Yi Ping Bao
38 episodes listed below
PRESS PLAY
Welcome to The Funny Travel Stories Podcast! I'm Yi Ping Bao, also known as Belinda - a journalist who enjoys chatting with friends about their unforgettable and laugh-out-loud travel experiences. Each episode brings you funny travel stories, must-visit recommendations, and places my guests dream of going in the future. I'll also be asking my guests what it's like to live in the UK, and inviting them to teach me a few phrases in their native languages (or any languages they speak)!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Yiping Bao turns travel mishaps and guest memories into warm, detail-rich conversations about how journeys acquire their lasting meaning.
Yiping Bao treats travel mishaps as invitations to keep talking. Her guest interviews begin with journeys and their comic complications, then follow the people inside them: missed trains in Japan, gig-going across Europe, an aborted Mexico trip, or conspicuous security…
Two platform ones in a Japanese station can make your own wrong train feel almost respectable.
Press play if you want
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A relaxed travel chat where the detours and vivid gig stories do most of the work.
The episode moves through a music-first travel conversation, shifting from Christmas plans in London to a Hamburg gig detour, with Izzy Brand making the case that gigs and other clear reasons can make a trip feel worthwhile. Its appeal comes from the easy, personal tone.
A loose, warm travel chat that turns awkward moments into stories worth keeping.
Yiping Bao and Dan, the founder of Talk To Dan, keep the focus on travel mishaps, awkward turns, and the kind of memories people only appreciate later.
Travel humor, identity memories, and a romantic surprise give this conversation a warm finish.
Sam Liu's conversation treats travel as a way of noticing difference and finding connection. It moves through being Taiwanese by birth, a tense question from military police in Beijing, and Hong Kong church memories that still sit close to home.
Solo travel is framed as a practical, low-drama kind of bravery.
Monica Hsueh's conversation with Yiping Bao treats solo travel as a practical kind of bravery. The episode lingers on the useful, funny parts of moving through a new city alone: finding bearings, making quick calls, and staying calm when the map gets messy.
A polite taxi ride and a box of chocolate biscuits turn a Japan story into the episode's sharpest beat.
Monica's travel chat with Yiping Bao turns on a small, sticky surprise: a polite taxi driver in Japan, a box of chocolate biscuits, and the uneasy feeling that kindness might also be a sales pitch.
A travel chat that turns train confusion into a useful, low-key story.
The episode is at its best when it treats getting around an unfamiliar place as both useful and memorable: the Japan recommendation, the case for giving a trip enough time to breathe, and the way transport confusion becomes part of the story all land cleanly.
A warm, reflective chat that uses music and travel to open up Lucy Crisp's life and work.
Lucy Crisp comes across as a musician and songwriter with a clear radio-presenter background, and she makes a straightforward case for who she is and where she has come from: Nottingham, and Nottingham Trent University, where she studied music performance.
A warm, loose travel chat that turns food mishaps and favorite places into easy conversation.
The episode keeps a warm, relaxed pace as it moves through travel and food stories grounded in ordinary detail. It opens with food poisoning in Spain, then shifts to shrimp-and-pineapple pizza in Brazil, and continues with recommendations for Rome, Sicily, Bariloche, Chile,…
Weekly multi-segment travel interviews pairing European destinations with historians and explorers.
Deep Disney parks talk, right down to the signage.
Real family routes, practical travel stories.
Everyday curiosities, explained with a sideways grin.
Yiping Bao opens the show with a relaxed travel chat.
Elaine Chong describes living in a US frat house called Faeta Kai, where she paid “really, really cheap rent,” walked to the student union to pee, and chased down a missing slipper before a flight to Taiwan.
Host Belinda chats with guests about hilarious travel mishaps, shares recommendations, and explores cultural differences.
Yiping Bao speaks with Izzy Brand about funny travel stories and the way music shapes her trips.
Yiping Bao opens with a travel question for Dan, the founder of Talk To Dan.
Yiping Bao welcomes Sam Liu for a travel conversation.
Host Yiping Bao shares humorous solo travel stories from Spain and Italy, including getting lost in Barcelona's metro, receiving help from Italian police in Pisa, and discovering Spanish cuisine.
Yiping Bao keeps the conversation easy and open.
Monica Shea joins Yiping Bao for a relaxed travel chat.
The host welcomes Lucy back for part two of their chat.
Host Yi Ping Bao interviews musician Lucy Crisp about her music, songwriting inspirations from travel, and funny travel stories, including a bird pooping incident in Rome and an impromptu performance in Tenerife.
Host Yiping Bao continues her conversation with guest Vicky Barauna, who shares humorous and personal travel anecdotes.
Yiping Bao opens by introducing the podcast and his connection to Vicky.
The conversation stays with Darren Speck as part two of the chat and moves into off camera Race Across the World stories.
Darren Speck joins Yiping Bao for a laid-back travel chat on Funny Travel Stories.
Host Yi Ping Bao continues her conversation with guest Jack Sims, who shares travel recommendations for Sicily and Amsterdam, discusses British tourist stereotypes, and recounts highlights from his recent US trip including Washington DC's historical sites and food experiences like Philly cheesesteak.
Host Yi Ping Bao interviews guests about their hilarious travel experiences and shares recommendations.
Host Yi Ping Bao interviews guests about their hilarious travel experiences and shares recommendations.
Host Yi Ping Bao chats with guests about hilarious travel experiences, recommendations, and language lessons.
Host Yi Ping Bao interviews Chris Xu, co-founder of Kung Fu Mama UK, about his travel experiences and funny stories.
Host Yi Ping Bao interviews guests about their hilarious travel experiences and shares recommendations.
Host Yi Ping Bao interviews guests about their hilarious travel experiences, sharing funny stories and recommendations.
Host Belinda chats with guests about hilarious travel experiences, shares recommendations, and explores cultural insights.
Host Belinda chats with guests about hilarious travel experiences and shares recommendations.
Host Yi Ping Bao introduces her podcast about funny travel stories and shares her own background and travel experiences.