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A new genus of agalliine leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Megophthalminae) from the Oriental Region, with description of a new species and proposal of a new combination
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Review of Chinese species of the leafhopper genus Scaphomonoides Li, 2011 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Scaphoideini), with description of a new species
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You should have been there: PODCAST 190 HE WAS A DAY TRIPPER......... on Apple Podcasts
We discuss the controversial new tax on day visitors to Venice and look ahead to the charms and challenges of this summer's travel, including the best month to make your get away.
PODCAST 177 THE ROAD TO BERLIN on Apple Podcasts
Travel meets football in our guide to the 2024 Euros. Discover where to go, when to book and what to see in Simon Calder's essential guide to next year's football feast across the length and breadth of Germany.
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DELAYS by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
TRAVEL DESTINATION ROULETTE by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
TRAVEL DESTINATION ROULETTE on Apple Podcasts
25 min We shed light on the government's forthcoming strategy for foreign travel with the help of Carolyn Pearson. Her company, Maiden Voyage, advises business travellers on safety and well-being (maiden-voyage.com). An unexpected accompaniment is provided by some dogs that Simon befriended outside Swindon Railway Station. 25 min
TRAVEL'S NUCLEAR OPTION by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN! by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
EASTER ESCAPES by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
DECIPHERING BORIS'S ROAD MAP by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
THINKING DEEPLY ABOUT TRAVEL by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
CONFESSIONS OF A TOUR GUIDE by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
VAMOS A LA PLAYA by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
ROMANCE ON THE ROAD by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
THE MYSTIQUE OF MUSTIQUE by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
THE ALLURE OF AUSTRALIA by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
THE ALLURE OF AUSTRALIA You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 19 hours ago 1x Simon reveals his love of Quokkas, while Mick's sceptical view of Australia's charms is well and truly challenged by Oz aficionados, Charlotte Hindle and Peter Webb. 25:27 January 24, 2021 There's nothing quite like a mechanical breakdown to disrupt a journey. Though sometimes it can make rather than break your holiday, as we hear from Steph Nelms and Alec Webb.
BREAKING DOWN by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
BREAKING DOWN You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 24 minutes ago 1x There's nothing quite like a mechanical breakdown to disrupt a journey. Though sometimes it can make rather than break your holiday, as we hear from Steph Nelms and Alec Webb. Meanwhile the President of the AA, Edmund King gives some timely advice on how to avoid mechanical mayhem.
THE BEST TRAVEL FILM by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
THE BEST TRAVEL FILM You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 2 hours ago 1x To help draw up a shortlist of worthy contenders, we are joined by Sarah Baxter, Charlotte Hindle, Alec Webb and Tony Wheeler. Would you believe that someone proposed The Sound of Music? Do send us your own suggestions to our new Twitter destination, @youshouldhavebe1 29:38 January 10, 2021 What does this New Year have in store for tethered travellers?
TRAVEL 2021 by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
TRAVEL 2021 You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 4 hours ago 1x What does this New Year have in store for tethered travellers? And If we are allowed to get away, how much of the travel industry will still be functioning? Our guest this week, having an educated guess at what might happen, is Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet guidebooks.
THE WORLD-BEATING CHRISTMAS TRAVEL QUIZ by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 19 minutes ago 1x With acknowledgements to Kratftwerk, we preview the new European Rail Timetable in the expert company of Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries. Prepare for the light at the end of the tunnel with their top train tips. Find details of their publications at www.hiddeneurope.co.uk/ 29:25 December 13, 2020 Where are the most enjoyable long walks and what's the best way to tackle them?
LONG DISTANCE WALKS by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
LONG DISTANCE WALKS You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 20 hours ago 1x Where are the most enjoyable long walks and what's the best way to tackle them? Our guest this week is Sarah Baxter, travel writer, walker and author of " A History of the World in 500 Walks" . Her website is sarahbtravel.wordpress.com 29:42 November 29, 2020 We discuss how to travel healthily with Sascha Heeney.
FIT FOR TRAVEL? by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
FIT FOR TRAVEL? You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • Nov 21 1x We discuss how to travel healthily with Sascha Heeney. She 's not only a nurse but also a travel guide with Lupine travel (lupinetravel.co.uk) which specialises in tours to some of the world's hardest to reach destinations.
THE LOST ART OF NATURAL NAVIGATION by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
THE LOST ART OF NATURAL NAVIGATION You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • Nov 15 1x THE LOST ART OF NATURAL NAVIGATION Discover how the humble stinging nettle can help you find your way to a village pub with our guest, Tristan Gooley. He's an expert in the lost and often fascinating art of navigating by the sun, stars, clouds, trees, even satellite dishes.
EVERY PHOTO TELLS A STORY by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
EVERY PHOTO TELLS A STORY You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 30 minutes ago 1x EVERY PHOTO TELLS A STORY It's not just what you photograph but the circumstances in which you took it. Not to mention what you do with it afterwards. Our guests today are travel writer and adventurer, Frances Linzee Gordon, and Mario Cavalli who is a film maker and photographer. Enjoy some of his work at https://mario-cavalli-images.squarespace.com/.
ARE YOU A TOURIST OR A TRAVELLER? by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
ARE YOU A TOURIST OR A TRAVELLER? You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • Nov 2 1x ARE YOU A TOURIST OR A TRAVELLER? Helped by travel writer and adventurer, Frances Linzee Gordon, we discuss the contentious distinction between the words "traveller" and "tourist". Would you ever find a true traveller in an all-inclusive resort? Or a tourist on a dodgy local bus?
