Beach Travel Wine Podcast

This is the final part of our road trip doing the lap of Tasmania.  Wow what a trip it was! In this episode we tell you all about the most visited tourist attraction in Tasmania – the Port Arthur historic convict site. This was one of the harshest convict penal colonies in all of Australia. We take you all around this world heritage site.  We go through the buildings that housed all the prisoners,...

Would you like to know about the place on Tasmania’s east coast that the Lonely Planet calls one of the world's hottest destinations? Well keep listening and all will be revealed. But first we start in St Helens on Georges Bay which is the game fishing capital of Tasmania and where we had one of the best meals, with the best views we have ever had. Then we take you with us to the famous Lonely...

We are still road tripping around Tasmania and you guys are listening in record numbers – so thank you.  This week’s episode is a fun one as we take you on our trip to Launceston via Penguin, Deloraine, then on to the Tamar Valley Wine Region (yum Tasmanian wines!!). Our first stop for brekkie was at the cute little town of Penguin – and we tell you why it’s called that.  Then we drive on to one o...

In this episode we are continuing our road trip doing the Lap of Tasmania .  We start off by discovering Tasmania’s highest waterfall , and we tell you about the unique way to reach the bottom of the falls. Our lunch spot was one of those places that you can only discover on a road trip . Lake Rosebery at Tullah was idyllic. Finally, we found our way to our accommodation in the world famous Cradle...

IN THIS EPISODE WE ARE TAKING OFF ON THE FIRST PART OF OUR LAP OF TASSIE.  For those of you who don’t know me, I don’t like driving much especially on windy roads, I certainly don’t like getting lost and I am not keen on navigating somewhere I haven’t been before – so what could go wrong? Oh, and also, we won’t be using the “C” word on this road trip – camping – nope, no tents or campervans to be...

In this episode 44, we are excited to be taking you to the capital of Tasmania – Hobart. Lyle and I have visited Hobart separately and now together and we just love this city. It’s one of those cities, that the more you go, the more you discover and the more you love it. It is such a clash of history, modern art, nature, sporting events, food, wine and so much more. We start our episode with a cra...

In this final episode of our Tripadeal Best of Mexico tour we are taking you on a real adventure. We start in the city of Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico. It is the only walled city in Mexico. Then we go the UNESCO World heritage archaeological site of Uxmal. We tell you all about the legend of the witch and the dwarf. I tell you about Lyle’s brave attempt at a downing a massive tequila shot before...

We are now well into our Tripadeal Best of Mexico Tour.   We have settled into the routine of the journey.    We start this week’s episode from where we left off in Episode 41, travelling to Chiapas and the Grand Canyon of Mexico – the Sumidero Canyon.  We take you on a two hour boat ride where we see crocodiles, spider monkeys and 1000 metre high cliff faces.  Next we exp...

In this episode we are in the middle of travelling around Mexico. We start in Mexico city – the capital of Mexico. We take you for a walking tour all around Mexico City including the Zocalo and to the most visited museum in Mexico – the anthropology museum with its 1000’s of artifacts. We tell you all about one of our favourite cities Peubla. It is so quaint and interesting. We also take you up a...

We are doing something different in this episode. We are taking you behind the scenes and telling you all about our decisions and planning on deciding to do a Tripadeal 17 day Best of Mexico tour. This is our first ever organised tour (normally we do all the research and planning ourselves) and we are going to record an audio journal every day and put together a podcast series on what it is REALLY...

Travel with us to the paradise that is the Noosa Shire.  We visit the famous Noosa main beach and the most beautiful headland walk in the world in Noosa National Park. We wander down the famous main street - Hastings Street - and give you an overview of the glamorous shops, restaurants and bars along the way. There are many great restaurants to tempt you in Noosa and we share some of our favo...

In this episode we take you to Brisbane – the capital city of Queensland.   It is fondly known as the River city.  We have been to Brisbane many times for many different reasons and events and we are positive that we have discovered the best place to stay and we share where it is and all the things that make it so good.  Here’s a hint - Location location location. If you are interes...

