• The West Australian newspaper: Falling with a smile on my face

    From the archives comes this story about the second time I jumped out of a perfectly good aeroplane. Two jumps is enough for me but it’s an experience I’d recommend. It was more than adrenaline and excitement, it was being that high and falling fast but knowing it was ok. Enjoy my story in the…

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  • Airline Ratings: Air Asia 3 in 1

    Airline Ratings has always been a great source of aviation news and trends. Now it’s even better because they’ve published me! Enjoy the story below about my Air Asia experience in the air and in the ground. https://www.airlineratings.com/articles/the-airasia-3-in-1-

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  • 6PR Perth: Getting lost in hidden lands in well discovered countries

    Three of my favourite places are in well discovered countries. Enjoy the audio below where Burgo and I explore Puglia, Kerala and Madikwe. If you enjoyed listening, here’s just a few pics of these amazing destinations …

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  • 6PR with Burgo: From Dams and Jetties to Lighthouses – let’s visit our WA man- made things

    Talking Travel on 6PR with Burgo (audio at the end) spends a fair share of time overseas but came home this week to visit the things we’ve made that we can travel to. Man-made attractions play a really important part in tourism, they represent heritage, engineering and sometimes are just there for fun. We had…

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  • In Have a Go News I’m asking ‘Blue or Grey?’ Actually it really doesn’t matter

    The weather doesn’t matter when you stay at Pullman Bunker Bay. Enjoy the story below, published in Western Australia’s best newspaper, Have a Go News, available in print all over Western Australia an online all over the world.

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  • 6PR Talking Travel: Sarawak from vipers to murals

    Travel talk with Burgo was a lot of fun describing adventures to be found in Sarawak and in Sabah as well. Enjoy listening to the audio file below. In between the laughter there’s hopefully some good descriptions of the land beneath the wind. Sarawak is an extraordinary experience whether you’re in the city of Kuching,…

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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 – Going ashore on islands of the world

    My love of islands came before my love of travelling. Making tea stained treasure maps after reading Treasure Island, imagining tropical beaches as I listened to Harry Belafonte sing, Island in the Sun. With Burgo on 6PR we spent the evening going ashore on Rottnest, the Abrolhos, Borneo, Hong Kong and others. Islands have history…

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  • The West Australian newspaper: Bibbulmun walks with our kids

    The story attached below was published by the West Australian in 2016. For some reason I never put in this website. Matilda and I were a lot younger than the pic I’ve used for the cover image of this post. The cover pic is actually of Matilda and I in the Dryandra Woodlands when we…

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  • ABC Victoria Statewide: KL has everything but food comes first

    On ABC Victoria Statewide the timing was perfect for Prue to want to know more about Kuala Lumpur. I’d returned from Kuala Lumpur only a few hours before our discussion. We wandered through Kampung Baru and found a streetside stall selling Nasi Lemak. I explored the streets around my hotel, Hotel Stripes, and found a…

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