• ABC Victoria Statewide & ABC Darwin

    As a regular on ABC Victoria Statewide, I make sure my travel discussions with Prue include a Victorian flavour, not just favouring my Western Australian travel destinations. We also talk about travel news and issues, including the tragic deaths of Australians skiing in Japan. On ABC Darwin, Lara and I have discussed the New York

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  • 6PR as Mr Music and Mr Travel

    6PR Perth is a commercial talkback radio station and I’m regularly invited to share my travel experiences, including a recent review of TransNusa Airlines and European entry requirements. Also, I’ve been presenting a music show, theming discussions from songs about animals, songs for fireworks and roadtrips. Whether it’s with Bruce, Russ or Chrissy, we have

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  • ABC Statewide WA with Andrew Collins

    Each week on Friday afternoons I present a travel show that likes to focus on Western Australian regions and some international issues and experiences as well. If you’d like to listen on your radio and you’re not in regional Western Australia you can download the ABC Listen app and listen live from 3:40 each Friday

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  • The Little Airline That Can: The Story of TransNusa Airlines (as published in Airline Ratings & discussed on 6PR Perth)

    I recently had the opportunity to fly with TransNusa Airlines. My TransNusa Airlines experience has been published by the best aviation industry media platform in the world, Airline Ratings. I also discussed my experience on 6PR Perth, our cities best commercial talkback radio station. https://www.airlineratings.com/articles/why-i-would-fly-transnusa-to-bali

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  • Four Seasons in Two Ways (as published in Just Urbane)

    Enjoy my story, published in Just Urbane, about two remarkable Four Seasons resorts in Bali. From the cool highlands of Ubud to the sweeping bay of Jimbaran, let me take you on a Bali holiday the Four Seasons way.

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  • 6PR Perth: Regional shows make great roadtrips

    As we find ourselves feeling the warmth of Spring and looking up at bright blue skies, it’s time to think of getting out for a regional roadtrip. I love going to Narrogin each year for the Narrogin Agricultural Show, full of exhibitions and stalls, animals and of course sideshow alley. Through October and November is

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  • ABC Victoria: Park benches on our travels

    With Prue on ABC Victoria Statewide we had a wonderful discussion about park benches with lots of listeners calling in to tell us why they love park benches on our travels. I love picking apart my travels and finding within my travel experiences the things I do at home and away. Exploring a General Store,

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  • ABC Victoria: Travel compensation schemes

    On ABC Victoria Statewide, Prue asked me about the Federal Government’s plans to introduce a compensation scheme for travellers. Unlike schemes in Europe, it’s not likely to be financial. It will start out offering food, accommodation and support to refund or reschedule flights. It will be a bit like making it onto the air bridge

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  • On TV on The Couch: Sports Tourism

    Talking with Fred on The Couch about sports tourism was fascinating to explore the global size and rise of sports tourism and consider how often people travel for sport, where to see a favourite sport or tour an iconic ground. South Fremantle Bulldogs in the change rooms after a big win

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  • As published in Just Urbane, victory rolls in a Spitfire will make you weep and whoop

    Every time I write about my aviation experiences I am drawn very emotionally to the poem, High Flight, by a young Canadian RAF Spitfire pilot, John Magee. The lines he wrote fill your heart and soul when you’re in a jet, glider, skydive, hot air balloon and particularly in a Spitfire, roaring through the blue

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