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ABC Victoria Statewide & ABC Darwin

February 12, 2026Posted in #abc, #abcvictoria, ABC Darwin, abcperth, adventure tourism, Chris Parry travel, family travel, tourism innovation, travel, travel bucket lists, travel essentials, travel fun, travel list, travel news, travel nostalgiaLeave a comment

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 Times rating of the Northern Territory as one of the worlds top destinations.

ABC around Australia is a great platform for travel discussions. Listen live, contribute live, or listen later through the ABC Listen app.

ABC Statewide WA with Andrew Collins

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026Posted in #abc, abcperthLeave a comment

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 or listen back at any time as the show is downloaded to the app and ABC website.

Some of the issues we’ve talked about so far are animal encounters on our travels and aerial adventures that can transform our travel experience.

If you listen in live, call in and contribute, I’d love to hear from you.

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

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026Posted in #abc, 6pr, 6PR Perth, ABC, abcperth, Bali, TransNusa, travel fun, travel newsLeave a comment

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

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

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026Posted in #abc, #abcvictoria, 6PR Perth, Air Asia, Bali, Bali resorts, Batik Air, Chris Parry travel, family travel, luxurytravel, travel, ubud resortsLeave a comment

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.

Just Urbane DEC’25_Review – Four Seasons Bali by Chris Parry Download

ABC Victoria: Park benches on our travels

October 13, 2025October 13, 2025Posted in #abc, #abcvictoria, ABC, Chris Parry travel, quirky travel, travel, travel funLeave a comment

With Pru 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, a market, catching public transport and in this case, sitting on a park bench to admire the view, have a rest, eat a pie or strike up a conversation.

I loved sitting with my son Tom on a bench by the Thames as much as I love the bench at the end of Boundary Road, overlooking Shoalwater Bay where my school holidays were spent. Where is your favourite park bench?

ABC Victoria: Travel compensation schemes

September 13, 2025Posted in #abc, #abcvictoria, ABC, abcperth, Chris Parry travel, travel, travel essentials, travel newsTagged #abcperth, travelLeave a comment

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 but not quite the aircraft.

We often talk about the need to be good tourists when we travel. We should expect the same of our airlines as well. We expect good service in the air and we should get good service on the ground when there’s a problem

On TV on The Couch: Sports Tourism

August 17, 2025August 17, 2025Posted in #abc, #abcvictoria, 6pr, 6PR Perth, 6prnews, abcperth, Chris Parry travel, luxurytravel, quirky travel, sports tourism, sports toursTagged #Perthnow, #westernaustraliaLeave a comment

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

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

August 12, 2025Posted in #abc, #abcvictoria, 6pr, 6PR Perth, adventure tourism, Chris Parry travel, Fly a spitfireTagged travelLeave a comment

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 skies above Kent in England.

I’m fortunate to have variations of this story published by Have a Go News newspaper and by Airline Ratings and Australian Aviation. Being published by Just Urbane is always exciting but this story means so much to me and I really hope it drives readers to embark on an action packed adventure of their own that is exciting and emotionally charged as well.

Just Urbane Spitfire Download

ABC Victoria: When your destination becomes a war zone

July 30, 2025August 1, 2025Posted in #abc, #abcvictoria, ABC, abcperth, travel, travel essentials, travel newsTagged #abcperth, travelLeave a comment

On ABC Victoria Statewide on the Drive program with Prue Bentley, I discussed the decisions that need to be made if you’re travelling into a war zone or if you’re already there.

Enjoy listening to audio file below.

Always remember to find multiple sources of truth when making complex travel decisions. Get advice and be informed from government sites, news sites as well as building a travel picture from social media, your booked accommodation and tours.

Chris Parry Cambodia Travel ABC – DUB Download