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  • Great Escapes: The Sisters Who Got Stuck in a Scottish Castle

    Great Escapes: The Sisters Who Got Stuck in a Scottish Castle
    Feb 6 2026
    Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn't go as planned, and how those moments often lead to the best stories. From a daring rescue atop the highest mountain in the Alps, to the moment two American tourists realized they were trapped inside a centuries-old Scottish castle. Read along with the third episode at cnn.com/travel. We'd love to hear your feedback on this episode. Let us know what you think by contacting CNN Travel via the contact form embedded in our articles. Writer & Narrator: Francesca Street Producer: Dan Bloom Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig Editor: David Allan Global Editor, CNN Travel: Barry Neild VP, Digital Franchises: Robert Boyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    22 min
  • Great Escapes: She Was a Broke Teenager Stranded in a Strange Town. Then Two Nuns Saved the Day

    Great Escapes: She Was a Broke Teenager Stranded in a Strange Town. Then Two Nuns Saved the Day
    Jan 30 2026
    Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn't go as planned, and how those moments often lead to the best stories. From a daring rescue atop the highest mountain in the Alps, to the moment two American tourists realized they were trapped inside a centuries-old Scottish castle. Read along with the second episode at cnn.com/travel. We'd love to hear your feedback on this episode. Let us know what you think by contacting CNN Travel via the contact form embedded in our articles. Writer & Narrator: Francesca Street Producer: Dan Bloom Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig Editor: David Allan Global Editor, CNN Travel: Barry Neild VP, Digital Franchises: Robert Boyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    20 min
  • Great Escapes: The Man Who Saved Two Strangers’ Lives on a Mountain

    Great Escapes: The Man Who Saved Two Strangers’ Lives on a Mountain
    Jan 23 2026
     Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn't go as planned, and how those moments often lead to the best stories. From a daring rescue atop the highest mountain in the Alps, to the moment two American tourists realized they were trapped inside a centuries-old Scottish castle. Read along with the first episode here. You can find the series in written audio and video formats by visiting cnn.com/travel. We'd love to hear your feedback on this episode. Let us know what you think by contacting CNN Travel via the contact form embedded in our articles. Writer & Narrator: Francesca Street Producer: Dan Bloom Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig Editor: David Allan Global Editor, CNN Travel: Barry Neild VP, Digital Franchises: Robert Boyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    25 min
  • English Channel: The Summer Spark That Never Ended

    English Channel: The Summer Spark That Never Ended
    Aug 1 2025
    American Kerri Cunningham fell for Brit Dirk Stevens when they met as teenagers on vacation. They were each other’s first love but lived on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Then almost three decades later, they unexpectedly reunited. Read more Chance Encounters by Francesca Street Share your Chance Encounter with CNN Episode photo: iStock/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 min
  • Pittsburgh: Our Five-Minute Airplane Chat Led to Lasting Love

    Pittsburgh: Our Five-Minute Airplane Chat Led to Lasting Love
    Jul 25 2025
    Hunter Smith was working the gate, John Lihas was working the flight. The two had a five-minute conversation that set in motion an unexpected travel love story that’s still going strong today. Read more Chance Encounters by Francesca Street Share your Chance Encounter with CNN Episode photo: iStock/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    17 min
  • London: Standby Airplane Tickets Changed Our Lives

    London: Standby Airplane Tickets Changed Our Lives
    Jul 18 2025
    American Southerner Vickie Moretz didn’t know what “standby” meant when she booked a cheap flight to London in 1982. Just before takeoff, she was rushed onboard and seated beside Graham Kidner—a 22-year-old Brit. That last-minute seat sparked a connection that’s lasted over 40 years. Read more Chance Encounters by Francesca Street Share your Chance Encounter with CNN Episode photo credit: Henry Nicholls/Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    20 min
  • Mazatlán: The Summer I Ran Away with a Yacht Captain

    Mazatlán: The Summer I Ran Away with a Yacht Captain
    Jul 11 2025
    Bob Parsons was an American yacht captain. Beverly Carriveau was a Canadian librarian. One summer in Mazatlán, Mexico, a “thunderbolt" passed between them, and their lives were never the same again. Read more Chance Encounters by Francesca Street Share your Chance Encounter with CNN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 min
  • Yellowstone: We Bonded Over Ice Cream, Then Eloped

    Yellowstone: We Bonded Over Ice Cream, Then Eloped
    Jul 4 2025
    American hiker Andrew McGowan and Taiwanese student Shallen Yu spent one glorious day together eating ice cream, stargazing and bonding over peach cobbler in Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 2013. They were determined to be together against the odds. Read more Chance Encounters by Francesca Street Share your Chance Encounter with CNN Episode photo: Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    22 min