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San Sebastian – Pintxos: A local specialty
Location: San Sebastian, Spain
In this podcast, Hostelworld.com’s Rebecca Keenan speaks about pintxos with Gabriella Ranelli from Gabriella’s Kitchen, a cooking school in San Sebastian. Listen to learn more about this local specialty, from the best places to try them out to the top tipples to sip while you eat.
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On the London Eye
Location: London, England
Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Sophie Lilley from the Merlin Entertainment's London Eye to find out who came up with the idea for the famous landmark, how people visit it every year and more.
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London - In the West End
Location: London, England
In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Julia Hallawell of the Society of London Theatre about the British capital's famous theatre district. She tells him what's the longest running play there, how to save money when buying tickets and more.
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Ask the locals - Glasgow
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Hostelworld.com's Rebecca Keenan takes to the streets of Glasgow to ask the people who live there about their favourite bars, restaurants and neighbourhoods. Listen to find out why the West End is so well-loved, where to get the best tapas and what makes haunts like 'The Wee Bar' so popular.
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Only in Oslo...
Location: Oslo, Norway
There are certain things you can only find in the Norwegian capital, such as the Nobel Peace Center, the Oslo Opera House and the Viking Ship Museum. In this podcast, Hostelworld.com’s Rebecca Keenan speaks to different people about these unique attractions.
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Glasgow - At the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Housing a vast collection encompassing Ancient Egypt to the Wild West, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Glasgow's most popular attractions. In this podcast, Hostelworld.com's Rebecca Keenan speaks with Bailie Liz Cameron to find out more about this well-loved museum.
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Only in Edinburgh...
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
There are some certain things that you can only find in the Scottish capital, such as Edinburgh Castle, the National Museum of Scotland and more. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to different people who live in Edinburgh about those things.
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Cork - Inside the English Market
Location: Cork, Ireland
In operation since 1788, the Cork English Market is one of the city's most important attractions. In this podcast, Hostelworld.com's Rebecca Keenan speaks with Kay Harte from the Farmgate Cafe to find out what makes this food market so special.
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Getting to know Montmartre
Location: Paris, France
In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty travels to Montmartre, one of Paris' best-known neighbourhoods, to speak to Frederique Maitrehenry of Musée de Montmartre to find out what makes it so unique.
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Hidden Rome
Location: Rome, Italy
Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Francesco Galluzzi, a tour guide in Rome, about some of the city's less known attractions.
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Only in Stockholm...
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to people in Stockholm about the world's first outdoor museum, a hostel on a jumbo jet and more.
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Only in Prague...
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Hostelworld.com’s Colm Hanratty travels to Prague for this podcast to speak to different people about certain things unique to the Czech Republic’s capital.
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Only in Dublin...
Location: Dublin, Ireland
There are some certain things that you can only find in the Irish capital, such as the home of Guinness, Europe's largest urban park and the Book of Kells. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to different people who live in Dublin about those certain things.
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Seville - Home of Flamenco
Location: Seville, Spain
Hostelworld’s Colm Hanratty speaks to Fernando Rodriguez of 'El Arenal', one of Seville's top Flamenco clubs about the origins of the music and its different styles.
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Only in Amsterdam...
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Dutch capital is famous for many reasons and there are certain things that you can only find there. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to different people who live in Amsterdam about the Red Light District, the Anne Frank House and more.
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Only in Frankfurt...
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Some of the things you can only do in Frankfurt are see Europe's most spectacular skyline and try an authentic frankfurter sausage with some 'apfelwein' (apple wine). In this podcast Colm speaks to different people in Frankfurt about the things you can only do there.
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Live from Queen's Day
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Celebrating the birthday of Queen Beatrix, Queen's Day is the biggest event on the Dutch calendar and the best place to celebrate it is in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam. In this podcast Colm reports from the streets of Amsterdam to find out what you can expect to encounter at the Netherlands' biggest party.
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Only in Lisbon...
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
There are certain things you can only do in the Portuguese capital. These include visiting one of Europe's biggest aquariums at 'Oceanario de Lisboa' and enjoying a cake in 'Pasteis de Belem'. In this podcast Colm talks to different people in Lisbon about those certain things.
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Live from the Hoscars
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Colm presents this podcast live from the 6th Annual Hostelworld.com Hoscar Awards Ceremony. The ‘Hoscars’ were selected from over 600,000 Hostelworld.com reviews that were left by customers in 2007.
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Tips for the Slopes
Location: Interlaken, Switzerland
Colm speaks to Jon Fauver of Outdoor Interlaken, Interlaken's leading ski school, to find out which is harder to pick up - skiing or snowboarding? In this podcast Colm also learns when the ski season starts and ends and more
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Live from Oktoberfest
Location: Munich, Germany
Join Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty and his friend Richie Talbot as they get the lowdown on the famous festival and go on an 'Oktoberfest Tent Test', visiting seven of the fourteen main tents.
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Gyros or souvlaki?
Location: Athens, Greece
Eating a gyros or a souvlaki is a much a part of a trip to Athens as visiting the Acropolis. The only problem is that you may not know the difference between the two. Colm speaks to Dimitris Bairaktaris and Vicky Moutsiounas from Athens’ famous ‘Bairaktaris’ restaurant to find out the difference between the two.
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Live from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Colm travels to Edinburgh to present this podcast live from 2007's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. At the festival he speaks to Jody Kamali, star of the one-man show 'Backpacker', Maeve Higgins, one of Ireland's top stand-up comics, press officer Duncan Fraser to find out how big the festival is, along with other performers at the largest arts festival in the world.
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The Best Pint of Guinness in Dublin
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Colm goes in search of the best pint of Guinness in the Irish capital with his friend and self-proclaimed Guinness connoisseur, Richie Talbot. During their quest they visit 10 of Dublin’s city centre pubs, ranging from traditional bars to modern ‘superpubs’. They even visit the place where Guinness is made!
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Naples by Neapolitans
Location: Naples, Italy
Colm speaks to Luca, Carla and Gemma from Hostel of the Sun in Naples to ask them if their city is as dangerous as people say it is, where you will find the city’s best pizza, and what you shouldn’t miss there if you are planning a trip to the southern Italian city.
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Inside Amsterdam's Coffeeshops
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famous for canals, Heineken Beer and the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam is also renowned for its liberal attitude to soft drugs. Listen to Spike from the Jolly Joker Coffeeshop in the Amsterdam’s Nieumarkt district give us an insight into the city’s coffeeshop culture along with some warnings also!
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London - 'The Knowledge'
Location: London, England
You may or may not be aware of this, but before London cab drivers are allowed drive people around the British capital they have to learn what is called ‘The Knowledge’ – a detailed knowledge of routes within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross Station. Here Colm speaks to Neil Chadwick, a cab driver from the East End of London, to extract his own version of ‘The Knowledge’.
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London City Guide
Location: London, England
Find out what not to miss in the British capital, discover what the best time to get on the London Eye is, listen to some locals tell Colm what their favourite bars and restaurants are, discover some ways to save money and much more.