At the drop of a hat!
Talking with Fred on The Couch about sports tourism was fascinating to explore the global size and rise of sports tourism and consider how often people travel for sport, where to see a favourite sport or tour an iconic ground.
South Fremantle Bulldogs in the change rooms after a big win
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 others.
Enjoy the audio below and please, it’s a short flight, there’s no need to recline the seat.
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 Western Front and Long Tan are sites we visit as a rite of passage and to try and comprehend the death of so many. Similarly, visiting Wittenoom, Roebuck Bay, Snowtown and the Montebello Islands are locations here in Australia that fascinate for their dark history.
I also talked about some dark tourism origins, like the tourists from England who travelled in the 1850’s to the Crimean to watch the English cavalry charge the Russian guns.
It’s a big topic and one that carries with it the need to be respectful of others and mindful of culture around you – a bit like all travel really.
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 …
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 a caller who is about to visit Lake Argyle, the second biggest man-made lake in Australia. We mooooved our way down south to Cowarumup where they’re encouraging travellers to stop a while and enjoy the 42 life size cows that are in the streets and parks of this little town.
The Busselton Jetty, Lake Ballard sculptures, dams and lighthouses all got a mention and we even included the biggest periodic table in the world, right here in Perth!
Enjoy the pics and audio below:
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 by Stobie Poles.
With all the sites and sights of the world a power pole on his first trip to South Australia is what caught his attention!
Enjoy the audio below:
In the 1990’s my brother sang in The Neptunes and one of their best songs was, ‘Down South’. It was about surfing, heading down south once you’ve finished the exams and having a good time before having to come back to Perth. Just saying ‘down south’ is enough. If you’re from Western Australia you know it means Margaret River, wineries, beaches, forests and lots of small towns along the way.
It also means camping grounds, farmstays, old pubs with a few rooms upstairs, forest cottages and beachside resorts. Enjoy the link below to my chat with Burgo.
When you head down south maybe our travel talk will remind you to pack an extra blanket and remember to stop at those roadside stalls for chutneys, jams and pickles. And remember to stay somewhere nice which for me is always the Pullman Bunker Bay. It has everything and is close to everything!
This summer, I accepted a challenge by Christina Morrissy to present a daily segment on 6PR that explored themes and genres of music while attempting to sound like I knew what I was talking about. Listen below to our episode on movie themes. How did I go?
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 to go; reggae, cartoon theme tunes, music to woo, real country, 1971 and perhaps a few ideas I’ll keep up my sleeve for now.
Growing up in a country town, the main street was a great place to walk down on a Saturday morning to see who else was out and about.
Main Streets of Western Australia continue to define the life of their communities. It might just be to go to the butcher or grocer, pick up the newspaper (maybe a copy of Have A Go News!) or some rope from the trading post. Or it might be that you’re on a road trip and want to buy the best sausage roll in town or look through a local museum.
Main streets are great reasons to get out and explore regional communities at any time of year.
Below is a story I recently had published about some of the best main streets in WA, and the best reasons for a walk down them:
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