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  • 6PR with Burgo: A list of what we don’t like about travel … without being grumpy

    No matter how much you enjoy travelling, there are bound to be things you don’t enjoy. From people standing in the aisle of the plane when it stops to putting croissants on conveyor toasters, our discussion won’t solve the problems of the world but it might make you feel better just knowing these things annoy…

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  • 6PR with Burgo: Why we stay where we stay

    Enjoy the discussion in the audio below. I use some of my favourite places where I’ve stayed to work out why we stay where we stay. It might be because you want a warm B&B feeling, like Alda who runs L’arco Antico in Polignano Mare. It might be because you want a luxury resort experience…

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  • 6PR with Fred: First Travels

    On 6PR with Fred we listed a few of our favourite travel firsts. First flights. First time overseas. First family holiday. Enjoy the discussion in the audio file below. Let me know what your favourite travel first is. I was in South Australia recently and my son Tom, who has travelled the world, was amazed…

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  • 6PR with Burgo: Chin! Chin! Drinks on our travels

    On 6PR with Burgo we made our way through the drinks menu of our travels. One of our callers described his experience of drinking Shochu in Japan which is a very spirited drink and left a lasting memory of his visit to Japan. A favourite roadhouse for a cold milkshake, a hidden bar for a…

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  • 6PR with Burgo: Kuala Lumpur? Absolutely!

    For my second show with Burgo we decided that the new Air Asia flights from Darwin to KL were a great opportunity to talk about why KL makes a wonderful holiday destination. Enjoy the audio below and maybe just a few of my favourite KL pics.

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  • 6PR’s Mr Music

    6PR’s Mr Music

    This summer I got the callup from Western Australia’s number one commercial talkback station to present a daily segment exploring the themes of music. With Christina Morrissy we had great audience participation across themes ranging from yacht rock, sporting anthems and musicals. If I get the callup next summer I’ve got some great themes ready…

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  • The art of this great staycation is right there on the walls

    The Adnate Art Series hotel is a hotel you might noticed in Perth because of the huge mural on the eastern face of the hotel. It’s one of the biggest murals in the world and is a big hint to what lies within. Want to know more? Enjoy reading my story, published in Have a…

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  • Astrotourism … a new frontier

    On the Weekend Explorer for ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast, I recently explored space and rediscovered my memories of Skylab and discovered observatories, big dishes, astrotourism towns, astronauts in Carnarvon, emus in the sky and starlapse wonder by local photographer, Dan Paris. Listen to the link below to learn more about Astrotourism and some really good…

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  • For Hidden Treasures on ABC Saturday Breakfast, Ro and I discussed Mirrabooka. While it was sad to have to phone in for the show, rather than the scheduled Outside Broadcast at Mirrabooka Square, it was a good opportunity to share with listeners just what a great community and range of activities, and food, can be…

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  • A special story in Just Urbane about my dolphin experience in Rockingham makes the adventure available on both sides of the Indian Ocean in hard copy; Just Urbane magazine in India and Have A Go News Newspaper in Western Australia. Add to this the websites for both of these publications and I’m really excited to…

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