Restid
Restid is the Swedish word for ‘travel time’. These podcasts explore the stories of journeys, the theatre of travel, and how people use their travel time.
Whether resting, reading, watching or writing, chatting or listening, travel time is our time, to use as we choose. And a great journey is like a book that you want to finish but not to end.
Travel podcast stories
Episodes
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
10 min
Starting is easier than stopping. Agents of change, building trust, mutual respect and civility on the platforms of shared, public transport and transit. As Churchill once said "Why do we regard history as of the past and forget we are making it?"
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
10 min
Safe and secure with strangers, surprising adventures, parking in a bus lane, the joys of the Far North Line (https://www.fofnl.org.uk/) and remember, there are more of us.
May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024
10 min
The creative ways that people use to make and save money, riding on buses and trains. This episode includes a magic bus, a convent of arthritic nuns, parking in Amsterdam, John LeCarre, Duke Ellington and more. The opportunities to explore and earn are there to be grasped.
Apr 30, 2024
Apr 30, 2024
11 min
Productive time vs Elapsed time and overcoming cabin fever.
It's not just how long a trip takes but what you can do with the time the trip lasts.
The Man in Seat 61 and living, studying and playing on trains.
Apr 23, 2024
Apr 19, 2024
Apr 16, 2024
Apr 16, 2024
13 min
Feel happier, more engaged, and learn new things - speak with a stranger.
Bus queues in Finland.
Insecurity and social interactions.
Brief Encounter
Strangers as trusted confidantes.
Bus drivers, the most thanked workers in Britain.
Autonomous vehicles, driverless cars and carless drivers.
Apr 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
11 min
Observing with sagacity
How American men cross their legs
Dealing with annoying travellers and drivers
The reluctance of the English to interact with fellow travellers, and the risk of being viewed as "drunk, drugged or deranged".
Amtrak community dining
Apr 9, 2024
Restid, travel time
Restid (with an "i") explores why so many people are now embracing shared transport. It's a lifestyle choice rather than just a mode of travel. The motivations for change vary: convenience, safety, cost, and environmental responsibility, are often cited. But the one that really intrigues us is the desire “to explore”.
Whether resting, reading, watching or writing, chatting or listening, travel time is our time, to use as we choose. And a great journey is like a book that you want to finish but not to end.