Travel With Us A While - where Bron shares conversations with travellers by land, sea, air & beyond

When four-year-old Bayden was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma, Jimmy and Kate's world changed overnight. Running a successful building business and raising three children in Mackay, Queensland, they suddenly found themselves navigating emergency flights, cancer treatment, family separation and unimaginable uncertainty. Although Bayden survived, the experience left lasting impacts on every aspect...

Welcome to Travel With Us A While. My guest today is a passionate bushwalker, historian, photographer and traveller whose adventures have taken him from the remote wilderness of Tasmania to the mountains of Pakistan, the villages of Romania and beyond. Tim Bunge has spent a lifetime exploring both Australia's wild places and some of the world's most fascinating destinations. Along the way he's com...

For Annette Blakey, the answer wasn't to go home—it was to keep exploring. In this episode of Travel With Us A While , Annette shares the remarkable story of cycling nearly 4,000 miles through Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland with her husband Ian. Along the way they camped behind pubs, met generous locals, tackled steep mountain passes, survived an Irish heatwave, and discovered that some of t...

What happens when you walk away from the life everyone expects you to want? In this episode of Travel With Us A While, I chat with author and long-term traveller Kristy Halvorsen, whose memoir Perfect Unfolding chronicles her decision to leave behind a successful firefighting career, sell her home, and spend years living and travelling solo in a tiny Airstream trailer. Kristy shares the realities...

Stop Waiting for Someday | Emma Lovell on Travel, Freedom & Living Life Now What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you dream of isn't money, time, or circumstance? What if it's simply waiting for "someday"? In this inspiring episode of Travel With Us Awhile , I sit down with author, speaker, entrepreneur, traveller and self-confessed freedom seeker Emma Lovell , whose book...

Sometimes the bravest adventure decision isn’t to keep going… …it’s choosing to pause, learn and admit: “I’m not ready yet.” This week I chatted with Tash Capel, whose honesty about pulling out of attempting Tasmania’s famous Overland Track deeply impressed me. Instead of charging ahead through pride, she chose preparation. Training. Learning. Building strength. Planning to return another day. Wha...

There’s something quietly inspiring about choosing a new country not just for opportunity… but for lifestyle. In this episode of Travel With Us A While , I chat with Ross — a UK-born teacher who made the move to Australia in 2020 with his young family. What began as a practical decision (yes, teacher salaries played a part!) has grown into a life filled with sunshine, caravanning adventures, and r...

This week on the Travel With Us A While podcast, I chat with photographer and adventurer Kristie Brennan — a woman who reminds us that adventure doesn’t always mean travelling far away. Sometimes it simply means having the courage to begin. Kristie shares stories of camping alone with her children, exploring hidden corners of Victoria, photographing the night sky, and discovering peace and healing...

This week’s podcast conversation is one that really stayed with me. I spoke with Rob and Ange — a couple who, about three years ago, did something many of us dream about… they sold everything and hit the road. No perfect timing. No perfect plan. Just a shared belief that life was meant to be lived now, not later. Since then, they’ve travelled all over Australia, worked along the way, met incredibl...

This week’s podcast episode is one that stayed with me long after we finished recording. I had the pleasure of chatting with Tim Dobson — a hiker, climber and caver from the UK — & what unfolded was not just a conversation about adventure… but about people. About being the slowest on the mountain… About making mistakes (some quite big ones!) & about how those experiences shape the way we s...

Some stories change the way you see the world. In this episode of Travel With Us a While , I sit down with Rick Scammell — a man whose life changed in an instant during a dirt bike accident on a remote beach in North Queensland. What followed could have been the end of everything he loved. Instead… it became the beginning of something else. Rick shares his journey from that life-altering moment in...

They had a plan… Australia had other ideas. Four weeks into van life, Paul & Nicky found themselves waiting out cyclone Narelle —with no roads, limited water, and everything on hold. And yet… This is where the magic started Strangers became friends Plans became stories And the journey became something deeper Because travel isn’t about perfect routes… It’s about what happens when they fall apar...

Today’s episode is all about seeing the world a little differently… through the lens of a camera. My guest is Jeni Freeman, a passionate Tasmanian photographer whose work captures everything from birdlife and wild coastlines to stunning night skies and hidden stays across the state. What I loved about this conversation is how it all began — not with a grand plan, but with a simple moment, a borrow...

