battlefield tourism
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I loved my recent opportunity to appear on The Couch, a television lifestyle program broadcast across Australia and filmed here in WA. Fred, Steve and I looked into the world of dark tourism. While you might be thinking of shaky footage of people sneaking into Chernobyl it is so much more. Battlefields like Gallipoli, the…
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From rites of passage and pilgrimage experiences like Gallipoli, Kokoda and the Western Front. From lesser known but no less important sites at Parit Sulong, Sandakan and Roebuck Bay; we visit these sites for understanding, respect and perspective.
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There’s a lot to think about on ANZAC Day and the ANZAC Day long weekend. We thought for Hidden Treasures on ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast we would look at some of the sites around Perth and Western Australia that you can visit to remind you of the ANZAC story. If you’re going to an ANZAC…
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Enjoy the link above to read my story in Just Urbane about Dark Tourism. Dark Tourism has become a buzzword in the modern era, that takes explorers to places associated with tragedy, death and suffering. Here’s where you can find thrills in the dark side … Interestingly, dark tourism has a long history and can…
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On the ABC Perth Radio Breakfast Show we recently discussed the continued popularity of dark tourism. It doesn’t have to be morbid but it does have to involve death in wars, disasters, murders, terrorism or assassinations. The darker side of history has meat on the bone and the gristle as well. We try to put ourselves…
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Please enjoy the discussion below on ANZAC Travels, particularly to Western Australian memorial services on Rottnest Island, at Geraldton, Albany, Boyup Brook and Grass Patch. From ‘And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’; “And the young people ask, what are they marching for? And I ask myself the same question.” I think we’re all…
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Below is a link to my story on 6PR radio about the popularity of Battlefield Tourism:
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