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Chance Encounters

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The unexpected connections you make while traveling can change your life: from romance that sparks at 30,000 feet to unlikely friendships that begin on the road. Chance Encounters, the podcast companion to the hit column on CNN.com from Francesca Street, chronicles incredible real-life stories of unforgettable travel connections.

#13

English Channel: The Summer Spark That Never Ended

American Kerri Cunningham fell for Brit Dirk Stevens when they met as teenagers on vacatio... more

01 Aug 2025

22 MINS

22:49

01 Aug 2025

#12

Pittsburgh: Our Five-Minute Airplane Chat Led to Lasting Love

Hunter Smith was working the gate, John Lihas was working the flight. The two had a five-m... more

25 Jul 2025

16 MINS

16:33

25 Jul 2025

#11

London: Standby Airplane Tickets Changed Our Lives

American Southerner Vickie Moretz didn’t know what “standby” meant when she booked a cheap... more

18 Jul 2025

19 MINS

19:30

18 Jul 2025

#10

Mazatlán: The Summer I Ran Away with a Yacht Captain

Bob Parsons was an American yacht captain. Beverly Carriveau was a Canadian librarian. One... more

11 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:27

11 Jul 2025

#9

Yellowstone: We Bonded Over Ice Cream, Then Eloped

American hiker Andrew McGowan and Taiwanese student Shallen Yu spent one glorious day toge... more

04 Jul 2025

22 MINS

22:06

04 Jul 2025

#8

Rome: We Fell in Love at the Trevi Fountain

American Catherine Tondelli won a trip to Rome, Italy in the summer of 1999. On her first ... more

27 Jun 2025

23 MINS

23:48

27 Jun 2025

#7

"I'll take a chance, hop on the back of his motorcycle."

When Rachel Décoste traveled to West Africa’s Republic of Benin in 2018, she was anticipat... more

17 Mar 2025

21 MINS

21:32

17 Mar 2025

#6

“After that night we were instantly like best friends.”

Adopted from South Korea to the US as a baby, Linsay DeBates returned to her birth country... more

10 Mar 2025

19 MINS

19:52

10 Mar 2025

#5

“I found the guy I'm going to marry on a trail.”

Trish Salazar and Aaron Toro connected instantly while trekking in Utah’s Bryce Canyon Nat... more

03 Mar 2025

18 MINS

18:06

03 Mar 2025

#4

"We went out skinny-dipping that night."

Canadian student Bianca Gignac only had a few days left in Italy when she crossed paths wi... more

24 Feb 2025

19 MINS

19:15

24 Feb 2025

#3

" We started flirting in Mongolia. We kissed in Siberia, somewhere on the train."

Frenchwoman Marie-Claire Martineau and American traveler Elaine Comerford were thrown toge... more

17 Feb 2025

15 MINS

15:41

17 Feb 2025

#2

“Just a brief second can change things in a wonderful way in life."

Italian traveler Cristina Farina arrived in London in the summer of 1984, only to be stood... more

10 Feb 2025

15 MINS

15:55

10 Feb 2025

#1

Introducing: Chance Encounters

The unexpected connections you make while traveling can change your life: from romance tha... more

05 Feb 2025

01 MINS

01:00

05 Feb 2025

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#13

English Channel: The Summer Spark That Never Ended

#12

Pittsburgh: Our Five-Minute Airplane Chat Led to Lasting Love

#11

London: Standby Airplane Tickets Changed Our Lives

#10

Mazatlán: The Summer I Ran Away with a Yacht Captain

#9

Yellowstone: We Bonded Over Ice Cream, Then Eloped

#8

Rome: We Fell in Love at the Trevi Fountain

#7

"I'll take a chance, hop on the back of his motorcycle."

#6

“After that night we were instantly like best friends.”

#5

“I found the guy I'm going to marry on a trail.”

#4

"We went out skinny-dipping that night."

#3

" We started flirting in Mongolia. We kissed in Siberia, somewhere on the train."

#2

“Just a brief second can change things in a wonderful way in life."

#1

Introducing: Chance Encounters