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Here's the latest episode of Travel Writers Radio dedicated to delivering human interest stories produced and presented by our team of professional journalists and broadcasters. We cover travel and lifestyle stories about the places and the experiences on offer around the corner and around the world. To contact us please email: info@travelwritersradio.com

Graeme Kemlo speaks to US-born team member, Kristin Henning, about what might happen now that the US election results are in. Kristin, who is living in Spain, has felt the effects of the Trump Administration - her home city of Minneappolis, Minnesota, was a target of ICE raids. What can we expect now that the blue tsunami of the Democrats has won the House, the Senate and a number of state Governo...

Reporter Alistair Smith speaks with young traveller Olivia Grosser, who turned a dreaded 20-hour layover in Taiwan into an interesting experience. All it took was some pre-planning and the help of locals to steer her in the right direction. It seems Olivia, a Queensland Journalism graduate and Alistair's granddaughter, is following in her grandfather's travel hungry footsteps.

US correspondent Kristin Henning focuses on the increase in study abroad programs geared toward adults. From learning a language or studying history, environment, arts and culture, the courses inevitably enrich travel experiences. Kris speaks with Carrie Angoff, the founder of a new education program called Elective Study Abroad.

Award winning journalist and author, Anthony Sharwood loves the highly colourful, gnarly, twisted trees that grow only in a very small section of Australia – about one sixth of one percent of our mainland, which is the area occupied by the Australian Alps. In his new book, The Last Snow Gum, writtem woth actvist Anna Langford, he describes this tree as “the canary in the global climate goldmine.”...

Reporter Alistair Smith loves a road trip and he has spent time in outback Queensland where he once visited the town of Quilpie., 960 km west of Brisbane. He recently heard that the pub in his town had celebrated its 100th anniversary so e spoke with Amber Vanderwerf, manager of this famous watering hole popular with outback travellers and locals alike.

Nhulunbuy is hard to get to but even harder to forget, says Carolyne Jasinski. After visiting the gateway to Northern Territory’s East Arnhem Land, she can see why this tropical paradise, with one of the world’s oldest living cultures, is set to become one of Australia’s hottest tourist destinations. Getting here: • Air North flies from Darwin (90 mins) or Cairns (1hr 53mins). • Drive the 1044km f...

This is episode number 497 of our multi-award winning broadcast and podcast. Graeme Kemlo is hosting solo tonight with many of the team taking advantage f public holiday Melbourne Cup Day to take some time off, Another mix of travel and lifestyle stories with No AI and No BS. Thanks so much for listening

Tyson Stelzer chats to Graeme Kemlo chats about the latest developments in wine and also gets some recommendations from Tyson for top value wines now in store. Tyson's Best Value recommendations available in store now: Kreglinger Sparkling Rose $40; Kreglinger NV Sparkling $35; Pewsey Vale2026 Reisling $30-$35; Hoddles Creek Yarra Valry Pinot Noir $26

Want to hike or bike in Europe? Helen Hayes speaks with Kate Baker of Utracks about popular and emerging destinations across Europe.. Image supplied - Kate Baker, Utracks - Walking the Talk

Nagano in Japan is popular with Australians who like to ski, but there's a lot more to love about Nagano as Mike Smith discovered when he talked to Helen Wong. Image supplied: NAGANO - Cycling paradise on top of Japan. Omachi kogumayama -Nagano Tourism Organization

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Reporter Alister Smith discovered a world of experiences and activities for the whole family on Melbourne’s most popular international attraction, Phillip Island, 90 minutes from the city. Its colony of little penguins is the world’s largest, and while authorities are urgently vaccinating as many as possible against bird flu, they continue to waddle ashore every night - a bucket list experience. A...

Helen Hayes met Paul Comfort on luxury passenger train Canyon Spirit in the American southwest, and she discovered he was an expert in city transit systems all around the world. Paul is coming to Sydney next month for the Global Transport Leaders Summit. Photo: Helen Hayes

West Australian team member Sarah Schmitt continues her insightful story on living as an expat in the Philippines, and how she coped with a return to Perth three and a half years later. Sarah speaks with Graeme Kemlo about her micro-adventures, which began in the Philippines, but continued on the family's return to Perth. Photo: Visit the provinces for local experiences - by Sarah Schmitt

Our culinary editor Rita Erlich is back from Europe with a cautionary tale about her visit to Vienna and how she managed to identify herself without carrying the usual photo ID. Despite a pause in her activities, Rita still manages to check out the culinary and cultural scene, giving her recommendations for an enjoyable visit. She warns: Museum charges are quite high – 18 Euros and more. One usefu...

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Exploring the west coast of Africa is not for the feint hearted … but, as Carolyne Jasinski discovers, cruising there makes it more fascinating than frustrating. The places she's visiting are not often on tourist radars and that’s the very reason most of the 600 guests on board Oceania Sirena have chosen this itinerary. Carolyne was on a 25-day cruise travelling from Lisbon in Portugal, through th...

A quick conversation led to Perth-based Sarah Scmitt and her family moving to the Philippines. Once she had come to terms with the loss of her career, Sarah became determined to make the most of this opportunity to experience the local sights and experiences, rather than cluster with other expats like strangers in a strange land. She explains what she learned and how it impacted the family. Photo...

In these times of rising fuel costs we wondered if the classic Aussie Road trip was still a thing. Graeme Kemlo and Helen Hayes chat about earlier times when they’d hop in the family car and drive hundreds of miles on annual holidays. Tourism Research Australia reports that 85 per cent of family holiday domestic travel is still by car, rather than train or aircraft. Photo: Great Aussie Road Trip a...

Reporter Alistair Smith was fascinated by his visit to the Ivory Coast's Abidjan on Africa’s west coast, and while he thinks it unlikely you would fly direct and stay two weeks there, cruise ship passengers often find it on their itineraries, and it is worth going ashore he says. A highlight was his visit to St Paul's Cathedral Abidjan with its colourful stained glass windows. Photo by Alistair Sm...

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