, Czechoslovakia if you are over 60 and the Austro-Hungarian Empire if you are dead).In particular the South Moravian wine growing region where...
To Plan or not to Plan
Today we are discussing a necessary evil, estate agents do make a surprise appearance, but the topic is planning.Too much planning stifles the enjoyment and spontaneity.Too little planning, well you would never get out of your fro...
The thrilla near Manila - A Philippine update
Well, we were going to talk about Safaris and catch up with Dave after he landed in Cebu. But as he was right royally messed around by hosts through Booking.com, instead we discuss how it went. What to do and not to do when your acc...
Winter Breaks
In this Episode Malc and Dave discuss Winter breaks and escaping the Grey.As is often the case, Malc tends to go on shorter breaks, commonly the Med Islands at the beginning of January or to Central Europe where it is cold crisp and blue...
Trailer and Intro
We are old school friends (yes old), we have traveled together often, and separately much more.Whenever we meet we spend out time talking about our travels, with one eye whistful and nostalgic, and the other fresh and experienced. ...
Corporate Holidays - Travel on the company dollar
If you have never done any international or long distance home country travel for business it probably sounds glamorous and interesting; spoiler alert...it really isn't. It is a pain in the proverbial. However, there is a way to tak...
