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Welcome to the first episode of Travel Writer's Field Guide Podcast. Hosted by travel writers Phoebe Smith (From Our Correspondent, Wanderlust) and Daniel Neilson (Time Out, The Great Outdoors, Sidetracked), this is the monthly podcast that accompanies the book of the same name. This podcast is in association with Craghoppers outdoor clothing and protective travel equipment for over 50 years. --You have, of course, been travelling all your life. The question addressed in this episode is about what should be committed to paper or screen. Why you should record some bits and which bits do people want to read?In this episode, we discuss storytelling, travelling as richly as you can, getting into travel writing in the first place, as well as offering 7 hard-earned tips from a life on the road. --Show notesMusic recorded at Alliance Francaise in Accra at a concert by Atongo Zimba whose new album Sankunni is out now.  [1.01] Time Out Accra  [4.59] Travel Writer's Field Guide is our book. Available now from https://travelwritersfieldguide.com/[19.19] Bill Bryson  [20.23] Bill Bryson's book Neither Here Nor There [21.16] Travel authors Bruce Chatwin and Paul Theroux  [21.36] Paul Theroux's The Great Railway Bazaar  [23.33] Ben Lerwill  [25.00] Our sponsors Craghoppers  [36.06] Tim Moore's Spanish Steps