STRANGE BREWS by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
STRANGE BREWS You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 52 minutes ago 1x We recall, or at least try to, some of the oddest drinks we've encountered during our travels and attempt to describe their flavours and their effects! 27:39 October 26, 2020 Simon and Mick are joined by travel journalist, Helen Coffey to ponder some of quarantine's big questions.
Q IS FOR QUARANTINE by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Q IS FOR QUARANTINE You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 13 hours ago 1x Simon and Mick are joined by travel journalist, Helen Coffey to ponder some of quarantine's big questions. Where was it first practised, how do you cope with being quarantined and hardest of all, what are the UK's current restrictions? 27:54 October 19, 2020 Souvenirs come in all shapes and sizes and, of course, in various shades of naffness.
TIERS FOR SOUVENIRS by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
TIERS FOR SOUVENIRS You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • Oct 12 1x Souvenirs come in all shapes and sizes and, of course, in various shades of naffness. We compare our own favourites and talk to Julia Ferguson, a Business Psychologist, about the value that we place on these symbols of abroad. 29:01 October 12, 2020 Simon and MIck are joined by Anna Hughes, Director of FlightFree UK, co-author of Peaky Climbers and a champion of cycling.
THE CYCLING REVOLUTION? by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 20 hours ago 1x Simon and MIck are joined by Anna Hughes, Director of FlightFree UK, co-author of Peaky Climbers and a champion of cycling. They share the pleasures (and pains) of cycling and wonder what could be done to make getting on your bike an easier experience in the UK.
THE MODERN-DAY PILGRIM by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • Sep 28 1x We hear from people who have walked the Camino de Santiago about the joy and pain they have experienced, and muse on the similarities between tourism and pilgrimages. Many thanks to Debra, Richard and Louise for their contributions 30:07 September 28, 2020 Simon and Mick compare notes about their respective attempts to enjoy some time off.
GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 38 minutes ago 1x Simon and Mick compare notes about their respective attempts to enjoy some time off. But was it better to be scaling Holland's highest peak or to be walking through a road-free valley on the way to a pint of Sussex ale? Well, we'll let you decide! 27:10 September 20, 2020 YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THREE A typing error leads Mick and Simon to wonder about the desirability of travelling in threes.
EMBARRASSING TRAVEL MOMENTS by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
EMBARRASSING TRAVEL MOMENTS You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • Aug 30 Go to next audioGo to next audio Go to prev audioGo to prev audio 1x EMBARRASSING TRAVEL MOMENTS Travelling and embarrassment seem to go hand in glove. Simon and Mick wonder whether it's an essential part of being a tourist and also, if we are often the authors of our own discomfort, not to mention that of our children. The tale of the false beards is a case in point.
RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 13 hours ago Go to next audioGo to next audio Go to prev audioGo to prev audio 1x Are you a responsible traveller? See if you measure up to the standards proposed by some of the new gurus, and enjoy the poetic pledge created by the Tourist Office of Finland. Thanks to Anna Hughes of Flight Free UK for her interview and to Aaron Burden@unsplash for his photo.
HIGH PLACES by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • 2 hours ago Go to next audioGo to next audio Go to prev audioGo to prev audio 1x What is that makes us stretch every sinew to get to the top of things? Simon and Mick's favourite high places include the Blackpool Tower, Buenos Aires' Barolo Tower, Mount Aconcagua, also in Argentina, and The Cirque de Gavarnie in the French Pyrenees.
SURE WAS GLAD TO GET OUT OF THERE ALIVE by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
SURE WAS GLAD TO GET OUT OF THERE ALIVE You should have been there • By Mick Webb and Simon Calder • Aug 4 Go to next audioGo to next audio Go to prev audioGo to prev audio 1x SURE WAS GLAD TO GET OUT OF THERE ALIVE Mick and Simon relive some of the travel situations which they're only too pleased to have survived. Plus a visit to a pub in Southampton which is proud to carry the name of that ill-starred ship, The Titanic.
THE NEW NORMAL by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
TRAVELLING LIGHT by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
NEW FRONTIERS by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
CARRY ON CAMPING by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
SLOW TRAVEL by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
TRAVELLING SAFELY, WEIGHING UP RISKS by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
Brief Encounters by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
Travel with social distancing by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
The Bits Awards by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
The ideal travelling companion by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
You should have been there on Apple Podcasts
36 episodes Simon Calder, travel correspondent of The Independent and former BBC producer, Mick Webb, discuss the world of travel and delight in travellers' tales. Simon Calder, travel correspondent of The Independent and former BBC producer, Mick Webb, discuss the world of travel and delight in travellers' tales. SEP 6, 2020 YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THREE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THREE A typing error leads Mick and Simon to wonder about the desirability of travelling in threes.
Poetry in motion by You should have been there • A podcast on Anchor
Crossing frontiers is a crucial part of the travelling experience. It can be time-consuming,worrying, frightening, often fascinating and sometimes downright entertaining . In this Podcast, travel journalists, Simon Calder and Mick Webb, who have travelled far and wide, reflect on the borders they have crossed. Like the unforgettable night spent trying to convince the Panamanian soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Panama that they were bona fide tourists.
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