Clara Francken
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Travel Devil is your gateway to a world of sustainable travel, slow travel, and truly meaningful adventures. Hosted by slow tourism advocate Clara Francken, this podcast invites you to rethink the way you move across the planet. In a world dominated by mass tourism and cheap flights, Travel Devil shows how eco travel and responsible tourism can transform not only your trips but your entire travel mindset.Here, we explore how to travel lighter, deeper, and with intention, whether you're interested in slow tourism, eco-friendly travel, overland travel, or discovering unique travel destinations across Europe and the world. With regular...
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A snowy steam-train ride that keeps the history tactile and close.
Clara Franken treats the Leusnitzgrundbahn ride as a small, close-up travel piece. The snow, steam, signaling, and cab detail do the heavy lifting, and the route from boarding through the towns to Radeborg stays clear enough without feeling overworked.
A lively travel conversation about litter, station life, and stubborn public habits.
Travel Devil turns an Amsterdam walk and talk into a clear case for plogging, the mix of running, jogging, and picking up trash. Clara Franken keeps the conversation moving as she and Paul talk through why train stations seem to collect cigarette butts, why fines and enforcement…
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.
A customer service agent told me 'if you can't fly, you can't go on holiday'—that's when I decided to prove him wrong.
Travel Devil host Clara Franken speaks with Paul Waye in Haarlem about plogging, the practice of running while picking up trash.
Lotte Smits, the Dutch-born blogger behind The Sustainable Travel Guide, went over five years without flying before taking a one-way flight home from the Canary Islands, and she calls her flight shame something she "internalized." She says a short-haul flight emits 4 to 7 times as much CO2 as a diesel train and up to 30 times as much as an electric train, while noting that no standardized calculation method exists.
Clara Franken took the Corfu to Igoumenitsa ferry for 6.40 euros, then an overnight ferry to Bari for 76 euros plus a 9 euro air seat.
Host Clara Franken discusses the role of AI in tourism, its environmental footprint, and how conscious travelers can use it responsibly.
A microplastic researcher discusses how microplastics relate to travel, from pollution sources to practical tips for reducing plastic consumption.
Host Clara Francken discusses sustainable travel in Greece with guest Johanna Kalafatis, covering agritourism, local benefits, and responsible tourism.
Host Clara Francken interviews Emma about her Instagram account Emma's Roadmap, sharing tips for discovering beautiful local weekend trips in Belgium and nearby countries.