Some people travel the world searching for adventure. Others quietly build an adventurous life right where they are. In our latest Travel With Us A While podcast episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Naomi Creek, who lives on beautiful Flinders Island. Naomi first visited the island in 2015 and felt that familiar tug that many of us experience when we arrive somewhere special. A few years l...

I’m Bron Hogan, and today I’ve got a guest who reminds us that travel isn’t always about ticking off destinations — sometimes it’s about slowing down, finding space, and letting life breathe a little. My guest today is Jen Shipston — a traveller, mum, camper, hiker, snorkeller… and yes, a bagpiper. Jen has played her bagpipes in some of Australia’s most iconic places, including Uluru, often headin...

Nana on the Road — whose journey around Australia began with heartbreak… and turned into a life of red dirt roads, free camps, and unexpected joy. No big budget. No fancy rig. Just the decision to begin. Pull up a camp chair — this one’s a beauty. Check out her story on the blog using her fun images here https://bronhogan.com/nana-on-the-road-how-gaye-dandridge-turned-grief-into-a-life-of-freedom/

What do horizontal snowstorms, remote wilderness rivers, and a mistaken identity as a hitman have in common? They’re all part of the extraordinary adventures of wilderness photographer Dennis Harding , my guest on this episode of Travel With Us A While . Dennis has spent more than four decades exploring some of Australia’s most rugged landscapes — paddling wild rivers, camping on remote mountain r...

Sometimes the very best travel stories don’t begin with a carefully planned itinerary… Sometimes they begin in an elevator. In this week’s episode of Travel With Us A While , I’m chatting with the delightful Karen Rule — someone I met quite by chance at a floral show in Melbourne, and whose love of travel is woven through with kindness, curiosity, and a wonderful sense of “why not?” Karen shares s...

There’s something quietly inspiring about watching someone prepare for a really big dream… and this week’s guest is doing exactly that. In our latest Travel With Us A While episode, I’m chatting with the vibrant and determined Classic Mara — a young sailor deep in training for the legendary Golden Globe Race. Around the world. Solo. Non-stop. No modern tech safety net. Yes… it’s as big as it sound...

Thinking about travelling solo but not sure where to start? Irene’s advice is beautifully simple: 👉 Take the first step 👉 Say yes 👉 Don’t wait until you feel ready If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe to the Travel With Us A While podcast. I’ll also be sharing this story alongside Irene’s stunning images on https://bronhogan.com/podcast/ — because some lives deserve to be seen as we...

Two weeks. Three states. One motorhome. What started as a family holiday became a lesson in curiosity, kindness and connection — especially for two kids seeing Australia at ground level for the first time. If you’ve ever wondered what travelling this way really feels like, the story is now live and on the https://bronhogan.com/podcast/ blog where I share Alison's story and images from her trip.

In this week’s episode of Travel With Us A While , I chat with the wonderful Brianna Leake, who recently completed a 19-day solo road trip around Tasmania — and absolutely fell in love with it. From waddling penguins in Stanley, to seeing snow for the first time at Cradle Mountain, to discovering hidden lakes and wildlife at every corner… her journey is pure magic. If you’ve ever considered explor...

“Magic doesn’t announce itself — it shows up when you stop and look.” A gentle, soul-filling conversation with Tasmanian traveller Meg Jacobs on the latest Travel With Us A While podcast. 🎧 Listen in and slow down with us. AND - if you enjoy our conversation - be sure to check out the blog I wrote using Meg's amazing images https://bronhogan.com/meg-jacobs-shares-how-you-dont-have-to-wait-for-com...

Fear told her to stay on the sand. Curiosity pulled her into the water. And Fiji changed everything. Fiji didn’t just change Cherie’s relationship with the ocean — it changed her life. She met her husband Glenn on her last night there, at a fishing tournament after-party! she also shares the amazing those friendships made over the years - many of them remain today — scattered across the world, sti...

Travelling with children isn’t about seeing everything — it’s about seeing what matters. In this episode, Jessica Moloney talks caravan life with two young kids, sensory needs, routines on the road, favourite places, and why slowing down has been the biggest lesson of all. A beautiful reminder that travel doesn’t have to look one way. Check out the blog I wrote using her great story and images her...