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  • 6PR “Up, up the long delirious burning blue”

    On 6PR on a recent summers weekend on the airwaves, we took to the skies to discover how getting into the air can inspire your travel or be an exciting part of it. It was also an opportunity to reflect on my air moments. I used to love accompanying dad out to the Narrogin airstrip…

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  • Apurva Kempinski in Bali has a rooftop secret

    There’s a secret to be found on the rooftop of one my favourite resorts in the world. It’s something we need to see more of if we want to keep the luxury we love. I hope you enjoy my published story below in Western Australia’s best newspaper:

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  • Here we go at the E&O

    Here we go at the E&O

    Rudyard Kipling stayed here. I stayed here. You can stay here too. Many others have stayed here from Noel Coward to Charlie Chaplin and King Charles to Joseph Conrad. This is the hotel built by the Sarkie brothers who went on to build the Raffles in Singapore. E&O Residences in KL is where you should…

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  • 6PR Saturdays is all about travel

    I’ve had a spectacular summer presenting a travel show each Saturday afternoon as part of the Saturday Catch Up. We explored so many topics from adventures in the air, staycations here at home, roadtrips, ferry’s around the world, train travel around the world, festivals a whole lot more. Ever wondered what I sound like? Have…

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  • As published in the West Australian, “Courtesy & Lovely Customs”

    https://thewest.com.au/news/world/courtesy-and-lovely-customs-ng-ya-133501 For two families, comprising four adults and four children, our holiday to Bali has been much anticipated. This is my family’s second visit to Pan Pacific Nirwana in Tabanan and on arrival I’m met by Riske, a member of the concierge team we met last year. I tell her the kids are in the…

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  • ABC Saturday Breakfast: From the Porongurups to Rotto, Tassy gin to South Australian cuttlefish and the wonders of Malacca.

    A recent conversation with the ever bubbly Andrea Gibbs on ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast explored some destinations that took us around Western Australia, over the border to some of my favourite states and finally overseas to a destination that’s just so cool to say and even better to experience. Firstly, with ABC Producer Molly Schmidt…

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  • With Russ and Nadia on ABC Breakfast Radio: What have you taken from a hotel room?  Be honest now.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HhYe64zC_Q_JH8k4Kl8eo6PdBLqfiOnC/view?ts=5df04623     Wonderful discussion on the ABC Breakfast Show with some very funny talkback callers confessing to all sorts of things that have just ended up in their bags. Do we leave our values and compliance with rules at home when we check in to a hotel?  As the hotel card is pushed down…

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  • ABC Perth Breakfast Show: Dark tourism popularity continues to rise

    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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  • Radio Melayu:  From KL to Putrajaya and over to Amazing Sabah

    https://www.facebook.com/radiomelayuperth/ Radio Melayu is such a wonderful community radio station and I love any chance to contribute to their programming. If the link above works it may not take you straight to my discussion but if you scroll down through the posts then my latest chat was on October 18. DJ Wan and I talked…

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  • 6PR Radio: Kids Travel Bucket Lists … And Just A Little Bit of Toilet Humour.

        What a rollicking chat about travel toilets, kids travel bucket lists and we even found time to talk about some day trip options from Perth. Kids travel bucket lists is a wonderful topic.  When I was a kid I always wanted to visit India because of Rudyard Kiplings story, Rikki Tikki Tavi, the…

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