I Am Not Your Tour Guide

About I Am Not Your Tour Guide

Everybody loves a good story! Your host, Starla Skelton, highlights real stories as she interviews globe-trotters and domestic travelers. We will traverse through different perspectives and explore the reasons people travel.

Publisher

Starla Skelton

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Feb 2023

Latest episode

31 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2025

   "The People You Meet". Travel stories from the author, Melissa Rodway.

   Our epic guest this week, Melissa Rodway, is the creator and host of FLY Travel Radio and author of the book, "The People You Meet: Luxury, Leeches, Love, and Lao-Lao". Melissa lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; where the toilets are amazing. She joins us to talk about her new book and to reflect on a few memories of her venturesome journey through Southeast Asia. Book link on Amazon: https://a.co/d/db1jnK1 Instagram link: @fly_travel_media

2. 

   23 Oct 2025

   Wanderlust and Single Serving Friendships.

   Today's podcast is just a good ol' fashioned conversation about traveling. I believe that sharing stories with a dear friend can instantly boost your mood and activate your wanderlust (endorphins overload). Our guest today, Henry McClain, has traveled all over the world and his enthusiasm for planet earth is contagious! He's the opposite of boring and he brings his travel stories to life. If this makes any sense, Henry is like a dress with pockets for the soul.

3. 

   3 Aug 2025

   The Enchantments, Washington, U.S.A.

   This week's epic guest, Paxton, is a Washingtonian who guides us through her day- hike of The Enchantments. This hike is in a region within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. If you're a wilderness lover, put this on your list! Paxton shares her perspective that being on the trail is a reminder of gratitude and she also expresses, "I think there is a lot of value in choosing to do hard stuff". Her positive outlook on being in nature and appreciating yourself is a beautiful reminder to acknow...

Who has been a guest on I Am Not Your Tour Guide

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Melanie
• Enzo
• Stephen Virant

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

421

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

71

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