This week we are in Crocodile Dundee country in the top end of Australia.   We are travelling to Darwin the capital of the Northern Territory.  We spent a week exploring the area including Kakadu National Park which is so big it would cover half of Switzerland.  But first you will get a laugh (like I did) as Lyle describes how terrified he was when he met the 6.1 metre (that's over...

In this week’s episode we take you to the one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. The Great Barrier Reef. Listen as we take you 78 kilometres off shore with Cruise Whitsundays from Airlie Beach through the Whitsunday Islands to the Reef World pontoon and Reef Sleep on Hardy Reef. We tell you all about the how incredible the snorkelling is, the fish and coral you will see as well as how you can...

So excited to be taking you to the stunning Margaret River Wine Region in Western Australia, but even if you don’t like wine, this area has something for everyone and did I mention it is absolutely stunning? We have travelled to many wine regions, but this one is unique. It has a natural landscape and beauty like no other. The wild rugged beaches with pure white sand, the stunning wild flowers gro...

In this episode we transport you to the heart of Australia’s glitter strip – the Gold Coast in Queensland with it’s golden sandy beaches, vibrant nightlife and word-class attractions. We are lucky that the Gold Coast is right in our own backyard and we have visited many times. You will hear about a few of our favourite restaurants and some fantastic new ones that we discovered. We tell you a funny...

In this episode we recap the podcasting journey so far.   We have published over 30 podcasts and have kept a consistent publishing schedule of weekly episodes.  This hasn't always been easy with travelling, visiting family from one side of Australia to the other and dealing with aging parents going into care.   We talk about how we started, the most basic equipment we used and still...

This is a special interview episode we did with Jake Bushman from Journey with Jake podcast. Jake likes to find out all about the special moments that make amazing memories - or as he says “it’s not about the destination, but the journey”. Journey with Jake is about travel and our individual experiences with travel.  The idea behind his podcast is to take each of us to different places throug...

In this Episode we take you travelling to the oldest continuously inhabited city on the Iberian Peninsular. Cadiz is a small city in Andalusia in southern Spain on a peninsular surrounded on 3 sides by the sea and it could just be the perfect destination for you. We spent a lot of time exploring Cadiz–  including the beaches, castles, cathedrals, crypts, history, architecture, food, parks, pr...

Cheers and welcome to this special episode of the Beach Travel Wine Podcast. This week we share the interview we did with James Hammond of the Winging It travel podcast. We had so much fun, as you will hear.   It is a longer podcast than usual, but time just flies by because it is full of fun and laughter and great stories and travel insights. We start off with a bit of banter about some spor...

In this episode we take you to one of the most popular and visited cities in Spain - Barcelona. Travel to Barcelona with us and we take you walking down the 1.2km tree-lined La Rambla with all its restaurants, cafes, stalls, street performers and bars. We take you inside the famous markets, to Plaza Real and down to the 60 metre high Christopher Columbus Statue. One of the best ways to get around...

Travel to Almunecar on the Costa Tropical in Spain in episode 28. Almunecar in Andalusia, has so much to see and do for such a small, lesser-known city on Spain’s southern coast. Listen as we take you to a karaoke bar - can you guess who performed? Then we go dancing in the streets - or at least one of us does. We describe where the most stunning sunset we have seen in Spain was. You will hear all...

Travel to Almeria in this podcast.  You will hear the top things to do in Almeria, Andalusia, Spain. Listen as we take you through the old town of Almeria, along the stunning promenade to the beach area of Almeria. We walk through the lush parks with stunning water features all along the waterfront. The Alcazaba of Almeria is covers 25,000 sqm overlooking the city.  We take you through t...

Travel to San Sebastian in the Basque Country of Spain with us.  This is Lyle’s favourite (or one of) Spanish cities - San Sebastian. We first take you on the scenic five hour train trip from Barcelona. The first thing we saw was the stunning Maria Cristina Bridge that is modelled on the Alexander III bridge in Paris. After we find our apartment we head to the famous surfing beach called Zuri...

In this episode we take you all around Gibraltar.   Lyle tells you about the history including this pretty fascinating fact - there are 55km of tunnels under the rock that can fit 16,000 people! Listen as we have to walk across an actual airport runway to enter Gibraltar from Spain. We take you to the iconic Rock Hotel which is where all the movies stars and famous people stay - and that now inclu...