travel
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Great discussion on the ABC Saturday Breakfast Show about the lure of the regional shows – the agriculural shows – that can get city folk hitting the road for a day trip or weekender. Regional shows have big tractors, big roosters and rams and if you’re lucky, big scones and mock chicken sandwiches in…
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On 22 Setember, I was invited to speak with Jules Schiller on ABC Adelaide’s Drive Program to discuss the issue of travel agents in light of the ABC story about Flight Centre, which described the issue of ‘marking up’ fees and a culture of underpaying staff. My contribution to the discussion was focused on why…
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On Saturday evening, 18 September, I spoke on 95.3fm about my regular Malaysian travels, Malaysian food and Malaysian tourism strategies. We also spoke about Rajah Brooke butterflies, the JDT Tigers, the benefits and consequences of spicy food and how much I enjoy using the rail network (particularly the monorail) in Kuala Lumpur to travel the city. Have a…
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She is an old girl. She is the Old Girl. She is over 3000m high. That’s nearly a kilometre higher than Australia’s biggest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko, and about two kilometres than Western Australia’s biggest peak, Bluff Knoll. In my discussion on 6PR’s Perth Tonight with Chris Ilsley, we discussed my fears in climbing this…
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“I found out long ago, it’s a long way down the holiday road” That line, from Lindsay Buckingham’s, ‘Holiday Road’, theme tune for the movie, ‘Vacation’, is so evocative of those road trips from the past and the present. Peeling mandarins, playing travel games based on the colour of oncoming vehicles, the stench of…
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Please enjoy the discussion below about sports tourism; what it’s worth, why we do it and how we do it: In 1987, Fremantle was revitalized to support one of the globes biggest sporting events of the 1980’s, the America’s Cup. Today, you can touch the mystical winged keel of Australia II at the WA Maritime…
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Enjoy listening to the story below about getting those Easter long weekend travels booked before it’s too late. I’ve suggested a road trip and a rail trip that will get you out of Perth for a couple of days. Picture Above: The Australind, from the heart of Perth to the heart of Bunbury in…
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Please enjoy listening to the story below on sunsets of the world: Close to home and close to my heart; Shoalwater Bay
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Below is my description on 6PR radio of my family experience of Legoland Malaysia:
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The writer and his family were guests of the Little Ferry Company. What a difference people make. The experiences we have when we travel are always made better by the people we meet. Those who greet us, escort us, serve us and manage our expectations turn a good time into a great adventure. Skipper Kevyn,…
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