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Travel Tales with Fergal

by Fergal O'Keeffe

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About the show

Travel Tales with Fergal is an award winnning interview travel series listened to in over 140 countries worldwide where Irishman Fergal O'Keeffe chats to guests about their travels, adventures and experiences living abroad. He talks about travel, history, culture, people, food, politics, tourism and destination specials. Fergal has a lifelong love of travel. He loves going on adventures and dreaming and planning of future trips. He brings his natural curiosity and passion when interviewing a wide range of guests from the arts, sports, journalism, business, travel professionals and adventurers. Fergal hope these chats inspire you to dream of future travel adventures like they have inspired him. He can be found on Instagram and Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal and twitter @fergaltravel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.