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Here's what you will find on our travel podcast - rated #4 of the world's best travel podcasts - and we're pretty pleased about that. Our professional team of writers and broadcasters produces and presents Travel Writers Radio every week on FM Radio, Live on the Net and also on your favourite podcast platforms. We are an independent team of storytellers focused on giving you independent, authentic...

Here's what 's new on Travel Writers Radio for this week - January 29, 2025. Thanks for listening to our show which was recently ranked #8 in the 100 World's Best Travel Podcasts. Let us know if you have an authentic travel story to tell. We welcome your feedback by email - info@travelwritersradio.com

We were recently ranked #8 in the World's 100 Best Travel Podcasts as nominated by feedspot. They ranked our show based on its relevancy, authority, social media followers and freshness. Every week our team of reportwers and producers put about six stories to air covering the people and the places where you can enjoy a broad range of travel-related interests from food and wine to lifestyle and tra...

We put out a call late last year for journalists, broadcasters, in fact storytellers who had travel-related stories to tell asking them to get in touch if they would like to be featured on Travel Writers Radio. Who would have thought that we would get a note from someone who had their own television show on WIN, largest one of Australia’s regional TV networks. But Scotty McRae wrote asking if he c...

Graeme Kemlo Graeme, recently took a 10-day cruise (paid, not a media famil) from Singapore to Thailand, Vietnam and back aboard Anthem of the Seas It is not his first cruise, but it has been many years between sailingsand his previous cruise had up to 2500 passengers and Anthem had 4100 passengers and 1300 crew. The vessel like a city tower stands 16 storeys tall 72 metres from the waterline and...

Veteran travel editor, Mijke Smith is not trying to save money when he opts for a road trip instead of a flight from Sydney to Gold Coast. And he doesn’t drive through the night to get there either. Mike prefers the leisurely pace of stopping for one or two nights about halfway there and again about hallway home. A cabin in a caravan park has all the creature comforts he needs and often a view to...

Helen Hayes has been away during our simmer break here on Travel Writers Radio. She visited Switzerland home to some of the world’s most iconic mountain-scapes. While there she interviewed Alan Ramsey who used to work in Paris but went towork Switzerland for one ski season…that was 34 years ago, he;s still there, and the rest, as they say is history. Helen gets a preview of an exciting three-part...

Carolyne Jasinski was angling for the ultimate girls' getaway and she found it - learning the fine art of fly fishing in Tasmania with expert guide Matt Stone. She's hooked ... even though she didn't catch a fish. Photo: Carolyne Jasinski and Matt Stone in Tasmania's Central Highlands

We kick off 2025 with some more fabulous stories about the people and the places behind our food, wine, lifestyle and travel experiences - around the world, or around the corner. Our team is raring to go and are reporting in from the places they have been in our quest to bring you authentic independent travel journalism. Thanks so much for listening. To get in contact email us: info@travelwritersr...

Helen Hayes took a summer trip to Perisher, a ski resort in New South Wales to learn about the mountain's latest attraction for winter 2025 - a new six-chair ski lift that will improve the capacity of the mountain and the skier's experience.

West Australian reporter Carmen Jenner has also been away, this time to Laos and Thailand – interestingly both countries have had issues with illegal alcohol production in some rural locations that have killed or seriously injured travellers. We’ll see what Carmen felt safe to drink over there.

Recently on the show we featured the musical theatre shows Melbourne has lined up for the rest of 2025. It was very well received by our audience and while it did include some of the shows being staged in Sydney, that was not the full list – tonight we present the unabridged Sydney music theatre scene, the names of the theatres and the dates they will play. Photo: Guys & Dolls on the Sydney Harbou...

Helen Hayes has been a regular visitor to Canada particularly during their winter, but recently she travelled across the country from west to east, ending up in Quebec, the predominantly French speaking province. It is an accident of history we gather, but we’re wondering just how French is this enclave on the North American continent. Does it extend beyond the language to the architecture, the fo...

Our reporter/photographer Fiona Harper documents her recent slow travel experience pedalling along the Spice Roads of Sri Lanka. Fiona rode up to 60 km a day, but she's particularly fit (marathon fit) so she enjoyed it immensely. Read more from Fiona and check out her photography at: fionaharper.com.au

Karin Avila knows the speed of a New York minute – she lived and worked in the Big Apple before moving to Spain two years ago where it is commonly said – “A Spaniard never looks at his watch”. The Spanish approach to time, to punctuality, to the siesta and to meal time, being about two hours later than we expect - has ramifications for the unwary traveller. So Graeme Kemlo asked Karin if it was tr...

Here's what you'll find on our show this week. Travel Writers Radio is produced and presented by members of PALAT - the Professional Association of Lifestyle and Travel Writers. We welcome your comments or questions to: info@travelwritersradio.com. Thanks for listening.

Karin Avila is US-born but has been living in the province of Valencia on Spain’s east coast for the past couple of years. While she was unaffected by the floods that raced through parts of her province, killing more than 200 people, she is aware friom friends and neighbours that almost everyone knows someone who has lost their home, their car, their business or their life as the flood waters carr...

Who knew that you could board a ship in Outer Harbour Adelaide and then cruise South Australian waters for 10 days and find plenty to see and do. Well it surprised local Carolyne Jasinski who was amazed at the geographic features on islands near SA and also on the mainland. She loved every minute of it as you can tell from her chat with Graeme Kemlo. And NO, that ship is not on the rocks - but it...

So here’s a different type of “cruise” - a train cruise along a score of bucket-list journeys like the spice route and the silk road. Helen Hayes talks to Megan Bardsley from Golden Eagle Luxury Private train cruises. Photo supplied: The Madras Mail between Hyderabad and Mumbai

Helen Hayes, clearly a fan of the live stage musical and I know there’s a bit of a turf war between Sydney and Melbourne as to who can get the big musicals first. Helen adds her city's musicals to Graeme's rundown for 2025, We tell listeners who do appreciate this theatre form what they can expect to see and when in Melbourne’s fabulous traditional live theatre venues that this city loves to fill....

Last week we presented our definitive guide to travel-related Christmas shopping and gift giving. This week in part 2, our tag team of Helen Hayes and Carolyne Jasinski wrestle with the best of books to slide under your tree. And of course other family activities such as board games count too. Photo - The Intrepid List

US-based ristin Henning has stayed away from home over the past month or more to report in from Europe. Kris has been travelling around via Eurail, visiting places including Zagreb, Graz, Bratislava, Salzburg and, Nuremberg. Her trip is much a history lesson as it is a guide to using the Eurail Pass effectively during a longer stay in Europe. She spoke this week with Graeme Kemlo Photo: Kris Henni...

Simone Hill has a different type of travel job, delivering yachts around the world. Helen Hayes was fascinated to hear Simone’s story. Photo: Simone Hill

Graeme Kemlo speaks with the authors of Train Japan, so if you are thinking of visiting Japan this winter, here is the essential rail guide written and illustrated by Steve Wide abd Nichelle Mackintosh – a couple who admit thay’ve been obsessed with everything Japanese, Explaining the intricacies of Japan’s super efficient rail network together with specific irail itineries, such as how to go by r...

While we’re on the book theme, Graeme Kemlo had a chat today to another author, Spotty McSpotterson, and if that sounds like a open name, it is, but we won’t blow his cover. Those of you who know the game Spotto are on the right track. Spotty has written the book on how to play this Aussie road trip game that often involves finding a yellow car, or a ute with a dog tied in the back…a lot of fun an...